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Ariana Grande arrives on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on August 25, 2013. This is the first time the awards show has been held in Brooklyn and Barclays Center which opened last September.
Vma Mtv Barclays, Brooklyn, New York, United States - 25 Aug 2013
Ariana was 20 here, but also believably like 15. Nowadays she seems like... an airbrushed version of this girl, is the best way I can think of to put it. Still herself, but somehow with a blurring tool. She also -- am I crazy -- kind of looks in this photo like her current paramour Ethan Slater. I think it's the quizzical eyebrows and not her ACTUAL face.
Miley Cyrus
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Miley Cyrus arrives on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on August 25, 2013. This is the first time the awards show has been held in Brooklyn and Barclays Center which opened last September.
Vma Mtv Barclays, Brooklyn, New York, United States - 25 Aug 2013
We've been through a LOT with Miley over the years, and on this night, she performed the infamous twerking performance where she also rubbed at Robin Thicke's crotch with a foam finger. (It got Hannah Montana toys yanked from many store shelves.) But at this point in the night, we thought it was just good clean beaded fun.
Katy Perry
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Katy Perry arrives on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on August 25, 2013. This is the first time the awards show has been held in Brooklyn and Barclays Center which opened last September.
Vma Mtv Barclays, Brooklyn, New York, United States - 25 Aug 2013
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Katy Perry arrives on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on August 25, 2013. This is the first time the awards show has been held in Brooklyn and Barclays Center which opened last September.
Vma Mtv Barclays, Brooklyn, New York, United States - 25 Aug 2013
... but the grill just feels silly.
Rita Ora
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Rita Ora arrives on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on August 25, 2013. This is the first time the awards show has been held in Brooklyn and Barclays Center which opened last September.
Vma Mtv Barclays, Brooklyn, New York, United States - 25 Aug 2013
This looks like she sewed a bearskin rug to a cummerbund.
Erin Wasson
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Erin Wasson arrives on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on August 25, 2013. This is the first time the awards show has been held in Brooklyn and Barclays Center which opened last September.
Vma Mtv Barclays, Brooklyn, New York, United States - 25 Aug 2013
Remember model Erin Wasson? You probably do now. She went through a real naked phase.
One Direction
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The band One Direction arrives in the press room at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on August 25, 2013. This is the first time the awards show has been held in Brooklyn, and Barclays Center, which opened last September.
Vma Mtv Barclays, Brooklyn, New York, United States - 25 Aug 2013
What a long, strange trip for several of these gentlemen. (It's... Liam, Zayn, Niall, Harry, and Louis, right? Man, I got stuck on Louis. He's the Kurt of the group. God bless Kurt.)
NSYNC
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The reunited band 'N Sync arrives in the press room at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on August 25, 2013. This is the first time the awards show has been held in Brooklyn, and Barclays Center, which opened last September.
Vma Mtv Barclays, Brooklyn, New York, United States - 25 Aug 2013
I want to know why JC and Lance were like, "Nah, pass on the shirt and vest you ordered."
Bruno Mars
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Bruno Mars with his awards in the press room at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on August 25, 2013. This is the first time the awards show has been held in Brooklyn, and Barclays Center, which opened last September.
Vma Mtv Barclays, Brooklyn, New York, United States - 26 Aug 2013
For some reason, I thought Bruno Mars was newer than this. Time is a flat circle.
Taylor Swift
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Taylor Swift in the press room at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on August 25, 2013. This is the first time the awards show has been held in Brooklyn, and Barclays Center, which opened last September.
Vma Mtv Barclays, Brooklyn, New York, United States - 26 Aug 2013
She won for the "I Knew You Were Trouble" video. She looks nice, but more like she's at the Oscars than the VMAs -- maybe that's why the next year she let her pendulum swing back far enough for her to wear that leotard.
Iggy Azalea
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Iggy Azalea arrives on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on August 25, 2013. This is the first time the awards show has been held in Brooklyn and Barclays Center which opened last September.
Vma Mtv Barclays, Brooklyn, New York, United States - 26 Aug 2013
She sure tried. The world has moved on.
Ciara
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Ciara arrives on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on August 25, 2013. This is the first time the awards show has been held in Brooklyn and Barclays Center which opened last September.
Vma Mtv Barclays, Brooklyn, New York, United States - 25 Aug 2013
Ciara also just really really loved a naked dress at this point in time. Full commitment.
Lil' Kim
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Lil' Kim arrives on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on August 25, 2013. This is the first time the awards show has been held in Brooklyn and Barclays Center which opened last September.
Vma Mtv Barclays, Brooklyn, New York, United States - 26 Aug 2013
Her hypnotist JUST snapped his fingers and she's like, "I'm WHERE now?"
Paula Patton
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Paula Patton arrives on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on August 25, 2013. This is the first time the awards show has been held in Brooklyn and Barclays Center which opened last September.
Vma Mtv Barclays, Brooklyn, New York, United States - 26 Aug 2013
This is so heavy on her, but I'll grant that it's on-theme to wear a dress at a video awards show that looks like it's made of old VHS tape.
Shailene Woodley
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Shailene Woodley arrives on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on August 25, 2013. This is the first time the awards show has been held in Brooklyn and Barclays Center which opened last September.
Vma Mtv Barclays, Brooklyn, New York, United States - 26 Aug 2013
I still love that skirt.
Naya Rivera
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Naya Rivera arrives on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on August 25, 2013. This is the first time the awards show has been held in Brooklyn and Barclays Center which opened last September.
Vma Mtv Barclays, Brooklyn, New York, United States - 26 Aug 2013
Aw. She should still be here.
Ashanti
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Ashanti arrives on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on August 25, 2013. This is the first time the awards show has been held in Brooklyn and Barclays Center which opened last September.
Vma Mtv Barclays, Brooklyn, New York, United States - 26 Aug 2013
A surprisingly good look on Ashanti here!
Jennifer Hudson
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Jennifer Hudson arrives on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on August 25, 2013. This is the first time the awards show has been held in Brooklyn and Barclays Center which opened last September.
Vma Mtv Barclays, Brooklyn, New York, United States - 25 Aug 2013
Houndstooth is nice? I feel like she needs a plum lipstick.
Joan Smalls
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Joan Smalls arrives on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on August 25, 2013. This is the first time the awards show has been held in Brooklyn and Barclays Center which opened last September.
Vma Mtv Barclays, Brooklyn, New York, United States - 26 Aug 2013
Those shoes look like a pain in the neck, and a blister farm, but she still looks great.
Allison Williams
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Allison Williams arrives on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on August 25, 2013. This is the first time the awards show has been held in Brooklyn and Barclays Center which opened last September.
Vma Mtv Barclays, Brooklyn, New York, United States - 25 Aug 2013
Courthourse bride chic.
Selena Gomez
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Selena Gomez arrives on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on August 25, 2013. This is the first time the awards show has been held in Brooklyn and Barclays Center which opened last September.
Vma Mtv Barclays, Brooklyn, New York, United States - 25 Aug 2013
I don't love that it looks like her dress was designed by a fan of Justin Timberlake ripping open Janet's dress at the Super Bowl. Otherwise, she looks GREAT, and also, 2013 Selena, I have SO MUCH TO TELL YOU.
