Best friends with Kylie Jenner and Paris Jackson, here’s everything you need to know about Sofia Richie
Get all the details on the teen who stole Samir Nasri's heart in Las Vegas
SHE'S the 17-year-old who has been spotted on the arm of Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri in Las Vegas, but who is Sofia Richie?
Before the teen was linked to the 29-year-old footballer after being spotted leaving 1OAK nightclub holding hands, Sofia was solely known as the daughter of legendary crooner Lionel Richie, and sister of reality star and fashion designer, Nicole.
But as she start's to step out of her family's shadow, here's everything you need to know about Sofia.
She is the youngest child of Hello Crooner Lionel
Sofia is the daughter of Lionel, 67, and second wife Diane Alexander, and has an older brother, Miles. She is the half-sister of Nicole Ritchie, and sister-in-law to Nicole's husband, rocker Joel Madden.
She's a model
Sofia hasn't just caught the eye of Samir, as in the last few years she has landed a number of modelling gigs, most prominently for Madonna's clothing line Material Girl.
She told : “I am a Madonna obsesser since I was five, so it’s insane that this is happening.”
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She's friends with Kylie and Kendall Jenner
With all three young women coming from rich, famous families, it's no surprise that they're BFF's. Sofia has regularly featured in Kylie's Snapchat videos, and the pair are often spotted grabbing dinner together in their exclusive LA neighbourhood, Calabasas.
She considered Michael Jackson to be a godfather-like figure to her
The late King of Pop was good friends with her dad, and so Sofia spent a lot of time in his company, growing up to be particularly close to his daughter, Paris.
She told the : "She is a great girl and has the best heart ever.’
"When we were little kids, Paris and I would be hanging out [at home]with both of our dads. [Michael was] very soft-spoken, so sweet, my dad was really close to him".
She wants to release music like her dad
Having a legendary singer as your father is bound to rub off on you, and Sofia has revealed in the past how Lionel taught her to play the piano to his own songs. While Ballerina Girl is her personal favourite, Sofia has been working on music of her own for years, telling : "I'm always in the studio with my dad. I've written a few songs. I'll start off writing rhymes, then freestyles, then I add in beats."
She's super close to brother-in-law Joel
The Good Charlotte front man became part of the Richie family when he started dating Nicole, 34, in 2006. The 37-year-old has always encouraged Sofia's music, with her telling Teen Vogue: "Joel is always like, 'Let me produce your first record!' He takes me to the studio for voice lessons, and we write together. He's really cool. He's one of my best friends."
She appears in her sister Nicole's reality show
Sofia makes regular appearances on Nicole's reality show, Candidly Nicole, with the sister's schooling their dad on the art of texting, before Sofia also educated Nicole on what slang she needs to use as well as the latest social video apps.
She wants her own clothing line
It's no surprise that Sofia idolises big sister Nicole's style, and as she also runs her own House of Harlow 1960 fashion range, the teen is keen to follow in her footsteps.
She told Teen Vogue: "Nicole is definitely my style icon, and she's the best person to go shopping with. She's really honest. Other people are afraid to hurt your feelings, so they'll tell you something's cute when it isn't, but she'll be like, 'No, discard that'."
"When I'm older, if I'm successful at everything, I want to come out with a clothing line."
She used to steal Nicole's clothes
Sofia has been open in the past about raiding her sister's "humongous" closet for designer staples, telling Teen Vogue: "Sometimes I go over to her house when she's out of town, and I steal stuff—the nanny lets me in."
She's obsessed with jewellery
Sofia's love of fashion extends down to all the finishing touches, and she admitted to WhoWhatWear that her Instagram feed is full of pictures from jewellery brands.
She said: "I follow a lot of jewellery brands. I’m obsessed with jewellery, so I love following different lines.”
No wonder she needs a huge wardrobe to store all her purchases.