Rare Photos From Behind The Scenes of the 2000s

Lil Kim, Britney Spears, and Mariah Carey

This series of photos were taken in the TRL photo booth in 2001. TRL Live was a series of studios in Manhattan that hosted some of Hollywood's most elite performers during the peak of MTV's popularity. There are pictures of virtually every rising star from the 2000s saved in the MTV office. 

Doutzen Kroes, 2003

This is a rare shot of a relatively underground model from the early 2000s. Kroes became one of the faces of Victoria's Secret when she was just 18 years old. Kroes has stated many times that she didn't want to be a model, but the industry really just pulled her in with money. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.