Life Is Not a Reality Show (25 page)

My sisters, Kim Richards and Kathy Hilton. I love you both so much!!

To my daughters, Farrah, Alexia, Sophia, and Portia. Thank you for showing me what life is all about. You are my greatest accomplishments. I love you all so much it hurts.

To my husband, Mauricio, my soul mate, my best friend, and my biggest supporter. It’s official… I LOVE YOU MORE!!!!!!!!

This sassy California native was born in Hollywood, into an acting family. She landed her first role at age four in Disney’s
Escape to Witch Mountain
, where she played the younger version of her sister, child actress and fellow Housewife Kim Richards. Her other sister is Kathy Hilton, mother to Nicky and Paris Hilton. Kyle’s TV credits include
Little House on the Prairie, Carter Country, Down to Earth
, and
E.R
. Film credits include
Halloween
and
The Watcher in the Woods
. Kyle is an avid advocate for the fight against cancer, even completing a sixty-eight-mile bike marathon last year to raise money to help fight the disease. Kyle is married to the love of her life, Mauricio Umansky, one of the nation’s top Realtors. Kyle recently starred in the Lifetime original movie
Deadly Sibling Rivalry
. Kyle is also developing her own handbag line, and developing her own affordable line of skin care. Her greatest passion, however, is being a mother to her four daughters: Farrah (22), Alexia (15), Sophia (11), and Portia (3). Kyle believes “If you obey all the rules, you’ll miss all the fun.”

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Photo Art Direction: Michele Wetherbee

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LIFE IS NOT A REALITY SHOW:
Keeping It Real with the Housewife Who Does It All
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EPub Edition © DECEMEBER 2011 ISBN 9780062113498

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Kathy, Kim, and me (at three and a half months old), 1969
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Our nanny Maria, Kim, and me, 1969
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Kathy and me (at fifteen months old), 1970
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My dad, Kim, and me (at fifteen months old), 1970
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My mom, “Big Kathy.”

My mom at our beach house. She had great style
.

Big Kathy

Kathy, Kim, and me, Beverly Hills Hotel, Christmas 1972
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