Famous Teen Pregnancies

Famous Teen Pregnancies

Keisha Castle-Hughes:
The 18-year old Oscar-nominated actress who starred in movies such as Star Wars Episode III and The Nativity Story was only 16 when she gave birth to her daughter Felicity-Amore on April 25, 2007.

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Fantasia Barrino:
Well before her days of 'American Idol' stardom, this North Carolina native became pregnant at 17 after dropping out of high-school. Fantasia gave birth to her daughter Zion Quari Barrino on August 8, 2001.

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Shirley Temple:
The Academy Award-winning child actress turned diplomat was married at 17 years old to actor John Agar and had her first child Linda Susan Agar on January 30, 1948 when she was 19.

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Bristol Palin:
When Governor Sarah Palin announced that her 17-year-old daughter was five months pregnant the public began speculating if Sarah's fifth child Trig (shown in this photo) was really Bristol's. Gov. Palin has been a long time advocate of abstinence-only education yet her daughter Bristol may be the most glaring example of why this may not be the best policy...Oh the irony of it all!

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Barack Obama:*
Presidential hopeful Barack Obama was born to mother Ann Dunam when she was just 18 years old. His parents married at a young age after they met at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Barack was raised by both his mother and her parents.

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Marcia Hines:
At age 17, Australian singer and actress Marcia Hines was the youngest person in the world to play a featured role in the stage production Hair when she became pregnant with daughter Deni Hines. Deni was born in September 1970

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Cathy Hughes:
The entrepreneur and founder of Radio One became terrified when she found out she was pregnant at age 16. However soon after her son Alfred Liggins Jr. was born he became, says Hughes, "my motivation and my inspiration." Her son now serves as the CEO of the company, with Hughes as chairperson. Talk about a dynamic duo.

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Dr. Dre:
Verna Young gave birth to record producer Andre Romelle young, aka Dr. Dre on February 18, 1965 when she was 16 years old. She soon wed his father Theodore Young but divorced him three years later. Young recounts her travails with her famous son in the book 'Long Road Outta Compton' (DaCapo Press)

Da Capo Press 2008

Asia Nitollano:
The young singer, dancer and model was 17 years old when she gave birth to her daughter in 2005. This didn't hinder the young mommy from winning a spot in the music group The Pussycat Dolls after being a contestant on the series The Search for the Next Doll. Nitollano even gained the opportunity to be a model for Sean John Women's Collection.

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Solange Knowles:
The young songstress with the saucy 'tude married football player Daniel Smith in February 2004. At age 18, she gave birth to her son Daniel Juelz Smith Jr. on October 18, 2004. The couple divorced in 2007.

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