Abigail Breslin, a true beauty queen

We could barely recognize the young Abigail Breslin at New York Fashion Week. The actress discovered in "Little Miss Sunshine" is now 16... all grown up! Indeed, this beauty has the makings of a femme fatale.

Beauty queen at last

A budding fashionista, the actress could not miss the event of the season. At New York Fashion Week, the young star attended the Alice + Olivia show in a chic outfit. Wearing a little black dress with Peter Pan collar, suit jacket and high heels, the starlet was quite the young lady!

She was also miles away from the rather make-up coated pageant look from the movie we all know and love.

Beauty look

For her beauty look, Abigail had pulled out all the stops. Her flaming red lips, which brightened up her face, contrasted nicely with her pale complexion and rosy cheeks. To highlight her big blue eyes, the actress applied a line of black kohl along her lower lashes and covered her eyelid with beige iridescent eyeshadow. Black lengthening mascara finished her look.

She must have gotten sick of all the hairspray going on in beauty pageants. Thus, for her Fashion Week hairstyle, Abigail Breslin went down the natural route. Her long blonde hair was left loose, framing her face.

Once a beauty pageant contender, this "Little Miss Sunshine" starlet has become a true beauty queen!