Editing Denise Richards (section)

==Early life==
Richards was born in [[Downers Grove, Illinois]],<ref name="Biography.com" /> to Joni (née Braden), a [[Coffeehouse|coffee shop]] owner, and Irv Richards, a telephone engineer.<ref>{{cite book| title = Mr. Skin's Skincyclopedia| orig-year = 2004| edition = Paperback| date = December 9, 2004| publisher = St. Martin's Press| isbn = 0-312-33144-4| pages = g. 466| chapter = Section 17}}</ref> Her mother died of cancer in November 2007.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://people.com/celebrity/denise-richardss-mom-succumbs-to-cancer/|title=Denise Richards's Mom Succumbs to Cancer|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=October 1, 2019|archive-date=July 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704144017/https://people.com/celebrity/denise-richardss-mom-succumbs-to-cancer/|url-status=live}}</ref> She has said that her ancestry includes German and French heritage.<ref>{{cite tweet |author= |user= DENISE_RICHARDS|number= 219660115668766720 |date= July 1, 2012 |title= @xoRadiateLove love love my French fans... thank you! I'm actually French & German:) |access-date= }}</ref> Richards has a younger sister, Michelle.<ref name="Biography.com" /> She grew up in both Downers Grove and [[Mokena, Illinois]]. As a child, she was the "only girl on the baseball team".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toppics4u.com/denise_richards/i1.html|title=The Cosmo Interview|website=Toppics4u.com|access-date=August 19, 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20020614183840/http://www.toppics4u.com/denise_richards/i1.html|archive-date=June 14, 2002|url-status=dead}}</ref>

When Richards was 15 years old, her family moved to [[Oceanside, California]]. In 1989, she graduated from [[El Camino High School (Oceanside, California)|El Camino High School]].<ref name="Biography.com" /> She was voted best looking in her high school [[yearbook]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.oprah.com/entertainment/denise-richards-speaks-out/all|title=Denise Richards Speaks Out|work=Oprah.com|access-date=November 22, 2019 }}</ref> Richards was raised [[Catholic Church|Catholic]].<ref name="cnntranscript">{{cite news| url= http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0805/19/lkl.01.html | publisher=[[Larry King Live]] ([[CNN]]) |  title=Polygamy Moms Fight for Kids; Denise Richards Speaks Out| date=May 19, 2008 |access-date= July 29, 2016| archive-date= March 22, 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160322074840/http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0805/19/lkl.01.html | url-status=live}}</ref> After her high school graduation, she began working as a model and traveled to cities such as [[Paris]], [[New York City|New York]], and [[Tokyo]] to do photo shoots and commercials.<ref name="Biography.com" />