Heidi Blair Pratt (née Montag;Born in Crested Butte, Colorado,
Montag moved to California after graduating high school where
she enrolled at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
During freshman orientation, she met Lauren Conrad, who was then
a featured cast member on the MTV reality series Laguna Beach:
The Real Orange County. After Montag and Conrad transferred to
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles, Conrad
received her own spin-off series The Hills. In February 2007
Montag started work on an album with producer David Foster.
In December 2007, another track by Montag and produced by David Foster entitled "Touch Me" was leaked online.
On February 5, 2008, Montag's first single, "Higher" received an
online-only release on iTunes. The song and the video received a
negative response from websites and readers across the internet,
to which Montag responded, "I appreciate people taking the time
to write any comment."Montag debuted her fashion line, Heidiwood,
at a fashion show at the Hollywood and Highland shopping center
in Hollywood on April 11, 2008. Shortly after, she promoted
her line in New York City, at MTV's TRL. In an April 2008
interview Montag said she was a Republican and that she planned
to vote for John McCain in the 2008 presidential election.
Although not registered to vote when making that statement, she
said that this was because she had been too busy and that she
planned to register soon. In a later interview in July 2009
on Alex Jones' radio show, Montag retracted her Republican
support and said she no longer believes in the left-right
paradigm. During the interview Montag cited Jones'
documentary The Obama Deception as her reason for changing her
political viewpoint.
