1. Nicole Elizabeth LaValle, best known by her nickname Snooki, is an American reality television personality.
28 Facts About Snooki
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Snooki reportedly earned $150,000 per Jersey Shore episode by the last season.
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Snooki appeared as the guest hostess for WWE Raw in 2011 and competed at WrestleMania XXVII that same year.
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Snooki was adopted when she was six months old and was raised by Italian-American parents, Andy and Helen Polizzi.
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Snooki grew up and attended school in Marlboro, New York, where she was a cheerleader.
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Snooki became part of the reality TV series Jersey Shore after being scouted by the casting director, Josh Allouche, an employee of Doron Ofir Casting.
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At the height of the show's popularity, Snooki was reportedly earning $150,000 per episode.
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The March 2012 confirmation of Snooki's pregnancy raised speculation as to how the creative direction of her spin-off would be affected, as she would be unable to engage in the "hard-partying, booze-swilling" antics that had previously garnered high ratings for MTV.
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On September 4,2013, it was announced on Good Morning America that Snooki would compete on the 17th season of Dancing with the Stars, partnered with newcomer Sasha Farber.
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Snooki was a presenter at the 2010 CMT Music Awards.
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On July 27,2010, the cast of Jersey Shore appeared at the New York Stock Exchange, and Snooki rang the opening bell.
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On November 7,2010, Snooki appeared at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Madrid, Spain.
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Snooki was parodied in the South Park episode "It's a Jersey Thing", and is frequently parodied on Saturday Night Live by actor Bobby Moynihan.
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Snooki hosted the MTV New Year's special MTV's Club New Year's Eve 2013, with Jwoww and Jeff Dye, on December 31,2012, from Times Square, to ring in 2013.
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Snooki made an appearance on the March 14,2011, episode of WWE Monday Night Raw, where she had a segment with John Morrison, Vickie Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler.
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Snooki made an appearance on the March 28,2011, episode of WWE Monday Night Raw in a segment where Snooki introduces Trish Stratus to the Jersey Shore, where they started a street fight with LayCool in a bar.
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Rutgers spokesman Steve Manas responded that the extension of the invitation to Snooki resulted from canvassing by students, who indicated whom they wanted to invite.
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In March 2012, Snooki announced her engagement to Jionni LaValle.
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Snooki gave birth to the couple's first child, Lorenzo Dominic LaValle, on August 26,2012.
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Snooki appeared on the front page of the March 2013 issue of Us Weekly, claiming to have lost 42 pounds post pregnancy.
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Snooki's second child, Giovanna Marie LaValle, was born September 26,2014, weighing in at 6lbs 7oz.
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In October 2016, Snooki announced she had had a breast augmentation to obtain a C cup.
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On May 30,2019, Snooki gave birth to her third child, Angelo James LaValle.
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Snooki's arrest was taped during production of season three of Jersey Shore.
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On May 31,2011, in Florence, Italy, Snooki was briefly taken into custody by local police after the car she was driving collided with a parked traffic police car.
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In late 2011, Snooki sued SRG Ventures, a licensing company she had signed with a year earlier to bring out Snooki-branded merchandise such as watches, shoes, lingerie, and school supplies, for breach of contract.
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Snooki alleged the company had failed to adequately seek such licensing opportunities.
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Snooki countersued, alleging she and her manager had undermined its efforts by negotiating directly with manufacturers and delaying their decisions.