Celebrate Loving Day! Interracial Couples in Love

When Mildred and Richard Loving married in 1958, their union was illegal in their home state of Virginia. Mildred, a black woman, and Richard, a white man, were arrested for daring to marry and both pleaded guilty. The couple left Virginia to avoid jail time. They wrote then-attorney general Robert F. Kennedy, and their case was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. On June 12, 1967, the court ruled that anti-miscegenation laws (which still existed in 16 states) were unconstitutional.

Loving Day was created to honor the anniversary of the ruling, and every year on June 12, events are held across the country to celebrate the occasion.

Check out some of celebrity couples the Lovings paved the way for!

Famous Interracial Couples

Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett
The Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver kicked enough game to get 'Girls Next Door' star Kendra out of the Playboy Mansion and into his arms. Now they're expecting!

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Tara Wilson and Chris Noth
The two are the proud parents of a baby boy, Orion Christopher Noth, born in January 2008. They met in 2004 when she worked as a bartender at his now defunct music venue in NYC The Cutting Room.

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Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush
Stars in their own right, these two have risen to tabloid stardom with their very public relationship. While he is a football phenom, she is a gorgeous socialite made famous by a reality show and a racy sex tape.

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Seal and Heidi Klum
One of today's most striking 'it' couples, these two first met when Heidi was pregnant with ex-husband Flavio Briatore's child. They were married a year later and now have two gorgeous sons together.

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Ice T and Coco
Rapper turned actor Ice T married voluptuous swimsuit model Nicole Austin, known professionally as Coco. The 'Law & Order: SVU' regular and his wife speak often of the secret of their seven year marriage -- great sex!

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DJ Ironik and Danielle Lloyd
Former Miss Great Britain and reality TV star is the on-again-off fiance of MOBO nominated rapper. In October, they were off again -- or it could be a publicity stunt?

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Cuba Gooding and Sara Gooding
Cuba Gooding has been married to Sara Kapfer since 1994, but the two were high school sweethearts since 1986. The Goodings have three children: Spencer, Mason and Piper.

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Thandie Newton and Ol Parker
Bi-racial British actress Thandie Newton married her writer/director/producer husband in 1998. The pair have two daughters, Ripley and Nico.

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Iman and David Bowie
Somalian supermodel Iman and rock luminary David Bowie have been married 19 years and have one daughter, Alexandria Zahra -- they make an amazing power couple.

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Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren
These two were introduced in 2001 and by 2004 were getting married at an exclusive golf resort in Barbados. The two have two children, Sam Alexis and Charlie Axel.

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