Before Hollywood knew her name, Cameron Diaz was just a teenager in Long Beach, California.
Photos from 1989 show her far from red carpets and movie sets, living an ordinary high school life. Yet even then, she seemed to carry the confidence and energy that would later make her stand out.
Just a few years later, Diaz moved into modeling and made her film debut in The Mask in 1994, becoming an international star almost overnight.
That’s what makes these old photos so fascinating—they capture Cameron Diaz before the fame, before the cameras, and before anyone knew how dramatically her life was about to change.
