Want to get to know the ladies who write for I'm Not Obsessed? I am so very lucky to have an amazing staff of talented females who can't get enough of gossip and fashion.

Vera Sweeney - Owner and Editor in Chief:

Yes, I desperately need to get a professional picture taken of me. That's my husband Bill - and although he doesn't technically write for the site - he does help out with the business side of it all. Mini shout out. Ok, now onto my bio.

I am a work-at-home mom to two wonderful children (Natalie, 4 and Liam, 2). This website started as a hobby and has since turned into a full time gig. I love every second of every hour I spend working on the site and can't get enough of the Hollywood juice. 

Born in Manhattan, raised in Queens and now currently living on Long Island (hey - they have grass out here), because of this site I am able to have a creative outlet and tuck my kids in for their afternoon nap. Wouldn't want it any other way. 

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Kyle Help - Celebrity Gossip and Entertainment Editor:

My name is Kyle Hepp and I'm based out of South America. I live at the literal end of the world, in Chile with my Chilean husband. While mullets and fanny-packs are all the rage down here, that doesn't stop me from lusting after gladiators and liquid leggings!
Life in Chile is never dull. In the four years that I've lived here, I've managed to: Get married. Get assaulted. Build up a community of awesome 20-something expats. Get hit by a car. Start a career as a wedding photographer. It's all up and down!
Before I was a photographer, I worked as a full-time professional blogger. Now, the only blog I write for is this one because I love celeb gossip, INO and Vera...not necessarily in that order. :)
You can find my photography work as well as my personal blog about life as an expat in Chile at www.kylehepp.com

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Tracee Smith - Celebrity Gossip and Entertainment Editor:

My name is Tracee, and I'm a "Transplanted Atlantan" by way of the midwest, so I traded in cold, gray winters for sweltering summers. I'd say I broke even. I spent many years training to be a mental health professional and am in the process of becoming licensed. I also do life coaching. Before choosing psychology, I considered a career in journalism, so writing for INO is like exploring the path not taken. In my spare time I enjoy reading, watching movies and TV, cooking, wine tasting, and, of course, reading celebrity gossip (although I am not obsessed!).

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Melanie Manning - Fashion Contributor and Entertainment Editor:

My interest in Fashion started at a very young age. My mom used to tell me that when I’d come home from kindergarden, I could never remembered what was taught, but I always remembered what outfits my classmates had on, down to the last detail.

My family and I moved to Fiji from the US when I was 12, which was quite the cultural shock for a budding fashionista. Gone were the days of strip malls and department stores. I had no choice but to embrace my situation and take advantage of the many, yet unfamiliar, resources available to me. Flipping through magazines for ideas, armed with scissors and a sewing machine, I cut, glued and sewed my way to a better wardrobe. Since then, I have been making uniqiue, one-of-a-kind creations ever since.

I currently live in Southern California and spend my free time sketching and sewing.

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Tabitha St. Bernard - Fashion Contributor

Fashion provides inspiration for every aspect of my life, which isn't always a good thing but its always fun. I study fashion design at FIT and when I'm not rushing to class with armfuls of paper and fabric, I can be found behind my sewing machine or at your local park, sketching and painting landscapes, with people in them who wear my designs, of course. I'm also a major tree-hugger because what's fashion without a world? I'm currently engaged in a love affair with New York City, my home for the past 8 years. Everyday NY fashion fuels my creativity and I feel super blessed that I can get inspired just by stepping out of my apartment. Valuing every day, mindfully, and loving my loves is all I'm about, really. That and Rihanna's daily outfits.

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Jessica Chavkin - Fashion Contributor:

Jessica is a corporate attorney by day and an amateur seamstress by night with a passion for fashion. Jessica loves living in New York where everyday you are surrounded by fashion inspiration and innovation. Her style icons are Audrey Hepburn, Heidi Klum, Anne Hathaway, Diane von Furstenberg and Brigitte Bardot. In her free time, Jessica enjoys sewing and designing her own contributions to the world of fashion, cooking and traveling. Jessica resides in Manhattan with her amazing husband.

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Samantha Ewers - Fashion Contributor:

Samantha lives a double life as a clinical psychology graduate student at Columbia University and a freelance writer. She loves every aspect of fashion and holds an unusually large knowledge of celebrity news. Samantha has been designing her own fashion illustrations since she was twelve years old, and continues to add to her portfolio regularly. Some of her other interests include spending time with her wonderful friends, traveling, scrapbooking, baking cupcakes, and currently wedding planning. Absolutely in love with the city life, Samantha resides in New York City with her fiancé and their two adorable cats.

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Chaucee Stillman - Fashion Contributor:

Chaucee is a lover of fashion and blogging. She runs two blogs, The Fashion Archives and Lah Mode (her personal blog) as well as contributing on a regular basis to INO. She loves writing, photography, ice cream, bikes, cotton, cameras, dry wood, christmas lights, root beer, sandwiches, sweaters, coffee, letterpress, little notes, and colors. But most importantly, she loves writing about beautiful things.

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Andrea Gentile - Beauty Editor:

Andrea loves writing about celebs and beauty. (If you're a serious product junkie, it behooves you to know the products being used by people who are paid to look beautiful!). But she also knows there's more to life than day creams and exfoliators. She loves her two baby nephews and is meticulous about updating their pictures in the shrine she has created for them at work. She was born and raised in the Bronx, but now lives in northwest Washington, DC near the Washington National Cathedral. She spends a lot of time reading bylaws and contracts for her job and for her Housing Board, but otherwise, she loves life in DC. Current obsessions include scrapbooking, cooking, DIY interior design, and scoping out Estate Sales to find antique treasures for her new condo.