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MTV VMAs: Red carpet disasters

Who cares what they won or who performed, it’s all about what they were wearing…and not wearing.

Sep 7th 2012, 1:21 PM 16,547 Views 47 Comments

LAST NIGHT’S MTV Video Music Awards were full of firsts with artists like Green Day, Taylor Swift and Lil Wayne all having their debut VMA performances and One Direction made their first ever visit the to the awards.

What wasn’t new was the celebs’ ever baffling attempts to out-do each other on the red carpet. We’ve trawled through last night’s red carpet images with our fashion savvy eyes to bring you the VMAs top fashion victims.

This slideshow may contain graphic images of a Niki Minaj body stocking and Amber Rose’s baby bump. Don’t say we didn’t warn you…

MTV VMAs: Red carpet disasters
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  • Nikki Minaj

    Nikki played it down a bit at this year's awards opting for a traditional bejewelled body stocking and subtle two tone hair (Image: Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)

  • Riff Raff

    Living up to his name, Riff Raff opted for beach hobo-chic. Keep an eye out for new lines of couture hand towels, they'll be storming the catwalks this season. (Image:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)

  • Amber Rose

    No better way to announce you're with child than to literally show your baby bump to the world.

  • The Saturdays

    Poor Una Healy never got the "everyone wear white" memo. Awkward...

  • Ke$ha

    Controversial Ke$ha appears to have some kind of black plant growing over her body. Should we tell her or will you...? (Image: Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)

  • Miley Cyrus

    Can't help noticing the similarity between Miley and Ursula from the Little Mermaid...(Image: Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)

  • Chord Overstreet and Nash Overstreet

    We can only assume Nash Overstreet had to rush straight to the awards after painting rainbows with the Care Bears and didn't have time to change his trousers. (Image: Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)

  • Rita Ora brings the bling

    Several puppies and small children were blinded by Rita Ora's low cut catsuit (Image: Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)

  • Rita Ora

    Maybe it looks better from the ba...nevermind
  • Nikki played it down a bit at this year's awards opting for a traditional bejewelled body stocking and subtle two tone hair (Image: Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
  • Living up to his name, Riff Raff opted for beach hobo-chic. Keep an eye out for new lines of couture hand towels, they'll be storming the catwalks this season. (Image:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
  • No better way to announce you're with child than to literally show your baby bump to the world.
  • Poor Una Healy never got the
  • Controversial Ke$ha appears to have some kind of black plant growing over her body. Should we tell her or will you...? (Image: Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
  • Can't help noticing the similarity between Miley and Ursula from the Little Mermaid...(Image: Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
  • We can only assume Nash Overstreet had to rush straight to the awards after painting rainbows with the Care Bears and didn't have time to change his trousers. (Image: Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
  • Several puppies and small children were blinded by Rita Ora's low cut catsuit (Image: Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
  • Maybe it looks better from the ba...nevermind

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