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I believe most of us are born unique, and sadly, it's a given that not all of us are destined to become famous musicians, actors, athletes, or even someone like reality TV show stars. Therefore, sometimes it seems like the famous people we often see on our favorite TV shows, movies, and magazines might not be real people. For one, it might be quite difficult to relate and even imagine popular celebrities living normal, day-to-day lives that could be somewhat close to ours. But before all of this glamorous life, these movie stars and famous celebrities were just ordinary kids who might've been dreaming about being on the big stage one day.

#1

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

therock Report

Iggy
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is quite the shirt!

Susan Green
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A really cute little boy to very handsome man.

mr. cheeto chester
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i knew this one i watched the young rock show

Easily Excitable Panda
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Got taller, lost his hair. That's it. Amazing.

David L Rattigan
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair, most of these celebrities I wouldn't recognise now, let alone when they were kids.

Grace Marraffa
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, i see it, a bit, the same nose and chin

Lexi Mitchell
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We can recognize them if you put their names in the title, yes.

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Looking through quite a few celebrity Instagram accounts that I stumbled upon, I found some childhood photos posted by the famous people themselves, and my curiosity only grew as I wanted to see some more celebrities when they were young.

Photos of our youth tell vivid stories of where we came from and provided a window into the styles and customs of a bygone era. Through these glimpses of celebrities' childhood memories, we get an impression of how they lived and grew up before reaching the red carpet.

Photos of celebrities looking perfectly put together and downright glamorous are positively omnipresent in our culture. So it's sometimes nice to have proof that these celebrities too were once young, awkward, and astoundingly normal—or at least beholden to questionable fashion trends of decades past.

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    #2

    Adele

    Adele

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    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awwwwwwwwwwwww. A Spice Girls fan - that's adorable.

    Just JoLynn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who wasn't in those days? They were so popular they made a movie about it.

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    Candy Rae
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would swear this was Amy Schumer

    Mangelo Il Fumatori
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now, I want to hear Adele cover a Spice Girls song.

    Weezie Ray
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She sings one or two Spice Girls songs on Carpool Karaoke. Not quite the same, but you can watch it on YouTube.

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    DeeDee M
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As if we needed a reason to love her more.

    Noel Benavente
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    she really knew how to spice up her life :D

    Jo Choto
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is SO weird to think Adele was a kid when the Spice Girls were big.

    DogMom
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought this was going to be Amy shumEr

    JennyBee
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    4 years ago

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    she look like meh...that is da face i make in pics no joke

    Potato
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think Jenny was saying that Adele looks “meh” I think she is describing the face she is making.

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    Funnily enough, these old photos do justice showing us that most of our favorite celebs did participate in awkward family photos and had the ugly duckling yearbook images taken at the gawky stages of puberty. Some of these now popular celebrities seem to have found the anti-aging elixir, while others changed almost beyond recognition.

    Youth comes with its own unique beauty often depicted in funny photos, but it's impossible to deny that just like a bottle of wine, some things (and people) genuinely do get better with age.

    Therefore, I compiled a collection of vintage photos showing celebrities when they were young, and I’d like you to try and guess the names of some of them without looking them up! Let’s see how many you can recognize!

    #3

    Catherine Zeta-Jones

    Catherine Zeta-Jones

    catherinezetajones Report

    Bi Kirby
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of Catherine Zeta-Scarn or whatever, who is in Threat Level Midnight

    #4

    Anne Hathaway

    Anne Hathaway

    annehathaway Report

    grey galah
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    an actor from the very beginning

    purple boi
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    idk her/him but she/he is cute(i think shes/hes a girl but im not sure so...)

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    #5

    Madonna

    Madonna

    madonna Report

    Jarno Flinkers
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Didn't know they had those high resolution photos back in the 1800's (relax it's just a tiny joke)

    Ozacoter
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She reminds me to Rachel Weisz

    Jessamyn Zolcznski
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    Premium
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why she look like Elvis Presley?

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    #6

    Taylor Swift

    Taylor Swift

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    로희
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did she invent selfie stick? Haha~ She looks so sweet.

    Tiari
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She is definitely recognizable. Very sweet.

    Rannveig Ess
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I finally have proof that she hasn't walked around with her mouth slightly open her whole life

    Eclipse
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see the resemblance in the eyes

    Chase Ryan
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She was born and rasied in the same town as me. I wonder where that picture was taken?

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    #7

    Selena Gomez

    Selena Gomez

    selenagomez Report

    Julia Cargile
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So proud of this young lady and her fight to survive.

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    Sue Clifford
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beautiful then and beautiful now.

    Kayla J
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if you Google "some people just have *it*", I'm guessing this picture shows up

    DeeDee M
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still the same sweet face!!

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    #8

    Beyoncé

    Beyoncé

    beyonce Report

    로희
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Her eyebrows are perfect since birth.

    Ines Camin
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m a single baby, I’m a single baby 🎶

    purple boi
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    awwwwww so cute-ieeeeeeeeeeee~!!!!!!!!

    anarkzie
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was so sure it was going to be Meghan Markle, would never have guessed Beyonce.

    Elyse Osagie
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    her eye brows.... her every thing

    Christy Smith
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Really? She just looks like every other baby out there, nothing special

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    Sue Clifford
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You just want to pick her up and hug her.

    Kimberly Reetz
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought that was Pharrell Williams

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    #9

    Millie Bobby Brown

    Millie Bobby Brown

    milliebobbybrown Report

    Amy Cohen
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So this was like 4 years ago.

    Mando
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow! Her face is the same! So cute ☺️

    The funny one
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Millie bobby brown is a actress, in the shows and movies, stranger things( eleven), godzilla, and a few more.

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    #10

    Rihanna

    Rihanna

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    tmw
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    why does she always look like she's plotting something nefarious.

    purple boi
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    omg CUTE MINI RIHANNA(even tho Rihanna is already cute UwU)

    Hafida
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh wow she was damn ugly as a baby. Sorry to say.. just been honest

    Krazy Keway
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sthu just cuz yo mama had u comin out hella ugly

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    Blair Doak
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why she was such a badass in "Battleship", she's a tomboy.

    Christy Smith
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    4 years ago

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    That baby isn't remotely cute.

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    #11

    Jennifer Garner

    Jennifer Garner

    jennifer.garner Report

    Helen Haley
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Regardless of the untied shoes, she's always struck me as an extremely pragmatic person.

    Hannah Edwards
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mum mind just saw those laces “accident waiting to happen.”

    Leslea Freeman
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She looks like Vada from My Girl and her own daughter Violet

    Ezra The Pan
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    she is SO cute!!!! I wish I could go swinging right now, it sounds fun

    MagicalUnicorn
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    all her kids looks like her, strong genes :)

    #12

    Usher

    Usher

    usher Report

    AntiAntiVaxx
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Damn that baby has one wicked smolder

    •LeXi•
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He looks the same as a baby! Lol! Especially the eyes!

    Hafida
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You see usher in the eyes

    KT
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    omg he was sooo cute!

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    #13

    Heidi Klum

    Heidi Klum

    heidiklum Report

    Horse lover
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww I’m kinda dying

    Isabella R.W.
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    aaaaaaaaa. Her outfit is adorable

    Fannie Rivet
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg I looked just like that at her age! And no... I don't look like her today 😂 at all.

    MiniMaus
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like an easter egg hunt. So cute

    Maya
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

    Tagzwoelf
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can't be, she has clothes on...

    #14

    Julia Roberts

    Julia Roberts

    juliaroberts Report

    birdie asf
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    her overall facial structure has remained the same tbh

    #15

    Amanda Seyfried

    Amanda Seyfried

    mingey Report

    purple boi
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    4 years ago

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    awww so messy but cute

    Soozie Poozie
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg, she hasn't changed!! Adorable!

    Amy Cohen
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look at those cute little plump lips!

    Mangelo Il Fumatori
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently, her eyes have always been big and beautiful.

    S
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    hahahaha I literally looked at it for once second and said "Mac Miller" Rest in peace man.

    #16

    Birtney Spears

    Birtney Spears

    britneyspears Report

    Burnt_Spaghetti
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is adorable- but "Birtney Spears" lol

    LC Greenwood
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She looks haunted and unhappy. So sad

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    #17

    Christina Aguilera

    Christina Aguilera

    xtina Report

    Sofie
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Really cute but didn't have a happy childhood ☹

    Dr. Carlos Dangercat
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm dying to know what she is supposed to be dressed as

    #18

    Gigi Hadid And Her Grandmother

    Gigi Hadid And Her Grandmother

    gigihadid Report

    Thindy
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that's her nan, her mom is only 56.

    Mevrouw Madelief
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beautiful Dutch blue eyes haha. And a lot of people here can't read, it doesn't say mom, it's clearly written Grandmother!

    purple boi
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    awww cute~ even tho i dont know heerrrrrr

    Deana Hansen
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that's not Gigi's mom

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    #19

    Katy Perry

    Katy Perry

    katyperry Report

    Meike H
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And still people believe she is somehow Jon Benet Ramsey

    Mando
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ❤️ Katie and her baby!

    Fannie Rivet
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those pictures are troubling to me. My mother could have told me it was me and I would have believed it. I don't look like her today though 😂

    Catherine Richardson
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd be so terrified in these circumstances.

    purple boi
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG I HAD TO SHOW MY SIS THIS(she is a B.I.G fan of Katy Perry and i kinda am a big fan you could say)btw the bunny looks like a creepy version of vanny(even tho she is supposed to be creepy but dang im suprised Katy aint scared, i'd be scared as if im in chris's nightmares)

    Sofia Montenegro
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    LMAO Chris´s nightmares (and i thought nightmare bonnie was creepy)

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    Oskar vanZandt
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cute child... creepy as-all-get-out bunny! I would have been traumatised!

    KT
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    she looks as evil as the bunny lol

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    #21

    Justin Timberlake

    Justin Timberlake

    justintimberlake Report

    MRS FLASHMAN
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG the Bert & Ernie slippers

    Jods
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bert & Ernie slippers! What a legend.

    Lilly O'Rourke
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have to agree with @AntiAntiVaxx. He did apoligize.

    elStiJneriNO
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i thought we agreed that he is awefull because of the britney doc

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    #22

    Margot Robbie And Her Brother

    Margot Robbie And Her Brother

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    #23

    Ariana Grande

    Ariana Grande

    arianagrande Report

    Jods
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like it was taken only yesterday. And many, many thanks to her for coming back to appear at the Manchester Arena memorial.

    Yomaira Wilson
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She still looks like a little girl

    Emma Kaluku
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    looks like pevita pearce, actress from indonesia

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    #24

    Sarah Jessica Parker And Her Mother

    Sarah Jessica Parker And Her Mother

    sarahjessicaparker Report

    Shawna Kimble
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Her mother reminds me of Carrie Fisher...

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    #25

    Hilary Duff

    Hilary Duff

    hilaryduff Report

    Jussi Sippola
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My guy its just a lil girl. U need to calm down😳

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    BabaBizzle
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Her mum was known to be a raging b**** stage mum. Not a fan of the makeup on a child.

    Celtic Pirate Queen
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She kind of looks like a law firm intern.

    Isabella R.W.
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    my goodness, she's stunningly beautiful ♡♡♡♡

    #26

    Gwyneth Paltrow

    Gwyneth Paltrow

    gwynethpaltrow Report

    cursed--alien
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm going to keep scrolling because I don't want to think about the kind of candle that this kid grew up to sell...

    JamezyJamez
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is she a witch? Kidding, but wow

    #27

    Kim Kardashian

    Kim Kardashian

    kimkardashian Report

    Sarah Fry
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, I didn't even think about Kim as a child. Like I can't picture it. I always thought she poofed into existence.

    Javiera Gotelli
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She was cute, unlike now. See what too much plastic surgery can do to you?

    Nathan Pogorzala
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cabbage Patch. Chucky was like a My Buddy.

    Becca Gizmo the Squirrel
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My buddy, my buddy, my buddy and me! Kid sister....I have not thought of that jingle in a long time! When I was young we went to the cabbage patch factory in Georgia. It was pretty neat.

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    DanieLegz
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Back when she was 100% human

    Lori T Wisconsin
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh look a real nose and face without fillers & surgery! No hair extensions? OMG she’s human under all the phony crapola?

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