• Referenced in the Gossip Girl episode "All About My Brother" for dating Zac Efron.

• Vanessa's sophomore album is called Identified. It was released on July 1, 2008.

• Vanessa has brown eyes and dark brown hair.

• Vanessa's song "Say OK" was used to advertise the 2nd season of ABC Family's Hit Original Series,"Lincoln Heights."

• Vanessa actually posed nude in private pictures, in which she apologized for her lapse of judgement. But the nude pictures were taken when she was sixteen, and meant for her boyfriend at the time, not her current boyfriend, Zac Efron. Someone, unfortunately, leaked the pictures over the internet and it became a tragic phenomenon.

• Vanessa won the "Choice Female Breakout star" on the 2007 Teen Choice Awards. The High School Musicalcast also won "Choice TV Movie".

• Vanessa attended the 2007 Teen Choice Awards with co-stars Monique Coleman, Lucas Grabeel, Zac Efron, Olesya Rulin, Ryne Sanborn, Chris Warren Jr and Kaycee Stroh.

• Although Vanessa sang the duet Still There For Me with Corbin Bleu, she did not actually go into the the recording studio with him but instead sang it, recorded it, and then the song was given to Corbin to sing.

• Her debut album has sold over 500,000 copies and it was certified gold for the first time in 2007.

• She enjoys listening to Alicia Keys and Celine Dion.

• She was named "The Heartbreaker" in Disney Channel's first DC games in 2006.

• Her song "Whatever Will Be" is a song that reflects on her motto.

• Her first solo album V debuted at #24 on the US Billboard album chart with over 34,000 copies sold during it's first week.

• Vanessa is good friends with High School Musical co-stars, Ashley Tisdale, Zac Efron, and Corbin Bleu, along with Zoey 101's Alexa Nikolas, The Suite Life's Brenda Song, and Hannah Montana's Miley Cyrus.

• Vanessa loves Neutrogena products and her favorite is the blush Stila Color push-up in Rose.

• Vanessa got her first gig when her friend couldn't go to an audition for a commercial and asked if Vanessa could go instead.

• Vanessa is 5 feet 3 inches (1.60 meters) tall.

• In 2007, Vanessa's income was $2 million.

• Her favorite snack is peanut butter crackers.

• Vanessa attended the 2007 MTV Movie Awards.

• Vanessa is a big fan of wearing red lipstick.

• Vanessa went on the HSM South America tour.

• The childhood games that Vanessa played include: tug-of-war, hide and seek, and hula hoop.

• Vanessa's old favorites as a kid are: Barney, Sesame Street, frozen yogurt, chocolate, and her Baby Cherry doll.

• Vanessa started dating Zac Efron after filming High School Musical on and off but mostly on.

• Vanessa is allergic to chlorine.

• Vanessa was in the Disney's High School Musical: The Concert Extreme Access Pass which will hit stores June 26 2007.

• Vanessa plans to study business in the future.

• Vanessa likes very unique clothes and funky styles. If there is something fun and funky she will buy it.

• Vanessa likes cereal made of whole wheat.

• Vanessa favorite movies are Night before Christmas and Moulin Rouge.

• One of Vanessa's favorite smells is cotton candy or anything that smells sweet.

• Her guilty pleasures are watching horror movies and chocolate.

• Vanessa likes mascara and takes it in her purse.

• Vanessa was a spokesperson for Neutrogena skin care products.

• Vanessa Hudgens went to Guajome Park Academy when she was in 6th grade in 2001.

• Vanessa's new music video for "Say OK" was shot at a bowling alley and a beach in L.A.

• Her High School Musical co-star, Zac Efron appeared in her music video for Say Ok.

• Her favourite song to perform is "Let's Dance", she says that she and her dancers have so much fun dancing to that song.

• Vanessa's trademark is her long dark hair.

• Vanessa's music video for her song "Say Ok" premiered on January 12, right after Disney Channel's new original series Cory in the House.

• Vanessa always tries so hard to set a good example for her sister Stella.

• Vanessa has a crush on Mario Lopez.

• Despite rumors, Vanessa's parents are not divorced.

• Her sister was almost smashed. Vanessa was almost in the middle of this, for she witnessed her sister almost getting killed. She tries hard to forget this.

• Vanessa used to have a crush on Orlando Bloom when she was young but now she has a crush on Justin Timberlake.

• She has three earholes on each side of her ear. She also has a belly button ring.

• The song, "Whatever Will Be" is actually a song that reflects on her motto.

• Vanessa does not like cake, but she does like ice-cream cake.

• Vanessa's sister, dog, and best friend are all featured in her video "Come Back To Me".

• Her friend Tia Hicks helped her with her vocals in her song "Baby Come Back".

• Her best friends are Tia Hicks from Georgia and Kayslee Collins.

• Vanessa's music video for her new single "Come Back To Me", premiered, right after the premiere of "The Cheetah Girls 2."

• Vanessa and Zac Efron won a Teen Choice Award for Best TV Choice Chemistry as Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez in High School Musical.

• Vanessa was in a commercial for Old Navy swimwear.

• Singer Chris Brown says he has a crush on Vanessa Anne Hudgens.

• Vanessa's favorite song from HSM is "Get Cha' Head In The Game".

• Vanessa's favorite TV shows are Family Guy, South Park, Degrassi, and It's a Notion.

• Vanessa had secretly been hoping that there will be in scene in High School Musical 2 where Troy and Gabriella kiss.

• Vanessa doesn't have a curfew, her mom just has to know where she is.

• Vanessa was voted Bop Magazine's 7th Hottest Star as "Hot Breakout Star', in 2007.

• Vanessa Anne Hudgens went on tour with the Cheetah Girls from October 17-November 15, 2007.

• Vanessa was nominated for Teen Choice Award's Choice TV Breakout Star in 2007.

• She once got mobbed while shopping in Hollister with Ashley Tisdale and Miley Cyrus. They closed the store down for the three of them so they could shop.

• She is afraid of heights if she is in one spot up high for a long time.

• Her best friend Ashley Tisdale describes her as "Thoughtful, trustworthy, kind, and considerate".

• Vanessa is competitive.

• Vannessa's Debut CD "V" will be released with Hollywood Records on September 26, 2006 featuring her first single, "Say Ok".

• Vanessa's favorite sound is her mom's laugh.

• Vanessa's role model is her mother. She also admires the late Natalie Wood as a role model.

• Vanessa's favorite animal is the cheetah.

• Vanessa says that almost everything makes her laugh.

• Vanessa's favorite school subject is science.

• Vanessa's favorite topic of conversation is anything.

• Vanessa's favorite time of the day is night time.

• Vanessa's favorite time of the year is summer.

• Vanessa would like to visit the Philippines.

• Vanessa's hobby is loving to act, sing, and dance.

• Vanessa's favorite style of music is rock.

• As a joke, Vanessa said her favorite sport is shopping and even admits to being a "shop-a-holic".

• Vanessa's favorite color is red.

• Vanessa beat out Diana DeGarmo, the American Idol's Season 3 runner up, for her lead in High School Musical.

• Vanessa's first financial spluge was when she was in London and bought a Limited Edition Dior purse.

• Her favorite cartoons are SpongeBob SquarePants and Courage the Cowardly Dog.

• Vanessa wants to go sky-diving before she dies.

• Vanessa's dream car is a Porsche Carrera GT.

• Vanessa loves Frankie B jeans.

• Both sets of her grandparents were musicians during the Big Band Era.

• At one point, Vanessa's plan was to audition for American Idol.

• She made a special appearance in "Disney Channel's Totally Suite New Year's Eve" as one of Ashley Tisdale's friends from High School Musical.

• Vannessa's nickname is "Nessa", she says all of her friends call her that, but she also says that she is also called "Van", but that only her parents can call her that.

• The name Vanessa is of Greek origin. The name Vanessa means, "Butterfly".

• Vanessa prefers not to discuss her private life.

• In 1999 at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego, California; Vanessa played the role of Cindy Lou Who in a production of How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

• Vanessa preforms the song When There was Me and You. It is the only song on the High School Musical soundtrack preformed solo.

• Vanessa is looking for a guy who is tons of fun, funny, sweet, and gorgeous. He should also be someone who she is comfortable with.

• Vanessa wants to go to college although she is still not sure which particular college she would like to go to.

• Vanessa's fashion isn't inspired by anyone. She wears what she likes.

• Vanessa's favorite scene of High School Musical to film was the part where the entire cast sang and danced to the song, We're All in This Together. It was very enjoyable for her.

• Vanessa's favorite foods are chocolate and sushi, she only eats cereals if they are made from whole grains and she can't stand carrots, they make her gag.

• Vanessa is the third star of High School Musical to guest-star in Suite Life of Zack and Cody. The first was Monique Colman and the second was Zac Efron. Ashley Tisdale stars in both.

• Vanessa claims that she is unable to whistle.

• Vanessa says the whole cast of High School Musical "had a blast" filming and they are "just one big happy family."

• Vanessa's father, Greg Hudgens was a firefighter.

• Her duet, Breaking Free with Zac Efron rapidly became #4 on the billboard charts.

• Nessa sang and danced at home ever since she was a little girl.

• She moved away from Oregon because the small town she lived in failed to accommodate enough opportunities for her to flourish in the entertainment industry.

• She believes entertainment does not need violence or obscenity to be entertaining.

• Vanessa says she differs from her brainy character Gabriella because she enjoys spending time with friends and watching movies more than reading.

• Vanessa has been home-schooled since the 7th grade and is now a high school graduate.

• Vanessa was in a small-time girl group prior to anything she has ever done as a celebrity.

• Vanessa has lived in Oregon and San Diego.

• Vanessa enjoyed staying in “Little America” in Utah and had a blast filming High School Musical with all her co-stars.

• Vanessa co-starred with Brady Corbet in both of her first two films; Thirteen where she played Noel and Thunderbirds where she played Tintin.

• Her mother is Fillipino, Chinese, and Hispanic and her father is Irish and Native American, giving her five ethnicities.

• The King and I, Evita, The Wizard of Oz, and Cinderella are just some of the musicals that Vanessa performed in.

• Vanessa performs six songs on the High School Musical soundtrack: We’re All in This Together, Start of Something New, Stick to the Status Quo, Breaking Free, What I’ve Been Looking For, I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You, and When There Was Me and You.

• She has a toy poodle named Shadow, three turtles, some fish, and used to have a bunny named Churros.

• She auditioned for High School Musical with the song "Angels" by Jessica Simpson.