Longtime "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" fans have seen Teresa Giudice's daughter Milania grow up on TV. But they were still surprised to see just how grown up she looked in prom photos shared on Instagram.
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00:00 Longtime The Real Housewives of New Jersey fans have seen Teresa Giudice's daughter Melania
00:06 grow up on TV.
00:07 "Alright, hold on.
00:08 Okay, like that."
00:09 But they were still surprised to see just how grown up she looked in prom photos shared
00:15 on Instagram.
00:16 "It is the day!
00:17 It is my senior prom!"
00:21 On June 1st, Teresa posted pics of Melania posing by the pool while wearing a glittering,
00:26 off-the-shoulder silver dress with long brunette extensions.
00:30 And no doubt about it, Melania adopted her mom's signature glam jersey style.
00:34 In fact, many of the reality star's followers compared her hair to Teresa's controversial
00:39 "bouffant" from her wedding day, when she married Louis Ruelas, which came with a $10,000
00:45 price tag.
00:46 "It's like so big!"
00:48 One fan posted,
00:49 "Her hair looks like her mother's did at her wedding."
00:51 Another,
00:52 "Is she wearing your wedding hair?"
00:54 But while it doesn't seem like Melania's look was directly borrowed from her mom, there's
00:58 a reason her hairstyle looked so familiar.
01:00 That's because Melania enlisted the help of the same hairdresser her mom used on her wedding
01:04 day, Lucia Cusaza.
01:05 "We have Lucia, the iconic Lucia doing my hair."
01:10 In a TikTok video, Lucia can be seen clipping in extensions, curling Melania's locks, and
01:15 adding rollers to create the signature big, judaist hairstyle.
01:19 Melania also shared her own TikTok video showing the getting-ready process.
01:23 Melania's hair wasn't the only thing Real Housewives fans were focused on, though.
01:27 While there's no doubting Teresa's daughter looked stunning on her prom day, many of her
01:31 followers commented that Melania looked older than her years, with so much heavy makeup.
01:36 One wrote,
01:37 "She looks like a 45 year old and not 18."
01:40 Another wondered,
01:41 "She's such a pretty girl.
01:42 I don't know why she doesn't look more like her normal self."
01:44 "Guys, look at this hair, look at this dress.
01:49 Hi senior prom!"
01:52 But despite some negativity online, Melania clearly didn't let the comments dull her sparkle.
01:57 The reality star was clearly happy with her super glam prom ensemble, as she posted several
02:02 videos showing her all dressed up on TikTok.
02:04 We're guessing the social media comments about her prom look are probably the last thing
02:08 on her mind right now, because this young reality star has far more important things
02:12 to focus on, including an exciting move out of the Garden State.
02:16 The confident teenager revealed on Instagram in May that she'd soon be off to college after
02:20 being accepted to the University of Tampa.
02:23 She announced her impending move to Florida with a photo showing her sitting on her bed
02:27 while surrounded by University of Tampa gear and red, black, gray, and white balloons.
02:32 Teresa shared how excited she was for her daughter's next chapter on her own Instagram,
02:36 posting a snap of herself sitting on Melania's bed with her while both surrounded by the
02:40 Sunshine State University's merch.
02:43 She captioned it,
02:44 "Congratulations on the University of Tampa.
02:46 I love you so much and I am so proud of you.
02:49 I can't wait to see what you accomplish within your four years.
02:52 Make mommy proud."
02:53 We'll have to wait and see if the signature Judice locks head to the Sunshine State as
02:57 well.
02:57 We'll have to wait and see if the signature Judice locks head to the Sunshine State as well.