From Chichi To Trashy, KELLY Can Change Her Look

Kelly Clarkson At The 2005 VMAs
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(From The Hartford Courant -- By Pat Seremet)

KELLY CLARKSON, the adorable, wholesome girl who charmed the nation as a 20-year-old waitress from TEXAS and won the first AMERICAN IDOL contest in 2002, won an MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARD (VMA) Sunday night.
[Way to go Kelly! We love ya!]

But what a difference there was from the stunning, stylish, oh-so-chic Clarkson who arrived at the show in MIAMI in a nearly-strapless and backless gown to the COURTNEY LOVE eye-makeup-smeared, tongue-wagging look she had when she performed. She won BEST FEMALE VIDEO for SINCE U BEEN GONE.
[We like Kelly both ways -- NAUGHTY and NICE.]

GREEN DAY may have walked away with THE MOST AWARDS (SEVEN), but the show, to many of us, is really about the fashions, not those old rockers.

GWEN STEFANI, looking a little like MADONNA with her full red lips, wore a form-fitting leopard dress with white coquettish straps and bodice top.

FERGIE of THE BLACK EYED PEAS, wearing a fetching yellow ruffled trailing gown, trimmed in bright green, looked more like a freshly husked ear of butter-and-sugar corn than any black-eyed pea.

The high drama took place early Sunday when rapper SUGE KNIGHT, 40, founder of DEATH ROW RECORDS (now THA ROW), was shot in the leg at a party at THE SHORE CLUB HOTEL given by KANYE WEST and attended by JESSICA ALBA, EDDIE MURPHY, PARIS HILTON and THE GAME. Screaming guests fled, streaming outside or taking cover in other parts of the hotel. Police were at the hotel at the time.

It wasn't Knight's first encounter with gunfire. In 1996, TUPAC SHAKUR was shot and killed while riding in the passenger seat of Knight's car after the two participated in the beating of a gang rival in A LAS VEGAS HOTEL. This resulted in Knight's going to prison for violating his probation from a 1992 conviction for assault and federal weapons counts.

Bad boys, bad boys, what-cha gonna do?

Knight is reportedly doing well.

For more pictures, behind the scenes escapades, to view the list of winners, or to watch the 2005 MTV VMA's on MTV OVERDRIVE
("remixed" in whatever order you choose), check out MTV.com.