When the original Gossip Girl hit our screens in 2007, the world was a very different place. Mobile phones were only just hitting our school hallways, social justice was reserved for university students studying political science and Tory Burch ballet flats were the accessory du jour.

When the Gossip Girl reboot was recently announced, Twitter was awash with questions about what the show would look like in 2020.

In the midst of the recession, Gossip Girl was at its peak. While the rest of us were slugging away on our Motorola Razr's, these high schoolers had Blackberrys (typically the choice of businessmen and CEOs). While we hung out in McDonald's parking lots after school, Blair and Serena were sipping martinis at the Palace Hotel.

Which is what made Gossip Girl such a treat to watch.

However—financially struggling characters living in three-bedroom apartments in Brooklyn and underage drinking at school-sanctioned events aside, the original Gossip Girl cast had an obvious diversity problem.

Executive producer Josh Safran later stated:

"When I look back on Gossip Girl, the only things I regret were not as much representation for people of colour and gay storylines," Safran said. "Those are the two things I think we probably could have delved into more deeply."

Since the Gossip Girl reboot cast has yet to be announced, we decided to build our own dream team. Although the original characters aren't returning, there's sure to be similar "outsider", "golden girl" and "queen bee" counterparts.

Here, our picks for the Gossip Girl reboot cast.