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AMAs 2011: Red Carpet Dresses

By FashionEtc Staff 11/20/11 at 09:45 PM

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Katy Perry opted for a strapless, to-the-floor, white Chinese sequin draped dress by Vivienne Westwood, paired with electric-blue snakeskin peep-toes.
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Katy Perry performed in a bubblegum pink dress with bold, structured shoulders, a skin-tight top and long skirt.
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Taylor Swift, who won the Artist of the Year award, shimmered in a floor-length, strapless, bead-embellished Reem Acra Spring 2012 gown in a soft champagne hue.
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Jennifer Lopez brought the drama in a leopard print ombre gown with matching cape from Giambattista Valli's Fall 2011 Couture collection.
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Jennifer Lopez took the stage in a nude bodysuit with elaborate fringe detail.
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Jennifer Lopez flaunted her famous curves while performing in a nude, sequin-embellished bodysuit.
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Jennifer Lopez worked another barely-there look in a Zuhair Murad Couture Fall 2011 gown that featured one-sleeve, a high-neck, a dramatic thigh-high slit and black floral beaded embroidery over sheer silk. Lopez accessorized with diamond and gold drop earrings and diamond and platinum stacked cocktail rings by Neil Lane.
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Nicki Minaj went big in an emerald silk taffeta gown with black battenburg lace and broderie anglaise bodice from Oscar de la Renta's Spring 2012 collection. The two-time winner accessorized with Alexander McQueen armour wedge sandals.
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Nicki Minaj performed in silver, futuristic armour.
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Jennifer Hudson showed some leg in a platinum metallic jersey drape-front cocktail dress by Jenny Packham. Hudson accessorized with with an arm of M.C.L By Matthew Campbell Laurenza bangles and a pair of Christian Louboutin Daffodile Strass gunmetal-grey pumps.
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Jennifer Hudson was peachy keen in a strapless minidress with a fitted, black criss-crossed bodice and flowy, chiffon skirt.
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Selena Gomez went Old Hollywood in a Giorgio Armani pewter satin gown with a halter neckline, open back, ruched bodice and short train. Gomez completed her glamorous look with Candy Ice white gold, diamond and black onyx chandelier earrings and a pair of silver, strappy Jimmy Choo heels.
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Heidi Klum rocked a silver metallic minidress with edgy laser-cut detailing from Giles Deacon's Spring 2012 collection. Klum wore the dress with navy-blue undergarments that peeked through the laser-cuts, completing the futuristic look with a pair of Nicholas Kirkwood python slingbacks.
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Mary J. Blige looked fierce in a curve-hugging, single-sleeved leopard print gown by Roberto Cavalli.

From Katy Perry's red carpet dress to Nicki Minaj accepting one of her awards in an Oscar de la Renta Spring 2012 runway look to Jennifer Lopez pulling off a Giambattista Valli caped look to reveal, um, almost everything during a performance, the 2011 AMAs were a designer dream.

Check out the ensembles, on and off stage, in our celebrity gallery.

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