Many Americans likely feel like they know Katie Couric. And from birth, her daughters have had to share their famous news anchor mother, along with their emotional family journey, with the world. But what are they like now? Turns out that Couric's daughters have grown up to be absolutely gorgeous.

Pregnant with her first child in 1991, Katie Couric stated on the Today show that she planned to take only nine weeks of maternity leave. Though it was not a long absence for a pregnancy, colleague and co-host Bryant Gumbel certainly didn't appear to understand.

Couric schooled him on the fact that birthing a baby would take a major toll on her body, and that she would need time to recover and, of course, to bond with her child!

Due to that kind of pressure and bias, Couric actually ended up taking just four weeks of leave after giving birth to her first daughter, Elinor "Ellie" Tully Monahan, on July 23, 1991, as reported by USA Today. Her second daughter, Caroline "Carrie" Couric Monahan, came less than five years later on January 5, 1996.

Keep watching to see Katie Couric's Daughters Grew Up To Be Stunning.

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Pressure after first child | 0:00

Losing their father | 1:15

Holidays were especially difficult | 2:08

Privacy was paramount | 3:20

Work schedule made time precious | 4:13

Ellie graduated from Yale | 5:09

Carrie nabbed coveted internships | 6:10

Surprise engagement | 7:02

Ellie stayed behind the scenes | 8:05

Carrie focused on social justice | 8:53

Following in mom's footsteps | 9:25

Ellie got engaged | 10:08

Keeping their father's legacy alive | 10:58