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LOOK: Celebrities join the AI ‘90s Yearbook trend

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Paulea Jence Benoza

<p>Thousands on social media have been sharing their AI ‘90s yearbook photos in a new viral Internet trend — including celebrities. Curious to see what they would have looked like in vintage yearbook photos, stars such as Bretman Rock and Megan Young to Sarah Lahbati and Kylie Verzosa have hopped on the EPIK trend. Here’s a look:</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>BRETMAN ROCK</strong></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx3obZTSP6_/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=524&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A5129922.4%2C%22ls%22%3A268067.09999999986%2C%22le%22%3A268475.69999999995%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="985" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>“Ya’lll I’m DYING 🤣😂😂😂 who are these people 😭, like girl I can’t believe I paid twice for this, Miss.AI can’t comprehend my beauty I guess lol…And why do they all look like how I imagined my sisters kids to look grown.”</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>MEGAN YOUNG</strong></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-5" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx18kKYvfVW/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=524&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A5%2C%22os%22%3A5129948.199999999%2C%22ls%22%3A268067.09999999986%2C%22le%22%3A268475.69999999995%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="985" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-5" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>“I had really curly hair in high school. Similar to the first photo but I just didn’t know how to take care of it. It never went back to being curly - parang may slight wave nalang yung buhok ko. As in one wave hahahaha”</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>SARAH LAHBATI</strong></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-6" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx2lsvkvc3z/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=524&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A6%2C%22os%22%3A5129959.9%2C%22ls%22%3A268067.09999999986%2C%22le%22%3A268475.69999999995%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="967" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-6" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>“Back to school but make it AI. 🤓 which one’s your favorite?”</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>KYLIE VERZOSA</strong></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-7" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx5HCJAPFiC/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=524&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A7%2C%22os%22%3A5130936%2C%22ls%22%3A268067.09999999986%2C%22le%22%3A268475.69999999995%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1075" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-7" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>“trotropahin o jojowain? Choose your fave 🤣 I went through so many diff phases during highschool, super shy, valedictorian, rocker, goth, girlscout, prom queen 😂 but honestly i was such a nerd. 3rd and 9th is me.”</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>YASSI PRESSMAN</strong></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-8" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx4F8SSSPUB/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=524&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A8%2C%22os%22%3A5131035.1%2C%22ls%22%3A268067.09999999986%2C%22le%22%3A268475.69999999995%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="985" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-8" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>“soooooooo…. I had to try this AI thing?! mej scary mga sizt, di ko rin kamukha most but these are some of my picks! what do you guys think??? ako, yung last pa yung favorite ko! 🤣 kayo?”</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>ALEX GONZAGA</strong></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-9" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx4hoZLvIGH/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=524&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A9%2C%22os%22%3A5131181.1%2C%22ls%22%3A268067.09999999986%2C%22le%22%3A268475.69999999995%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1039" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-9" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>“Sana nung naggraduate ako may AI na dahil talagang na-edit ko sana ng malala pictures ko. Sa halagang 299 pesos am-girl dating ko 😂</p><p>“Catherine Gonzaga, 2005</p><p>A simple and yet sweet girl with an extraordinary dream.</p><p>‘i’ll miss my pals and buddies. See you in LA holla.’”</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>JOLINA MAGDANGAL</strong></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-10" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx5jY5ly91w/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=524&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A10%2C%22os%22%3A5131533.9%2C%22ls%22%3A268067.09999999986%2C%22le%22%3A268475.69999999995%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="653" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-10" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>“Uy sali ako!!!!! Ano pinaka bet nyo? Dali!!!!”</p><div><br/><strong>SANDARA PARK</strong></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:526px;height:587px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="Twitter Tweet" 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