Dakota Fanning Crowned Homecoming Queen 2010

She has played a vampire and a rock star and has been a household name since she shot to fame at the tender age of seven years old.

But Hollywood actress Dakota Fanning is still very much a down-to-earth, all-American girl-next door as these pictures show.

The 16-year-old actress received one of the biggest accolades an American teenage girl could get after she was crowned Homecoming Queen at her high school yesterday.

It was also the second year running that Dakota - who is also on the cheerleading squad - and the school's American Football team's quarterback were made Homecoming King and Queen at the £19,000-a-year private high school, Campbell Hall Episcopal in North Hollywood.

Fanning and her unknown King beamed broadly for the cameras as they were both draped in sashes and given crowns, while she also received a bunch of roses.

Homecoming is an annual tradition in the US which welcomes back former residents and alumni of a high school or university and includes a day of activities including a sports match and a parade through the town or city.

The day also has a Homecoming Court, consisting of a group of students that are crowned King, Queen and Price and Princess.

Usually the King and Queen are students in their last year of study and are voted for by classmates in a secret ballot.

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[skin1face]

@softballFrek10 thats not true. people could have been jealous of her and voted against her mainly because she's famous. but she got voted queen because she is very sweet and nice to everyone.

[titanx9]

@jacoblack02 She was voted for being famous by a school that has plenty of rich kids and celebrity spawns? Okay.... The whole thing IS a popularity contest anyway but would they really vote for her if they didn't like her. I'm glad Dakota won. Look how happy she looks. She obviously appreciates it.

[littlemissbertram]

Her date is HOT! <3

[CynthiaJohana1]

@SarahAnnie1 he is hot!

ahahahaha

[Angel31295w]

@silverster2000 Me too!

[igardrisc95]

the homecoming king is really hot.

[silverster2000]

VIKINGS!!!! (My school is vikings too <3)

[widel45]

dakota te amo eres la razon de mi existir tu fan numero 1 wilson bye

[Super123Xxxxxxx]

I mean homecoming court is a popularity contest, nothing more.

[Super123Xxxxxxx]

Of course she won. She's famous.

[shabanasks]

Most celebs who go to school and all that while they are child stars are actually bullied and tormented. Demi Lovato, Christian Bale, etc

[partygirl209]

by the interviews i've seen of her, i can tell she won it out of her great personality - not coz of her fame!!