Jennifer Lawrence
Long before she was an Oscar winner, Lawrence walked her first red carpet at the 15th Annual Movieguide Faith & Values Awards in 2007 with fringe on her dress and a hand glued to her hip.
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Miley Cyrus
A then-unknown Cyrus walked her first red carpet at a press event for “Hannah Montana” in 2006 in a snazzy cropped cardigan.
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Anna Kendrick
A pre–”Pitch Perfect” Kendrick walked her first red carpet at the 52nd annual Tony Awards in 1998, where she was nominated for best featured actress in a musical for her role in “High Society.” Fun fact.
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Selena Gomez
Gomez kept things all black for her red carpet debut at the “Shrek the Third” premiere in 2007.
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Rihanna
Before she was turning heads at the Met Gala, Rihanna was wearing straight-leg jeans on the red carpet of MTV’s “TRL” in 2005.
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Taylor Swift
Swift’s country roots were in full swing when she wore prim church-appropriate heels and a sundress on the red carpet at the CMT Music Awards in 2006.
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Ariana Grande
Grande’s obsession with knee-high boots goes way back. She walked her first red carpet in 2008 for “13,” the Broadway musical she was in.
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Blake Lively
Lively epitomized the 2000s with ripped wide-leg jeans and a pink statement belt at the 18th annual Kids’ Choice Awards in 2005.
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Bella Thorne
Thorne rocked bangs and the hands-on-the-hips pose at her first red carpet at the 29th annual Young Artist Awards in 2008.
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Britney Spears
Spears looked regal AF in a near-floor-length white gown at the American Music Awards in 1998.
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Demi Lovato
Lovato made a statement with zebra-print leggings, a flower-pinned blazer, and an SUV behind her at her first red carpet for Chevy in 2008.
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Destiny’s Child
Pre–Michelle Williams Destiny’s Child walked their first red carpet at the 12th annual Soul Train Music Awards in 1998. Look at those leather pants!
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Emma Stone
Today, Stone is a red carpet favorite. But back then, she was a Hollywood newbie who walked her first red carpet in a fluffy, tulle-abundant dress at an event for “Sex and the City the Movie” in 2008.
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Gina Rodriguez
Rodriguez kept it casual in a body-con dress for her first red carpet at the premiere of “The Dry Land” in 2010.
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Jennifer Aniston
Before she was a household name on “Friends,” Aniston was a brunette who loved a good maxi skirt. She walked her first red carpet at an NBC party in 1990.
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Jennifer Lopez
Lopez is a household name today, but in 1994 she was relative unknown who walked her first red carpet in knee-high socks and a half-buttoned cardigan.
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Katy Perry
Before she was a chart-topping pop star, Perry posed for the first time in front of cameras at Nicole Miller’s Los Angeles Fashion Week show in 2003.
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Kerry Washington
Washington showed off her love for her hometown with an “I Heart NY” T-shirt at her first red carpet at the premiere of “Save the Last Dance” in 2001.
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Kristen Stewart
Before “Twilight” fanatics knew her name, Stewart walked her first red carpet in an all-black ensemble at the premiere of “Panic Room” in 2002.
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Mariah Carey
Carey was still a relatively unknown singer when she walked her first red carpet in a classic black gown in New York in 1990.
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Natalie Portman
Portman made a statement for her first red carpet when she wore a spotted faux-fur coat and a yellow-trimmed skirt at the premiere of “The Professional” in 1994.
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Paris Hilton
Hilton might’ve been born into a famous family, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t have an awkward first red carpet photo. She sported sunglasses and a white dress with fringe for her first red carpet at a PlayStation 2 event in 1990.
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Reese Witherspoon
Witherspoon looked tough-yet-adorable with a sunflower-printed top and a curly strand of hair at the premiere of “Man in the Moon” in 1991.
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Scarlett Johansson
If fluffy faux-fur wrists weren’t enough, Johansson paired her look with faux-fur shoulders pads, too. She walked her first red carpet in 1996 for the premiere of “Manny and Lo.”
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Zendaya
Nowadays, Zendaya is one to watch on the red carpet. You can see her first red carpet look at Disney and ABC’s Television Critics Association party in 2010.