While Dakota Johnson’s fame may feel like a some what recent occurrence following her casting in the Fifty Shades films and near-instantaneous style icon status, she has actually been in the public eye since she was a child.
The daughter of actors Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson, Dakota has spent plenty of time attending film premieres and mingling with famous friends before she was even a teenager.
As a result, her journey from fresh-faced teen to beauty trendsetter has been well-documented in photos over the years and has earned her plenty of attention (most recently, she was forced to explain her decision to close the gap in her teeth).
To reflect on Johnson’s many gorgeous beauty and hair moments, we rounded up the best shots of her from the last decade-and-a-half to illustrate just how much she’s changed.
Dakota Johnson, June 2025
Dakota Johnson, May 2025
Dakota Johnson, May 2025
Dakota Johnson, May 2025
Dakota Johnson, September 2024
Dakota Johnson, June 2024
Dakota Johnson, January 2024
Dakota Johnson appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon before hosting Saturday Night Live on January 27, 2024.
Dakota Johnson, July 2023
Johnson attending the MARTINI 160th celebration in Milan.
Dakota Johnson, May 2022
At the 2022 Met Gala.
Dakota Johnson, March 2022
At the 2022 Oscars Vanity Fair after party.
Dakota Johnson, November 2021
Dakota Johnson, September 2021
Dakota Johnson, February 2020
Dakota Johnson, November 2019
Dakota Johnson, August 2019
Dakota Johnson, May 2019
Johnson at the 2019 Meta Gala.
Dakota Johnson, October 2018
Dakota Johnson, November 2017
Dakota Johnson, September 2017
Dakota Johnson, May 2017
At the 2017 Met Gala.
Dakota Johnson, February 2017
At the Oscars in 2017.
Dakota Johnson, February 2016
Rocking a messy up-do in 2016.
Dakota Johnson, February 2016
February 2016
Dakota Johnson, September 2015
September 2015
Dakota Johnson, January 2015
Dakota at the 2015 Golden Globes.
Dakota Johnson, February 2015
Dakota Johnson, November 2014
Dakota Johnson, July 2014
Dakota Johnson, May 2014
Dakota Johnson, November 2013
Dakota Johnson, June 2013
Dakota Johnson, January 2013
January 2013
Dakota Johnson, July 2012
Dakota Johnson, June 2012
Dakota Johnson, April 2012
Dakota Johnson, November 2011
Dakota Johnson, April 2010
Dakota Johnson, February 2009
Dakota Johnson, April 2007
Dakota Johnson, January 2006
Dakota at the Golden Globes in 2006.
Dakota Johnson, October 2005
Dakota Johnson, September 2004
Dakota Johnson, August 2003
