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"Little Miss Sunshine is all grown up!\r\nDressed in an off-the-shoulder Marchesa gown, Abigail Breslin, 15, showed off a brand new blonde hair color at the Breast Cancer Research Foundation&amp;apos;s Hot Pink Party on Thursday night in New York City.\r\nPHOTOS: Vote for your favorite celeb hairstyle\r\nDespite her sophisticated appearance, the actress didn&amp;apos;t go lighter in an attempt to shed her innocent image like some other former child stars have done.PHOTOS: Celebs who made major hair color changes\r\n&amp;quot;She went blonde for a [movie] role,&amp;quot; Scott Peper, senior colorist at the Oscar Blandi Salon in NYC tells UsMagazine.com of the transformation, which took nearly four hours. &amp;quot;Plus, the color is a soft pale shade, not a bright gold shade like Lindsay Lohan. It looks natural and age-appropriate.&amp;quot;So what was the star&amp;apos;s reaction to the dramatic change? &amp;quot;She loves it&amp;quot; says Peper."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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