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     Amanda Righetti was born on the outskirts of Las Vegas, Nevada. The youngest of eight children, Amanda Righetti has six sisters (one of whom is now a dealer in a Vegas casino) and one brother. Soon Amanda was eager to strike out on her own, so Amanda Righetti moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Ironically, her first gig was on the Las Vegas-set CSI in late 2001, which Amanda Righetti followed up with an appearance in the movie Angel Blade (2002). From there, Amanda was cast in the lead role in a FOX TV pilot called No Place Like Home, produced by Chris Keyser and Amy Lippman. The pilot was not picked up to be made into a series, but a new role would soon come. That role was Hailey Nichol on the hit series The O.C., with her first appearance midway through the show's first season in late 2003. Amanda's rising stardom and popularity convinced FOX executives to cast her in their new O.C.-esque summer series, North Shore. Amanda Righetti replaced fellow O.C. actress Navi Rawat as Tessa Lewis before North Shore aired, with an understanding that if the new show, set in Hawaii, didn't pan out, Amanda Righetti could return to The O.C.