The glitter of Hollywood feels impossibly distant from the stark walls of a federal prison—yet that is exactly where Leighton Meester began her life. Born in a Texas facility while her mother served time for drug trafficking, with a father also involved in smuggling, her story seemed destined for hardship, not haute couture. That hidden beginning carried chaos and uncertainty, but it also forged a quiet resilience. Instead of breaking her, those roots became the strength that later carried her to the global stage.
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