Paris Hilton let one leg slide out of the limo; the heel of her impossibly high stiletto's touching the floor with a tiny `clack'. She picked up her purse and stuck it under her arm, as her other leg slid off the seat, and bending gracefully, she stepped out of the limo, smiling and waving to the paparazzi that were outside the red carpet at the 2004 MTV VMA's.
"Paris! Over here!" a photographer yelled.
Paris turned and posed, her back arched, one hand on her hip, one leg out and bent slightly at the knee, the slit in her dress revealing her long tanned legs, and the mix of the pale orange dress, covered in sequins, beads and diamonds fitted her like a glove. Her long blonde hair was wavy and her fringe, flipped out.
"Hey Star!" Nicole Richie greeted, having just arrived in her little red sports car. She wore a short bone dress, covered in diamonds, with matching style heels. Her hair was slightly wavy and in her hand she held a small matching clutch.
"Mwah," Paris said, bending to air kiss Nicole's cheek.
"Mwah," Nicole responded, doing the same to Paris, then gestured at her friend's dress.
"That's hot."
"Mmm, thanks. What about you? Loves it!" Paris replied, linking her arm through Nicole's, as they walked up the red carpet, stopping occasionally for photos.
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Hilary Duff stepped onto the dock, after getting off the yacht she'd arrived on with Ashlee Simpson. She and Ashlee posed for a photo together, then headed up to the red carpet, where Hilary was to be whisked backstage.
As she reached the red carpet, she saw Lindsay and waved.
Lindsay Lohan waved and smiled, then posed for a few more photos before she spotted Paris and tottered along quickly, to catch up.
"Paris! Nicole!"
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Ashley Olsen slid out of the limo and held out her hand to help Mary Kate out. They were dressed in long loose fitted gowns, specially designed by Vera Wang.
"Mary Kate! Ashley! Smile!"
Mary Kate held her twin's hand tightly, this being her first major public appearance since she'd checked herself out of the health clinic.
Ashley squeezed Mary Kate's hand and they posed for the cameras, and then made a quick dash down to the red carpet, stopping once they'd reached it to talk to people they knew.
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Nicole turned to see Lindsay and nudged Paris, and they giggled together briefly, as the younger girl came up and air kissed with both of them.
"Did you decide which after party we should go to, Paris?" Lindsay asked.
"Well, seeing as I had my own pre party and didn't make it to Usher's, maybe we should check out his after party," Paris replied.
"What do you think, Nicole?"
"Usher's? Loves it!" Nicole answered, as a photographer rounded on the group to take more photos.
"Can I get one of you and Nicole, Paris?" the guy asked.
Paris put her arms around Nicole's shoulders, and Nicole put her arms around Paris's waist. The two girls giggled as the photo was taken, then they broke apart and posed with Lindsay, before continuing down the carpet.
"Nicole! Paris! Congratulations on the success of `The Simple Life 2'," a woman said as they passed.
"Thank you!" the two replied in unison.
Nicky Hilton caught up to the three girls a few seconds later, her new husband talking with Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey.
"Hey Nicky," Nicole greeted.
Paris smiled and nodded at her sister, while Lindsay hugged her.
"Hey Star, I saw Tara. She's looking for you, I think. I'll see you all in there," Nicky said, collecting her husband and going inside.
Lindsay managed to hold a sweet smile on her face when Tara came over.
"Hey Paris, hey Nicole!" Tara said, pointedly ignoring Lindsay in her greeting.
"Hey Tara," Nicole replied, looking around.
"Hey," Paris greeted, then waved as she spotted Christina Aguilera, who had just arrived, dressed in a short flapper style dress, covered with sequins and diamonds, the back low and plunging, stopping atop the small of her back, and her blonde hair was curled up into a bob, a mole pencilled onto her cheek.
"Hey guys," Christina greeted as she walked past, wiggling her fingers in a half wave.
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Hours later, the awards were over, and everyone was heading to an after party, there being many to choose from.