GUESS WHO: WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG
Wednesday, October 10, 2007

GUESS WHO THIS BABY GREW UP TO BE?

( Photo by: Rick Diamond/WireImage )
It’s Monica! The multi-grammy award winner is currently 7 months pregnant with her second child by producer Rodney “Rock” Hill, Jr. The couple has a two-year-old son, Rodney Ramone Hill III, named after his father
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97 Comments
1.
EJ
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
I NEVER WOULD HAVE GUESSED
2.
Kris
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
I would have never guessed—
3.
tianni
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
YES!!! once again I guessed this one before checking it out!!
She was such an adorable little baby girl!!!
AWWWWWWW!
4.
sapphireblu
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
wow. i had no clue
5.
KiKi So Fresh
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
That’s MONICA! That same picture of her is inside the booklet of her first CD.
6.
dctrinigyal
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
wow, never would have guess her.
7.
gina
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
first! aww cute pic
8.
EBZ01
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
That was my first guess but Taitiyana Ali or w/e was my next guess.
Monica was a pretty baby :).
9.
nick
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
MONICA
10.
ladyloza
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
never had a idea of who it could be, she looks cute there tho!
11.
SIENNA
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
wow! doesn’t really look like her but this baby sure is adorable………she’s still stunnung..
12.
one tree hill
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
Awwwwww………..she looks so adorable back then…….I would’ve neva guess!!!
13.
d
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
almost every 80’s baby have that background….I know I do!!!
14.
Zo
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
OMG!
I GUESSED IT RIGHT!
SO AS I CLICKED THE PIC, I WAS LIKE I NEVER GET THESE RIGHT…
AND LOW AND BEHOLD! ITS MO!
15.
ms. dyme
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
so adorable
and she’s beautiful now too.
16.
CARLISSIA
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
i thought it was jill scott lol
17.
DIAMONDS&PEARLS
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
Awwwwwwwww she damn cute!
I didnt know it was her lol
18.
SAY WHAT:O
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
awww, i can’t see it but she was a cutie!
19.
Dame
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
Didn’t get it right again but Monìca is so cute.
20.
DaNii
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
I agree with #1 on this one!
21.
ChokLitFactory
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
Wow, I thought it was Ashanti! Gorgeous baby pic! I hope she has a girl this time, congrats Monica!
22.
deedee
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
I thought it was Jill Scott, um, never-the-less she was an adorable baby. She is a beautiful woman.
23.
A J*Davey Baby
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
Damn, I thought it was Rhianna :o(
24.
seductiverose
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
Oh wow, that’s a cute baby— Monica didn’t even come to mind cuz frankly I ain’t know who the hell it was. The pic doesn’t clue you into thinkin it’s her. But she was super-dupey cute *she still is…**
25.
TeTe(Another hit..BarryBonds!)
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
i said eve..lol
26.
DAPHNEYVETTE
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
WAAAYYY TOOOO CUTTEEE!
27.
Queshia
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
I also thought it was Ashanti
28.
nessey
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
i thought it was da gurl frum fresh prince
29.
Brnsugar75
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
I knew this was Monica, it was in her CD cover. What a QT!!
30.
Nikki
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
Yep, I knew I saw that picture somewhere.
31.
tlt
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
so cute!
32.
skateboard-t
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
#13
you took the words right out my mouth..
i thought it was Teyana Taylor tho..
33.
Mo-Ree
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
I was so wrong….i thought Queen Latifa
34.
supermodel
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
monica is still very beautiful!!! A natural beauty……no bronzer…heavy makeup….lashes…..extensions…etc
35.
TAISH4U
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
This was a hard one, Monica was a pretty baby and she grew up to be a pretty young lady.
36.
Xander
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
OH MONICA ! DAMN!!!!
37.
JoRo
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
I would never have guessed. Such a cute baby. She’s one of those women that is naturally very pretty.
38.
dee
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
MONICA IS PRETTY CUTE AS A BABY. LOVE IT.
39.
REBEL
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
I already knew
40.
BIPOLAR_VAMPIRE_HOTNESS
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
SHE HAS THE SAME SCHNOZ.. NO RHINOPLASTY THERE..
That picture more looks like Ashanti!
41.
jamal
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
lmao at multi grammy award winner.But she was cute!
42.
Rep Da D
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
I ACTUALLY KNEW THIS ONE CUZ IT WAS ON HER “MISS THANG” cd…….by the way that is a classic!!!!
43.
When is the official 3rd season of "Martin" coming to DVD?
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
I didn’t even know Monica had a child. I thought all she had was the one that she supposedly adopted.
44.
Lette
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
Wow I thought it was Lauren London or somebody like that. Monica was a pretty baby with all that hair!!!!
45.
sassysexychick
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
wow the baby looks nothing lik e her but a cutie now and then.
46.
Haughty
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
I had know idea, but by the nose is kinda of obvious NOW. She was adorable.
Everyone has that background, I have that background on a couple of pics.
47.
Pookie
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
I knew I had seen that pic before but coldn’t recall whose pic it was. I thought it was Jill Scott none-the-less.
48.
Caramel_Frapp
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
Whoa! *jumps back* Lord Jesus… C’mon now concreteloop…yall know DAMN well thats Ashanit with them bushman eyebrows. Dont play wit my emotions… Who the hell said that she looks like rihanna? C’mon now… they would have had to take 6 seperate photos..a video segment.. and an explanation. Aint no way rihanna would fit that mellon in a single shot.
49.
Caramel_Frapp
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
**Ashanti..w/e the damn girls name is…she really tryna make a come back…*shakes head*
50.
Caramel_Frapp
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
on the real though..Rihanna is pretty and her head aint all that bad.. there are worse out there im sure. *backs away slowly from post*
51.
Mizz Jenkins
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
Cute as a button.
52.
Rashad
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
Awwwww Monica, her hair in the recent picture is on point! Get it Mo!
53.
kenno
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
Monica is beatiful then and now
54.
Peaches
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
I thought it was Ashanti too.
55.
SUPERstarshine
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
(Why didn’t my post get posted???) Anyway, I have seen this picture before… it is in Monica’s “Miss Thang” album booklet.
56.
Softest Place On Earth
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
She was really cute.
57.
knockkey
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
TEAM MONICA TEAM CIARA ATL FINEST LADIES
58.
webmisslala
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
Knew it. I’ve seen this pic before. Monica was a cutie pie
59.
!Dope Girl Fresh!
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
wow…i was really stumped on this one. I love love love Monica!! I think she is an amazing woman.
60.
Junior in Jamaica
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
Guys in the grown up pic, Monica looks like what Star Jones is trying to look like. Wow, never realized they look alike, similar smile and all.
61.
Twin
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
I knew it was Monica she is so beautiful.
62.
UGT
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
multi-grammy award winner???????????
she only got one as far as i kno
63.
GOD is good
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
She was cute, she still cute.
64.
LAY LAY
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
Monica is the last person I would’ve guessed!
65.
"B"
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
MONICA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She had that picture in her “Miss Thang” album….
66.
me
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
YALL SOME STRAIGHT HATERS
67.
me
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
I’ve got that same background for one of my baby pics. 80’s babies!!!!
68.
foxxy380*Out My Socks
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
Look at my fav girl Monica. I just want to go up to that baby pic and grab those cheeks and kiss them. She was tooooooooo adorable. Still is.
69.
Queen_Chrissee
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
When you look at the picture, it really does look like her. Aww how cute.
70.
bailey
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
MONICA IS BEAUTIFUL AND SHE WAS A CUTIE WHEN SHE WAS A BABY
71.
southern_queen
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
Yea this one I knew,only because I have seen the photo before. She is and was a pretty baby! Wonder if this baby she’s expecting is a girl?
72.
KAMEE'
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
I thought it was Rocsi from 106& Park. I’m all off today.
73.
mills
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
she looks cute, Monica is like me, only time when she had a little weight on her is when she was a baby
74.
Thomas
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
Just a small correction- she only won one grammy, she’s not that hot for yall to be saying mult-grammy award winner.
75.
kenno
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
@ 74, hate will make you stupid—they meant MULTI-PLATInum seller, grammy-award winning-20 million sold ww, billboard winner, youngest artist to receive a grammy and have 2 consecutive number 1’s, 8 number 1 hits, starred in her stariing role movie @ 17 and had a sale-out world tour—and you said that she aint that hot lol—get another hobby cause you aren’t good at hating either lol
76.
missteejay
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
hey! i think i’m pretty good at this…monica was the first person who popped into my mind when i looked at the pic…
these “guess-the-baby” activivites are waaaaaaaaaay better than that blind item mess!!!
77.
Queen Tee
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
#62 stop hatin monica is the shit!!
78.
Queen Tee
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
#74 hatin will get u no where sweetie!!!
79.
foxxy380*Out My Socks
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
@ #75 THANK YOU!
I hate when people try to hate and don’t know WTH they talking about. Mo been hot since 15. Get it straight dude!
80.
Cha Cha
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
Congrats Monica!!!!!
81.
BK
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
I remember that picture from inside the Miss Thang album cover. She was such a cutie! Her looks totally changed though. She’s still a very pretty lady.
82.
Solara
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
Aaaawww too cuuuuuttteeee!! Monica is truly GORGEOUS
83.
LacLady
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
I knew that was Mo…she has that photo in her MissThang Cd cover….it folds out into a poster in she has her baby picture on the poster.
84.
Nothing But Love
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
I knew it was her i could tell from her chin.
85.
Malaysia.
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
I said Kelly Rowland for some reason?
86.
Tequila
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
#75 I COULDN’T HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF. NOW # 74 CLOSE YOUR MOUTH BEFORE FLIES GET IN IT!!
87.
nicole
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
Never would have guess that was her she was a cuttie
88.
tia
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
oh wow i would have never known,and the pic looks more recent like 90’s so i was clueless
89.
SweetLesa
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
Monica rocks!!! Cute baby pic and current pic. She is going to always be hot imo. She has a lot of accolades. I can’t stand when ppl hate and don’t know what the hell they talking about. Get ‘em #75!!!
90.
floacist
Thursday, October 11, 2007 /
I still haven’t figured any of these out thus far.
91.
Clemmy
Friday, October 12, 2007 /
im so happy ya’ll picked her picture. i love her. her and alicia are two of the best voices tat are still around imo. comgrats on the baby too mo. oh yea she’s having a boy due in january. all monica fans stand up!!!! lol
~ mo’s #1 fan
92.
DEE
Friday, October 12, 2007 /
YEAJ THAT MY FAVOURITE SINGER
93.
HARLEMBROWN67
Monday, October 15, 2007 /
Wasn’t sure ,but never the less she was hecker cute
94.
missdiva
Friday, November 2, 2007 /
Monica was a dime then… and she a superdime now!
95.
Diamonddiamond
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 /
Awww
96.
MizzJacquetta
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 /
WOW MONICA LOOKS CUTE SHE WAS A BABY
97.
THECRITIC
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 /
OMG HOW CUTE!!