Lauren was born on February 1st, 1986 to Jim and Kathy Conrad in Laguna Beach, California in the United States. Lauren is the eldest of 3 children and has a younger sister named Breanna and a younger brother. Lauren's father is an architect and her mother runs her father's business.Lauren has been immersed in the wealth of Laguna Beach. While in High School, she and her friends spent their time tanning, shopping, and searching for attractive boys. She signed on a role on MTV's Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County in her last year on High School and starred in Season 1 and 2.Lauren enjoys designing fashion and attended the Academy of Art University in San Francisco for one semester before transferring to the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles.Since moving to Los Angeles from Laguna Beach, she has her own spin-off series called The Hills which also airs on MTV. Lauren is now an intern at Teen Vogue Magazine in Los Angeles. Lauren currently resides in Los Angeles.