Lauren Conrad (Laguna Beach / The Hills)

Lauren Conrad (Laguna Beach / The Hills)

Lauren Conrad didn't need to flip a table or scream across a room to make reality TV unforgettable. Sometimes all it took was a perfectly timed stare and an awkward silence. From Laguna Beach to The Hills, Lauren became the center of a world filled with complicated friendships, messy relationships, and conversations that felt way too personal to be happening on television. Her rivalry with Heidi Montag became one of the defining storylines of MTV's reality TV era. While Snooki would eventually bring an entirely different kind of chaos to the network, Lauren made viewers care about every breakup and betrayal. She wasn't always the loudest person in the room, but she knew how to make a moment stick. Does the queen of MTV drama deserve the crown?

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