Giuliana Rancic was born in 1975 to an Italian mother and an African American father. She was raised in Chicago, where she attended the prestigious New Trier High School. After graduating, Giuliana attended Northwestern University, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication, and became a television host at NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV. Her first hosting job was on Inside Contact, but her big break came when she joined the cast of the Emmy Award-winning series E! True Hollywood Story; she presented the final segment of each episode
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Giuliana went on to host Fashion Police for E! Entertainment, which has been nominated for four Emmy Awards. She also hosted the TV Guide Channel's news magazine Extra for eight years before joining the cast of Dancing With The Stars as a full-time judge in 2011. In 2013, she launched her own lifestyle blog, Giulianadotcom, where she posts about her personal life and offers advice on fashion and beauty.