Regally Blond

Just 26, Reese Witherspoon will earn a $15 million payday for ''Legally Blonde 2.'' Here's a look back at how she made it to the top

By EW Staff Updated September 19, 2002 at 10:00 AM EDT

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Credit: Reese Witherspoon: Jon Mckee / Retna

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Credit: Reese Witherspoon: Mitch Gerber/Star Max/Newscom

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Credit: Reese Witherspoon Photograph by Lorenzo Agius

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Credit: Witherspoon & Phillipe: Eric Ford /Online USA/Newscom

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Credit: Reese Witherspoon: Everett Collection

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Credit: Reese Witherspoon: Fitzroy Barrett/Globe Photos

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Credit: Legally Blonde: Tracy Bennett

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Credit: Reese Witherspoon: Tsuni/ImageDirect

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Credit: Phillipe & Witherspoon: Theo Wargo/WireImage.com

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Credit: Election: Bob Akester

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Credit: Reese Witherspoon: Steve Granitz/Wireimage.com

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