Top 10 Embarrassing Celeb MySpace Pages You Need to See
#10: Lana Del Rey
Heeyyy, Baby Girl. Lana Del Rey wasn't exactly the stylish chanteuse she would become back in her Myspace days. In fact, her bedazzled old page for the site used her given name of Lizzy Grant – for both her username and personal quote, mind you – and was decorated with fireworks and crazy fonts galore. There's a bit of a wanna-be rocker vibe to Lana's personal style here, and she was clearly searching out an identity for herself in the crowded music industry. Honestly? There are far more embarrassing Myspace pages out there, hence why Ms. Del Rey only cracks into our list in the opening spot.
#9: Nicki Minaj
In case you missed it: playtime is OVER. Or, at least that's what the future Miss Nicki Minaj wanted us to think back in her Myspace infancy. The style here is a bit retro, perhaps in the Lil' Kim vein, as Minaj seems to be presenting herself in an intentionally and overtly plastic pop star persona. Nicki was quickly approaching superstar status, however, as it would only be a scant three years before the rapper would drop a fiery verse on Kanye West's "Monster" in 2010, launching Minaj into superstardom with her debut LP, "Pink Friday." But hey, we all gotta start somewhere, right?
#8: Taylor Swift
There's just something pleasingly All-American about the old Myspace for global mega-star Taylor Swift. Taylor comes across with the same wistful innocence she projected on her early, country-themed material, albeit with the sort of goofy teenage nonsense that was so common on many a personal page back in the day. The effect of looking at these photos and comments is somewhat akin to peering into someone's diary, a snapshot into a recent past that could be embarrassing, sure, but also a fun trip back into the vaults on memory lane.
#7: Katy Perry
Ouch, Katy Perry's edging out her celebrity frenemy on our list? Don't tell Taylor. Perry's old Myspace page from 2006 and 2007 was a weird transitional page that was part crazy college girl nonsense and part promotional piece. Katy's debut EP "Ur So Gay" was about to be released, so there's the prerequisite bio-spiel written by a PR person and peppered with quotes from Perry. Elsewhere, there are a bunch of emphatic statements with exclamation points aplenty, as well as a wealth of fun facts about her personal life: things like her love of surfing, antiquing and "everything Japanese."
#6: Kylie Jenner
The Kardashian/Jenner families are no strangers to the spotlight, so it should sort of go without saying that Kylie and Kendall Jenner's old Myspace pages are pretty fabulous. That is, if your idea of fabulousity is cluttered collections of random photos from the lives of millennial high school kids. Whether it was Kendall's bright idea of having her username on the site be "Horsegirl," or Kylie's seemingless endless candid shots of school life, tween life and the good life, these old Myspace pages are exactly what you'd think they be.
#5: Lady Gaga
The Queen Lady Gaga sure has come a long way from her debut album "The Fame," which was a far more pop and dance-centric affair. The photos and biographical information on her old Myspace is very much in this vein, promoting the forthcoming release of "The Fame" with a style that was indebted to '80s electro and the space-disco hits of the 1970s. As a result, the Myspace evidence isn't all too shocking for Gaga fans, but instead serve as a semi-nostalgic look back at the icon's early career, a time and place to which some fans even wish she would return.
#4: Aubrey Plaza
It's good to know that somethings never change. Case in point? "Parks and Recreation" and "Child's Play" star Aubrey Plaza, whose old Myspace profile is just as quirky and strange as the actress' public persona is now. Apart from the fact that Plaza apparently felt it necessary to announce that she "needed more friends" in the quote section of her profile, the page itself is a rather sparse and understated affair that has a mild obsession with the word "hag." Oh, and Aubrey also didn't feel the need to add anything under her list of "interests." Maybe she didn't have any? It does seem oddly on brand...
#3: Harry Styles
Okay, so we're guessing that One Direction's Harry Styles was just barely on board with Myspace prior to the site falling out of favor with its target youth audience. That doesn't stop these old photos from looking ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE, however, as a super young Styles is all bright eyed and bushy tailed as young lad with his folks. Elsewhere, there are slight hints of the charm-machine Styles would eventually become after conquering Boy Band Land, as the pre-teen smiles for the camera with family and friends. The one question we gotta ask, however, is: does Harry still want to meet Superman?
#2: Kim Kardashian
We mentioned Kim Kardashian's half-sisters Kylie and Kendall earlier, so it's just as well that we give Mrs. Kanye West a spot on our list, as well. In today's installment of "stars: they're just like us!" we're happy to report that Kim used pimp-my-profile.com just like many of us did back in the day, and it's admirable that Kim put "God" as the number one person she wanted to meet. We can't help but wonder why Ray-J was so far down on Kardashian's Top 8 List, but at the same time we're pretty sure that Kim would rather forget she ever put him there in the first place.
Before we name our number one pick, here are a few honorable mentions!
Kanye West
Kesha
Jeffree Star
Justin Bieber
Ariana Grande
#1: Tom Hardy
Selfies, selfies and MORE selfies. This is what permeated Tom Hardy's Myspace page back in the day... not that his fans are likely to complain, mind you. In fact, the actor himself looked back on his posts in 2015 when he took to Sky News to good-naturedly discuss the lack of shame from his younger self. Hardy wasn't ashamed of the duck face, the underwear selfies or the complete lack of shirts in his photos, commenting that the shots capture him "in his natural habitat." Tom's positive spin on the whole thing is a refreshing reminder of how we should all look back on some of our own... let's say "less-than-amazing" moments: with humor and humility.
