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    Video Music Awards Red Carpet Style: The Good, the Bad and the Blah

    Photo by: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
    With Lady Gaga M.I.A. for the night, Nicki Minaj was given the bizarro conch. Her charcoal Versace onesie was very Tim Burton, meets the Village People, meets... more 
    Photo by: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
    With Lady Gaga M.I.A. for the night, Nicki Minaj was given the bizarro conch. Her charcoal Versace onesie was very Tim Burton, meets the Village People, meets a crime scene chalk outline, meets a cat's ball of red yarn.
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    Fri, Sep 7, 2012 12:44 AM EDT
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    There are two reasons to watch the MTV Video Music Awards: staged French kisses and meat dresses. Unfortunately, Thursday night's music prom had neither. Instead the biggest theatrics were some one-sies and a pair of matching platinum mohawks. Despite the low shock value, there were a few red carpet highlights that got the party started.