Britney Spears's Life and Career in Photos

View Gallery 48 Slides Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Britney Spears performs during her "Baby One More Time" tour in Universal City, California, on July 31, 1999. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below

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1999: A Star on the Rise

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Britney Spears performs during her "Baby One More Time" tour in Universal City, California, on July 31, 1999.

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1999: Hitting the Red Carpet

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Britney Spears hits the red carpet for the 1999 Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles. The pop star won Single of the Year for "Baby One More Time," obviously.

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1999: Pretty in Pink

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Britney Spears arrives at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, wearing a baby pink slip dress.

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1999: Getting Glam

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Britney Spears wows in a sheer shirt at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.

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2000: Planet Hollywood

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Britney Spears poses at London's Planet Hollywood on November 15, 2000.

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2000: Like Mother, Like Daughter

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Britney Spears arrives at the Arista Records pre-Grammy Awards party at the Beverly Hills Hotel in California, with her mom, Lynne Spears.

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2000: Taking Risks

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Britney Spears on the red carpet at the 2000 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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2000: Hollywood Glamour

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Britney Spears oozes old Hollywood glamour at the 42nd Annual GRAMMY Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

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2000: Making the Video

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2000: Teen People

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Britney Spears celebrates the 2nd anniversary of Teen People.

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2000: Lovely in Lilac

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Britney Spears poses at the 2000 Teen Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California.

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2000: Across the Pond

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Britney Spears launches her second album, Oops!... I Did It Again at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

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2001: I'm a Slave 4 U

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Britney Spears performs at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City on September 6, 2001.

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2001: Double Denim

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Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake coordinate in matching denim outfits at the 28th American Music Awards. During a recent roundtable for The Hollywood Reporter, Timberlake said, "I confess that there was maybe a period in the '90s where I could skip over some of the outfits that were public, but the Internet will never." John Legend retorted, "Denim on denim on denim on denim that will never be forgotten!"

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2002: The Grammy Awards

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Britney Spears poses at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards on February 27, 2002.

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2002: Head to Toe Leather

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Britney Spears wears a dramatic leather mini dress at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards in New York on August 29, 2002.

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2002: Little Red Dress

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Britney Spears rocks a low-cut red dress at the 29th Annual American Music Awards on January 9, 2002.

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2002: PlayStation Party

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Britney Spears keeps it casual for PS2 Guy Oseary's 30th Birthday Party in Beverly Hills, California.

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2002: Crossroads

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At the Crossroads premiere with Justin Timberlake.

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2003: Velour Tracksuit

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Britney Spears is seen shopping in Calypso at the Sunset Plaza in Hollywood on February 14, 2003. She wears a classic velour tracksuit.

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Jennifer Algoo is the Visuals Director at Harper's BAZAAR.  She is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts and has previously worked at Patrick McMullan Co. as well as completing internships at Martha Stewart Weddings, Vogue and CosmoGirl! Magazine.   Jennifer covers royal, celeb and art content as well as overseeing all visual assets on BAZAAR.com.  When she's not obsessing over the royals you can find her attempting to solve cold cases as an armchair detective, traveling and experimenting with new recipes.  

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Amy Mackelden is a freelance writer, editor, and disability activist. Her bylines include Harper's BAZAAR, Nicki Swift, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, ELLE, The Independent, Bustle, Healthline, and HelloGiggles. She co-edited The Emma Press Anthology of Illness, and previously spent all of her money on Kylie Cosmetics.

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Jacob is a Temporary Partnerships Editor at Hearst based in Queens, New York with his partner and cat Tiger. He loves learning and writing about Film and TV, Video Games, and the weird histories of unexpected subjects.

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