Every Star Who's Worn J.Lo's Iconic Versace Grammys Gown

Jennifer Lopez Versace Dress Geri Halliwell Tyra Banks — Photo:
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When Jennifer Lopez hit the red carpet at the Grammy Awards on Feb. 23, 2000, the internet went into a frenzy (before an internet frenzy was even a thing). The jungle-print Versace gown featured a plunging neckline that dropped past her navel. According to Project Syndicate, the fashion moment generated a spike in Google searches and led to the birth of Google Images.

"I put on the green dress and come out, and Benny goes, 'That's it. That's it. Don't even talk about it. That's the dress,' " Lopez said in 2019 on the premiere episode of her YouTube series 'Fashion Moments.' "And, of course my stylist is mortified. She's like, 'No! It's been worn before!' But the guys were adamant, and we said okay."

Ever since she debuted the jaw-dropping gown, Lopez hasn't been afraid to recreate what she called her "biggest fashion moment ever." From two hosting stints on Saturday Night Live to strutting down the Versace runway in 2019, the This Is Me ... Now star has revived her famous "naked" dress over the years, but she's not the only one.

See all the celebrities who have recreated Lopez's iconic look — and even a few who wore the dress first!

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1999: Amber Valletta

Amber Valletta Versace Green Dress — Steve Wood/Shutterstock

Months before Lopez wore the gown at the 2000 Grammys, model and actress Amber Valletta wore the original iteration of the dress in September 1999 when she opened Versace's Spring/Summer 2000 runway show. However, the version Valletta wore was a shorter, knee-length style.

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1999: Donatella Versace

Donatella Versace Green Dress — Mitchell Gerber/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images

Fashion mogul Donatella Versace herself wore the design she created (her version was without sleeves) at the Met Gala on Dec. 6, 1999, which honored the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition titled "Rock Style."

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2000: Geri Halliwell-Horner

Geri Halliwell Versace Green Dress — Stephane Cardinale/Sygma via Getty Images

Geri Halliwell-Horner wore the tropical-print dress at the NRJ Music Awards in France in January 2000 — just before Lopez. The former Spice Girl member's look most closely resembled Lopez's Grammys gown with the silk chiffon sleeves and sky-high slit.

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2000: Trey Parker

Trey Parker Versace Green Dress — KMazur/WireImage

After Lopez went viral for her Grammys gown, South Park co-creator Trey Parker decided to dress in his own interpretation of the look for the 2000 Academy Awards. Parker later told The Hollywood Reporter in 2016 that he dropped acid before the red carpet.

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2019: Lisa Rinna

Lisa Rinna Versace Green Dress — Michael Kovac/Getty Images

Lisa Rinna's 2019 Halloween costume inspired by Lopez got the star's stamp of approval.

"She looked awesome. It was really cute," Lopez told Access Hollywood at the time.

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2019: Bill Hader

Bill Hader Versace Green Dress — Dana Edelson/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images

Lopez wasn't the only one to re-wear her Versace dress when she hosted Saturday Night Live in December 2019. Actor and SNL alum Bill Hader also threw on a similarly patterned look for a hilarious sketch!

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2020: Tyra Banks

Tyra Banks Dancing with the Stars Versace Dress Jennifer Lopez — Kelsey McNeal/ABC via Getty Images

The Dancing with the Stars host pulled out all the stops when she channeled Lopez in 2020, wearing an iteration of the jungle-print gown constructed from Versace chiffon scarves.

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2022: Kerri Colby

Kerri Colby on season 14 of 'RuPaul's Drag Race'.
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RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 contestant Kerri Colby sashayed down the runway in Lopez's iconic flowing gown on the 2022 episode "Night of a Thousand J.Los." The performer and trans activist revealed that it was "the same dress" Lopez wore at Milan Fashion Week in 2019.

"... So, it was a feature moment that was a very limited quantity made for Versace that year. I happened to be able to get my hands on the same exact garment," Colby told Entertainment Weekly for its Quick Drag Twitter Spaces. "I definitely had to return it as soon as I got back. That was literally my lifeline. [My friend August and I] were basically like family, so I didn't do any crazy contracts or sell my soul for the dress!"

Colby seemingly got Lopez's stamp of approval when The Mother star posted four green hearts in response to a video shared on Twitter (now X) of Colby rocking the dress on Drag Race.