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Co-host Nick Cannon kept it all in the family, making the pre-show media rounds with his mother following closely behind. While he strategized his on-stage antics, the host let 'ma handle business. "If you see my mom, tell her," he advised a reporter with a special request. Choice Reality winner Lauren Conrad and her Hills co-star Audrina Patridge took a break from the show to give the evening's host high marks. "He's good!" declared Patridge. "Hilary and Nick work well together!"