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17 Best Movie Makeovers of All Time, Ranked

Did your favorite on-screen transformation make the cut?
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No. 13: Bring It On
Most Ironic Movie Makeover

Missy Pantone is too cool for school -- and way too cool for cheerleading -- when she shows up to her new high school draped in baggy pants, faux dreads and sarcasm to spare. Much to Missy's chagrin, she turns into a silky haired, scrunchy-clad, superhot cheerleader. Thankfully her acerbic 'tude stays in tact.

Photo courtesy of: Universal Pictures

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No. 12: Legally Blonde
Best Movie Make-Under

If wearing too much pink was a crime, Elle Woods would top the list of offenders. However, law school inspires this sorority girl to trade her Juicy Couture tracksuits and rose-colored leather getups for courtroom appropriate (but still stylish) pencil skirts and sweaters. After all, a Delta Nu would never leave the house looking anything less than posh.

Photo courtesy of: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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No. 11: Mean Girls
Most "Fetch" Movie Makeover

Cady Heron goes from an adorable home-school nerd to seriously plastic. While initially her push-up bras, long layers and glossy lips foster Regina George-levels of admiration among her peers, in the end she learns it's what inside that counts.

Photo courtesy of: Paramount Pictures

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No. 10: Hunger Games
Most Dire Movie Makeover

This movie makeover isn't superficial -- it's a matter of life and death. As Katniss Everdeen prepares to enter the Hunger Games, she's stripped of her muted District 12 uniform and swathed in couture gowns, over-the-top hair and extravagant makeup meant to win over the entire Panem population.

Photo courtesy of: Lionsgate

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No. 9: Princess Diaries
Best Hair Movie Makeover

Before donning her chic "The Devil Wears Prada" wardrobe and chopping off her hair in "Les Miserables," Anne Hathaway underwent this striking movie makeover. How Mia Thermopolis was able to go from flaunting a serious brush-breaking bush on her head to sleek, sophisticated princess still blows our minds a little.

Photo courtesy of: Buena Vista Pictures

Beauty makeovers are our guilty pleasure. Whether it's gasping at the final reveal of a TV makeover show or introducing a friend to the wonders of a burgundy lip, we love a good transformation. But the most satisfying makeovers happen on the big screen. Hollywood has perfected the art of the plain-Jane-to-goddess montage. (Think: "Pretty Woman," "The Princess Diaries," "Clueless.")

True, most of these movie makeovers imply that you need a complete fashion and beauty overhaul to get the job or the man -- or both. Even if we haven't quite worked out our feelings on that questionable message, we're still suckers for an epic on-screen transformation. That�s why we've ranked the most incredible movie makeovers in recent memory. Where does your favorite fall on our list? Keep reading to find out.
BY AMANDA MONTELL | APR 29, 2015 | SHARES
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