Vanderpump Rules: Before They Were Stars

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Stassi Schroeder

Schroeder was a reality TV vet by the time Vanderpump Rules premiered in 2013, competing on The Amazing Race in 2005 and appearing on the short-lived TV program Queen Bees before transitioning to modeling.

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Scheana Marie

The California native worked at Villa Blanca before switching to SUR. She earned notoriety for her affair with then-married actor Eddie Cibrian in 2006 but also made a name for herself in show business, appearing on Greek, Jonas, 90210 and Victorious.

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LaLa Kent

Kent joined the cast in season 4. The SUR hostess turned singer hails from conservative Salt Lake City, Utah, and moved to Los Angeles to model.

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James Kennedy

The son of British music executive and American model, Kennedy grew up as the godchild of pop icon George Michael, though he's said he was bullied in school.

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Brittany Cartwright

Before she met boyfriend Jax Taylor in Las Vegas, the newest SUR-ver was just smalltown girl from a farm in Kentucky ... who worked at Hooters!

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Ariana Madix

Madix previously worked as a bartender at Villa Blanca, has won awards as an equestrian and boasts acting credits in CollegeHumor videos and an episode of Anger Management.

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Tom Sandoval

A working musician and aspiring actor, Sandoval was homeless in New York City before moving to L.A. He met Jax Taylor during their Miami modeling days and even appeared on a billboard for Rock & Repiblic eyewear.

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Tom Schwartz

The Minnesota native went to the Jax Taylor/Tom Sandoval school of modeling, learning from his friends — who he met after searching for roommates on Criaglist — when he moved to L.A.

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Jax Taylor

Before he became a model, Taylor went by his birth name, "Jason." He's landed campaigns for menswear brand Gemelli and Pere de Temps watches.

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Katie Maloney

Another Utah native, Maloney is a makeup enthusiast (she runs a beauty blog!) and has had a couple TV roles. In November 2006, she survived a freak accident after falling through a skylight and breaking her jaw.

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Kristen Doute

Doute moved to Hollywood from Minnesota with big acting dreams; she's starred in a handful of movies (sharing the screen with then-boyfriend Tom Sandoval in 2011's Behind Your Eyes) but has since re-focused her energies on her food blog.