See the Law & Order: SVU star's transformation through the decades.

1982

18-year-old daughter of bombshell actress Jayne Mansfield and Mr. Universe Mickey Hargitay was crowned Miss Beverly Hills.

1986

A short tousled cut showed off the Jocks star's beautiful bone structure.

1988

Hargitay wore her hair in a curly bob for her role on Falcon Crest.

1991

The busy actress accented her smile with berry lipstick.

2000

The Law and Order: Special Victims Unit lead played up her chocolate brown eyes with silvery shadow and lots of mascara.

2001

Perhaps channeling her famously blond mother, Hargitay went platinum. "I definitely look like her, but only at certain angles," Mariska told People.

2003

Hargitay sported a sexy shag.

2004

The Emmy nominee added fresh flowers to her high-volume updo.

2005

Mariska won a Golden Globe in a soft, layered caramel cut.

2006

"We did very smoky eyes," Dior makeup artist Matthew VanLeeuwen told People of the Emmy winner's look. "I tried to bring out the beautiful, delicious side of her. She said 'I feel gorgeous.'"

2007

The Emmy nominee rocked a sleek, face-framing bob at the awards show.

2008

Colorist Rick Wellman lightened the five-time Emmy nom's teased updo to better complement her canary gown.

2010

The SVU actress appeared at the Academy Awards with a romantic loose updo.

2010

Hargitay hit the Emmys in a style inspired by her recent anniversary. She told stylist Chris McMillan to give her a "similar thing" to her '50s retro wedding coif, gardenia and all!

2012

Now a mom of three (she and husband Peter Hermann adopted Amaya and Andrew in 2011), Hargitay wore her hair in easy layers for an NBC event.

2013

Hargitay steps out with a short 'do and soft makeup at the NBC & Vanity Fair Toast in New York City.

2014

Rocking a cropped 'do with a smoky eye, the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star stunned while attending the 41st Annual Annie Awards in Westwood, California.

2015

Hargitay was all class while attending the Third Annual Paul Rudd All-Star Bowling Benefit in New York City.

2015

Here, the fresh-faced actress rocked her signature bob and berry-red lips for an event in New York City.

2016

Hargitay pulled up her signature brunette locks into a loose updo for the Women's Media Awards in N.Y.C.

2017

By 2017, the Law & Order: SVU star had grown out her short cut into an on-trend lob, styling it in beachy waves.

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