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7 Style Secrets from the Red Carpet

By Cynthia Nellis, About.com

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If You Can't Hide It, Flaunt It

Queen Latifah, left, in Carmen Marc Valvo at the '06 Golden Globes with Scarlett Johansson

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Designer fashion is made for the skinny. It's sad, but true.

But that doesn't stop bodacious broads like Queen Latifah from strutting down the red carpet looking gorgeous in a made-for-her Carmen Marc Valvo gown. She would never cover up her assets with a high-neck gown or wear a sack-like dress to disguise curves.

Likewise, usually tiny celebs who are pregnant at awards shows have learned to play up their newly ripe figures. The most memorable was a ready-to-deliver-any-day Catherine Zeta-Jones in a low-cut black Versace, the most recent was a glowing Gwyneth Paltrow in a not-meant-to-be-slimming ethereal cream Balenciaga gown at the Golden Globes in '06.

Learn to embrace your body, too. If you aren't comfortable in curve-hugging dresses because of too much jiggle, then try a body slimmer underneath for more control.

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