Leighton Meester's Changing Looks

By Instyle
Updated Feb 01, 2017 @ 1:00 am
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See the Gossip Girl star's transformation through the years.

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2002

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"I was a late bloomer," Meester has said of her time at Beverly Hills High School.

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2003

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The natural blonde scored a small role on the short-lived TV version of Tarzan.

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2006

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Meester played a pop star on Entourage and experimented with red hair and even redder lips.

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2007

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She went dark to star as queen bee Blair Waldorf on Gossip Girl.

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2008

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Meester opted for tousled waves at the Tribeca Film Festival.

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2008

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Makeup artist Chris Colbeck highlighted her baby browns with silver shadow. "I'm an eyes man," he says. "It's all about the eyes."

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2009

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Bold bangs and a beauty trick from Chris Colbeck: "I painted her eyes with Victoria's Secret LipLacquer in True and used a MAC eyeliner in Teddy on the inside of her eyes."

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2009

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Meester graced the Spring cover of InStyle Hair with voluminous waves.

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2009

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Meester chose ruby red lipstick for the Emmys.

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2010

Along with reprising her role on Gossip Girl, Meester plays a babysitter in the Tina Fey flick, Date Night, and will release her first album, Love is a Drug.

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2011

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She went seductively ombre for the MTV Movie Awards.

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2012

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Meester complemented her creamy complexion with newly-auburn locks.

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2012

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Meester sported lightened locks at the L.A. premiere of That's My Boy.

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2012

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After wrapping up Gossip Girl, Meester gave her signature Blair Waldorf strands the chop, courtesy of on-set hairstylist Lizzie Reilly. "My long, wavy hair got a lot of mileage, so it was time for a change," the actress told Just Jared. "I hop out of the shower and it takes five minutes to dry!"

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2014

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Meester kept her makeup au naturel and rocked loose beach waves while attending the premiere for Like Sunday, Like Rain in Mill Valley, Calif.

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2015

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With her hair styled in relaxed waves and with a subtle smoky eye, Meester arrived at a benefit in Los Angeles looking fresh-faced.

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2016

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Meester went blonder for the Fox 2016 upfronts, styling her "bronde" hair into loose tendrils.

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2017

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The actress showed off even blonder locks and a new set of bangs at an event in West Hollywood.

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