Mandy Moore

Oh AMANDA LEIGH. Those shoes are a moment. As is the spiky hair. I think she had cut it super short and this was part of the grow-out phase.

Selma Blair, Reese Witherspoon

Selma appears to be going through something similar. Reese, though! The BOW! The fact that her feet are sliding hopelessly out of those hot pink shoes! And the giant Polo logo... that thing just hurts all of my feelings.

Ashanti

I feel like Ashanti took the beach motif more to heart than anyone else.

Michelle Kwan

Well, ALMOST more than anyone else.

Jessica Alba

I can't lie... she makes Newsies-chic look surprisingly good?

Jennifer Love Hewitt

This is from the era where she was trying to have a pop career as well, so she performed at this thing. I think that also accounts for why she did the darker hair. Same trick Ashlee Simpson pulled when she wanted people to find her edgy. The less said about the top, the better.

Mena Suvari

The existence of those pants fascinates me. They're like the wallpaper border in a child's bedroom.

Kristen Kreuk

The whole Smallville cast was also there, but I declined to pay for a photo of Allison Mack, on account of the whole NXIVM insanity. Anyway, Kristen is further proof that everyone in this era thought a tank top was the height of style. Also that is not the only pair of shoes herein that I think might have been Steve Madden.

Kelly Clarkson

BINGO, there's another one. I do not know what the American Idol stylists were doing to this poor child (all the remaining contestants at this point attended, which I think... there were six?).

Christina Christian

I had forgotten about Christina from that season, and suspect... this is not how she would have liked to be remembered.

Shannon Elizabeth

What is even happening? Did she take a wrong turn en route to the Farmer's Market?

Mae Whitman

Bless her. Although this hasn't aged as badly as most of these other outfits.

Alexis Bledel

The girl in the background in sunglasses appears to be having similar trouble processing this as I am.

Eve

Ah, the Going-Out Corset Top. Once and forever a bad idea.

Jaime Pressly

I had completely forgotten about jeans like that.

Nobody's Angel

The best I could find on this girl group, which only released one single before the album got shelved, is, "They were featured on the ABC TV movie, Model Behavior, starring Justin Timberlake." And supposedly fired up a new Instagram page in 2020 to prepare for a comeback, which never materialized. This is SUCH a hodgepodge of styles that you start to recognize the wisdom of the coordinated Destiny's Child approach.

No Secrets

How's this for a sexy origin story: "No Secrets was formed by Carly's father, Adrian Gurvitz, a music producer from London. She wrote a letter to him asking to put a group together." Mmmhmm. The other tidbit here is that when one of the girls left in 2003 -- longer than I thought they'd lasted! -- she was supposed to be replaced by Lady Gaga, but Gaga's manager backed out, or something? Which... probably for the best, as Gaga has done PRETTY well on her own. AND LOOK AT THOSE SHOES.

Triple Image

Apparently they were discovered both at the mall, and on The Jenny Jones Show. They opened for Aaron Carter along with No Secrets, and then faded into obscurity. Their album didn't chart. They are dressed like they just spent the day at their school's May carnival and are about to crash from the sugar high.

Emense

Well, I couldn't find ANYTHING about this. Are they a band? A family? I've got nothing.

3LW

These ladies, I remember! I think that's actress Naturi Naighton on the left, and on the right, Adrienne Bailon. These outfits are... maximal. And so is this, from Wikipedia: "In an interview on Wendy Williams' radio show, Naughton alleged that she had a number of conflicts with Bailon, [Kiely] Williams, and their management, which led to an August 2002 altercation involving a plate of food from KFC." I need an oral history of this moment please.

Paula Abdul

Unclear why Paula is dressed like the 4th LW.

Michelle Trachtenberg

Boy, everyone really liked lots of dangly bits, didn't they?

Jack and Kelly Osbourne

Times have changed.

Jenna Von Oy

Six, on-brand as ever.

Haylie and Hilary Duff

"Boy beater" is pretty terrible, but I also can't get over the shoes.

Nick Carter

And now we have WOVEN flip flops? I am in hell.

Eva Amurri

Not AS cockamamie.

Milo Ventimiglia

I'm not sure why he appears to be leaning.

Justin Timberlake

I wonder when he'll resurface.

Barry Watson

Truly his worst hair.

Tim Allen, Pam Anderson

It's the Home Improvement reunion no one wanted. Including possibly Pam.

The Rock

He's come a long way. I do prefer him this size, though. He's a little TOO Rocked Out for me now.

Pacey

Son, do you need me to spot you an iron?

Apolo Anton Ohno

He always had the vibe of being overhyped, to me, but I guess he's our most decorated Winter Olympian? He'd just won gold and silver in Salt Lake City at this time, and appears to be... very high on his own supply.

Nick Cannon

This honestly could have been taken yesterday.

On This Day in 2002: The Teen Choice Awards Was a Buffet of Aughts Madness

Love those pants, and haircuts.