Teen Vogue – August 2008
June 30, 2008 | Comments | Articles & Interviews, Media Alerts | Posted by Mycah
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Radiating bombshell good looks and an innate knack for her craft, Amanda Seyfried has all the makings of a Hollywood heavyweight. Yet as she takes the silver screen by storm in this summer’s epic musical, Mamma Mia!, it’s safe to say that Amanda is not only unique – but she’s in a league all her own.
When it comes to Amanda – a 22 year-old ex-child model who remains best known for her portrayal of a ditzy “Plastic” in Mean Girls, or the doomed high-school beauty in Veronica Mars – appearances can be more than a little bit deceiving. With long golden locks and an angelic face, it’s no wonder Amanda has encountered an unfortunate typecast; however, once represented by famed modeling agency Wilhelmina, Amanda’s striking face is credited with igniting her career. Posing for Limited Too campaigns alongside fellow future actress, Leighton Meester, Amanda remembers her insecurities budding around the time she met the Gossip Girl. “Leighton was very confident,” she recalls. “And I was very shy.”
As Amanda steps out of the shadows as one of Tinsletown’s brightest young talents, she is candid in revealing that her life as an actress was not always a priority. When she first moved to New York from her native Allentown, Pennsylvania a half-decade ago all Amanda wanted to do was sing.
