Believe it or not, even celebrities have had their share of awkward moments. Evidence of? High school yearbook photo.
Before Jennifer Lawrence was an Oscar winner, she was a lip gloss-wearing teenager in Kentucky. And it wasn't until years after that hilarious eighth-grade yearbook photo was taken that Justin Bieber achieved coveted status.
From Triple Threat Jennifer Lopez's 1987 portrait taken during her days at Preston High School in the Bronx to Tom Cruise's dapper senior photo taken at Glenridge High School in 1980, we love these We love the classic looks of the stars. Even better? A snap of Beyoncé as a freshman in 1996. Her side part is the height of her high school years.
Click through our gallery to see hilarious photos of your favorite stars before they were famous. Some of them are almost unrecognizable, others have not changed in the slightest.
Jennifer Lawrence: 2005
Before J.Law was an Oscar winner, she was a cute eighth grader living in Louisville, Kentucky, who loved statement earrings.
Justin Bieber: 2008
The Canadian teenager sported the shaggy hairstyle that later became famous in her eighth-grade yearbook photo.
Reese Witherspoon: 1994
Witherspoon would totally pass for her daughter Ava Phillippe as a high school senior.
Barack Obama: 1979
The future president sported an afro in a yearbook photo from Punahou School in Honolulu.
Emily Ratajkowski: 2008
The high school senior looked as stunning as ever in this fresh-faced snap from San Dieguito Academy in Encinitas, California.
Fergie: 1990
As a high school freshman, Fergie's beauty MO was (supposedly) that the higher the hair, the better.
Jennifer Lopez: 1987
Lopez graduated from Preston High School in the Bronx with big dreams. “I remember watching Rita Moreno.” west side story And I said, “That's what I want to do.” I want to sing, I want to dance, I want to act,” she said.
Julia Roberts: 1985
This gorgeous teenager graduated from Campbell High School in Smyrna, Georgia.
Victoria Beckham: 1992
Ambitious teenagers loved to play with their appearance. “She was made to go to the bathroom every day at school to take off her makeup and brush off her hairspray,” she said.
Tom Cruise: 1980
The handsome Glen Ridge High School senior will appear on both shows next year. never ending love and Tap.
Courtney Cox: 1982
The blue-eyed beauty graduated from Mountain Brook High School in Alabama.
Beyoncé: 1996
The Houston High School of Performing and Visual Arts freshman was already a member of Destiny's Child when this photo was taken.
Blake Lively: 2003
Burbank High School's cheerleaders showed off some classic California girl highlights.
Kim Kardashian: 1995
The Armenian-American beauty sported a flippy bob during her freshman year at Marymount High School in Los Angeles.
Taylor Swift: 2005
The Hendersonville High School freshman had a tiara, but she didn't feel like a princess until she started recording her first album. Of her homeschooling days, she said, “I don't really miss high school because every moment I'm in right now is like waking up in a dream.”
Jennifer Aniston: 1987
The natural brunette (and natural beauty) graduated from LaGuardia High School of Music and Arts in New York City.
Rachel Bilson: 1999
“I used to have my mom iron my hair with an iron!” Bilson said of her appearance in high school. “She would fight me tooth and nail, but I insisted. So I stuck this dry, brittle, disgusting straw hair of hers on her head.”
Zoe Saldana: 1996
The Newtown High School student wore a very '90s shag.
Ben Affleck: 1987
A student at Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School, he made several television guest appearances during his time there and even appeared on an ABC Afterschool Special.
Lea Michele: 2004
By the time she attended Tenafly High School in New Jersey, Michelle had already achieved success on Broadway.
Amy Adams: 1992
“I used to steal my sister's pink and green Maybelline mascara,” Adams said of her modest looks during her high school days in Castle Rock, Colorado.
Madonna: 1975
The Rochester Adams High School cheerleader had her eyebrows plucked out in a pencil-thin layer and used soft liner to accentuate her eyes.
Cameron Diaz: 1988
The teen magazine model was a cheerleader at Long Beach Technical High School.
Hilary Swank: 1990
The avid gymnast and swimmer from South Pasadena High School sported voluminous '80s bangs.
Sandra Bullock: 1982
The Arlington, Virginia, high school senior wore a cheerleading uniform and pigtails.
Katy Perry: 2000
As a freshman at Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, California, the blonde Perry admired Freddie Mercury.
Megan Fox: 2001
“I was never a mean girl,” Fox said of her high school days in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Meryl Streep: 1967
As a senior at Bernards High School in Bernardsville, New Jersey, Streep was a popular cheerleader. “This was my first real portrait,” she later joked. “I played the blonde homecoming queen for several years.”
Mariah Carey: 1987
The hairspray enthusiast and senior at Harborfields High School graduated despite missing many classes, earning her the nickname “Mirage.”
Jennifer Garner: 1990
As a high school student in Charleston, West Virginia, beauty was ignored. “She wasn't allowed to wear makeup, so she would sit in her homeroom and put on eye shadow,” she said. ”[The compact] It came in 4 colors, but I only used blue. ”
January Jones: 1996
Awkward stage? Not applicable to this teenager! The blonde Roosevelt High School senior worked at a Dairy Queen in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, before moving to New York as her model.
Emma Stone: 2003
As a Xavier University Prep student, Stone rocked bright blonde highlights.
Carrie Underwood: 2001
As a high school senior in Checotah, Okla., Underwood showed he was familiar with curling irons.
Angelina Jolie: 1991
As a student at Beverly Hills High School, Jolie was an unknown quantity. She said, “I wore black boots and carried a big silver baseball bat.'' [charms] “It dragged me as I walked. I wasn't conscious of how I was being looked at, but apparently it looked really creepy,” Jolie said.
Amy Poehler: 1989
Poehler had some big accomplishments as a senior at Burlington High School in Massachusetts. “Every day I went to school, I was like, 'You're welcome, everyone,'” she joked. conan Her gravity-defying hair. “I drove there with the windows wide open.”
Zooey Deschanel: 1997
The high school senior hit a heavy liner with what she calls “the Brigitte Bardot French New Wave look.”
Tina Fey: 1988
“I had a pretty rough adolescence,” said the Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, native. “Growing up as a girl is always traumatic, especially when you have the deadly combination of oily skin and growing breasts at the age of 10.”
Gwyneth Paltrow: 1990
“When I look back at pictures from high school, I was kind of a minimalist. I never went through a phase where I did a big deal with my hair and makeup,” Paltrow said.
Amanda Seyfried: 2001
A very busy Seyfried finished her senior year of high school and was cast in the lead role. As the world changes, Still, I made time to get my hair done. “I straightened my hair every day.”
