Kristen Bell wore a gold, sequin-embellished Reem Acra gown to the CMT Music Awards last night. Since she hosted the event, she later took to the stage in a variety of looks including Collette Dinnigan & Monique Lhuillier dresses as well. As for this red carpet look, the Reem Acra dress fits the mood of the venue but also makes her look much more “grown up” than her petite frame and usual fresh, youthful looks would otherwise suggest. I bet she gets really tired of being called “cute,” you know? Kristen’s make up looks gorgeous here, and the big hair suits Kristen well. She’s so damn pretty.

Also in attendance with Kristen on the red carpet was her betrothed (or possible husband), Dax Shepard. I know it’s been years, but I still find it so strange that she’s with him. Maybe he’s got a great personality … outside of his public persona.

Kellie Pickler revealed a fair amount of boob in a shiny, blush-pink Herve Leger by Max Azria dress that obviously wasn’t a Herve Ledger bandage dress, but the visual effect was the same. I wasn’t crazy about the dress at all, but I loved her date and his dog! Kellie was escorted to the event by U.S. Marine Sgt. Sean DeBevoise, who (according to a a Memphis news television station) is a wounded Marine. That’s his service dog, Rusty, also on the red carpet. You can’t see it, but Rusty is wearing a bow tie in an effort to look stylish as well, but Rusty needn’t have bothered because he’d look great with or without accessories.

Denise Richards wore a sequined mini dress by Alice + Olivia by Stacey Bendet. Her body looked amazing, but the dress is a bit too escortish for me to take her seriously in a fashion context. Denise has always had great hair, but her makeup is overdone — as is the fake tanner. So much fake tanner!

Lauren Alaina wore a simple black cocktail dress and looked adorable with simple (yet still big) hair and makeup, but those icky blue shoes have got to go. The dress looks a bit “dressier” in the up-close shots.

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