Female Icons of the 2000s: Then and Now

This article was originally published at Lizanest.com.

The 2000s were wild — a decade of low-rise jeans, flip phones, and women who defined pop culture in ways we’re still feeling today. These were the stars who ruled magazine covers, red carpets, and our collective imagination. They were bold, messy, brilliant, and unforgettable — the soundtrack and storyline of a generation growing up in real time. From pop divas to movie queens, this list revisits the icons who made the 2000s shimmer — and shows where life has taken them now.