Before Miley Cyrus started leading a double-life on Disney's Hannah Montana, there was Jerrica Benton and her pop star alter ego Jem. Created by the same people who created GI Joe and Transformers, Jerrica was the owner of a record label who juggled her identities thanks to the help of holographic earrings known as Synergy. That's right, not only did Jem become a gay icon for literally living two separate identities and trying to find the perfect balance between both... she was rocking high-tech earrings that could effectively change her appearance and help keep her secret. What's even more amazing is that aside from being a career girl and a rock star, Jerrica also saw her fair amount of action thanks to run-ins with rival bands like The Misfits and The Stingers; all while being caught in a love triangle with her alter ego and her boyfriend Rio Pacheco and being the foster mother of twelve foster kids that lived with her and her band, The Holograms. Can we also mention she earned icon status for those wild clothes and totally righteous hair?
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