Sabrina Carpenter Wears Madonna's Sparkly 1991 Oscars Gown for Bombshell 2024 MTV VMAs Moment

Mar. 15, 2025

She’s a star!

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Her glam was dewy and gorgeous with a bright red lip, courtesy of makeup artistCarolina Gonzalez. Gonzalez used Velour lashes to achieve a “dreamy pinup” look for Carpenter for the night, she said in a press release.

Madonna at 1991 Oscars.Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty

Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty

The the awards show, which is being held at New York’s UBS Arena, Carpenter is nominated for artist of the year, song of the year for “Espresso,” best pop, best direction for “Please Please Please,” best editing for “Espresso” and best art direction for “Please Please Please.” Carpenter is also on deck toperform at the show.

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Taylor Swift leads the way with 10 nominations at this year’s ceremony, while Post Malone is close behind with nine.

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At the 2023 ceremony, where Carpenter performed during the preshow, she stepped onto the pink carpet in an ethereal custom Vera Wang Haute tulle draped gown with a crystal-embellished corset.

She wore her blonde hair swept back off her face with a few tendrils left down and accessorized with some jewels and rocked metallic shoes.

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Sabrina Carpenter at 2024 Gov Ball.Nina Westervelt/Billboard via Getty

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Carpenter is on top of the world right now. She just released herlatest albumShort n' Sweetin August, which is where fans can find her VMAs-nominated tracks. In an interview withApple Music’s Zane Lowein August, she said the title of the album wasn’t just about her height.

“I called itShort n' Sweetfor multiple reasons. It was not because I’m vertically challenged,” Carpenter said. “I thought about some of these relationships and how some of them were the shortest I’ve ever had, and they affected me the most.”

Some of the people closest to Carpenter have openly hyped the album, including her on-again-off-again love interest Barry Keoghan — whopraised it on Instagram in August— and bestie Joey King.

King told PEOPLE during New York Fashion Week that"Don’t Smile" is actually just “perfect"but she rotates between which song is her favorite on any given day.

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