The Best Red Carpet Looks from the 2016 American Music Awards

By Hana Asbrink
Updated Nov 22, 2016 @ 10:50 am
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The 2016 American Music Awards are kicking off in L.A.’s Microsoft Theater this evening and we’re paying close attention to all of the head-turning looks on the red carpet.

It model Gigi Hadid made a statement-making entrance in a dramatic Roberto Cavalli off-the-shoulder lacy confection. She and Saturday Night Live’s Jay Pharaoh are co-hosting the world’s biggest fan-voted award show, and judging by the parade of fashionable looks alone, we can tell it’s going to be a memorable night.

While Hadid isn't a stranger to awards shows (she hosted the iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards in Toronto earlier this year), this will be her first time taking on the AMAs. The 21-year-old stunner recently admitted to being “super nervous” for her emceeing duties. “But I think that I like when I’m nervous because it just makes me just obviously pay more attention and be like snappier about things,” she told InStyle. “I’m so excited,” she continued. “It’s so cool to be able to grow up as a fan of a show and in a million years I never would have thought ... I didn’t even know that it was a possibility that I could be a host of the show.”

With what will surely be an evening full of striking outfit changes from the co-host and memorable performances from the likes of Lady Gaga, Sting, The Chainsmokers, Fifth Harmony, Bruno Mars, and more, we simply can’t wait to get the show on the road.

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Keep it here for continued coverage of the 44th annual AMAs and and scroll through for some of the most sizzling red carpet looks so far.

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Selena Gomez

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Selena Gomez in Prada, Giuseppe Zanotti heels, and Cartier jewelry.

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Lady Gaga

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Lady Gaga in Brandon Maxwell.

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Gigi Hadid

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Gigi Hadid in Roberto Cavalli.
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Ariana Grande

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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend

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Chrissy Teigen in Yousef Akba, Dsquared2 heels, and a Monique Lhuillier clutch.

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Hailee Steinfeld

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Hailee Steinfeld in Elie Saab and Stuart Weitzman heels.

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Taraji P. Henson

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Taraji P. Henson in Céline and Jimmy Choo heels.

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Milla Jovovich

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Milla Jovovich in Elie Saab.

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Ciara

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Ciara in Stéphane Rolland and Giuseppe Zanotti platform heels.
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Behati Prinsloo

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Karlie Kloss

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Tinashe

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Tinashe in Michael Costello.
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Zoë Saldana

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in Monse at the 2016 American Music Awards.

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Teyana Taylor 

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Teyana Taylor in Steven Khalil.

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Julianne Hough

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Julianne Hough in Zuhair Murad.
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Nina Dobrev

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Nina Dobrev in Zuhair Murad and Edie Parker clutch.

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Jay Pharoah

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Olivia Munn

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Olivia Munn in Stuart Weitzman heels.
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Heidi Klum

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Heidi Klum in Wolk Morais.

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Niall Horan

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Niall Horan in Paul Smith.

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Idina Menzel  

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Idina Menzel in Thai Nguyen Atelier.
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Keke Palmer

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Daya

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Noah Cyrus 

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Matt Bomer

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Matt Bomer in Louis Vuitton suit and Saint Laurent boots.

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Laura Marano

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Kat Graham

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Kat Graham in LaBourjoisie.
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Janelle Monáe

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Janelle Monáe carries Anya Hindmarch.

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Tim McGraw

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Halsey

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Halsey in Stuart Weitzman heels and carrying Edie Parker clutch.

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Hannah Davis

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Hannah Davis in Zuhair Murad and Edie Parker clutch.

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Sting

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Bebe Rexha

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Bebe Rexha in vintage Yves Saint Laurent.
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Rebecca Romijn

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Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg

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Lauren Giraldo

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Garcelle Beauvais

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Bella Thorne

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Bella Thorne in an Anthony Franco jacket, Josie Natori pants, and Stuart Weitzman heels.

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Rachel Platten

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Danica McKellar

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Ty Dolla Sign

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Shawn Mendes

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