Nancy Jo Sales is an award-winning journalist and author who has written for Vanity Fair, New York, Harper's Bazaar and many other publications. Her book "The Bling Ring: How A Gang of Fame-Obsessed Teens Ripped Off Hollywood and Shocked the World" (Harper Collins, 2013) tells the true story behind the Sofia Coppola film "The Bling Ring," which was based on Sales' 2010 Vanity Fair piece, "The Suspects Wore Louboutins." Known for her stories on celebrity, youth culture, and crime, she has done memorable profiles of Damien Hirst, Hugh Hefner, Russell Simmons, and Paris Hilton, among many other pop culture icons. Her VF.com profile of reality star Kate Gosselin won a 2010 Mirror Award for "Best Profile, Digital Media." Her Vanity Fair story "The Quaid Conspiracy" won a 2011 Front Page Award for "Best Magazine Feature."