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Young Lucy Liu, 1990s

This image is a screenshot of a social media post containing a vintage photograph of famous American actress Lucy Liu taken in the 1990s. In the photo, young Lucy Liu has long straight black hair, wears a blue tank top printed with the word "Babe" in pink cursive font, looks off to her left with a calm, neutral expression, and is positioned against a dark background. The post above the photograph is from the verified X (formerly Twitter) account Past Preserved (@PastPreserved), with the text caption reading "A young Lucy Liu, 1990s".
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A young Lucy Liu, 1990s

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Babe (text printed on Lucy Liu's tank top)

Overview

This image is a screenshot of a social media post containing a vintage photograph of famous American actress Lucy Liu taken in the 1990s. In the photo, young Lucy Liu has long straight black hair, wears a blue tank top printed with the word "Babe" in pink cursive font, looks off to her left with a calm, neutral expression, and is positioned against a dark background. The post above the photograph is from the verified X (formerly Twitter) account Past Preserved (@PastPreserved), with the text caption reading "A young Lucy Liu, 1990s".

Origin notes

The original photograph is a vintage shot of Lucy Liu captured in the 1990s, with the original photographer uncredited. The photo was first shared publicly in this format via the X/Twitter account @PastPreserved, an account that posts archival historical imagery. This screenshot of the X post was then reposted to 9Gag as part of its RSS content feed, with the original 9Gag title being "Young Lucy Liu".

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