Britney Spears
Spears was the preeminent teen queen of the early 2000s, and with the release of the video for her 2001 single “Slave 4 U,” she reinvented her image–going from cute girl-next-door to hyper-sexed pop star in the Madonna mold. The move only further pushed Spears to the forefront of pop culture, cementing her status with audiences.