- In March 2010 she met Adam Brody while filming The Oranges (2011) and later they started dating. In November 2013, they got engaged. The couple was married in a private ceremony on 2/15/2014.
- Her mother served a federal prison sentence for her involvement in a drug ring that smuggled marijuana from Jamaica to the US in 1983. She was able to give birth to Leighton in a hospital and nursed her for three months in a halfway house, before returning to complete the 16 months left on her sentence. At this time, Leighton's grandparents cared for her.
- Is a natural blonde, but dyed her hair brunette for the role of Blair Waldorf in Gossip Girl (2007).
- Is fluent in French.
- Enjoys creative writing.
- Mother, with husband Adam Brody, of daughter Arlo Day Brody (b. 8/4/2015).
- Moved to Los Angeles, CA, at 14. She attended Hollywood High School and Beverly Hills High School. She then transferred to a small private school and graduated a year early.
- She and her husband welcomed their second child, a boy whose name has not been revealed yet, in September 2020.
- On 10/28/2014, she released her first album, "Heartstrings".
- During her modeling years, she worked with photographer-turned-filmmaker Sofia Coppola.
- Buys many of her clothes at garage sales and second-hand stores.
- Her surname, Meester, is Dutch for "master" or "teacher". Her father is of approximately one-quarter German, one-quarter Dutch, one-quarter Irish, and one-quarter English ancestry. Her maternal grandfather was the son of German immigrants, and her maternal grandmother had English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry.
- Described as Gossip Girl's best actor by the Los Angeles Times.
- Grew up in Marco Island, FL.
- Has one tattoo, a purple-blue flower with a yellow center, on her left wrist.
- Has a dog named Trudy.
- Enjoys singing and sang in the films Drive Thru (2007), Country Strong (2010) and Lasting Impressions (2019).
- Has been included on The Independent Critics' list of "100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces". She ranked #21 in 2008, #14 in 2009, #4 in 2010, #36 in 2011, and #76 in 2012.
- Younger brother Lex Meester was born in 1994.
- Was ranked #48 on "Maxim" magazine's "Hot 100 of 2008" list.
- Has an older brother named Douglas Logan Meester (B. 1983).
- Attended Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, CA.
- Her mother's maiden name is also Dutch: "Haas" means rabbit. Emmy Rossum's last name is also a Dutch name (from a village called Rossum).
- Ranked #12 on "Maxim" magazine's "Hot 100 of 2009" list.
- Named one of "People" magazine's "100 Most Beautiful" in 2008.
- Was ranked #1 on "FHM" magazine's "Fall TV's Hottest Stars" list in 2008.
- Was ranked #17 on "Maxim" magazine's "Hot 100 of 2010" list.
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