8 Stars Who Were Homecoming Queens

Some celebrities were awkward growing up ... others, well, they got voted homecoming queen. Perez Hilton rounds up 17 of the latter. A sampling:

• Rosie O'Donnell: Was homecoming queen and prom queen at her New York high school.
• Halle Berry: Was the first black homecoming queen at her Cleveland high school.
• Jessica Simpson: Was homecoming princess twice, but dropped out of school before she could be voted queen.
• Meg Ryan: Was homecoming queen in 1979 at her Connecticut high school.

• Meryl Streep: Went from an "awkward" stage to her high school's homecoming queen in 1967.
• Sissy Spacek: Was homecoming queen at her Texas high school in 1967.
• Paula Abdul: Was homecoming queen in 1980 at her California high school.
• Sela Ward: She was named homecoming queen not at her high school, but at the University of Alabama in 1977.

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