Lauren Conrad to Fight Dating Abuse

November 11th, 2008 Written by Karen James

Lauren Conrad, 22 years old and one of the stars on the MTV series The Hills, has become a paparazzi favorite, but with the end of the show growing closer everyday, the trendsetter and fashion designer says, while laughing, that she hopes never to do a reunion show for the series.

The Hills is to have its fourth season finale on December 22, and the stars are racking up plenty to do. As for Conrad, she will be busy continuing the Lauren Conrad Collection, her fashion line, as well as finish three books, which are loosely based off of her life.

Aside from that, she has agreed to be the spokeswoman for Mark cosmetics, a brand from Avon, for an advocacy campaign called m.powerment. The campaign is targeted to women who are between 16 and 24, and Lauren’s focus will be preventing dating abuse, as well as partner violence.

Conrad said that this age is difficult, because no one has a lot of dating experience at that time, not knowing what is normal or acceptable. Dating abuse is not something that people normally talk about, she continue, as there is a stigma about it. Lauren will be encouraging girls to date in groups or go to public places for first dates.

Her motivation comes from her own scary experiences with clubbing. She said that someone put something in her drink while she was out without even knowing about it. Luckily, though, she was hanging out with a group of her friends, so nothing bad happened, she added, but everyone really needs to be careful.