Conrad is the oldest child of architect Jim and Kathy's three children. The family lives in prominent Laguna Beach, Calif. In the sixth grade, Conrad realizes that she wants to work in fashion. "I think that I get bored easily with things," Conrad tells USA Today in 2006, "and I love that it's always changing."After a semester studying fashion at San Francisco's Academy of Art University, Conrad returns for another season.She transfers to the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in L.A. With Conrad getting less screen time, Cavallari becomes the show's center and the second season averages 3.2 million viewers. For the third season, a whole new cast comes on board, including Conrad's younger sister Breanna.Conrad makes Laguna Beach Jason Wahler, her main squeeze. "All of my boyfriends are trouble," she tells PEOPLE. In August 2006, the pair. "Breaking up with Jason was the hardest thing I've ever