The Top 20 Skimpiest VMA Outfits Of All Time

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Musicians, celebrities and irrelevant D-Listers are gathering together once again this Sunday evening to celebrate the MTV Video Music Awards. Sure the VMAs are about music and videos and honoring future one-hit wonders (a-ha, anyone?), but really what they’re about is said stars and wannabees shocking us with their outfits…or lack there of.

The Grammys are where the music industry goes to class it up, but the VMAs are all about getting down. Like, nipple pasties down. We’ve picked out the skimpiest outfits to grace the VMAs white carpet over the years, scroll through the skin to see our number one skimpiest outfit.

Did we miss anyone? Tell us in the comments, and don’t forget to tune into the VMAs this Sunday night at 9/8c to see who leaves the house in next to nothing this year! Our money is on Best New Artist nominee Ke$ha – though maybe host Chelsea Handler will shock us with a little skin. We can’t wait!

20. Madonna, 2005

19. Mya, 2003

18. Beyonce, 2003

17. Brooke Hogan, 2005

16. Lady Gaga, 2009

15. Britney Spears, 2000

14. Fergie, 2006

13. Halle Berry, 2000

12. Christina Aguilera, 2002

11. Vivica A. Fox, 2003

10. Ashanti, 2003

9. Paulina Rubio, 2005

8. Mariah Carey, 1997

7. Pamela Anderson, 2001

6. Carmen Electra, 1997

5. Paris Hilton, 2003

4. Coco, 2004

3. Anna Nicole Smith, 2005

2. Lil Kim, 1998

1. Rose McGowan, 1998