Met Ball 2012 Red Carpet: Sexy Backless Beauties Stole The Show

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Katrina Mitzeliotis

May 8, 2012 9:52AM EDT

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143975621LL291_Schiaparelli — Cameron Diaz, in Stella McCartney, attends the Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art May 7, 2012, celebrating the opening of Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/GettyImages)

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143975621LL284_Schiaparelli — Camilla Belle, in Ralph Lauren, attends the Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art May 7, 2012, celebrating the opening of Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/GettyImages)

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144004079 — Nina Dobrev, in Donna Karan Atelier, attends the Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art May 7, 2012, celebrating the opening of Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/GettyImages)

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143975576JN334_Schiaparelli — Rihanna, in Tom Ford, attends the Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art May 7, 2012, celebrating the opening of Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/GettyImages)

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143975576JN290_Schiaparelli — Gwyneth Paltrow, in Prada, attends the Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art May 7, 2012, celebrating the opening of Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/GettyImages)

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144002586 — Renee Zellweger, in Pucci, attends the Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art May 7, 2012, celebrating the opening of Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/GettyImages)

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backless-teaser — Major trend alert! Check out the stars who bared their backs in their very sexy looks on the red carpet at the 2012 Met Ball!

While there were many trends on the red carpet at the 2012 Met Ball, backless dresses really seemed to rule the night, with everyone from Nina Dobrev to Cameron Diaz and Renee Zellweger opting to show some skin in this sexy chic way. See who else tried one of the biggest trends of the night!

Katrina Mitzeliotis

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