August 23 - Mischa Barton with her dog Charlie in Malibu.

Mischa Barton is seen here looking really snazzy in a simple yet hot white dress number. Toting her dog Charlie, the former star of hit teen show The OC flashes the features that made her every teenager’s dream girl during the show’s run. The cute blue vest enhanced the simple yet chic look Mischa’s gunning for. Together with the new hairdo and cool pair of shades, she seems to be making strides towards that wholesome image her PR officers have been working hard on getting. Having a really cute dog in the picture helped loads too.

Dog Charlie, said to be the only “man” in Mischa’s life right now, is looking sharp too. It didn’t hurt that the person walking him is goddess-like. As matter of fact, the picture can easily be depicted as innocent Mary and her little lamb. Major props to Mischa and her PR team. The bad presses the teen star suffered due to DUI charges and other rumors have somewhat affected her marketability. As people continue to see her more often as a normal, next door type of girl, the memories of those dark days will soon be forgotten. Again, good job for Mischa’s PR team for doing their best to offset the bad poker hands hollywood press has been dealing to their client lately.