MTV VMAs: Most outrageous red carpet looks of all time

Kristine Tarbert

·Features and Health Editor

30 August 2020 at 7:44 pm

Most outrageous red carpet looks of all time

Nicki Minaj at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2011

Rose McGowan at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1998

Amber Rose at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2014

Lil Kim at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1999

Madonna at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1990

Christina Aguilera at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2002

Lady Gaga at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2010

Britney Spears at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2001

Gwen Stefani at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1998

Jennifer Lopez at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2006

Marilyn Manson at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1997

Pink at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000

The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards are almost ready to kick off in New York City, although this year’s show will be unlike any other.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event will be held with "limited or no audience", with MTV previously also announcing plans for the show to "[span] all five boroughs" to "pay homage to the strength, spirit and incredible resilience of NYC and its beloved residents".

Keke Palmer is set to host, with Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande being the most nominated acts with nine each.

So because we’re missing out on the wonderful and whacky red carpet this year, here are red carpet looks from days gone by that turned heads at the MTV VMAs for all the wrong reasons.

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