The Evolution Of Ashlee

It would seem that the younger Simpson sister, Ashlee, left, performing at the Victoria's Secret pajama party on July 19, 2006, and Jessica, right, at the Teen Choice Awards on Aug. 19, is trying to look more like her older, more voluptuous sis, who has traditionally been the one in the spotlight.

Ashlee Simpson, seen here on April 12, 2006, with boyfriend Braxton Olita, has been getting heat from the tabloids about the change in her looks. A recent In Touch magazine headline said "Friends Worry That Ashlee's Obsessed With Surgery ... She's changed her lips, nose, eyebrows and body."

In April, when The Associated Press asked Ashlee, seen here at the 4th Annual TRL Awards at MTV's Times Square studios in February 2006, about the rumored nose job, she didn't confirm or deny it, but replied, "Maybe -- who knows!"

Simpson, whose latest album is "I Am Me," launched a summer tour in June 2006. Simpson's first album, "Autobiography," was a hit, selling 3 million copies. In this photo, Simpson arrives at the 2005 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on Dec. 6, 2005.

Ashlee Simpson, pictured in September 2005, was on the July 2006 cover of Marie Claire magazine. In the story she talked about the importance of being unique. After the nose job controversy, readers and the editor of the magazine were outraged. "We're dazed and confused -- and disappointed -- by her choice, too!" Editor in Chief Joanna Coles wrote in the magazine.

Simpson attends the premiere of "Undiscovered" on Aug. 23, 2005, in Hollywood, Calif. In August 2006, Star magazine reported that Ashlee's recent weight loss could be due to her busy work schedule.

Simpson attends the Fulfillment Fund's 19th Annual Achievement Awards on June 11, 2005, in Los Angeles. "Everyone is made differently, and that's what makes us beautiful and unique," a pre-nose job Ashlee told Marie Claire magazine in July. "I want girls to look in the mirror and feel confident."

Blonde, black, brown ... Ashlee's tried it all. Sporting a sandy blonde bob at Gotham Hall in New York on May 3, 2005, Simpson has always been daring when it comes to her style choices.

Ashlee Simpson, backstage at the 2004 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on Dec. 8, 2004, revealed to Cosmopolitan magazine in January 2006 that she battled a "minor" eating disorder at age 11 while she was studying ballet. "It was about six months of not eating too much at all," she told the magazine.

Ashlee Simpson appeared on MTV's TRL at the network's Times Square studios in New York City on Nov. 18, 2004. "I think I have good curves, and they're womanly," Simpson told Cosmopolitan in January 2006. "I hate it when girls lose their curves."

In October 2004, Simpson, seen here in September of that same year, was accused of lip-syncing when she appeared as musical guest on "Saturday Night Live." Her first song, "Pieces of Me," was performed without incident but when she began the second song, "Autobiography," the vocals of her other song were heard.

In 2006, Ashlee Simpson, seen here at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards on Aug. 8, 2004 in Universal City, Calif., was reportedly offered $4 million to pose for Playboy magazine.

Ashlee Simpson, seen at an MTV Movie Awards after-party on June 5, 2004, in Hollywood, Calif., found it hard to shake off the aftershocks of the "SNL" incident. At a performance at the Orange Bowl in January 2005, Ashlee was booed by thousands of fans.

Musician Ashlee Simpson was a guest at TRL's Long Beach, Beach House in the summer of 2004. Ashlee told Cosmopolitan magazine in 2006 what she likes about her body: "I have amazing boobs. I do, I know it. They're not too big, not too small. They're just perfect."

Jessica and Ashlee extolled the joys of Liquid Ice Breath Mints as pitchwomen for the brand in 2004. The younger Simpson, who has been seen out and about with her big sister more according to tabloid reports, is several inches taller than Jessica.

Ashlee Simpson performed for the first time on stage at Music Midtown in Atlanta on May 1, 2004. Ashlee got her start in the entertainment industry by appearing in TV commercials. After the release of Jessica's first album, Ashlee was one of her back-up dancers.

Little known fact: Ashlee Simpson, seen here at the MTV Beach House in East Quogue, New York, worked briefly as a VJ for MTV's Total Request Live in 2003.

Ashlee Simpson appeared at the Teen People and Universal Records Party honoring recording artist Nelly on Jan. 13, 2003, in Hollywood, Calif. Before she hit the music scene, Simpson guest-starred on the FOX series "Malcolm in the Middle" in 2001 and had a recurring role as Cecilia Smith on the series "7th Heaven. "

According to one interview, Ashlee Simpson's 2004 song "Shadow" is about the feelings that came with living in the shadow of her older sister, Jessica. Ashlee is seen here at the premiere of the film "The Hot Chick" on Dec. 2, 2002, in Century City, Calif. She had a small part in the film.