MTV EMAs or Rita Ora fashion show? You decide.
Global music stars descended on Manchester to celebrate the MTV Europe Music Awards last night in an evening of spectacular and emotional performances.
American singer-songwriter Benson Boone opened the ceremony on a floating piano at the Manchester Co-Op Arena with a booming rendition of his hit song “Beautiful Things” and later won the award for Best New Act. Amongst glitzy performances by Tyla, Raye and Korean girl group Le Serrafim, music legends like rapper Busta Rhymes took the stage after winning the Global Icon award, as did the Pet Shop Boys after their recognition as MTV Pop Pioneers.
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Taylor Swift, unsurprisingly, took home the most awards for Best US Act, Best Video, Best Artist, and Best Live, while Raye won for Best UK and Ireland act and Sabrina Carpenter won Best Song for “Espresso” (good luck getting that out of your head today).
Presiding over it all was host of the evening, Rita Ora who changed outfits not once, twice, but 10 times (yes, 10) throughout the show. The feat itself deserves applause, but the looks themselves were also incredible, from an OTT feathery number on the red carpet to her first outfit on stage featuring a sheer hooded gown covered in sequins. Between the ballgowns, there were edgier numbers too, like a sheer, graphic bodysuit and a tomato-red Adidas sports jacket with matching hot-pants as she posed with presenter LL Cool J.
While giving a heartfelt tribute to Liam Payne (Rita and Liam collaborated on “For You”), the singer wore a sombre, but sleek suit for the occasion.
Equally impressive to her wardrobe marathon was Rita’s hair changes. The host wore her sweeping blonde locks straight down for most of the evening, but somehow managed to have it tied up or woven in braids at various points in the evening.
Whatever sartorial sorcery or backstage magic Rita and her team wielded last night, we might never know, but what we do know is Rita Ora was the true fashion winner last night.
Below, take a look at her 10 stunning looks from the evening.
