Dakota Fanning Style Transformation

Child actress, cheerleader, cover girl—is there anything Dakota Fanning can't do? After years of non-stop cuteness (and precocious performances), she has gracefully transitioned into adult roles with The Runaways and the Twilight Saga. And her red-carpet appearances have been equally graceful—with her loose locks and subtle cat-eye liner, Fanning is the model of a 16-year-old superstar.

2001: The 7-year-old—whose career was kick-started with a Tide commercial—smiled big at the premiere of I Am Sam.

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2003

At 9, Fanning sported pigtails for the The Cat in the Hat premiere.

2006

The natural blonde showed off her braces at a special screening of Charlotte's Web.

2008

Still makeup-free, the 14-year-old Campbell Hall Episcopal High School student celebrated her risky role in Hounddog.

2009

All grown up? Dakota brought out her bright blue eyes at the New Moon premiere with cat-eye liner

2010

At the CFDA Awards, the 16-year-old played up her pretty features with shimmery eye makeup and a beaded headband.

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Carrie