# @instylemagazine on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-08-28T18:40:27.000+00:00
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Lexi Minetree leximinetree | After an arduous eight-month audition process, #ReeseWitherspoon changed then-23-year-old #LexiMinetree’s life with a set of words as memorable as the Oscar winner’s iconic bend-and-snap: “You got the part. You’re Elle Woods!” This summer, the world got to see Minetree star in elleonprime, Prime Video’s ‘Legally Blonde’ prequel. To stand out among the more than 3,000 hopefuls, Minetree recreated Elle’s unforgettable admissions tape—sparkly pink bikini and all. What? Like it’s hard? “As soon as I was told by Reese that I booked ‘Elle,’ I put on Hoku’s “Perfect Day,” and walked to the nearest jewelry shop and bought myself a pair of pink stud earrings,” says Minetree, a graduate of the University of Southern California’s theater program. The rising star will return to ‘Elle’ for season 2. Before that, find her in horror-thriller ‘The Young People’ with #NicoleKidman and #LolaTung.

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Lexi Minetree leximinetree | What was your first job?
I did all the classic actor jobs: host, server, bartender. I simply shouldn’t have been a bartender. I think I was 19. Is that legal? It’s Georgia; anything’s legal in Georgia.

What pop culture moment lives rent-free in your head?
I think about the moon landing a lot. That was a big moment for us.

What is taking over your algorithm right now?
Elle and Liz ship edits from the show. I love Gabby [Policano], so bring on the edits.

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InStyle’s #BreakthroughList2026
Editor-in-Chief: sallyholmes
Writer: actuallyjonathanborge
Photographer: celestesloman
Stylist: mollyddickson
Creative Director: jennabrillhart
Executive Editor: danismcnally
Exec Dr. Talent/Partnerships: jasonsheeler
Photo Director: kellychiello
Fashion Director: kevinphuynh
Social Director: taylor_ford
Director/Senior Producer: nathan4me sydney.somerville sheaduplechain
Editors: livmendo & _audreyroloff_ rickymotions
#LexiMinetree wears Fendi full look.

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lolatung, reesewitherspoon, leximinetree, breakthroughlist2026, nicolekidman

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