New doll for Superstars: Jessica Szhor

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Jessica Karen Szohr (pronounced Soar;^[born March 31, 1985) is an American actress. Szohr began her screen career starring on television shows such as CSI: Miami and What About Brian. In 2007, she earned her breakthrough role as Vanessa Abrams on The CW series Gossip Girl

Early life

Szohr is of half Hungarian and one quarter African American descent,^[3] and was born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, a place she describes as a "family-oriented small town".^[4] The oldest of five children, Szohr played soccer, served on the student council, and was part of the cheerleading squad while in school.^[5] She started a cleaning company with a friend, cleaning their teachers’ houses.^[6]

Szohr started modeling at age six. Her first national campaign was for Quaker Oats at age ten,^[5] and she also appeared in print ads for Kohl's department store.^[7]Subsequent modelling gigs followed, including prints for Crate & Barrel, Mountain Dew, Sears, Jockey and JanSport.^[2] Szohr graduated from Menomonee Falls High School a semester early^[8] and moved to Los Angeles with her mother at the age of 17 to pursue an acting career.^[5] She told Seventeen magazine that she "almost moved home like five times

Personal life

Szohr had been in a relationship with her Gossip Girl co-star, Ed Westwick from late 2008. In an interview with Teen Vogue, Szohr admitted the two were "just friends" for a year but decided to give a relationship a go when they found themselves single. "It can be a little awkward […] It kind of just happened." Szohr said in the interview, "when all of a sudden [you have feelings for] someone you'd call to talk about a different boyfriend."^[24] In March 2010, Westwick split from Szohr^[25][26] but the two reunited whilst filming season 4 of Gossip Girl.^[27]

Szohr has an affinity for snowboarding, hiking, yoga and soccer. She describes her hobbies as a result of her being "from Wisconsin".^[16] Szohr has also said that she is a huge Green Bay Packers fan.^[28] She currently resides in New York.^[2] She also told Parade magazine that, in order to avoid real-life gossip, she doesn’t "read blogs, I don't have MySpace, I don't have Facebook or Twitter -- none of that."^[29]

Szohr’s real-life fashion is what she calls "simple and casual." Speaking to Vogue, she said "I wouldn’t say I’m trendy or follow any particular trends."^[30] She also has several tattoos, including her grandparent’s anniversary on her left arm and a cherub on her foot.^[31]

In 2010, Szohr was named in People magazine's "100 Most Beautiful People in the World"

• Jessica Szohr at the Internet Movie Database
• Jessica Szohr at People.com
• Jessica Szohr at TV.com