This Is What the Summer of 2006 Looked Like in Hollywood

Viewers saw Lauren drive her black Mercedes convertible away from Laguna Beach in May 2006 to tackle the glamorous streets of Hollywood with her roommate and best friend, Heidi Montag.

Before writing some of the most iconic breakup anthems ever, Taylor was just a girl trying to make it on the country music scene. Her self-titled debut album wasn't released until October 2006, so she spent the Summer before hitting a few low-key red carpets and showing off her curly blond locks.

Paris released her album in August 2006, gracing the world with her hit (yes, hit) song, "Stars Are Blind."

Before the Kardashian family built their multimillion dollar empire, they were just a family with a few loose ties to the Hollywood scene. In the Summer of 2006, Kim was still working as a celebrity stylist and hitting red carpets with then-BFF Paris.

The couple tied the knot in 2004 and was still basking in their newlywed glow in the Summer of 2006. They stepped out at that year's MTV VMAs looking all sorts of cozy, which was also almost two whole years before they welcomed their twins, Max and Emme.

Before marrying and having two adorable kids with Nick Lachey, Vanessa Minnillo was working as a VJ on MTV, hosting Total Request Live from 2003 until 2007.

Britney was already mom to son Sean, and after posing nude on the June/July cover of Harper's Bazaar, she welcomed son Jayden with Kevin Federline in September.

The former *NSYNC member confirmed his sexuality when he came out on a July 2006 cover of People. "I knew that I was in this popular band and I had four other guys' careers in my hand, and I knew that if I ever acted on it or even said (that I was gay), it would overpower everything," he said at the time. "The thing is, I’m not ashamed — that’s the one thing I want to say."

Hilary was already two years into her romance with the Good Charlotte rocker in the Summer of 2006. Things wouldn't last too much longer, though, as the couple split that November.

Christina, who was still a newlywed after marrying marketing executive Jordan Bratman the previous year, released her vintage-inspired album, Back to Basics, in August. In addition to songs like "Candyman," most of her fashion inspiration came from iconic looks in the 1920s and '30s.

Rihanna's debut hit song, "Pon de Replay," was just a year old in the Summer of 2006.

Despite being released in February, "Hips Don't Lie" was definitely the song of the Summer, reaching its peak on the charts in June. The sexy music video went on to win for best choreography at that year's MTV VMAs.

After the show's premiere in March 2006, Miley was just beginning to gain fame and innocently navigate her way through Hollywood. Oh, how times have changed . . .