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A Visual Guide to the Right and (Oh, So) Wrong Way to Bare Your Midriff
Originally posted 02/03/2013 11:00AM
Dakota Fanning and Adrienne Bailon give a primer that's a must read before leaving the house tonight
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Dakota Fanning Goes Brunette – and She’s Not the Only One
Originally posted 10/16/2012 01:10PM
The actress debuted a new look over the weekend, shortly before Brooklyn Decker dyed her hair
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Dakota Fanning Graduates High School
Originally posted 06/07/2011 10:10AM
From a ruthless Volturi vampire in the Twilight saga to legendary rocker Cherie Currie in The Runaways, Dakota Fanning has taken on many major roles in her career – but this might be her biggest one yet.
On Monday, the actress, 17, became a high school graduate.
Donning a blue cap and gown, Fanning received her diploma from North Hollywood's Campbell Hall Episcopal High School, where she was a cheerleader and this year's homecoming queen. The ceremony was held at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles.
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Dakota Fanning Crowned Homecoming Queen
Originally posted 11/09/2010 01:40PM
Dakota Fanning is used to glamorous red carpet events and Hollywood honors, but she has also received something many high school girls dream of – the title of homecoming queen.
The actress, 16, who is a senior at North Hollywood's Campbell Hall Episcopal High School, was bestowed with the honor on Monday – the second year in a row she's been homecoming queen.
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How Dakota Fanning Balances Hollywood and High School
Originally posted 05/31/2010 04:10PM
She may have started out a child actress, but Dakota Fanning hasn't given up one quintessential part of her teenage years: the prom.
"[I went with] a group of friends," the actress told PEOPLE while hosting the UCLA 5K Run/Walk on May 23 benefiting the Child Life/Child Development program at Mattel Children's Hospital. "I think you put more effort into getting ready before than actually you spend at the place. But it was so much fun."
Fanning, 16, currently a junior and a varsity cheerleader at an L.A. high school, says she's "lucky" to be able to have a movie career while going to school – where she isn't treated differently because of her Hollywood status.
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Kristen Stewart: Smooching Dakota Fanning Was 'Cool'
Originally posted 03/11/2010 04:15PM
Kristen Stewart has never had a problem getting close with her costars. She's been romantically linked with Twilight's Robert Pattinson, is great pals with Taylor Launter and has formed a bond with Dakota Fanning, who stars in The Runaways with her.
"Working this closely with someone, you can't help but really become bonded with them and it really helps when you actually like them and can become really good friends," Stewart said Wednesday during a press day for the movie about the '70s all-girl’s band in which Stewart plays rocker Joan Jett and Fanning, singer Cherie Currie.
"I haven't really done a lot of movies with people close to my own age to have a good friend like that," she said. "So I was excited, and I couldn't have asked for a better person to do it with."
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Inside Dakota Fanning's Sophisticated Sweet 16 Bash
Originally posted 02/23/2010 06:00AM
• Dakota Fanning celebrated her sweet 16th birthday with a sophisticated dinner party at Villa Blanca in Beverly Hills. The actress, whose big day is Feb. 23, was joined by 40 guests, including girlfriends from her cheerleading squad and her longtime private teacher. "Dakota looked adorable in a white blouse with a sequined, silver skirt and high heels," an eyewitness tells us. After guests sang "Happy Birthday," Fanning blew out the candles and thanked everyone for joining her for the Mediterranean-inspired dinner. Party guest Cherie Currie – whom Fanning plays in The Runaways – gave the actress a guitar sculpture, which she carved from a solid piece of wood. Says the eyewitness: "She seemed very excited and touched about celebrating her special day with her family and friends."
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Caught in the Act!
Originally posted 02/23/2010 06:00AM
• Dakota Fanning celebrated her sweet 16th birthday with a sophisticated dinner party at Villa Blanca in Beverly Hills. The actress, whose big day is Feb. 23, was joined by 40 guests, including girlfriends from her cheerleading squad and her longtime private teacher. "Dakota looked adorable in a white blouse with a sequined, silver skirt and high heels," an eyewitness tells us. After guests sang "Happy Birthday," Fanning blew out the candles and thanked everyone for joining her for the Mediterranean-inspired dinner. Party guest Cherie Currie – whom Fanning plays in The Runaways – gave the actress a guitar sculpture, which she carved from a solid piece of wood. Says the eyewitness: "She seemed very excited and touched about celebrating her special day with her family and friends."
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Kristen Stewart & Dakota Fanning Join Joan Jett on Stage at Sundance
Originally posted 01/24/2010 02:15PM
It was one rockin' night in Park City, Utah, on Saturday when Joan Jett & The Blackhearts hit the stage at the Harry O's Concert Series.
In town lending her support to The Runaways, the biopic about Jett's '70s band The Runaways, the singer took the stage in a one-piece sequined leotard and sneakers.
But it wasn't her fashion choice that got the crowd going – it was special guests Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning, who star in the movie premiering at the Sundance Film Festival.
VIDEO: Kristen Stewart Sings in The Runaways Trailer
Originally posted 12/17/2009 03:25PM
Kristen Stewart rolled with vampires and werewolves in New Moon, but she's belting out "Cherry Bomb" in the trailer for the upcoming Joan Jett biopic, The Runaways.
Alongside New Moon costar Dakota Fanning as lead singer Cherie Currie, Stewart plays the famed guitarist in the film, which depicts the 1970s all-girl band's meteoric rise and fall.
"She's an actress of weight, honesty, integrity and depth, and she's very serious," Jett told MTV at the premiere of New Moon in November. "She takes it as art."
This isn't the only post-Twilight role for Stewart: she's also rocking a southern accent for the indie drama, The Yellow Handkerchief.
– Janet Mock
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