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I had an awkward beginning to my teen years which my senior pictures don’t reflect.
There were braces.
There were glasses.
There was a mane of wild, untamed hair and a marked inability to use a round brush and hair dryer.
1993 FAIL.
By my senior year (1998), I learned the wonder of a curling iron and that a little mascara went a long way:
Please note the bangs. This was the leftover wave of hair from some seriously big, teased bangs. I wish I would have remembered this picture — and how difficult it is to maintain bangs — when I went crazy for a hot minute and decided to cut bangs a couple months ago.
Oh, me.
Why were my bangs so very short in this picture?
Then we have the obligatory creepy shirtless off the shoulder shrug picture. I remember it was this dirty piece of velor material draped across my shoulders. I think I had to pull my bra straps down. E’rybody had to wear this. Whose idea was it, anyway, to make all senior girls take an off the shoulder shot? Some perv, that’s who.
Look at all that hair. Seriously, people, a metric ton of hair.
Unfortunately, we couldn’t find my favorite picture from my portrait session, the one where I’m trying to be “serious” and end up looking “pissed off” instead.
So there ya go. Senior hottie, right over here.
Thank you Liz for this fab linkup!
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Twitter: mytimeasmom
You look beautiful in your pics. But I do agree that it is creepy to have your pull your bra straps down for a shoulder shot.
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It’s like, “Hey…sexy shoulders over here!” *inappropriate*
You look great! We don’t have that kind of pics taken here in Belgium, just the normal classphotos. And ah don’t worry about the hair, it was the fashion
You should take a look at your parents’ class photos and you’ll realise your hairstyle was not so bad 
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Oh, you’re so right! Looking at some of the other linkups, my style was not bad AT ALL.
I love this. And yes we had to wear that fake shirt thing. Also I was on yearbook staff so I had to help girls put on the fake shirt thing while also not exposing the boobs to anyone. Not fun!
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You’re so pretty! We had to wear those nasty drapes, too. We had a choice of colors but the were all velor. The boys had hideous baby blue tux fronts with a huge blue bow tie. No, I didn’t graduate in the 70′s.
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No, you graduated in West Virgina. That’s the same as the 70s.
Awesome! I did the bangs thing after I got married. Then remembered why it’s a bad idea and never went back. Though sometimes I see someone rocking a good bang and I want nothing more than to throw caution to the wind. But the sheer volume of time I spend in a ponytail makes that a bad idea.
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Girl, tell me about it. Why did I cut my hair short? Now it is too hard to style and not long enough for a pony. Next time I say I’m going to cut my hair, you people need to stop me.
Twitter: NaynaDub
You’re adorable. Bring back the 8th grade pic…I’d love to see the progression. There won’t be rule breaking – Liz bended the rule for me. I need to see it!
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You know, I’m sure Liz would allow it for the greater good for the internet. I’ll post!
A fellow member of the class of ’98!!Those bangs are fierce. I had horrible cowlicks in my bangs and no one ever had the good sense to tell me to grow them out…until college.
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Why didn’t anyone bother to tell us how awful our hair was? That bangs are almost never a good idea?
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LOL! I’m sure senior guys (like me) were very grateful for that perv that decided to make EVERY girl don that dirty piece of fabric (I was).
And I love the embossed name + year in the corner. Classic.
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You know you’d arrived when you get the photo with the embossed corner!
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You’ve truly arrived if you got gold embossing. And by arrived, I mean your parents were willing to fork over more $$$.
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I love your hair in the senior pictures. So cute, even with the bangs. I had to do the off-the-shoulder shot too. It was standard for the yearbook. Ick.
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Yup, required here, too! I wonder why nobody protested it??
Twitter: AwesomeHutch
You were a senior hottie! We had to wear that same wrap too it was very awkward. I’m noticing a lot of the early 90s photos have the fur wrap. We totally could have rocked that look!
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I refused to do the fake sweater, velor drape thing…. it was weird and I didn’t want that pic since it seems that everyone did that!
You look pretty much the same too! Well… except for that first pic.
Definite Senior Hottie for sure! You look exactly the same too! We both have those adorable baby faces. We never had to wear those wraps for our pics, but I did when I was in a sorority for our pics. YUCK! That thing was so inappropriate! It really is amazing how we all change from freshman year to senior year.
I know! I was looking at my senior picture thinking HUH…I look the same! I also did the sorority one with the wrap, and that one was with this super creepy photog. Gross.
Twitter: kristinzas
Look at you – you were a brunette!! Amazing!
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I dunno, I remember being all excited about that off-the-shoulder shot. I was finally going to get to wear the drape! I was, like, a grown-up and stuff! I never stopped to consider that it was the brainchild of some pervy photog. Huh.
You looked beautiful, BTW.
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Oh, the obligatory (creepy) shrug…
I also wore a string of pearls in mine. Yep. Hottie.
With or without the round-brush-blow-out, you’re adorable.
The smile makes it. Every time.
Oh aren’t you sweet. I think the pearls add a touch of sophistication to barely legal sexy photos, don’t you?
Twitter: galitbreen
You’re adorable! I also love that you added in the freshman year shot!
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Wow! Does every high school in every state in every city take the same senior pictures with the same poses? Because my senior pictures look exactly the same! Same poses and everything! But yes, you were a senior hottie!
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BAHAHAHAHA! I had to pull the shrug thing down so far that when they cropped it for the yearbook, I look stark naked. I’m long waisted. It was terrible. (I’m posting mine tomorrow)
Such a sweet face!
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Sooooo glad you added the other pic.
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Super Cute! Love those purple socks. And nice touch throwing in the “I’m studying” picture.
I know! what’s with the purple socks? What was I thinking!?
There is NO WAY that first photo is you. Nah uh – not buying it!
liz recently posted..I Was a Senior Hottie!
I’ve come a long way, huh? Told you — round brush and curling iron.
Uh, you look like my homecoming date/ex GF in high school. Im assuming you are the prettier saner version of her.
thanks for sharing the picture. NO, you can not see mine. lol
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HA! Come on…I shared my 8th grade pic and that was BAD. I clearly have no shame on my blog.
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Look at you and you’re sexy mama hotness lol
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This is one of the reasons I adore you: you’re not afraid to put it out there!
With the big hair and big glasses, we could have been twins in ’93. Ever notice how the early 90s were not far enough removed from the 80s? Thanks for the morning smile!
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Yes, WAY too close!!! I think I even pegged my jeans back in 93
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