When The Huffington Post directed our attention to this old photo of LeAnn Rimes, we had to know more: what's "All That"? (The Nickelodeon show?) What's with that blinding pendant she's got on? How about the poufy-bangs-and-scrunchie combo? And really: Why is she so damn sassy at a mere 14 years of age?
He was 77; she was 16. [Images via Pacific Coast News Online.]
Before she wowed audiences with her deadpan delivery and wild west adventures, True Grit's Hailee Steinfeld had a message for TV viewers: It's all about blingatude. (She's the one in the blue shirt with hearts on it!)
Previously unreleased footage from a 1998 documentary proves that the then-Broadway star was destined for bigger things. Like Glee! And posing in her underwear while sucking a lollipop.
In 1943, when she was 21 and known as Bernice Frankel, Bea Arthur enlisted in the military. Recently unearthed documents reveal she came across as a tough broad, even then.
Before slurring and shimmying her way to internet infamy, Tila Tequila was Thien Thanh Thi Nguyen. Born in Singapore, she moved to Texas when she was one; 28 years later she released a song titled "I Fucked the DJ."
This, from a 1985 issue of Ebony, does get an A for effort, though. [Best Week Ever]
[Washington, DC; January 21, 1977. Image via Getty]
[London, September 16. Image via Bauer-Griffin.]
Back in the 1930s, some fashion designers were asked about what they thought people would be wearing in the year 2000. And, uh, weirdly — they really hit the nail on the head about most everything from platform shoes to sheer dresses. If only our clothes responded to our body temperature, though. Sigh. Video of…
