Casey Reinhardt

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. In 2005, Brown rose to prominence after being cast in the reality television series Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, which documented the lives of her and her friends as they attended Laguna Beach High School.[1] In 2009, Brown opened the bakery "Casey's Cupcakes" in the historic Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, located in Riverside, California.[2] After winning an episode of the competition series Cupcake Wars in 2011, she opened additional locations throughout the region.[2]

Casey Reinhardt Brown
Born	Casey Beau Reinhardt (1986-07-01) July 1, 1986 Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Education	Laguna Beach High School
Alma mater	Pepperdine University
Occupation	Television personality actress model entrepreneur
Years active	2003–present
Television	Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County
Spouse(s)	Sean Brown ( m. 2016)
Children	2
Relatives	Doug Reinhardt (brother)
Website	caseyscupcake.com

Personal life

Brown was raised in Laguna Beach, California and Dana Point, California by her mother, Kelly Roberts, father, John Reinhardt, and step father, Duane Roberts, with her older brother Doug Reinhardt.

She studied Psychology and Pre-Law at Pepperdine University[3] in Malibu, California, and is a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.[3] Brown graduated from Pepperdine University in 2010 with a degree in Psychology.[2]

Casey was engaged to Sean Brown on August 12, 2015,[4] and married him in February 2016.[5] The wedding was attended by the children of OJ Simpson, who are first cousins with Sean Brown, through their late mother Nicole Brown Simpson.[5] They have two children together. Their daughter, Kensington Kelly, was born in August 2016 and their son, Sean Duane, was born in January 2018.[6][7]

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 with store locations Riverside, California and Laguna Beach, California.[8] She opened the first Casey's Cupcakes in 2009 at the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa in Riverside, California.[8] She won the "Walk of Fame" episode on Food Network's "Cupcake Wars" in 2011 and opened the Laguna Beach store shortly before the episode aired.[2][8] Brown has said being on the show "was such a great experience, and really put me and my business on the map."[2]

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.[9] 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.[3] 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.[10] In April 2006, she was the Honorary Youth Chair at the Black and White Ball for the Olive Crest Children's Foundation.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Lure	Brooke

Television

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

Commercials/ Music Videos

• Fun Facter, LLC commercial
• Head Automatica Music Video

References

1. "Casey Reinhardt Of 'Laguna Beach'...Where Is She Now?". MTV News. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
2. "Success Tastes Sweet ‹ Pepperdine Graphic". pepperdine-graphic.com. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
3. Jenn, Tanaka (December 18, 2005). "The "characters" from "Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County"". Coast Magazine. Archived from the original on 2006-10-28. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
4. http://www.eonline.com/news/685976/laguna-beach-star-casey-reinhardt-engaged-to-sean-brown-see-photos-from-the-former-reality-star-s-proposal
5. http://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
6. Brown, Casey (21 August 2016). "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". Instagram. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
7. "Laguna Beach's Casey Reinhardt Gives Birth to Baby No. 2". E! Online. January 21, 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
8. Luna, Nancy (August 12, 2011). "Cupcake shop to challenge Sprinkles in O.C." Orange County Register. Archived from the original on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
9. Sennhauser, Morgan (2016-01-02). "What Happened to Casey Reinhardt - 2018 Update - Gazette Review". Gazette Review. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
10. "Catching Up With The Cupcake Queen Casey Reinhardt - Locale Magazine". Locale Magazine. 2015-11-10. Retrieved 2018-08-16.

External links

• Casey Reinhardt on IMDb