Violet Affleck's Stunning Transformation

When your dad is Ben Affleck and your mom is Jennifer Garner, people might have high expectations of you. However, Violet Affleck has exceeded those expectations and has grown up to be quite the iconic young lady. In many interviews, Jennifer makes it obvious she's no helicopter mom. She told Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush on NBC's "Today" that she believes "[Her children's] lives are their own," and that she tries to "be around" but it's also "OK if [the kids] suffer from a little bit of benign neglect." And no, she does not mean she's completely ignoring her kids. It's obvious Garner makes the effort to be a supportive and caring role model to her kids, but doesn't go out of her way to micromanage them.

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Whatever people may think of Jen and Ben's parenting style, they seem to have raised the most down-to-earth children in Hollywood. The two A-list stars share three kids, Violet, Seraphina, and Samuel. As celeb experts, we do a lot of research on kids growing up in Hollywood, and you wouldn't believe some of the stories we've heard. So, trust us when we say, the Affleck kids have seriously been taught well. It doesn't even seem like the three kids struggle with sibling rivalry much. While we'd love to tell you about all three of the Affleck children, we're focusing on the eldest, Violet Affleck. We're going to take you down memory lane and show you the stunning transformation of the eldest Affleck child.

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Born and raised in the spotlight

Violet Affleck was born in late 2005, just six months after her parents tied the knot. She was born into stardom and despite how much her parents tried, the spotlight was inevitably fixed on her. Can you imagine going on a stroll with your parents at 22 months and you're already making headlines? That sums up Violet's life. All of her life was documented. From Halloween costumes to going to friends' birthday parties, and even something as simple as getting in and out of her mom's car, in every moment spent outside of her house as she was growing up, she was photographed. It sounds exhausting, but being the daughter of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, Violet was nonchalant when cameras were up. So nonchalant, it seemed like she was almost trained to get used to them.

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Unlike a lot of celeb kids today, Violet always dressed her age

Maybe it's the fact that Jennifer Garner has always given her children some freedom and trusted them to make their own decisions, but Violet Affleck, from a very young age, would wear the most fun outfits. They felt entirely curated by her and her alone. She dressed whimsically childlike, which is refreshing because these days, a lot of children don't dress like children. And, let's not forget the number of celebrities and influencers gifting their children Birkins and rare Rolex watches, decking them out in designer pieces. Points to Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck for encouraging their children to just be children.

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Violet was photographed by the paparazzi in some of the cutest outfits, but our favorite is when she decked herself out in purple, head to toe. A cute knitted purple hat, a purple top paired with purple joggers. The outfit is perfected with an eggplant-colored cardigan and some yellow snow booties.

Violet grew up to become the spitting image of her mom

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, and Jennifer Garner and Violet Affleck are a prime example of that. When she was younger, the resemblance was there, but it wasn't uncanny; there was a good mix of mom and dad's genes. But as she grew into her teen years, Violet became the spitting image of her mom. The older Garner's kids got, the fewer photos were being snapped. But when we get a glimpse of the children at public events and through paparazzi photos, Violet's resemblance to her mother is strikingly obvious.

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The resemblance is even more noticeable when Violet and her mom stand next to each other. If you look at the two of them side-by-side, you can see they have seriously similar facial structures, including the same smile. Jennifer brought the whole family to celebrate her getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in August 2018, and you can see Violet standing right next to her in a mesh sleeve white dress, cute open-toe sandals, accessorized with a crossbody bag.

Teenager Violet quickly outgrew her mom!

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck are quite tall, so it makes sense that Violet Affleck stands at an impressive 6 feet. In her later teen years, she quickly outgrew her mom, who is said to stand 5 feet 8 inches tall. In December of 2022, the actress and daughter, Violet were invited to a state dinner at the White House. Dressed in a Carolina Herrera heart-patterned dress and red pumps, the all-grown-up Violet completed her outfit with her iconic clear-rimmed glasses.

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2022 seems like the year Violet evolved into a chic young lady. When she was younger, we would get glimpses of her with her mom and dad, but in 2022, she was photographed more often with friends and was seen dining with Jennifer Lopez in Paris. (A fun fact for you all, Violet remains very close with J.Lo and her whole family even after Lopez And Ben Affleck's Divorce.)

Violet Affleck's style isn't the only thing that has transformed

Violet Affleck has truly become one of the faces of Gen Z, and it's not just because of her fun and carefree style. Despite having famous parents who could get her into showbiz in a heartbeat, Violet has chosen a very different path. Violet moved away from Hollywood and matriculated at Yale University in the fall of 2024. According to Gawker, her dad, Ben Affleck, has also hinted that his daughter is very interested in politics as he told a crowd at a New York Times 2022 Dealbook conference, "I'm going to live a life of which my daughter can be proud" and added that it's all "ironic" because Violet is a "Marxist and now he feels he has "disgraced her by becoming a capitalist."

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Violet's interest in the public's wellbeing doesn't stop at politics; she's also known to advocate for the continued use of masks and even spoke at a Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting in the summer of 2024, suggesting mask mandates and requesting the implementation of better air filtration systems in government-affiliated and medical facilities. Just reading about this made us think this girl is destined for greatness. We can only imagine how Ben and Jen must be.

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