Mariah Carey's Changing Looks: Year by Year

See how the American Idol judge has evolved -- from a curly-haired pop star to a Grammy-winning mom of twins (25 Photos)

Parry Ernsberger on Mar 27, 2013 at 9:46AM

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Mariah Carey's Changing Looks: Year by Year

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Age 20


At 20 years old, Mariah Carey's career was just getting ready to take off! The New York native (pictured here, sporting naturally kinky curls and a sexy LBD in 1990) caught the attention of Columbia Records head, Tommy Mottola, at a party where she slipped him her demo tape -- and clearly he liked what he heard!

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