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.

    Sandra Mu, Getty Images

    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.

    Todd Anderson, Walt Disney World Resort / Getty Images

    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.

    Frank Micelotta, Getty Images

    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!

    Stephan Savoia, AP

    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.

    Obama Presidential Campaign / AP

    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

    Paul McConnell, Getty Images

    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.

    Ben Rose, WireImage.com

    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.

    Johnny Nunez, WireImage

    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.

    Johnny Nunez, WireImage.com

Teen Baby Boomers

When the Republican Party revealed that Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin's 17-year old daughter was 5-months pregnant, the ''issue'' of teen pregnancy again came to the nation's fore. According to Planned Parenthood, a startling 31 percent of American women become pregnant before the age of 20. Two-thirds of teen parents do not finish high school. Parenthood in youth often forces young people to forfeit their dreams -- or even their chances at life above the poverty level.

There are some, however, who did not allow being a teen parent to stifle them or their children. From Oprah Winfrey and Bristol Palin to 50 Cent, Nikki Taylor or Barack Obama, we present famous teen pregnancies.

Text by Hayat Mohamed, Photo Editor: Denyse Clarke

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