50 Famous Women Who Were Once Girl Scouts
Mariah Carey
Long before she wowed audiences all over the world with her incredible vocal range, Carey started out as a Girl Scout.
Taylor Swift
Swift has sure hit a lot of records: She's the youngest woman to ever be put on Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women list, the youngest winner of a Grammy for Album of the Year, and one of the best-selling artists of all time. And she's only 25!
Hillary Clinton
The former Secretary of State is a Girl Scout alum, showing just how far the young women who partake in the program can go. She has said: "[It] not only taught me great songs that I still sing, but lifelong lessons about leadership and the value of public service and friendships that go back all those years and keep me grounded."
Queen Elizabeth II
That's right: Even the Queen of England is a member. She's genuine Girl Scout royalty.
Sally Ride
The first American woman in space started out as a Girl Scout and went on to inspire millions of girls to take an interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) careers.
Venus Williams
Tennis powerhouse - and one-half of the tennis world's most talented pair of siblings - Williams is a Girl Scouts alum.
Abigail Breslin
At just 10 years old, Abigail was nominated for a SAG Award and an Academy Award for her critically lauded role in Little Miss Sunshine. At 12, she was inducted into the Girl Scouts - a fine addition to the organization, we have to say.
Dakota Fanning
As the youngest SAG nominee ever (she was just eight), Fanning had a promising career from the get-go.
Vanessa Hudgens
While you may not be as familiar with this 26-year-old star, any teen you know surely is.
Debbie Reynolds
This Hollywood legend was as passionate about her time in the Girl Scouts as she was about acting. She said in an interview, "I registered as a Girl Scout, and I want to die as the world's oldest living Girl Scout. I've been one for 70 years. I don't have to do anything about it. It is such a good program, and it helped me in my youth."
Carrie Fisher
Long before she wore two hair buns and a white frock to play the most famous princess in the galaxy, actress Fisher started out wearing a little green vest.
Blythe Danner
Danner spent her formative years in Pennsylvania as a member of the Girl Scouts before getting into acting. Now she uses her celebrity platform to be vocal about environmental and healthcare issues.
Gwyneth Paltrow
Just like her mom, Blythe Danner, Paltrow is also a Girl Scout. Of course, beyond that, she's a highly-accomplished actress with multiple Oscars and SAG Awards under her belt and she runs the lifestyle empire Goop.
Queen Latifah
Singer, dancer, rapper, actress, model, comedienne, producer - this celeb's resume goes on and on. Having been nominated for and won countless accolades throughout her three-decade career (so far!), she's one of Hollywood's biggest stars.
Mary Tyler Moore
She was a member of her local Girl Scout troop in California as a child years before becoming a member of the Screen Actors Guild.
Lynda Carter
The woman who went on to play one of the greatest superheroes of all time started out as a Girl Scout.
Candice Bergen
The Murphy Brown star spent her youth as a Girl Scout while growing up in Beverly Hills as the daughter of a model and famous ventriloquist.
Lucille Ball
This famous redhead (well, dyed redhead) made history as the first woman to run her own film production studio - perhaps she learned all those trailblazing skills while getting her badges in the Girl Scouts.
Grace Kelly
Kelly was not only a Girl Scout alum, but she grew up to be a film star and real-life royal when she married Prince Rainier III of Monaco.
Bette Davis
Davis was a decorated Girl Scout during her childhood, which led her to become a Girl Scout leader when she got older despite her busy acting career.
Susan Lucci
The soap opera queen (All My Children) is also an author and entrepreneur. Her first acting role was actually in a Girl Scout play at 11 years old.
Kathleen Turner
In addition to being an Oscar-nominated actress, Turner is a women's health advocate and philanthropist.
Chita Rivera
As the first Hispanic woman to receive a Kennedy Center Honors award, this musical theater icon formed a path for generations of Latin Americans to follow.
Dionne Warwick
In addition to being musically gifted, the famous singer chose to empower others through her work as the United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization.
Sheryl Crow
The nine-time Grammy winner sold Girl Scout cookies long before she sold out concert venues.
Natalie Merchant
Prior to becoming a member of the band 10,000 Maniacs, Merchant was one of the millions of girls who have been members of the Girl Scouts of America.
Martha Stewart
Having written numerous bestsellers, published a major magazine, and hosted two shows, Stewart is yet another powerful success story from the Girl Scouts of the USA.
Katie Couric
Couric has anchored shows on all the Big Three channels: CBS, ABC, and NBC. And the Girl Scouts have continued to be a driving motivation to inspire young women: in an interview, she once said, "Women in business and government have come a long way since I took the Girl Scout pledge, and maybe, to quote Dirty Dancing, nobody puts baby in a corner anymore - or calls us 'baby' for that matter."
Barbara Walters
As a former host of The View, Today, and the ABC Evening News, Walters was a pioneer in television for women.
Lisa Ling
"The Girl Scouts is where I became acquainted with the idea that a woman can do anything," Lisa Ling once said. Now, she's one of the United States' preeminent reporters, promoting the Girl Scouts tenet of honesty.
Star Jones
In addition to co-hosting The View for nine years, Jones is also a fashion designer, lawyer, and writer.
Jane Pauley
Pauley is best known for her award-winning journalism and work with various charities. She learned the importance of serving the community as a member of the Girl Scouts as a child in Indianapolis.
Gloria Steinem
The legendary feminist, author, and activist devoted her life to helping women pursue their dreams, so it makes sense that she was once a member of one of the biggest organizations for girls in the world.
Nancy Reagan
Reagan definitely made good on her vow to serve her country when she was First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989.
Laura Bush
While serving as the group's Honorary National President during her time in the White House, the former First Lady said "Girl Scouts has the perfect approach to reaching girls worldwide. The world is a better place because of Girl Scouts."
Condoleezza Rice
Rice's time as a Girl Scout undoubtedly instilled some of the qualities she needed to grow and become one of the most powerful people in the country (Secretary of State) from 2005 to 2009.
Janet Reno
The country's first female Attorney General got her start in the Girl Scouts while growing up in Miami, Florida.
Sandra Day O'Connor
She made history as the Supreme Court's first female justice. Now, more and more young women are pursuing careers in politics, following the road she helped pave.
Madeleine Albright
Albright was not only the first female Secretary of State, she was actually sworn in by a unanimous vote of 99 - 0 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton - proof of just how confident everyone was of her abilities.
Geraldine Ferraro
Ferraro was the first female vice presidential candidate representing a major political party when she ran alongside Walter Mondale in 1984.
Tammy Duckworth
The retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel broke many barriers after launching her political career. She was the first Asian American elected to Congress in Illinois, the first disabled woman in Congress, and the first member of Congress from Thailand.
Peggy Fleming
Before representing the U.S. and skating her way to Olympic gold, Fleming made the Girl Scout pledge to serve her country and "help people at all times."
Lolo Jones
Jones went from earning badges to earning medals for both track and bobsledding.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
This track and field star is no stranger to Olympic gold or merit badges. She joined the Girl Scouts during her childhood in East St. Louis, Illinois.
Dorothy Hamill
As a young girl, this Olympic gold-medalist would spend her downtime with her Girl Scout troop in Connecticut.
Cheryl Tiegs
Besides being a supermodel, Tiegs is also a designer and an author.
Shari Lewis
The puppeteer behind "Lamb Chop's Play-Along" vowed to always be a friend to animals when she became a member of the Girl Scouts.
Dr. Joyce Brothers
The Girl Scouts pledge to help others may have influenced the doctor's decision to launch an advice column, which ran from 1960 to 2013. Dr. Brothers has been called "the face of American psychology."
Ann Landers
Landers was not only a Girl Scout in her youth, she even led a donation drive for the organization in 1984 when cookie sales were on the decline because of widespread reports of package tampering.
The well-known ladies took a vow to always "be prepared."