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Katy Perry's 50 Most Outrageous Outfits

By Billboard Staff
6/26/2012
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Since bursting onto the music scene with "I Kissed A Girl" in 2008, Katy Perry has sported a wardrobe that matches her music's mix of the elegant and outrageous. With glamorous white gowns, larger-than-life hairbows and outfits that shout out the Beatles and the Muppets, Perry has remained unafraid to take risks in creating a style that is uniquely her own. The photo gallery below showcases Katy's many vibrant looks. Do you prefer Perry's muted beauty or eye-popping garments? Leave a comment to voice your opinion.

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6/26/2012
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Katy Perry visits 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' at Rockefeller Center on October 10, 2013 in New York City.
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Katy Perry presents her perfume 'Killer Queen' at Douglas Store on September 25, 2013 in Berlin, Germany.
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Katy Perry attends the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at the Barclays Center on August 25, 2013 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
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Katy Perry performs during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards in Empire-Fulton Ferry Park on August 25, 2013 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
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Katy Perry attends the Costume Institute Gala for the 'PUNK: Chaos to Couture' exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2013 in New York City.
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Katy Perry attends her fragrance sneak preview at the James B Duke Mansion on May 2, 2013 in New York City.
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Katy Perry attends LACOSTE L!VE Desert Pool Party In Celebration Of Coachella on April 13, 2013 in Thermal, California.
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Katy Perry performs during the 2013 Kids' Inaugural: Our Children, Our Future on January 19, 2013 in Washington, United States.
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Katy Perry rally for U.S. President Barack Obama on October 24, 2012 and November 3, 2012.
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Katy Perry performs at the first-ever Pepsi/Billboard Summer Beats special live performance for 'Katy Perry: Part Of Me' at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on June 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California. 'Katy Perry: Part Of Me' will be released by Paramount's Insurge Pictures on July 5, 2012.
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Katy Perry arrives on the red carpet of the 23nd Annual MuchMusic Video Awards on June 17, 2012 in Toronto, Canada.
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Katy attends Nickelodeon's 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards held at Galen Center on March 31, 2012 in Los Angeles.
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Katy performs onstage at the 54th annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles.
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Katy arrives at the 2012 MusiCares Person of The Year Gala Honoring Paul McCartney at Los Angeles Convention Center on February 10, 2012.
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Katy Perry attends the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLVI Pregame Show at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Katy hangs backstage at the 2011 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on November 20, 2011 in Los Angeles.
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Katy attends the 'MTV Europe Music Awards 2011' at Odyssey Arena on November 6, 2011 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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Katy arrives at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on August 28, 2011 in Los Angeles.
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Katy attends the premiere of "The Smurfs" at the Ziegfeld Theater on July 24, 2011 in New York City.
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Katy arrives on the red carpet at the 2011 Logie Awards at Crown Palladium on May 1, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.
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Katy Perry attends The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 13, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
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Katy Perry attends Z100's Jingle Ball 2010 presented by H&M at Madison Square Garden on December 10, 2010 in New York City.
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Katy Perry performs at the KIIS FM's Jingle Ball 2010 at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on December 5, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.
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Katy Perry walks backstage during the MTV Europe Music Awards 2010 live show at La Caja Magica on November 7, 2010 in Madrid, Spain.
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Katy Perry performs during the 2010 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2010 in New York City.
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Katy Perry performs at BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards 2010 held at Hammersmith Apollo, on November 14, 2010 in London, England.
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Katy Perry attends the MTV Europe Music Awards 2010 at La Caja Magica on November 7, 2010 in Madrid, Spain.
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Actor Mark Salling and Host Katy Perry attend the 2010 Teen Choice Awards at Gibson Amphitheatre on August 8, 2010 in Universal City, California.
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Katy Perry poses for photographers during the launch of her new fragrance 'Purr' at Distrito Capital on February 5, 2011 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Katy Perry in the early morning hours on April 30, 2009 in Miami.
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Katy Perry poses backstage at the 7th Annual "Los Premios MTV Latin America 2008" Awards held at the Auditorio Telmex on October 16, 2008 in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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Katy Perry in concert at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza on April 6, 2009 in New York City.
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Pink and Katy Perry Backstage at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards held at at the Echo Arena on November 6, 2008 in Liverpool, England.
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Katy Perry arrives for the Brit Awards 2009 at Earls Court on February 18, 2009 in London, England.
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Katy Perry attends the MTV Europe Music Awards, held at the Echo Arena on November 6, 2008 in Liverpool, England.
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Katy Perry attends the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards held at at the Echo Arena on November 6, 2008 in Liverpool, England.
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Katy Perry poses in the Winners Room at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards held at at the Echo Arena on November 6, 2008 in Liverpool, England.
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Katy Perry speaks at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards held at at the Echo Arena on November 6, 2008 in Liverpool, England.
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Katy Perry performs on stage during the Q102 Jingle Ball at the Susquehanna Bank Center on December 14, 2008 in Camden, New Jersey.
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Katy Perry attends her 24th birthday party hosted by Malibu Rum held at Siren Studios on October 28, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
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Katy Perry is seen backstage at the American Idol Season 8 Top 3 Elimination Show on May 13, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
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Katy Perry attends the Jean-Charles de Castelbajac - Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010 at the Carrousel du Louvre on October 6, 2009 in Paris, France.
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Katy Perry attends the Costume Institute Gala Benefit to celebrate the opening of the "American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity" exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 3, 2010 in New York City.
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Katy Perry performs at the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards at the Staples Center on February 8, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
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Katy Perry performs on NBC's "Today" at Rockefeller Center on July 24, 2009 in New York City.
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Host Katy Perry on stage during the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards held at the O2 Arena on November 5, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
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Katy Perry attends Perez Hilton's "Carn-Evil" Theatrical Freak and Funk 32nd birthday party at Paramount Studios on March 27, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.
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Singer Katy Perry poses on the red carpet during the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2009 at Saitama Super Arena on May 30, 2009 in Saitama, Japan.
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Katy Perry performs during the PRO7 TV show 'Germany's Next Topmodel Final' at the Lanxess Arena on June 10, 2010 in Cologne, Germany.
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Katy Perry performs at Day 1 of the V Festival at Weston Park on August 22, 2009 in Stafford, England.
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