Lauren Conrad made an appearance at The Grove yesterday to promote her Got Milk campaign.  And although she’s no longer on The Hills, she’s received a Teen Choice Award nomination for Choice Female Reality Star.

Lauren has made a life for herself outside of the scripted reality show by having a book deal and designing for Kohl’s. If you had the choice between being on The Hills with all it’s cattiness and actually using your brain for something creative, what would you choose?

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