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One month, two magazine covers. You know you've arrived when you're pulling double duty on the newsstand. Hours after Vanity Fair's starlet-spangled Hollywood issue hit our desks, we found ourselves face-to-face with "Mirror Mirror" star Lily Collins once again, this time on the cover of Seventeen magazine, where she's looking all kinds of adorable in a mini chartreuse frock. Inside the issue, the 22-year-old talks about growing up in the spotlight and paving her own path.

Lily's "Snow White" remake hits theaters March 30, and director Tarsem Singh hasn't been shy about what won Lily the role—namely, her eyebrows! "I just saw her eyebrows and I said, 'That's Snow White,'" he joked in an interview. But Lily hasn't always been comfortable with her prominent brow. “It used to bother me—having bigger, fuller brows. I even plucked them once so I’d fit in, but I hated them and couldn’t wait for them to grow back," she told the mag. "Now I embrace them. I’ve realized the quirky things that make you different are what make you beautiful.”

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It's no secret that Demi Lovato is back on the Hollywood scene after dropping off the map briefly in late 2010; first there was her hard-to-miss appearance in that dress at the Latin Grammy Awards, and now she's the cover girl for February's Seventeen! But while Demi is clearly happy, healthy and back on track after her time in rehab, she's not afraid of some Real Talk about the rough patch she went through to get here—and in her feature interview, she opens up about just how bad things got and which famous ladies helped her on her way to getting well.

When asked about the problems she faced a year ago, Demi is blunt: "I’m not gonna lie. I was self-medicating. I was doing things like drinking and using [drugs], like a lot of teens do to numb their pain."

And between her substance abuse and confessed struggle with an eating disorder, there's no doubt that she had a lot of work to do before she could fully heal—but now, she says, she's beaten her demons.

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by Lauren Kearney

You'd think everything would be sunshine and rainbows behind the scenes of "The Twilight Saga," considering the franchise's undeniable success and the obvious chemistry shared by the actors on the big screen. But star Nikki Reed, who plays vampiress Rosalie, keeps it real in the December issue of Seventeen, unveiling the dramz that sometimes goes on when the cameras are off, while also clearing up some misconceptions about herself.

"In the beginning, it was innocent and fun, and we were like one big happy family—it was like being at sleepaway camp. And then success comes along and changes the dynamic,” the newly wed revealed. "We’re not all best friends, and we’re not all going to hang out together after the final movie is done."

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Ever since she deadpanned that line about her cat reading her diary, we've been crazy in love with "Glee"'s Heather Morris—a fab comic actress and probably the brightest dim bulb on television. But even though she's best known for playing a character who's not the sharpest tool in the shed, Heather the real-life lady is an articulate and down-to-earth sort of girl.

...Albeit an articulate and down-to-earth girl with a real, highly developed capacity for shenanigans; after all, she is posing in the November issue of Seventeen magazine wearing fuzzy knickers and a pair of pandas on her feet.

But when it comes to her interview, Heather's not afraid to show her serious side—and between posing for fun photos, she also shares the ways that a personal tragedy shaped her life.

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by Lauren Kearney

We're used to seeing Taylor Lautner get physical in his role as lovesick shape shifter Jacob Black in "The Twilight Saga," but considering most of the action takes place while in his wolf form, we've really been anticipating Taylor's bona fide action debut in the upcoming "Abduction."

Taylor plays a high-schooler named Nathan who discovers he's actually a missing child and goes on the run with classmate Karen (played by Lily Collins) to uncover his true identity. But with a release date nearly a month away, right now we're more interested in Taylor's true identity. Luckily, the heartthrob opened up in October's Seventeen magazine, talking relationships, "Twilight" and, of course, muscles.

Yes, muscles. Let's start there. For his kick-butt role in "Abduction," Taylor said he had to brush up on some of his old wrestling skills to convincingly portray hero Nathan.

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File this under Surprising Celebrity Twists: One of the most well-known of Hollywood's "Pretty Little Liars" is actually super-duper extra-strength honest in real life. Ashley Benson, who's September's Seventeen cover girl, recently sat down for an interview with the magazine—and totally opened up about her hidden talents, her penchant for being a big meanie and what's really going on between her and Joe Jonas.

First things first: Despite their very public flirtation on Twitter, there's nothing official between Ashley and the ubiquitous Jonas bro.

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With summer on the way, we here at Hollywood Crush have spent a lot of time thinking about getting beach-body ready at the gym. Admittedly, our thoughts haven't translated into actions quite yet, but that's only because we're still getting over our winter hibernation phase (totally legit reason!), and we kinda figured everyone else was too. That is until we saw Nina Dobrev's new Seventeen Fitness magazine cover. Let's just say, "fit" is an understatement.

Nina graces the mag (out May 3) in a printed blue bikini and pink cut-off top that shows off her PERFECTLY toned abs. In other words, while we were eating pizza, having cupcakes and basically being all-around lazy, Nina was at the gym shaping up. So. Not. Cool.

"When I work out, I feel happy, confident, and accomplished," Nina told the mag for their first ever fitness special (inadvertently reminding us that the gym CAN be fun).

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Seventeen magazine is always here to help. While "Country Strong" star Leighton Meester was discussing love and relationships for the mag—she landed the February cover—the interviewer reminded her of her past thoughts on being a single gal.

"The last time we talked [for your cover in March 2009], having a boyfriend wasn't a priority for you," the interviewer told Leighton. "Do you still feel that way?"

"Yeah. I'm glad that you're reminding me of that! I would say the same thing today as well," Leighton said.

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The takeaway from this newest issue of Seventeen: Established pop musicians with killer personal style have feelings too. The magazine features the one-of-a-kind Ke$ha on its November cover, sporting one of her more, er, conservative looks: a come-hither smile, braided hair, bright green eye makeup and a wild printed top with a chunky, show-stopping necklace. And in an interview inside, Ke$ha opens up about her past, her party-girl lifestyle and how being famous doesn't make her invulnerable.

Asked if it upsets her when people don't "get" her, Ke$ha replied, "I accidentally read a review, and it was really positive, but at the end it said, 'We don't really know if she has the best voice.' Which is bulls****! That's the one thing I'm most confident about. I don't have the best body in the world, but I know for a fact that I have a really good voice. It really bummed me out that somebody didn't see that, and then I got upset."

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By George Loomis

Does Katy Perry have multiple personalities? We’ve been seeing the “California Gurls” singer a lot recently — usually scantily clad for hot-button cover stories or in outrageous candy-themed outfits for her videos — which is why it’s so surprising to see her fully dressed in a conventional pink number for Seventeen’s back-to-school issue. It’s like seeing Lady Gaga wearing jeans and a T-shirt!

Instead of creating controversy with a discussion of, say, sex and religion, Katy kept the interview focused on her fiancé, comedian/actor Russell Brand. According to an unmistakably in love Katy, Russell taught her to avoid judging a person by his reputation and how to love herself.

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