On social networks, especially on "Instagram" and TikTok, the "2016 and 2026" nostalgia trend has long been gaining popularity. Stars, bloggers, and ordinary users share their photos and videos from ten years ago, recalling how they looked in 2016.
Many also recall the fashion of that period: velvet chokers, Chelsea boots, matte-toned makeup, and tight-fitting jeans were trending. This nostalgia has so engulfed social networks that we decided to go back to that era. Therefore, we suggest remembering how prominent women looked back then.
Lent.az presents how celebrities have changed over ten years.
Rihanna
In 2016, the singer presented her Anti album and also recorded several joint tracks with other performers. Rihanna was awarded the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards ceremony. That same year, she presented her first clothing collection with Puma at New York Fashion Week. This collection achieved great commercial success and generated over 1 billion dollars in revenue for the company.
Selena Gomez
Gomez began her Revival world tour in May 2016 and played a role in the film "The Fundamentals of Caring." She won numerous music awards at various ceremonies. One of her most notable collaborations included advertising campaigns with luxury brand Louis Vuitton and Coca-Cola. Particularly, a photo from the Coca-Cola campaign went "viral" on Instagram at the time, garnering 4.2 million likes and approximately 97.5 thousand comments.
Kim Kardashian
In 2016, Kardashian ranked 42nd among the highest-earning celebrities with earnings of 51 million dollars. That year, 40 percent of her income came from the mobile game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood. On October 2, 2016, during a visit to Paris Fashion Week, she was subjected to an armed robbery in her hotel room. Five people disguised as police officers tied her up, gagged her, and stole jewelry worth 10 million dollars.
Nicole Kidman
In 2016, Nicole played the lead mother role in the film "Lion," which earned her a nomination for "Best Supporting Actress" at the 89th Academy Awards. Also in 2016, she donated 50,000 dollars to the "UN Women" organization.
Taylor Swift
At the 58th Annual Grammy Awards held in 2016, the "1989" album made Swift the first woman to win "Album of the Year" twice. That same year, at the 64th BMI Pop Awards ceremony, a special award was established in Taylor Swift's name, and she was the first female composer to receive it. In 2016, her dispute with Kanye West also became a topic of discussion.
Kylie Jenner
Thanks to her family's reality show, Kylie grew up in front of the whole world. But it was especially in 2016 that her business experienced significant growth. That year, her cosmetics company was renamed Kylie Cosmetics, and the number of cosmetic sets produced rose from 15,000 to 500,000. The brand quickly gained worldwide recognition.
Jennifer Lawrence
In 2016, Forbes ranked her first as the highest-paid actress in the world with annual earnings of 46 million dollars. The Hollywood Reporter included Lawrence in the list of the 100 most influential people in the entertainment industry. The actress starred in several films and donated 2 million dollars to a Children's Hospital to establish a resuscitation unit for cardiovascular diseases.
Anne Hathaway
That year, the actress became a mother for the first time but continued working and starred in the film "Alice Through the Looking Glass." In 2016, Hathaway was appointed as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for her speeches on gender equality.
Bella Hadid
In 2016, field experts selected her as the "Model of the Year" on Models.com. She participated in Givenchy, Chanel, and Miu Miu fashion shows, was shot for a Marc Jacobs campaign, and became an ambassador for the Dior Makeup brand. Bella appeared multiple times on the covers of various magazines and made her first appearance in the Victoria’s Secret fashion show.
Hailey Bieber
At that time, Hailey was not yet married and carried the Baldwin surname. However, her career was on the rise—she appeared in a Ralph Lauren advertising campaign and signed a contract with New York’s famous IMG Models agency.
