Forget #squadgoals — we're way more impressed by the #lifegoals that Zendaya gives us on the daily. It's hard to believe that our girl is only turning 19, because she dispenses advice so insightful it seems as if she's already lived many incredible lifetimes.
In honor of her birthday, which marks her very last year as a teen, let's look back at when she was totally wise beyond her years. Sometimes it was telling haters off about her many glorious wigs, and other times it was giving some real talk about binging on Netflix and cookies instead of painting the town red (because priorities). No matter the situation, Zendaya always gets it.
If she's this smart just shy of two decades, imagine what the future holds for her (and for us, so we all benefit from her enlightening observations).
1. When she Disney-censored herself on Wild 'n Out
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2. When she defended her parents against Twitter trolls
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3. And gave us the perfect reaction for our haters
4. When she shut down hair shamers
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5. Then whipped her hair back and forth to emphasize her point
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6. This powerful message after her Fashion Police hair controversy
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7. When she dished out the best body positivity mantra
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8. And the best dating advice ever
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9. That advice may have come from her new obsession...
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10. When her love of food knew no bounds
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11. And her Halloween party consisted of Netflix and cookies
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12. When she shared her secret food stash
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13. That time she revealed a surprising old-lady-like obsession
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14. When she broke it down at a UNAIDS mission in South Africa
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15. The time she showed us sometimes it's better to roll solo
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16. Then reminded us it's always important to have friends by your side
17. Whenever she lip-syncs. Ever. Seriously!
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18. Her A+ views on growing up
19. And finally, when she was an actual old lady
