But the 23-year-old beauty was surprisingly modest and self-conscious when asked about her fashion at the 3.1 Philip Lim show at Fashion Week in NYC.
“That’s a very nice thing to say,” a blushing Leighton Meester said when asked about her style icon status. “But I don’t ... I don’t know. It's not me.”
As for what she’d tell her fans about picking the right outfit, she keeps it simple: “I guess it’s just fun,” Leighton explained. “Just wear what you like.”
“It’s just very original and inspired and it’s feminine and beautiful,” she said. “I just saw a few little pieces backstage and I closed my eyes."
"I wanted it to be a surprise!”
"I'm thrilled to be welcomed into the Universal Republic fold," Meester said in a statement to Billboard. "Their reputation for nurturing artists, combined with a willingness to break new ground, makes it the ultimate environment for me to enjoy making music and explore my own creative boundaries."
The 23-year-old has been laying down tracks since March for an album with an "electro-pop edge." She's working with producers Polow Da Don (Usher, Fergie), Harvey Mason Jr. (Justin Timberlake, Pink) and Spencer Nezey (Jupiter Rising).
Meester already has some experience in the music biz — sort of: She recurs as virginal pop star, Justine Chapin, on Entourage.
Will you buy Meester's music?
(Of course!!!)
Now we're pleased to announce that some additional photos from their shoot with the fashion magazine have surfaced online. Needless to say, they look amazing.
Get ready for more smoldering Meestwick!!!
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Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester stopped by The Late Show with David Letterman on Friday night, and she was as funny and wonderful as you'd expect.
In addition to debunking Letterman's misconception that her character is the voice of Gossip Girl (he should really tune in), Leighton also talked about ...
How she was recently pulled over for speeding while covered in fake blood from a movie she was making over the summer.
How her dog looks and acts like actor Richard Gere (with pics)!
How there's a lot of sex, partying and clothes in Season 3.
In addition to debunking Letterman's misconception that her character is the voice of Gossip Girl (he should really tune in), Leighton also talked about ...
How she was recently pulled over for speeding while covered in fake blood from a movie she was making over the summer.
How her dog looks and acts like actor Richard Gere (with pics)!
How there's a lot of sex, partying and clothes in Season 3.
Date of Birth
9 April 1986, Marco Island, Florida, USA
Birth Name
Leighton Marissa Claire Meester
Height
5' 5" (1.65 m)
Trivia
Has an older brother, Douglas Meester.
Her surname "Meester" is Dutch for "master" or "teacher".
She has worked with famous photographer Sofia Coppola.
She enjoys singing, and even sang in the movie "Drive Thru".
She is naturally blonde but dyed her hair brown for the role of Blair Waldorf for TV show "Gossip Girl".
Named one of People Magazines' 100 Most Beautiful in 2008.
Ranked #48 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
