Nicole Richie @ Pop Music Awards 2008

Nicole Richie glows in a strapless floor-grazing Missoni gown at the 2008 ASCAP Pop Awards held at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Wednesday (ASCAP = American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers).

Nicole, 26, was accompanied by her 9-year-old sister Sofia and 58-year-old father Lionel, who was honored with the ASCAP Golden Note Award for achieving extraordinary career milestones. Legendary songwriter/producer Quincy Jones and ASCAP President and Chairman Marilyn Bergman presented the award to Lionel.

The invitation-only awards celebration honored the songwriters and publishers of ASCAP’s most performed songs of 2007. Songwriter of the Year was awarded to Timbaland while Song of the Year was a tie between Fergie‘s “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and Gwen Stefani‘s “The Sweet Escape.”

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