Thanks to Instagram users joanreidy and wheredidmylambg0 (Carla) for sharing their Throwback Thursday photos of meeting Gwen. Joan’s photo was taken backstage at No Doubt’s performance on Saturday Night Live back in December of 2001 while Carla and her friend Jillian were lucky enough to meet Gwen at her L.A.M.B. fashion show afterparty during New York Fashion Week in September of 2010.
UPDATE: Thanks to Emma for sharing her photo of meeting Gwen and the Harajuku Girls backstage at the Harajuku Lovers Tour show at Madison Square Garden in NYC back in November of 2005: