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Style Star to Watch: Shailene Woodley

With the 2014 awards show season officially complete, we’re feeling a bit of withdrawal from the fabulous celebrity fashion we’ve seen on the red carpet over the last several months. Though our obsession with stars like Lupita Nyong’o and Jennifer Lawrence will probably never fade, we’re already searching for a new hot, young star to satisfy our insatiable red-carpet fashion appetite. And we already have one starlet in mind: Shailene Woodley. The actress stars in Divergent , the first in a set of movies based on a young-adult fiction series that’s full of mysteries, thrills, and some hot-and-steamy romance. Woodley has already started her rounds to promote the movie across the country, and she’s been looking really good doing it, showing up to a recent Atlanta screen in a bell-sleeved Alexander McQueen dress and killer black-and-green McQueen heels. With her new edgy haircut and continually improving personal style, we have no doubt that Woodley’s appearances will have us hooked on her star style in no time. But before we start looking forward to all the gorgeous and glamorous outfits she’s bound to wear, let’s take a look back at 10 of her best looks from red carpets past.

by Mary Avant

At the 2012 Golden Globes

She may have gotten her big start on ABC Family’s The Secret Life of the American Teenager, but it was Woodley’s role in The Descendents that really launched her into the spotlight. And at the 2012 Golden Globes, the actress proved she belonged there with this stunning strapless Marchesa number.

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At the 2012 Directors Guild of America Awards

It didn’t take long for Woodley to feel right at home in big-name designer labels like Valentino, ruling the Directors Guild of America Awards red carpet in this red-hot, sheer floral gown like a pro.

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At the 2012 Critics' Choice Awards

Looking more grown up than ever in this slinky Calvin Klein number, Woodley definitively proved that she was a sexy style star who should be taken seriously.

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At the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards

Though she can stun in a high-fashion gown, the actress also knows how to nail a more casual look, which she did in this dressed-down-but-still-dazzling Christopher Kane ensemble.

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At the 2012 Oscars

Choosing Valentino Couture for her debut appearance at the Academy Awards, the actress looked like an absolute vision in her high-neck, long-sleeved gown.

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At the 2012 'Vanity Fair' Oscar Party

Showing off both a little leg and the brighter side of her style personality, Woodley chose a playfully printed Proenza Schouler gown to cap off the 2012 awards-show season.

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At Comic-Con 2013 in San Diego

Woodley has a penchant for nailing all-black numbers, and this Philip Lim top paired with those caged Vanessa Bruno heels has us wanting to go dark and daring, too.

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At the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards

Showing off her super-toned abs and legs for days, Woodley looked casually glam in all the right ways with this two-piece Emilio Pucci ensemble.

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At the 2014 ELLE Women in Hollywood Celebration

Rocking a sleek new pixie cut, the actress embarked on a new phase in her style evolution, choosing a more sophisticated and visually intriguing Calvin Klein Collection number for ELLE’s annual event.

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At the 2014 Publicists Awards Luncheon

Woodley was a spring dream in her peachy Jonathan Saunders dress, which she kept from looking too demure with strappy gold heels and side-swept cropped hair.

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