Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi
Just when people believed reality-based television had gone too far, MTV gave them Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi. The charming, outspoken New Yorker emerged as the breakout star of "Jersey Shore" (MTV, 2009-12), a documentary-style program that followed eight young, single, carefree Italian-Americans living under one beach house in Seaside Heights, NJ. Cameras caught every inch of Polizzi's larger-than-life personality - from her obsession with eating pickles to her search for Mr. Right. Polizzi established herself as one of the most outrageous and unforgettable personalities on reality TV.