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divas
August 10, 2012

In Honor of the Spice Girls: A Tribute to Girl Groups Past and Present

By Sally Holmes

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This Sunday, the Olympic Games will come to a close, which means we’ll have to wait four more years for our chance to admire swimmer abs, synchronized sparkly costumes, and wear our Lochte Nation sunglasses again, #nojeah. Luckily, the Spice Girls anticipated the world’s post-Olympic depression and decided to reunite for the closing ceremonies on Sunday, knowing that the afterglow of their performance would help get us through the first abysmal day of non-Olympics, at the very least. So, in honor of this momentous occasion, we’ve decided to take a look back at some of our favorite girl groups of all time. Enjoy our tribute to the ladies responsible for “He’s So Fine,” “C’est La Vie,” “It’s Raining Men,” and more.

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The Andrew Sisters  Photo: Michael Ochs Archives
The Supremes  Photo: RB/Redferns
B*Witched  Photo: Brenda Chase
The Cookies  Photo: GAB Archive
TLC  Photo: Jim Smeal
Bananarama  Photo: Graham Tucker
Dixie Chicks  Photo: Ron Galella
The Fontane Sisters  Photo: Michael Ochs Archives
Destiny's Child  Photo: Fred Duval
Luscious Jackson  Photo: Bob Berg/1992 Bob Berg
The Angels  Photo: Frank Driggs Collection
The Exciters  Photo: Charlie Gillett Collection
Vivian Girls  Photo: Roger Kisby/2009 Roger Kisby
The Shangri-Las  Photo: Ron Case
The Chordettes  Photo: Frank Driggs Collection
The Weather Girls  Photo: LGI Stock/? Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
The Donnas  Photo: Jerod Harris/2011 WireImage
The Chiffons  Photo: Frank Driggs Collection
Dum Dum Girls  Photo: Steven Dewall/2012 Steven Dewall
Sleater-Kinney  Photo: Anthony Pidgeon/2002 Anthony Pidgeon
Baccara  Photo: Gered Mankowitz
The Ronettes  Photo: Michael Ochs Archives
The Spice Girls  Photo: JMEnternational
Indigo Girls  Photo: Paul Natkin
The Shirelles  Photo: Kaye
Chicks on Speed  Photo: Bernd Muller
702  Photo: Gregg DeGuire
All Saints  Photo: Tim Roney/2010 Getty Images
Sylvester  Photo: Max Redfern/Credit: Max Redfern / Redferns Agency: Redferns
Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles  Photo: Gilles Petard/1964 Gilles Petard
Salt-n-Pepa  Photo: Tim Roney/2011 Tim Roney
The Chantels  Photo: Michael Ochs Archives
Blaque  Photo: Scott Gries
En Vogue  Photo: Paul Natkin
The Bangles  Photo: Michael Grecco/1988 Michael Grecco
The Marvelettes  Photo: Michael Ochs Archives
The Crystals  Photo: GAB Archive
Tegan & Sara  Photo: Matt Jelonek/2009 Getty Images
The Pussycat Dolls  Photo: John Shearer
Wilson Phillips  Photo: Martina Raddatz/Redferns/1992 Martina Raddatz
Heart  Photo: Michael Ochs Archives
Sister Sledge  Photo: Echoes/Redferns
Le Tigre  Photo: Brigitte Engl
Kittie  Photo: Mick Hutson
Xscape  Photo: Annette Brown/2005 Getty Images
The Go-Go's  Photo: Ebet Roberts
The Blossoms  Photo: Gilles Petard
SWV  Photo: Vallery Jean/2012 Vallery Jean
Pointer Sisters  Photo: Michael Ochs Archives
Brownstone  Photo: Raymond Boyd/2012 Raymond Boyd
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