Fans met Kellie Pickler as a 19-year-old country cutie from Albemarle, N.C., and within just weeks cries of "Pick Pickler" came from across the country. Now, the singer is 25 -- a little wiser and much more confident. The biggest difference in these two photos is that Pickler now dresses like an adult woman and carries herself accordingly. She's clearly a voice to be reckoned with in 2012, not the little girl that you want to protect like a kid sister.

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