Who is she?

Whitney Port was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Jeffery and Vicki Lyn Port (née Woskoff). She is the second youngest of five brothers and sisters. Her father, Jeff, is the owner of a fashion company called Swarm.^[3]

Port attended Warner Avenue Elementary school and was the school President in the 5th grade, while her sister Paige was school Secretary that same year. She then went to Crossroads School for the Arts and Sciences for middle school and high school. Both Paige (senior) and Jade (sophomore), both attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison. During her years at University of Southern California Whitney took part in drama club where she met Tommy Jones III whom she dated for a few years during her education.

In 2007, Port graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) with a degree in gender studies, where she roomed with Christina Schuller, former Laguna Beach cast member and friend of Lauren Conrad. According to Port herself, she didn't join a sorority.

Before working at Teen Vogue, Port was an intern for Women's Wear Daily magazine for two summers. She also interned at W magazine. From 2005–2007, Port was an intern with Conrad. The final episode of season two showed Port interviewing at Vogue headquarters in New York for the position of "Fashion Contributor" at Teen Vogue. The episode dramatized the competition between Port and another young woman, Emily Weiss, who had previously appeared in season two as an intern visiting from New York. It was revealed in the season three premiere that Port was awarded the job, and was employed by Teen Vogue in Los Angeles.

Port left Teen Vogue in 2007 for The Peoples Revolution, a PR firm heavily involved in the fashion world. Owned by Kelly Cutrone, The Peoples Revolution has offices in New York, Los Angeles and Paris. Conrad was seen in season 3 episode 24 of The Hills assisting Port at L.A. Fashion week, and at the end of the episode was offered, and accepted, a position at The Peoples Revolution alongside Port. In 2008, Port was awarded an interview with fashion label Diane von Furstenberg for her efforts in The Peoples Revolution by Kelly Cutrone. She was accepted for the job and has moved to New York City. Her job with DVF will be featured extensively on her new reality show The City. It was announced on April 13, 2009 that Whitney had quit DVF and returned to Peoples Revolution by Kelly Cutrone.In episode six of the first season, Port had her first experience as a runway model. She walked in a DKNY Jeans show at Los Angeles Fashion Week.^[2]Port again plays the role of model in episode eleven, when she appears on a Good Morning America segment with André Leon Talley the editor-at-large of Vogue magazine. When modeling Hilary Swank's dress from the 2005 Academy Awards, Port tripped during the live televised segment, but composed herself after the slip. Lisa Love, a Teen Vogue editor and Port's supervisor, praised her for handling the incident with class and grace under fire.^[5]In March 2008, Port debuted her clothing line of cocktail and partywear called Eve & A.

As of 2007, Port's parents, her brother, Ryan, her sisters, Paige, Jade and Ashley, also live in Los Angeles, California.^[5]

Port, who is by her own admission not as comfortable with the spotlight as her other costars, explained her decision not to move in with Lauren Conrad and Audrina Patridge in season three of The Hills: "I prefer to keep some things private." Nonethless, she eventually allowed MTV to produce a spin off from The Hills, her own show titled The City.^[9]

On The City, Port dated Australian musician, Jay Lyon. Towards the finale of the season, Port and Lyon ended their relationship. However, on the After Show, Whitney has stated that she still "loves" Jay.

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