We've seen 2NE1's Dara come a long way throughout the years. When I saw a photo of her in the group's newest teaser for their new track, "Missing You," I thought to myself of how far Dara had come through the years. She went from an innocent big eyed girl into a full out fierce woman. Let's take a look at the evolution of Dara in photos!

Before she was Dara of 2NE1, she was just an inexperienced gal with big dreams. She was a contestant on "Star Circle Quest," where she finished in second place.

She soon landed her first movie called "Bcuz of U" and acted alongside Filipino actors like Hero Angeles. She won "Best New Actress" at the 21st Philippine Movie Press Club Star Awards.

She soon took a dip into a career in music when she released the hilarious music video to a dance hit called "In or Out." Watch here:

In 2004, Yang Hyun Suk took interest in Dara and soon had her sign a contract with YG.

She joined YG's first female group called 2NE1 and debuted with "Fire" where she rocked one of the most talked about hairstyles to date:

After a string of successful hits, she rocked a bird nest hair-do for "It Hurts."

She then debuted with her first solo single called "Kiss" where her looks was this fierce "Grease" themed look:

Dara was then chosen to be a model for CLIO.

Fast forward to their newest comeback for "Falling in Love" and "Missing You" and Dara is full blown blonde and bodacious!