By Wonderwall.com Editors
7:30pm PDT, Oct 11, 2023
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Join Wonderwall.com as we take a look at the biggest fashion hits and misses from the 2023 MTV VMAs, starting with this ensemble…
Rap superstar Nicki Minaj — who hosted the show for the second year in a row — arrived at the MTV Video Music Awards in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023, dressed like a pink bride… on her wedding night.
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Show host Nicki Minaj really committed to this look, from the lace-trimmed veil to the satin bustier with sheer side panels, as she arrived at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023.
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Taylor Swift wore strappy black heels by Jimmy Choo with her custom Atelier Versace dress.
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Taylor Swift channeled her "Reputation" era at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023.
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Ice Spice looked more like ice skater Barbie at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023.
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Selena Gomez was a vision in a custom red Oscar de la Renta halter-style dress at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023.
Keep reading for a closer look at the details…
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Selena Gomez made jaws drop in this custom Oscar de la Renta gown as she arrived at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023.
Keep reading for a closer look at her jewelry…
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Selena Gomez wore delicate diamond Pasquale Bruni bracelets and rings as she arrived at the MTV Video Music Awards.
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We have a bone to pick with the Flinstones-inspired pink Area look that Saweetie chose to wear as she arrived at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023.
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Shakira simply stunned on the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023, after pouring herself into a silver chainmail gown by Versace
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Shakira donned an open-back Versace gown at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023.
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Shakira donned a second stellar Versace look — a safety pin-adorned asymmetrical baby-blue halter-neck dress with a hip-high slit and bodice cutouts — during the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023.
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Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini went for matching looks at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023.
Keep reading to see the country music singer's keyhole cutout dress solo…
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Kelsea Ballerini looked red-hot at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023.
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Cardi B arrived at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023, wearing a wild custom-made gown with matching arm cuffs by Dilara Findikoglu.
Only Cardi could pull off this creation, which was crafted from silver hair clips. Let's take a closer look…
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Here's a closer look at the hair clip-adorned Dilara Findikoglu dress that Cardi B donned at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023.
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Anitta's look earned a no from us as she arrived at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023.
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Olivia Rodrigo looked beautiful in a sparkling silver Ludovic de Saint Sernin dress crafted from 150,000 Swarovski crystals as she arrived at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023.
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Sofia Carson was swallowed whole in this giant blue sequined look from Alexandre Vauthier as she arrived at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023.
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Also eaten alive by her oversized fashion? Demi Lovato, who was dwarfed by the shoulder pads in her leather look as she arrived at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023.
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Sabrina Carpenter arrived at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023, wearing a wisp of a dress over a sparkly silver bustier — a look by Cavanagh Baker.
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Megan Thee Stallion was yet another star who arrived at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023, wearing a sheer look. Hers was by designer Brandon Blackwood. Next!
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Madelyn Cline arrived at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023, in a loose — maybe too loose — interpretation of a glamorous Old Hollywood-style gown.
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Nelly Furtado brought sexy back in a long-sleeve black gown with a gaping backside at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023.
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Bebe Rexha wore a truly bizarre The Uncommonist creation at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023. From the front, the black leather dress was fine, but from the back, it was a completely different story…
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Bebe Rexha's The Uncommonist dress featured backside cutouts and a horse tail design.
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Dixie D'Amelio looked statuesque in a strapless Maticevski gown at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023. Sister Charli D'Amelio, meanwhile, went Pilgrim-chic in a Shushu/Tong dress that came straight from the runway.
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Kathy Hilton and Nicky Hilton Rothschild were the best-dressed mother-daughter duo at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023. While Nicky chose a long-sleeve beaded minidress, Kathy brought the drama in a black gown that she wore with a sheer lacy cape.
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Rita Ora looked elegant in a black off-the-shoulder Rodarte gown with floor-skimming sleeves at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023.
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Lil Nas X wore an over-the-top all-white look complete with a massive fathered headpiece at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023.
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Tiffany Haddish flaunted her figure in a Jason Wu dress — essentially a sheer beaded layer over a leotard — at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023.
