Taylor Swift, Before and After
Ever since she burst onto the country music scene as a teenager more than a decade ago, Taylor Swift has cultivated her image as the quirky, innocent “girl next door.”
And it paid off. Now 31 years old, she is one of the bestselling music artists of all time, one of the most-followed people on social media, and the youngest-ever person on Forbes’ list of the world’s most powerful women.
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As such, “there’s an ever-widening gap between the Taylor Swift who sings about finding her one true love and being weird in middle school and the Taylor Swift who is slowly being revealed by her actions,” argues Amy Zimmerman in The Daily Beast.[1] She goes on to describe her as “a singularly controlling, fame-obsessed artist, mercenary and tough as nails” who has “prioritized her career above all.”
It’s a fascinating take on Taylor’s pursuit of fame—and if you’ve noticed her changing looks over the years, you might be wondering if cosmetic enhancements played a role, too. (Spoiler: It certainly appears that way!)
Let’s see what she might have done by examining her beauty evolution from 2006 until now.
From 2006-2009: Teenage Taylor
At the 2006 ACM Awards
At a 2007 Album Signing Event
At the 2008 Glamour Women of the Year Awards
At the 2009 World Premiere of ‘Hannah Montana: The Movie’
From 2010-2012: America’s Sweetheart
At the 2010 CMT Music Awards
At the 2011 Billboard Women in Music Event
At the 2012 CMA Awards
From 2013-2016: From Country to Pop Star
At the 2013 American Music Awards
At the 2014 Teen Choice Awards
At the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards
At the 2016 Grammys
At the 2016 BMI Pop Awards
From 2018-2021: Taylor Returns... With a New Look
At the 2018 American Music Awards
At the 2019 Billboard Women in Music Event
On Instagram in 2020
Taylor Swift Before and After
Taylor in 2008 vs 2019
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