South African-born Charlize Theron obtained her citizenship in 2007. (Photo: Instagram)
Mischa Barton was born in London and didn’t become a naturalized U.S. citizen until 2006. (Photo: Instagram)
Pamela Anderson holds a dual Canadian and U.S. citizenship. She became a U.S. citizen in 2004. (Photo: Instagram)
Arnold Schwarzenegger was born in Thal, Austria, but obtained his U.S. citizenship in 1983. (Photo: Instagram)
Salma Hayek, a former undocumented immigrant from Mexico, became a legal U.S. citizen in 2006. (Photo: Instagram)
Emily Blunt became a U.S. citizen in August 2015, although she said she felt mixes emotions about the big day: “It was sad! I like being British.” (Photo: Instagram)
Djimon Housou was born in Benin, a country in West Africa. He moved to the States in 1990, and became a citizen in 2005. (Photo: Instagram)
Iman was born in Somalia in East Africa. Shortly after she moved to the states, she became a U.S. citizen. (Photo: Instagram)
Canada-born Jim Carrey became a naturalized U.S. citizen in October 2004, more than two decades after he first came to America. (Photo: Instagram)
Renowned fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg was born in Brussels, Belgium. She became a U.S. citizen in 2002. (Photo: Instagram)
Rachel Weisz (right) was born in Westminster, U.K, but became a U.S. citizen just some years ago in 2011. (Photo: Instagram)
Former Miss Universe Alicia Machado, born in Venezuela, became a citizen of the United States in just last year, right before the elections. (Photo: Instagram)
Camila Alves, Mrs. Matthew McConaughey and successful model from Brazil, just became a U.S. citizen two years ago. South African-born Charlize Theron obtained her citizenship in 2007. (Photo: Instagram)
Boy, has 2017 been a crazy year for American citizens! Between the recent natural disasters and the never-ending follies of President Donald Trump (his stupid wall, pulling out from the Paris Agreement, killing Obamacare, ending DACA…), the American people has had quite a tough year.
But despite all the craziness, people from all around the world continue to look up to United States and searching for the many opportunities this great country has to offer, even some of your favorite celebrities…
Celebrating citizenship day, we’ve put together a list of 13 foreign celebrities who have become United States citizens, proving that in America, there’s room for all colors and origins.
