{{Short description|American model}} {{Infobox person | name = Casey Reinhardt Brown | image = | caption = | birth_name = Casey Beau Reinhardt | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|07|01}} | birth_place = Beverly Hills, California, U.S. | education = Laguna Beach High School | alma_mater = Pepperdine University | occupation = {{flatlist| *Television personality *actress *model *entrepreneur }} | years_active = 2003–present | television = ''Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County'' | spouse = {{Marriage|Sean Brown|2016}} | children = 3 | relatives = Doug Reinhardt (brother) | website = {{URL|caseyscupcake.com}} }} '''Casey Beau Brown''' (née '''Reinhardt'''; born July 1, 1986) is an American television personality, actress, model, and entrepreneur. Born in Beverly Hills, California, she competed in numerous beauty pageants as a teenager, and later rose to prominence in 2005 after being cast in the reality television series ''Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County''. The show documented the lives of her and her friends as they attended Laguna Beach High School.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2382058/laguna-beach-casey-reinhardt/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817023247/http://www.mtv.com/news/2382058/laguna-beach-casey-reinhardt/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 17, 2018|title=Casey Reinhardt Of 'Laguna Beach'...Where Is She Now?|work=MTV News|access-date=2018-08-16|language=en}}</ref> In 2009, Brown opened the bakery "Casey's Cupcakes" in the historic Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, located in Riverside, California.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://pepperdine-graphic.com/success-tastes-sweet/|title=Success Tastes Sweet ‹ Pepperdine Graphic|website=pepperdine-graphic.com|date=20 February 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-16}}</ref> After winning an episode of the competition series ''Cupcake Wars'' in 2011, she opened additional locations throughout the region.<ref name=":0"/>
==Personal life== Brown was raised in Laguna Beach, California and Dana Point, California by her mother, Kelly Roberts, her late father, John Reinhardt, and her late stepfather, Duane Roberts, with her older brother Doug Reinhardt.
Brown studied Psychology and Pre-Law at Pepperdine University<ref name="coast">{{cite web| date = December 18, 2005 | last = Jenn | first = Tanaka | url =http://www.coastmagazine.com/features/oct06_scenes.html | title = The "characters" from "Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County" | work=Coast Magazine | accessdate =2007-08-16 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061028082038/http://www.coastmagazine.com/features/oct06_scenes.html |archivedate = 2006-10-28}}</ref> in Malibu, California, and is a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.<ref name="coast" /> She graduated from Pepperdine University in 2010 with a degree in Psychology.<ref name=":0" />
Casey was engaged to Sean Brown, the nephew of Nicole Brown Simpson, on August 12, 2015,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/685976/laguna-beach-star-casey-reinhardt-engaged-to-sean-brown-see-photos-from-the-former-reality-star-s-proposal|title=Laguna Beach Star Casey Reinhardt Engaged to Sean Brown—See Photos from the Former Reality Star's Proposal!|date=13 August 2015}}</ref> and married him in February 2016.<ref name="people.com">https://www.people.com/article/oj-simpson-kids-attend-casey-reinhardt-wedding O.J. Simpson's Rarely Seen Children Justin and Sydney Attend Cousin's Wedding to Laguna Beach Star</ref> The wedding was attended by the children of Nicole and O. J. Simpson, who are first cousins to Sean through their late mother.<ref name="people.com"/> They have three children together. Their daughter, Kensington Kelly, was born in August 2016, their sons, Sean Duane, born in January 2018, and Conrad Sean, born in July 2023.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brown|first1=Casey|title=My precious baby girl Kensington Kelly Brown has arrived! Sean and I welcomed our darling angel into the world on 8-16-16. We are beyond in love with our sweet girl and I absolutely love being a mommy! I feel so overwhelmed with joy every time I look at her...This is what pure happiness feels like. I love you so much @seanmbrown1 thank you for giving me the best gift I could ever imagine! Life is so amazing and we are so blessed|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BJZRzBdhbsr/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BJZRzBdhbsr |archive-date=2021-12-26 |url-access=registration|website=Instagram|accessdate=30 November 2016|date=21 August 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/907768/laguna-beach-s-casey-reinhardt-gives-birth-to-baby-no-2|title=Laguna Beach's Casey Reinhardt Gives Birth to Baby No. 2|date=January 21, 2018|work=E! Online|access-date=2018-08-16}}</ref>
== Business ventures == She started her own lip gloss named "Kiss By Casey", marketed on her website, in 2007.
Brown is the owner of Casey's Cupcakes, a boutique cupcake shop in Riverside, California.<ref name="ocregister">{{cite web|date=August 12, 2011 |last=Luna |first=Nancy |url=http://articles.ocregister.com/2011-08-12/news/29890277_1_cupcake-shop-cupcake-wars-casey-s-cupcakes |title=Cupcake shop to challenge Sprinkles in O.C. |work=Orange County Register |accessdate=2011-08-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823171746/http://articles.ocregister.com/2011-08-12/news/29890277_1_cupcake-shop-cupcake-wars-casey-s-cupcakes |archivedate=2011-08-23 }}</ref> She opened Casey's Cupcakes in 2009 at the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa in Riverside, California.<ref name="ocregister" /> She won the "Walk of Fame" episode on Food Network's "Cupcake Wars" in 2011.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="ocregister" /> Brown has said being on the show "was such a great experience, and really put me and my business on the map."<ref name=":0" />
In November 2020, Brown launched the lifestyle website [https://luvey.com/ Luvey].
==Pageants== Brown has appeared in numerous beauty pageants. In 2003, she participated in the Miss California Teen USA, the Miss Orange County Teen USA (in which she was named Miss Congeniality and Miss Laguna Beach Teen USA) and the Hawaiian Tropic Teen Miss 2003 (in which she won Front Cover Girl, Photogenic Award, Personality Plus Award, Most Beautiful Hair Award, Most Beautiful Eyes Award, Best Smile Award, Best Model Award) pageants.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gazettereview.com/2016/01/what-happened-casey-reinhardt-now-update/|title=What Happened to Casey Reinhardt - 2018 Update - Gazette Review|last=Sennhauser|first=Morgan|date=2016-01-02|work=Gazette Review|access-date=2018-08-16|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2006 she competed in Miss Malibu (in which she won Most Photogenic).
==Charity work== In 2002, Brown founded the C.A.S.E.Y. Foundation (Children's Alliance for the Success and Education of Youth in Need), which helps promote the importance of education and the positive effects it has on building success.<ref name="coast" /> Brown speaks to children annually about self-esteem, education, and staying focused on their academics and extracurricular activities. She has also worked with other charities such as the Orangewood Children's Foundation, Olive Crest Children's Foundation, the Make-a Wish Foundation, the Kelly J. Roberts Private Foundation and the Riverside Humane Society Pet Adoption Center.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://localemagazine.com/catching-up-with-the-cupcake-queen-casey-reinhardt/|title=Catching Up With The Cupcake Queen Casey Reinhardt - Locale Magazine|date=2015-11-10|work=Locale Magazine|access-date=2018-08-16|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816200128/https://localemagazine.com/catching-up-with-the-cupcake-queen-casey-reinhardt/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2006, she was the Honorary Youth Chair at the Black and White Ball for the Olive Crest Children's Foundation.<ref name="coast" />
==Filmography==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year || Title || Role || Notes |- | 2010 || ''Lure'' || Brooke || |}
===Television === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year(s) !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 2005 || ''Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County'' || Herself || Supporting role; 17 episodes |- | 2009 || ''The Hills'' || Herself || Lauren's friend, Doug's sister |- | 2011 || ''Cupcake Wars'' || Herself || Winner |- | 2023 || ''The Real Housewives of Orange County'' || Herself || Guest; 1 episode |}
===Commercials / music videos=== *Fun Facter, LLC commercial *Head Automatica Music Video
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|2109844}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reinhardt, Casey}} Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:Participants in American reality television series Category:American female models Category:Miss Hawaiian Tropic delegates Category:21st-century American women