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38 Most Epic Celebrity Prom Pics

Everyone was the red-dress emoji, basically. 💃

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You're not the only one who spent hours shopping for your dress, picking out the perfect mani color, and testing out every prom hairstyle Pinterest has to offer – only to be let down when prom was unceremoniously cancelled. And I know it doesn't help to see photos of people who actually got to enjoy their prom, but I promise, you'll be super entertained by these epic throwbacks. Check out the most shocking, stunning, blow-your-mind prom photos from some of your favorite celebrities, like Kim Kardashian, Taylor Swift, and Gigi Hadid.

Kim Kardashian

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Behold: a quarantine gift! We haven't received many, so we must cherish this. Kim Kardashian has been going through all her old photos while she's stuck at home and has blessed us with this throwback from her 1996 prom. That HAIR. Those BROWS. And look at KRIS!!! There truly are no words.

Khloé Kardashian

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Khloé finally got the chance to go to prom and she went with a lucky superfan who is no stranger to the Kardashian fam. According to TMZ, Narbeh has been pretty close to Khloé and she has even sent some very sweet messages in the past. When Narbeh posted the prom photos on his Twitter, they blew up and Khloé even revealed that it was her first prom ever!

Gaten Matarazzo

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The Stranger Things star looks completely in love at his junior prom with his girlfriend. The two of them posed for pictures together and with friends, according to Gaten's Instagram. They also took photos at two different locations, a friend's house and a boardwalk in NJ.

"Junior prom with my best friends and the most beautiful girlfriend ever," he wrote.

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Storm Reid

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Actress Storm Reid looked like royalty in a pink sheer dress over a silk slip. She seemed to have a blast at prom, with Yara Shahidi's little brother, Sayeed, as documented on Storm's Instagram.

Of course, Yara is partially to thank for this epic couple. The Grown-ish star helped Sayeed, ask Storm to the dance, and thank god she did, because this is one gorgeous couple!

Liza Koshy

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YouTuber Liza Koshy and Double Dare reboot host posted cute prom pics back in 2014 on Instagram and Twitter of her hanging out with her date and friends.

On Twitter, she gushed about her date's promposal.

David Dobrik

Celebrities at Prom David Dobrik
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OK, so while this technically wasn't a photo taken at prom, it's still way too precious not to include! David shared this throwback pic on Valentine's Day 2019.

"Happy Valentines Day from when Natalie [Mariduena] dragged me to my first high school dance only to leave me in the cafeteria while she danced with half the high school football team," he hilariously captioned on Instagram.

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Lilly Singh

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In a YouTube video from June 2018, Lilly shared what she wore during big night. "I wore a sari to prom," she shared. "The same sari I wore to my cousin's wedding." She added how other girls at her school also wore saris.

Shane Dawson

Celebrities at Prom Shane Dawson
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The YouTuber posted a throwback back in 2015. "A picture from me on my actual prom night back in 2006!" he tweeted.

Also in 2015, Shane posted an even older throwback of him and his mom at prom when he was a kid. Adorable!

Joey King

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The Kissing Booth star tweeted a hilarious prom pic back in 2016. "When @kfc makes all your prom dreams come true. We're so happy we could cry 😭😍#ChickenCorsage #TooBlessed," she wrote.

According to Yahoo Style, Joey went as her BFF's date since Joey herself was homeschooled. "I contacted KFC, and I asked them to make two chicken corsages for me. I had heard these corsages were a thing," she said in an interview.

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Laurie Hernandez

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The gymnast ditched her Olympic gold medals for a flowing burgundy dress covered in intricate beadwork. Laurie was straight up *glowing* with her prom date, Randall Anderson, who she's been besties with since kindergarten.

Yara Shahidi

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The Grown-ish star took on prom night in a bright yellow gown straight out of Beauty and the Beast. Yara went with her "siblicousin" Camryn Salter, who wore an equally stunning structured fuschia dress.

Chloe Lukasiak

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The Dance Moms star slayed her first ever prom in a stunning neon pink and orange gown. She went with her friend Cole Cannon, saying that she "wouldn’t have wanted to attend my first prom with anyone else." Awww!

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Bindi Irwin

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Although Bindi says they "don't really have prom" in Australia, she went to her boyfriend Chandler's in Florida last year. Her lace-sleeved dress is totally gorge!

Gigi Hadid

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Gigi and friends were casual at their prom, as seen in this collage she posted on Twitter.

Taylor Swift

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T-Swift looked pretty in her ivory prom dress. Hmmm, wonder if there's any songs written about that boy??

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Harry Styles

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Harry could not get any cuter! We are absolutely melting at this throwback of his swoopy hair. Also, was this date a former Harry Styles girlfriend we never knew about?

Ariel Winter

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The Modern Family actress went all out for her prom night, rocking a gorge lace dress with cut-out back.

Amandla Stenberg and Jaden Smith

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Jaden Smith attended his second prom of 2015 with Amandla Stenberg. Could they be any more stylish?

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Demi Lovato

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Demi had made a lifelong promise come true when she went to prom in a killer red dress with her best friend from kindergarten, how cute!

Bella Thorne

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Bella looked adorbs at her prom in a pretty green gown that went perfectly with her red locks.

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