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Style | 01/28/2009 8:18 am

Younger Now Than in '99? Before and After Photos You Won't Believe

11 famous women who’ve turned back the hands of time …

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So many brilliant women we adore are looking far younger today than they did ten years ago. From Nicole Kidman and Angelina Jolie to Hillary Clinton, in the spirit of these ladies’ joie de vivre, here’s a celebration of women who’ve turned back the hands of time by beaming with beauty, both inside and out.
Read more about: Aging, Andrea Mitchell, Angelina Jolie, Arianna Huffington, Beauty, Cher, Condoleezza Rice, Fashion, Hillary Clinton, Jennifer Aniston, Lifestyle, Madonna, Makeup, Nicole Kidman, Oprah Winfrey, Tina Brown

54 Reader Comments (so far…) Sign In or Register to comment

Brooklyn Gal
It’s always the hair! Cut, color and style is everything. Yet if we were to compare the ‘99 to ‘89, the results would be the same. Rice looks stunning!!!
By Brooklyn Gal on 01/28/2009 12:26 pm
Green Tears
Definitely the hair - the styles and shades are more lively. The ‘99 photos look so drab in comparsion.
By Green Tears on 01/28/2009 1:17 pm
Elizabeth Bennett
Hair color is a wonder in how it makes woman look younger. Cher’s highlights and Oprah’s lighter shade are examples of how to do it without going platinum.
By Elizabeth Bennett on 01/28/2009 1:37 pm
Babette dYveine
It’s amazing what a little plastic surgery and/or Botox can do.
By Babette dYveine on 01/28/2009 4:23 pm
Andy C
………………or a lot
By Andy C on 02/01/2009 10:55 am
Sheryl S
I am most bowled over by Condolezza Rice, she went from maiden looking to a real beauty. Wow, that haircut is beautiful on her! Hair and makeup, it truly does make all the difference in the world, and in the case with many of these photos, less is best.
By Sheryl S on 01/28/2009 5:36 pm
Frannie Em
Some of them looked the same to me, which I guess says they look 10 years younger. I like Kidman in the before pic, now she looks too reformed.
By Frannie Em on 01/28/2009 9:28 pm
Diana T
I didn’t realize that Kidman was so anorexic all those years ago. I noticed a few months ago that Andrea Mitchell has had extensive work done on her skin. The acne scars are much improved. And, when did Condi Rice cut her hair? I didn’t recognize her. She should have done it a long time ago. It is so much more up to date.
By Diana T on 01/28/2009 11:16 pm
Dona Howlett
Condi Rice was on ‘The View’ this past week…………she still had her old fashioned hair do……….maybe the cute pixie was a wig.
By Dona Howlett on 02/02/2009 1:40 pm
Elizabeth Bennett
I actually think Condi Rice did something with her teeth. She once had a bit of a gap between her two front teeth, that is now closed. [For an earlier view, see http://vivirlatino.com/i/2007/06/condoleezza_rice.jpg ]
By Elizabeth Bennett on 01/29/2009 12:39 am
Sandbee (FB) 54
With Kidman I think the expression on her face, so much more relaxed, made a big difference. But hair does do so much. When I look at pictures of my grandmother and really look at her face she was very young looking but the hair styles made her seem much older to me.
By Sandbee (FB) 54 on 01/29/2009 8:55 am
Maurine H
I hate to be cynical about such beauty, but we know that they all have the money to “refine” their looks and probably have done so. Jolie and seems the least changed and her eyes just shine with happiness. Don’t get me wrong, I’d do whatever they’ve done, too, if I were constantly in the public eye.
By Maurine H on 01/30/2009 10:49 am
Marina B.
Some of them (Andrea Mitchell and Cher) look as though they’ve had so much cosmetic surgery that their faces will soon crack. Oprah’s and C. Rice’s changed hairstyles work beautifully for them.
By Marina B. on 01/31/2009 12:05 pm
elizabeth c
This had to be the most deceiving section I’ve read. Seriously - these women look younger for one reason only and that’s PLASTIC SURGERY. If we had the money and the spare time (personal chefs, nutritionists, personal trainers, etc.), we’d look younger, too. Add to that the deep pockets to remake our visage, why would anyone wonder how we look so much younger.
By elizabeth c on 02/01/2009 1:02 am
Andy C
Absolutely Elizabeth — as well, since they have large amounts of money, they don’t have the financial worries that we do; things that put those lines and haggard looks on some of our faces (i.e. college, health care, food, clothing, house maintenance, car maintenance……….on and on and on). A good haircut in New York would be $500 or more — enough to feed your family for a few weeks.
By Andy C on 02/01/2009 10:59 am
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