It's Been 17 Years Since the Spice Girls Split, but They're All Still Doing Big Things

The Spice Girls exploded onto the scene in 1996 with their hit "Wannabe" and introduced millions of impressionable young minds (including mine) to five-part harmonies, Union Jack mini dresses, platform sneakers, and the term "girl power." The members — Melanie Brown, Victoria Adams, Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, and Melanie Chisholm — drew you in with their distinctive personas and subsequently caused fights with your friends about who got to be who. Ohh, the memories!

The Spice Girls was my first concert ever; I had all five of the dolls and owned Spice World on VHS; and I can very vividly recall bawling my eyes out at the news that Geri Halliwell, Ginger Spice neé Sexy Spice, was leaving the group in 1998. I've definitely grown up since then (at least, I hope), but what are the Spice Girls up to these days? Well, some of them are still making music, while others are judging talent and leading fashion empires. Scroll through to see what Baby, Posh, Sporty, Scary, and Ginger (née Sexy) are doing now.