Transformation Tuesday: Lil’ Kim

• Lil’ Kim 1997

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• 1998

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• 1999

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• 2000

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• 2001

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• 2002

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• 2003

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• 2005

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• 2005

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• 2007

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• 2008

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• 2010

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• 2012

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• 2012

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• 2013

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• 2014

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Lil’ Kim has been pushing boundaries with her outrageous fashion for nearly two decades. Today’s female hip-hop artists owe their style inspiration from Kim’s use of outrageous wigs, bright colors and scandalous cut-outs. From her infamous purple pasty at the 1999 VMA’s to her more demure looks and attempts at business chic, Lil’ Kim is always surprising us with her next evolution.

From The Notorious K.I.M. to her Grammy winning collaboration on the cover of “Lady Marmalade,” Kim has kept things fresh with new sexy looks. She’s come back again and again, appearing on Dancing With The Stars and releasing multiple mix-tapes over the last few years. More recently Kim has been working on a more personal project – the birth of her daughter, Royal Reign this June. No matter what Kim is up to, we know we are going to be shocked and awed by the style she chooses to go along with it!

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