Mariska Hargitay's Changing Looks

By Instyle
Updated Nov 04, 2010 @ 8:15 am
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See the Law & Order: SVU star's transformation through the decades.

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1982

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18-year-old daughter of bombshell actress Jayne Mansfield and Mr. Universe Mickey Hargitay was crowned Miss Beverly Hills.

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1986

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A short tousled cut showed off the Jocks star's beautiful bone structure.

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1988

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Hargitay wore her hair in a curly bob for her role on Falcon Crest.

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1991

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The busy actress accented her smile with berry lipstick.

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2000

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The Law and Order: Special Victims Unit lead played up her chocolate brown eyes with silvery shadow and lots of mascara.

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2001

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Perhaps channeling her famously blond mother, Hargitay went platinum. "I definitely look like her, but only at certain angles," Mariska told People.

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2003

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Hargitay sported a sexy shag.

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2004

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The Emmy nominee added fresh flowers to her high-volume updo.

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2005

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Mariska won a Golden Globe in a soft, layered caramel cut.

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2006

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"We did very smoky eyes," Dior makeup artist Matthew VanLeeuwen told People of the Emmy winner's look. "I tried to bring out the beautiful, delicious side of her. She said 'I feel gorgeous.'"

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2007

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The Emmy nominee rocked a sleek, face-framing bob at the awards show.

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2008

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Colorist Rick Wellman lightened the five-time Emmy nom's teased updo to better complement her canary gown.

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2010

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The SVU actress appeared at the Academy Awards with a romantic loose updo.

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2010

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Hargitay hit the Emmys in a style inspired by her recent anniversary. She told stylist Chris McMillan to give her a "similar thing" to her '50s retro wedding coif, gardenia and all!

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2012

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Now a mom of three (she and husband Peter Hermann adopted Amaya and Andrew in 2011), Hargitay wore her hair in easy layers for an NBC event.

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2013

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Hargitay steps out with a short 'do and soft makeup at the NBC & Vanity Fair Toast in New York City.

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2014

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Rocking a cropped 'do with a smoky eye, the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star stunned while attending the 41st Annual Annie Awards in Westwood, California.

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2015

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Hargitay was all class while attending the Third Annual Paul Rudd All-Star Bowling Benefit in New York City.

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2015 

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Here, the fresh-faced actress rocked her signature bob and berry-red lips for an event in New York City.

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2016

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Hargitay pulled up her signature brunette locks into a loose updo for the Women's Media Awards in N.Y.C.

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2017

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By 2017, the Law & Order: SVU star had grown out her short cut into an on-trend lob, styling it in beachy waves.

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