Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast looks unrecognisable in these high school pictures
These are genuinely jaw-dropping
Remember when yearbook photos felt like a permanent, slightly embarrassing snapshot?
Lately, a wave of throwbacks, from dedicated Instagram accounts to Bravo’s archives, has resurfaced high-school pictures of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and the results are delightfully jaw-dropping.
From ’80s brows to awkward haircuts and outfits that do not scream ‘designer’, these images show the cast long before the brand deals, the contouring artists, and the billion-dollar beauty routines.
Below, we run through the cast past and present and dish on the biggest transformations… think softer features, different hairlines, and yes, some seriously unrecognisable yearbook energy.
Lisa Rinna
Rinna’s yearbook photos show a younger woman with long, dark hair and much thicker natural brows, a far cry from the signature short cut and sculpted brows she’s known for today.
Reddit has been buzzing over how “unrecognisable” the high-school shots look next to her current glam.
Erika Chahoy
Erika Girardi (née Chahoy), who later became Erika Jayne, appears in older school pictures with a very different vibe: softer, more understated glam and pre-pop-star styling.
Her past images remind everyone how she built a stage persona over the years, not overnight.
Garcelle Beauvais
Garcelle’s throwback captures a young woman already giving off star quality, that bright, confident smile hints at the Hollywood career that was to come.
Long before RHOBH, she was acting, modelling, and dating high-profile A-listers, so her school photos feel like the very first frames of a future icon. It’s a softer, more effortless version of the woman who now owns every red carpet she steps on.
Sutton Brown (Stracke)
Sutton’s early photos show the pre-socialite days: classic ’80s–’90s styling and a very different silhouette.
Her evolution into the ultra-coiffed, designer-clad hostess we see on camera is striking.
Eileen Davidson
Actress Eileen’s prom and grad shots give a peek at her early Hollywood-ready looks, softer features and a youthful charm that predate her soap-opera glamour.
Crystal Kung
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Crystal’s yearbook images lean on the classic, natural school-photo look.
She’s stunning then and now, but back then it seemed she had simpler styling, which makes her current red-carpet polish feel like a complete glow-up.
Brandi Glanville
Brandi’s high school pics are pure girl-next-door energy, which is kind of hilarious when you compare them to the bold, tell-it-like-it-is persona she’s known for now.
Total plot twist.
Dorit Lemel (Kemsley)
Dorit’s yearbook shots are honestly adorable. She’s got big curls, natural brows and this super soft, fresh look that feels miles away from the ultra-glam, perfectly sculpted Dorit we know today.
Seeing those early pics makes her whole style evolution feel like a complete reinvention. It’s giving “quiet girl in homeroom who later becomes a full-on fashion powerhouse,” and the glow-up is wild.
Bozoma Arthur (Saint John)
Bozoma’s early photos reflect the years before her powerhouse marketing career and signature confident styling; the contrast is a reminder that public-image evolution is a long game.
Yolanda Hadid
Yolanda’s old family and early modelling pics are so sweet, super natural, really low-key, and a world away from the polished, powerhouse mum era she stepped into later.
Every time these shots pop up online, people can’t help getting nostalgic and comparing the glow-up.
Mauricio Umansky
Photos of Mauricio from younger years show a pre-agent style that’s more boy-next-door than real-estate power-player, useful context when you remember he wasn’t always on luxury listing tours.
Taylor Armstrong
Taylor’s early images carry the soft-focus quality of the era; over time, cameras and makeup sharpened her signature reality TV look.
Whenever those yearbook photos resurface, everyone suddenly realises just how much a bit of contour and modern styling can totally switch up someone’s whole look.
Kyle Richards
Kyle’s school photos are such a throwback. You can totally recognise her by the expressions and those classic Kyle eyes, even if the styling feels straight out of another universe.
Her hair, her outfits, the whole vibe is so different from the polished look she’s known for now.
People always love pointing out how much she still resembles her sisters in those younger pics, and it turns into a whole “Richards family genetics are no joke” moment every time they resurface.
Kathryn Edwards
Kathryn’s early photos have this really natural, understated vibe, super simple hair, minimal makeup, just effortlessly pretty
It’s a fun contrast to the polished, camera-ready version of her we got to know on the show, and it kind of proves she’s always had that quiet confidence, even before the glam squads got involved.
Adrienne Maloof
Adrienne’s high-school photos are peak late-80s/early-90s, the glossy hair, the bold makeup, the whole retro vibe.
And honestly, the difference between those pics and her look today is one of the biggest glow-ups in the whole cast.
Seeing them side by side really shows just how much fashion, beauty, and, well, Adrienne herself have transformed. It’s like two completely different women, not just eras.
Teddi Mellencamp
Teddi’s childhood and school photos are so cute, totally different style, totally different brows, just a whole other era of Teddi before the fitness-coach energy and TV polish kicked in.
It’s funny seeing how soft and sweet she looked back then compared to the super put-together version we’re used to now.
Kathy Hilton
Kathy’s old photos are such a fun mix, part family scrapbook, part vintage celebrity throwback.
She’s instantly recognisable, of course, but the styling is so perfectly of its time that it feels like you’ve opened a time capsule.
Total period-piece energy in the best way.
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