Waitress Gaga

[monk222]

We've come to know her as Lady Gaga, but before the world tours, "The Fame" or even the dress made of meat, photographer Malgorzata Saniewska knew her simply as her restaurant co-worker, Stefani Germanotta.

In the summer of 2005, Saniewska, who goes by Maggie, happened to be tending bar at the same West Village restaurant where the 19-year-old soon-to-be star worked as a waitress.

Just 24 at the time, Saniewska had moved from her native Poland to the United States two years prior with dreams of becoming a photographer.

-- ONTD

So, this is the girl before she became rich and famous and blonde. I like one of the ONTD comments, "Looks like the facebook pics of every nyu girl i know." It is funny how someone can go from being a perfectly ordinary kid to a super-wealthy mega-rock star, whether it's an Elvis or a Lady Gaga. What a ride it must be...