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What's Her Best Side?

What's Her Best Side?

Get your full dose of glam by checking out Zoë Saldana, Katie Holmes and more stylish stars from every angle – then vote for their most flattering poses!

By People Staff

Updated May 01, 2013 09:00 PM

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ZOË SALDANA

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We can’t decide if we like this dress better from the front or the back. stuns in a Vionnet embellished bodice gown with a white high-low skirt and dramatic open back. She tops off her look with over $130,000 worth of Tiffany & Co. jewels at the Star Trek Into Darkness premiere in London.

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KATIE HOLMES

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“It was very easy to say yeah, this is the dress,” shares of her feminine white Calvin Klein Collection halter, which she contrasts with a majorly teased updo and a smoky eye.

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BEYONCé

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Another fan of elbow-length gloves, honorary co-chair Beyoncé, arrives in a strapless Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci gown with a paisley print structured bodice and punky black belt. Oh, and the matching boots are everything.

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TAYLOR SWIFT

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Hey , are you wearing skivvies under there? The singer makes us question her in a daring J. Mendel dress with sheer side panels and plenty of black lace, to which she adds crimped hair.

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OLIVIA WILDE

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The star shows off her toned midriff in a custom ivory Calvin Klein Collection bandeau dress with a sexy crisscross back and black insets.

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CAMERON DIAZ

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look is deadly…literally. The actress stuns in a purple Stella McCartney gown with a matching floor-length, backless cape (yes, you read that right), plus a gold-spiked belt.

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MIRANDA KERR

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Never one to miss the opportunity to remind us to go to the gym, Miranda shows off chiseled abs and enviably toned arms in a black Michael Kors halter gown with a coordinating bandeau bra, plus yet another spiked clutch that looks like it could do serious damage.

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ANNE HATHAWAY

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If there’s anything that can manage to steal some of the spotlight off of newly bleached hair, it’s a Valentino dress with tons of daringly sheer panels and furry cuffs from the designer’s 1992 archives.

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DIANE KRUGER

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Considering some of the looks she’s pulled off in the past, we were expecting an outrageous ensemble from Diane at the Met Gala, but the only real risk she took was with her hair, dip-dyeing the end of her ponytail bright pink.

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EMMA WATSON

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goes for a sexy, cutout Prabal Gurung gown (check out those abs!) with a dramatic mullet hem and rocks a single statement earring.

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JULIANNE HOUGH

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It s literally like we created a fishnet over the back of her head, says stylist Riawna Capri who created the Met Gala do using like a hundred black bobby pins. Check out this cute behind-the-scenes photo of the duo getting ready.

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AMANDA SEYFRIED

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“It’s not quite punk. I went vintage,” the actress admits, but we’ll forgive her since the Givenchy gown she selected is pretty killer with its open back and long train.

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ALLISON WILLIAMS

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Ditching her elegant style for the night, the Girls star vamps it up in a sexy sheer gown by Joseph Altuzarra, but sticks with her go-to wavy do.

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EMMY ROSSUM

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Every time we see Emmy on the red carpet, she’s rocking a totally new hair and makeup look, and for the Met, she pulls out all the stops, pairing an extreme smoky eye with an intricate braided updo.

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BLAKE LIVELY

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When you’re wearing a custom Gucci gown to the Met Gala, your hair needs to be equally head-turning. goes for a triple-banded ponytail with lots of texture.

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ROSIE HUNTINGTON-WHITELEY

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Rosie stuns in a daring Gucci gown with a sheer netted bodice and metallic satin skirt. She slicks back her hair, adds a bold red lip and accessorizes with statement chandelier earrings

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JENNIFER MORRISON

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This is one star who fully embraces the Met Gala’s punk theme: Jennifer gathers her hair into a super-cool braided faux-hawk.

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DAKOTA FANNING

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She’s not as daring as her baby sister, but holds her own in a black, sheer-paneled Rodarte creation and sleek locks.

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OLIVIA WILDE

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Olivia takes a walk on the wild side in another sheer creation, a green animal-print, long-sleeve Max Mara dress cinched at the waist, accessorized with a cool statement necklace, an Anya Hindmarch clutch and black strappy sandals for the Whitney Museum’s Annual Art Party in N.Y.C.

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FLORENCE WELCH

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Ahoy, Florence! The singer stays true to her personal style in an outfit that feels like a cross between a sailor and a flight attendant, a navy Miu Miu gown with a beaded collar and neck scarf. She wears it to the N.Y.C. premiere of The Great Gatsby along with a royal-blue, gold-framed Miu Miu bag.

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ZOË SALDANA

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Toned arms, amazing abs, killer legs. Yep, this Calvin Klein ensemble featuring a cropped tank and a perforated knee-length skirt reveals all of best assets at the Star Trek Into Darkness premiere in Berlin. And her funky Jimmy Choo sandals show off her great taste in shoes.

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VANESSA HUDGENS

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Coachella seems like a distant memory when we see at the Hakkasan opening in Vegas wearing a glam beaded AllSaints mini and studded pointy-toe pumps.

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MILEY CYRUS

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She may have hopped off the plane at LAX with a dream and her cardigan, but touches down in Vegas for the Billboard Music Awards in one cuh-razy Balmain checkerboard and crochet jumpsuit, which she wears with a bright-red lip and gravity-defying hair.

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HAYDEN PANETTIERE

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In what might be the most demure neckline Las Vegas has ever seen, opts for sophisticated over sexy at the Billboard Music Awards with a tiered black gown, a golden clutch and pretty side-swept waves.

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JENNIFER LOPEZ

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In case you forgot that she practically invented the jaw-dropping plunging moment, arrives at the Billboard Music Awards in a shimmering gold design with a sheer embroidered skirt.

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EMMY ROSSUM

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Just when we were feeling a little sheer-ed out, Emmy breaths new life into the trend at the Billboard Music Awards with her velvet Zuhair Murad gown featuring a keyhole neckline and see-through polka-dot panels.

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JENNIFER MORRISON

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Whoa! It was so nice of a Vegas showgirl to loan Jennifer her lingerie and completely sheer skirt to wear to the Billboard Music Awards. Kidding, it’s actually a super-sexy Kristian Aadnevik “dress.”

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FREIDA PINTO

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How does she follow up the previous night’s amazing gown? With this, a heavily-beaded metallic design featuring crystal dragonflies floating across the bodice (!) and a thigh-high slit, selected for the Jeune & Jolie premiere.

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CAREY MULLIGAN

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We were digging Carey’s hair down, but this innovative updo is just so cool. The Great Gatsby starlet wears her strands center-parted and pinned back into into three stacked knots at the Euphoria Calvin Klein event at Cannes.

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EVA LONGORIA

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Open back? Long train? We’re having a fashion flashback to the Marchesa dress she wore to last year’s festival. wows again in a head-turning, intricately beaded Zuhair Murad creation and major diamond earrings at the premiere of Le Passé.

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NAOMIE HARRIS

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This might be a dress only Bond girls (and the Miranda Kerrs of the world) can pull off. The actress showcases her frame in a Calvin Klein Collection halter with a geometric cutout at the back for the Euphoria Calvin Klein event in Cannes.

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MILEY CYRUS

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She’s proved she’s guy-hot by landing at the top of Maxim’s Hot 100 list, and now she tries her hand at girl-hot in a Valentino jumpsuit, which she wears with coordinating striped Saint Laurent sandals at the magazine’s party in L.A.

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NICOLE KIDMAN

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The do looks like a basic pompadour from the front, but a closer look reveals it’s a pomp-pony hybrid that she’s rocking at The Great Gatsby premiere in Cannes.

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EVA LONGORIA

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This photo is almost NSFW thanks to sheer sequin gown that reveals more skin than it covers. She sports the daring look with delicate heels and a sleek updo at the Global Gift Gala in Paris.

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PAZ VEGA

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Toeing the line between PG-13 and R, the actress makes a big statement in a crystal-embroidered Roberto Cavalli gown with what looks like a retro bathing suit underneath at the Gatsby premiere in Cannes.

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HAYDEN PANETTIERE

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Did you forget for a minute that the Nashville has an insane body? She and her asymmetrical maroon bandage dress are here to remind you. She pairs it with a fishtail braid we’re antsy to recreate at Entertainment Weekly and ABC’s Upfront party in N.Y.C.

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ZOË SALDANA

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We’re not sure whether to call this sheer, ruffle-hem Rodarte creation a dress or a bikini/can-can costume. Whatever it is, clearly saved the most jaw-dropping look of her Star Trek Into Darkness promo tour for the Hollywood stop. Her hair, makeup and Aurélie Bidermann jewels are great too, but really, who’s looking at anything besides her abs?

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