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- ↑ "A look back at the most memorable Oscars red carpet dresses of all time" . The Daily Telegraph. February 9, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ↑ Hines, Alice (February 19, 2015). "What Is the Most Influential Oscar Dress of All-Time?". Smithsonian . Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ↑ Ginsberg, Merle (September 17, 2014). "The Night Joan Rivers Terrorized Nicole Kidman". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ↑ Miller, Julie (August 11, 2014). "The Evolution of Hollywood's Red Carpet, from the Golden Age to the GlamCam360". Vanity Fair. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
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