No, that is not a young Barak Obama. That’s an even younger Bruno Mars at his senior prom. We suppose the lei is a standard for proms in Hawaii. He is a native of Honolulu, after all. This picture really captures the charisma that Bruno exudes. And that’s a great quality for Hollywood that has helped him break into the music industry as successfully as he has.
Bruno’s casual pose really sets the tone. The super-smooth singer oozes cool. We’re sure that he was full of awesome dance moves that night. His date must have had the most fun night of her life. We’re pretty convinced that there is no way to have a dull night with Bruno Mars.
Paula Deen
If the identity of the young woman in this picture wasn't the title of this page, we bet one million dollars that you never would have guessed who it was. The queen of southern cooking has managed to more or less hold onto the same hairstyle for all these years. Only now, it's silver (which is pretty cool.) Incidentally, the southern bell looks a little like young Elizabeth Taylor here.
It sure is a classy look, and her date looks equally dapper. We must say we are enjoying the sweet romantic moment between these two 'youngins.' It's fun and pretty romantic-sounding to think of these two conversing in those sweet Southern accents.
Bruce Willis
First off, we love Bruce with hair. It really changes a lot. We wonder if this is the last photo of Bruce with his hair looking this full and luscious. Okay, enough about his hair. It is still pretty strange to see him pose for his high school prom photo.
But, as we can tell, he had a whole other life before he was chasing baddies in a white tank top. Still, there's something about the look on his face that tells us danger is around the corner. Any minute now, he's going to carry his date to safety through some very cool explosions.
Tyra Banks
It's hard to believe this isn't from a photoshoot from an early 90s "Vogue" cover because Tyra Banks just looks as chic as anything. To be fair, the fashion icon did start modeling at age 15. That modeling prowess really shows here. Tyra holds herself with the confidence of a runway model.
The earrings, the dress, the hair. Even the crossing of her legs and the way she is positioning her arms. Here, Banks proves that even though she spent many years modeling other people's clothes, the style is all her. All we can say is that her date was one lucky guy - we bet there were a lot of broken hearts that night.
Ryan Seacrest
The golden boy of the E! channel, Ryan Seacrest is all about exposing the real lives of countless stars, so it's only fair that we get to see a glimpse of his. Unfortunately, there's nothing particularly juicy over here. Seacrest looks like a regular old sweet high school boy. He looks like could have been a jock with that jawline.
Seacrest's camera-ready smile and perfect hair combined with his date's ruffled sleeves and traditional corsage make this picture one for the yearbook. He's also sporting a ring that many ladies would melt over. And with that grin, his date looks starstruck before all the stardom even happened. Sometimes you just know.