When we met Faith Hill, she was a fresh-faced 20-something with a dream: Sing country music, and make people happy while doing it. But over the years, we've watched her become Mrs. Tim McGraw, a mother to three beautiful girls, a Grammy winner, a sex symbol, a '90s staple, an actress on the big screen, the star of a Taylor Sheridan drama, and ultimately, and one of the most accomplished country music stars of all time, with more than 50 million albums sold worldwide to date.
Do you think little Audrey Faith Perry (her real name) from Ridgeland, Mississippi had any idea what was in store for her? Look back at these stunning photos of Faith through the years. She's come so far!
1
1993
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Faith was just 26 years old when this quasi-Glamour Shot was taken. The cover art for her debut album, 1993's Take Me as I Am, is from the same shoot.
2
1993
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You needed to see another photo from this wide-ranging photoshoot. Are you surprised women reigned in country music in the 1990s?
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3
1994
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Red carpet alert! That's Faith sandwiched between John Michael Montgomery and Clay Walker at the American Music Awards. This was also the year she met her soon-to-be husband. You may have heard of him ...
4
1995
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Big thumbs up for attending the GRAMMYs this early in your career! By the time fall rolled around, she'd be two albums deep (It Matters to Me came out that August).
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5
1996
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Just two years after meeting at Country Radio Seminar in Nashville, Faith would marry fellow country singer Tim McGraw on Oct. 6, 1996.
6
1997
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Have you ever seen a more stunning pregnant woman? Faith was carrying the couple's first daughter, Gracie, when she and Tim attended the 24th annual American Music Awards.
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7
1998
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Where there was Faith, there was Tim in the late 1990s. That's their second daughter, Maggie, in the belly in this photo — she was born in August of '98. Faith also released her Faith album this year. "This Kiss" was the big song.
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1999
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We had to include this one to remind you that Faith was that girl in 1999. Somehow this woman managed to win several achievement awards, become a sex symbol, release multiple chart-topping country singles and parent two toddlers? Girl power.
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2000
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No, Faith didn't play in the Super Bowl, but honestly, would it surprise you if she had? Here she is behind the scenes of the big game between the St. Louis Rams and the Tennessee Titans, where she sang the National Anthem.
10
2000
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Faith smiles on the red carpet at the Oscars. When she wasn't singing, she was acting, with a recurring role as Karen Lamar in Touched by an Angel and its spinoff, Promised Land.
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2001
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Is this kind of Faith's Bleachella era? Here she is with Brooks & Dunn star Ronnie Dunn at the American Music Awards. She picked up three big wins on this night, including Favorite Country Album for Breathe, her big country-pop project. In February, she took home a Grammy for it, too.
12
2001
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Can't forget baby Audrey! Tim and Faith's third and final daughter was born in December of 2001. Doesn't dad look proud?
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13
2002
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Faith attends the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. Her Cry album was fresh, though there'd more time between studio albums from this point forward.
14
2004
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Introducing The Stepford Wives star Faith Hill. She played Sarah Sunderson in the film and worked alongside Glenn Close, Bette Midler and Nicole Kidman, among other A-listers.
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15
2005
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She's a brunette! Don't worry, she'd be back to blonde before too long. 2005 also brought us the Fireflies album.
16
2006
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Faith attends the 63rd annual Golden Globe Awards.
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17
2007
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Blonde is back for this 2007 Cartier cocktail party.
18
2009
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Faith poses with an up-and-coming young singer at "We're All for the Hall" at the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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19
2011
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You know what they say: "The higher the hair, the closer to God," and that's especially true at the CMA Awards.
Amanda Hensel Jermstad is a skilled writer based in Austin, Texas. She spent 14 years as Editor-in-Chief of Taste of Country, where she led coverage of the artists, stories and trends shaping country music. With a career deeply rooted in the genre, Amanda has built a reputation for sharp editorial insight and authentic storytelling. Outside of work, she’s a proud mom of three.