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Twinning! 18 uncanny celebrity mother and daughter lookalikes


UPDATED JUNE 2, 2020 8:29 AM EDT

Some daughters are such ‘mini-me’s’ of their moms that it’s almost like traveling back in time to when their mother was young. And often the resemblance isn’t just physical but also their talent and drive has also been picked up from their special lady. Whether it’s working the catwalks to starring on the silver screen, lots of these young ladies are following in their mother’s footsteps and making a name for themselves in their own rights. Take a look at some of the most striking mother-daughter duos around!

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Cindy Crawford and Kaia Gerber

The genes are strong with this one! Cindy Crawford ’s supermodelling career is being lived over once more through her daughter Kaia Gerber . That’s not to say it’s been easy for Randy Gerber’s daughter: “I came from an already known family, so it was easy for people to have preconceived ideas about me. The biggest struggle was proving people wrong. I almost had to go backward before I went forward.”

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Lisa Bonet and Zoe Kravitz

With iconic parents such as Lisa for a mom and Lenny Kravitz as her dad, Zoe was bound to be a star. Not only is she as stunning as her mom but she has inheirated her parents’ talents too, staring in the High Fidelity series and fronting the R&B band Lolawolf.

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Gigi and Bella Hadid and mom Yolanda

Green eyes, check. High cheek bones, check. Photogenic genes run in this family too. Dutch model Yolanda had a varied career before settling down in Los Angeles with her childrens’ father Mohamed Hadid. Gigi , who is expecting her first child with Zayn Malik, and Bella Hadid have both triumphed as models.

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Ava Sambora & Heather Locklear

Daughter of Bon Jovi’s Richie Sambora, Ava was born in 1997 and shares her mom’s golden locks and blue eyes. She recently graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a BA in Psychology.

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Jada Pinkett Smith and Willow Smith

She’s only 19 years old yet Willow is already a singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Like brother Jaden she cites her parents Jada and Will Smith as her “biggest role models.”

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Reese Witherspoon and Ava Philippe

These two are like clones! While younger brother Deacon has more of a resemblance to dad Ryan Phillippe, Ava seems to be 100% Reese ! She’s a student at UC Berkeley and has also done a spot of modelling.

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Jessica Alba and Honor Warren

Jessica’s mini-me is 11-year-old Honor and the two are often inseparable, wearing matching clothes and trying out Jessica’s Honest Company beauty products together.

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Chiqui and Marielena Delgado

Twins surely? Nope - Chiqui Delgado (left) is a glamorous mom to her identical daughter Marielena. Chiqui has spoken about the importance of letting your children find their own identity: “I think that as a mom, you have to be very flexible even if their styles don’t match yours – you have to let them be free and independent, and let them find their identities.”

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Madonna and Lourdes Leon

The Material Girl’s eldest child is the spitting image of her but seems to be forging a less public persona than her mom. She studied at the University Of Michigan for four years and has appeared in a few modelling campaigns, but without signing to a model agency. Madonna has spoken about her daughter, who she calls ‘Lola’, saying she’s: “Insanely talented.” She added: “I’m green with envy because she’s incredible at everything she does – she’s an incredible dancer, she’s a great actress, she plays the piano beautifully, she’s way better than me in the talent department. But she doesn’t have the same drive.”

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Glenn Close and Annie Stark

Thanks to the similarity of this mom-daughter acting duo, Annie plays the younger version of Glenn in The Wife. Annie is grateful for the low-key girlhood that she had: “I had a profoundly normal childhood, I’m a little boring. I was a barefoot kid, outdoorsy, never had siblings, but I had cats and dogs, and really surrounded by nature. I credit my parents for keeping me grounded and keeping it normal.”

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Julianne Moore and Liv Freundlich

From an early age Liv has been a mini-me of mom Julianne with her auburn locks and porcelain skin, she’s also following her Oscar-winning mom’s footsteps onto the silver screen too, appearing in The Rebound and Trust The Man.

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Vanessa Paradis and Lily Rose Depp

She may have dad Johnny Depp’s eyes but the rest of her is a carbon copy of French singer, actress and model mom Vanessa. Lily Rose has also followed her mom’s model footsteps and is frequently seen treading the catwalks of London and Paris.

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Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson

Two peas in a pod! And Kate Hudson has followed her actress mom by forging her own successful acting career. Talking about growing up with her mom and dad Kurt Russell, Kate says: “It was one of those childhoods where you say, ‘Well, they must have done something right,’ because we’re all so close. My mom, as busy as she was, was a very present parent.”

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Candace Cameron Bure and Natasha Bure

The Fuller House star and The Voice contestant daughter Natasha are like two peas in a pod!

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Demi Moore and Rumer Willis

Out of Demi’s three daughters it’s Rumer who most resembles her mom and the two often post fun twinning photos on Instagram together.

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Robin Wright and Dylan Frances Penn

With parents like Sean Penn and Robin Wright, it wasn’t a huge surprise that Dylan would follow their footsteps as an actress. She’s also modelled for several brands including jewelery brand The Last Line where she opened up about her mom’s influence on her: “It’s funny to be asked what my mom has taught me about style and beauty because I’ve always said she taught me ‘less is more’ which I tend to stick by most of the time,” she said. “But not at all with my jewelry! It’s never too much!”

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Blythe Danner and Gwyneth Paltrow

From their high cheekbones to their blue eyes and blonde locks, the apple didn’t fall far from the tree here! Gwyneth feted her mom in 2015 with these words: “I had the great pleasure of growing up, watching this woman’s talent and incredible imagination and amazing femininity – this amazing force she was able to channel,” Paltrow said. “I wanted to follow in her footsteps.”

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Christie Brinkley and Sailor Brinkley-Cook

These two are so alike that Sailor seamlessly replaced mom Christie on Dancing With The Stars after the former model broke her wrist. Sailor also models and they have appeared in campaigns together.

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Sofia Vergara and her niece Claudia Vergara

And an honoroble mention goes to Sofia Vergara and her niece Claudia. Whether they are twinning on glam nights out or posing cheekily by the pool, these two are often hard to tell apart!

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