Lovely Ladies

Kristin Cavallari has landed herself a ton of publicity with the whole Nick Lachey rumor, as she and her people may have planned to. It comes as no surprise that our favorite Laguna Beach bad girl has landed herself the cover of Us Weekly magazine, facing off with Jessica Simpson for not only Nick's heart, but her share of the magazine cover. In it, the weekly chronicles the relationship between Kristin and Nick, pretty much week-by-week:
NICK & KRISTIN: HOW IT HAPPENED
- February 7: Lachey and Cavallari hold hands while talking at A.J. DiScala's birthday bash in NYC. "They were flirty," says a source.
- February 23: The pair hang out at Lobby -- and have a private afterparty in his room at the W hotel.
- February 24: Another rendezvous at the W. "They kissed a little," says a pal.
- February 27: Both dine at Palomino in L.A. but eat at separate tables. (Post-dinner, they do drink at the bar.)
- March 2: Two tables again, this time at L.A.'s Koi.
- March 3: At Lobby, Cavallari dances with pals as Lachey (with new fling Courtney Fog) hangs out with friends. "She's sweet but no romance," a source tells Us.
- March 5: At a Premiere Oscar afterparty, Lachey avoids Cavallari. Again. "Nick felt bad that he dissed her," says a source. [Photo courtesy of ONTD]

Maybe that's why Kristin's so quick to deny a relationship between the two of them ... although a "source close to Cavallari" said, "She's keeping very quiet about this [relationship]. Right now, nothing serious is going on. Maybe it will someday."


[Photos courtesy of PerezHilton.com]
Miss Kris also appears in the latest issue of Blender magazine, quoted as saying, "I'm very loud and I speak my mind."

Anyone still curious about L.C.'s new best friend, Heidi Montag? Seems like people have been digging really deep to find info on the hot chick. Turns out she's originally from Crested Butte, Colorado and her parents own a or several restaurants there. She has an older sister named Holly and a younger brother named Sky.

Here are some juicy bits from "testimonials" folks at The Real O.C. boards dug up:

"I went to high school with Heidi in Crested Butte. All she is is what you see on the surface. She dropped out sophomore year, was known for wearing the most inappropriate clothes everywhere, and tried to run around our 2,000 person town like it was LA."

"As some less ignorant people may know she went to Italy the second semester of her JUNIOR year. She fell in love with fashion there and bravely decided to finish high school a year early to go to fashion school in San Fran." - her sister's friend

"Heidi doesn't let things like this bother her at all! In fact she could really care less! She only has room to love and devotes her energy to the people that she cares about! This is why she was never afraid to dress and act without fear of what others would say!" - her sister

"Heidi is one of the most thoughtful, gracious, generous, caring, resilient people that I have ever been in the presence of ... She is flourishing in her life right now, she has found a place in the world that is perfect for her and embraces her. The camera loves Heidi as do her fans, but whats more is so does the town of Crested Butte." - a friend

Screw Lindsay Lohan or Paris Hilton -- Kate Winslet should be today's girl's role model. In the soon-to-be-released anthology Becoming Myself: Reflections of Growing Up Female, an essay of Kate's asks "What is perfect? Nothing is perfect. You’re only as happy as you feel. And that is a tremendously important thing for young women, to feel good about themselves, despite all the pressure from not just the movies but these magazines.”