HOT GALLERY: 12 Former Tomboys Who Rock the Red Carpet

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Tomboy: Jennifer Lawrence, Sixth Grade, 2003

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Jennifer Lawrence—Today

The 24-year-old actress set the world aflame as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games. But before she was the “girl on fire,” she was a tomboy from Kentucky. As Jennifer told CNN, she loved to hunt and fish as a girl and even played on an all-boys' basketball team. Not to mention, she “went through a wood-chopping phase when I was 9 or 10.” After wowing audiences with her Academy Award-nominated turn in Winter’s Bone, she went on to play super-sexy (and mostly naked) Mystique in X-Men: First Class. Today she continues to impress us with her looks on the red carpet.

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Tomboy: January Jones (Middle) with Her Sisters

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January Jones--Today

Jones has certainly grown out of her tomboy phase! After playing bit roles in films like Love Actually and TV shows like Law & Order, she hit it big with Betty Draper, Don's icy yet perceptive wife on Mad Men. She's also been a style staple on the red carpet even headlining a Versace campaign in 2011.

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Tomboy: Lindsay Lohan, Freshman Year of High School, 2001

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Lindsay Lohan—Today

It’s hard to believe that Lindsay was once a certified tomboy. The actress, singer, and model made quite an impression on Hollywood, playing twins in the remake of The Parent Trap in 1998. The Disney darling went on to star in Mean Girls, Freaky Friday, A Prairie Home Companion, and a troubling amount of tabloid headlines. She’s starred in a Playboy pictorial and an incessant amount of sexy Terry Richardson shots. Today we’re pulling for Linds to make a Drew Barrymore-style comeback. If anything, step away from the bleached extensions, Lindsay. Your adorable ghost of ginger past implores you. [Ed note: Lindsay has since listened to our advice.]

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Tomboy: Alyssa Milano as Samantha Micelli on <em>Who's the Boss?</em>

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Alyssa Milano—Today

In 1984, 12-year-old Alyssa Milano charmed America as the tomboy daughter of Tony Danza in the eight-and-a half-year run of the sitcom Who’s the Boss? As Samantha Micelli, Alyssa grew from rough-and-tumble girl to screen siren right before our eyes. In 1993, she vamped as Amy Fisher in Casualties of Love: The "Long Island Lolita" Story. In 1998, she literally charmed as white witch Phoebe Halliwell on TV’s Charmed. Today, she is a happily married animal rights activist, actress, author, and mom.

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Tomboy: Brooklyn Decker, Junior Year of High School, 2004

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Brooklyn Decker—Today

The 2010 cover girl for the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue spent her early years looking sporty. (Holy bangs, Batman!) The fashion model and actress was born in Kettering, Ohio, and moved to North Carolina at a young age. Soon she was modeling for the Gap and Victoria’s Secret and appearing on Chuck, Royal Pains, and Ugly Betty. She appeared as the mother-to-be of twins in What to Expect When You’re Expecting. Since she's been married to tennis player Andy Roddick since 2009, we’re guessing her real-life children will be just as sporty. Check out our hot gallery of Hot Celebrities from the Runway to the Red Carpet!

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Tomboy: Drew Barrymore at the <em>My Own Private Idaho</em> Premiere, 1991

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Drew Barrymore—Today

This granddaughter of John Barrymore made her first appearance on-screen at 11 months for a commercial. In 1982, she starred as adorable tomboy Gertie in E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, giving overalls and pigtails a major boost. After a rough childhood marked by drugs and rehab, Drew turned it around to make a successful run in the sexy siren department, starring in Poison Ivy, Bad Girls, and Boys on the Side. Today she is a successful actress, mom, producer, and director, spending part of her time as an ambassador against hunger for the United Nations World Food Programme. Beautiful, successful, and sympathetic—what’s sexier than that?

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Tomboy: Gwen Stefani, Senior Year of High School, 1987

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Gwen Stefani—Today

Clearly making a fashion splash since childhood—seriously, is she rocking eyeliner in the pool?—the front woman for No Doubt is proud of her sporty past. When Elle magazine asked her to compare herself to the likes of Lady Gaga and Rihanna, she owned her sporty image. “I don’t see myself in those girls. I usually put pants on. I see these girls as more going for the sex-symbol thing. I was more, in the band, like a tomboy,” said Gwen. Today, the singer/designer successfully channels her sporty fashion sense onto the red carpet.

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Tomboy: Kristen Stewart, Seventh Grade, 2003

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Kristen Stewart—Today

Kristen Stewart was born and raised in Los Angeles to an entertainment-industry family. But growing up in Tinseltown did not mean she had a glamorous, girly lifestyle. “I have brothers, and that so-called boyish quality was something that I was deathly self-conscious about when I was younger,” admitted the actress to W magazine. But the Twilight seductress has since learned to embrace her sexy side. She has vamped it up as the feminine ideal in the Twilight series and appeared as the ideal of beauty in Snow White and the Huntsman—where no less than Charlize Theron covets a piece of the Stewart beauty. She’s been known to rock Roberto Cavalli and J. Mendel on the red carpet.

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Tomboy: Mandy Moore, Sixth Grade, 1996

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Mandy Moore—Today

This singer, actress, and fashion plate grew up in Florida, getting her start in showbiz by singing the national anthem at several state sporting events. She went on to be a pop sensation in her teen years, with her first album So Real selling nearly one million copies in 2000. She went on to appear in a series of films, including The Princess Diaries and A Walk to Remember. Today the red carpet hottie, who is 5’10”, has her own fashion line, Mblem, designed for taller women.

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Tomboy: Mariah Carey, Seventh Grade, 1982

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Mariah Carey—Today

Mariah Carey grew up in Long Island and the suburbs on New York City with a song in her heart and a book in her hand. She was a studious child who used to sing herself to sleep each night. But everything changed for Mimi in 1990 with the release of her first album, Mariah Carey. Since then, she has spent a record of 79 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and has earned raves for recent film roles in movies such as 2009’s Precious. Today the wife of Nick Cannon and mother of twins vamps it up on the red carpet, showcasing her sexy curves. Find out Which Celebs Have Age-Defying Faces, Looking Better Over Time!

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Tomboy: Sigourney Weaver, Senior Year of High School, 1967

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Sigourney Weaver—Today

The acclaimed actress got her first start in film opposite Woody Allen in Annie Hall. And it seems fitting for Weaver to get her break among Diane Keaton’s iconic tomboy fashion sense. Her credits include the Alien series, Ghostbusters, Working Girl, The Ice Storm, and Avatar, making Sigourney one of the best feminist role models in cinema since Garbo or Dietrich. Her strong sense of self translates onto the red carpet, where she has been known to rock looks from Lanvin.

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Tomboy: Sarah Jessica Parker, Seventh Grade, 1978

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Sarah Jessica Parker—Today

The actress and producer is best known as iconic fashionista Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City, but Sarah Jessica Parker spent some time on the other side of fashion in her early years. One of eight kids, the child actress spent her early years in New York City honing her craft. In 1982, she was cast as the nerdy lead in TV’s Square Pegs. An illustrious film and TV career followed, putting Sarah Jessica at the height of fashion and red-carpet wow. She is often seen sporting Oscar de la Renta, Chanel, Versace, Valentino, and more.