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Call Her Miss Ross, Fashion Superstar

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She outdid herself in a glittering jumpsuit last night, but from her early days as the big-haired, disco-loving lead of The Supremes, Diana Ross has had an eye for style.

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Last night, Diana Ross outshone all the young talent--including her son--at The Hunger Games: Mockinjay--Part 1 premiere in Los Angeles in a fabulous, glittering jumpsuit. Over the past few decades, Ross has established herself as a true fashion icon--the big-haired, disco-loving former front-woman of The Supremes with the ultimate eye for style. From her outrageous, overly-embellished stage outfits to her diva-off-duty, go-to sequined jumpsuits, billowing capes, and maxi dresses, Ross translated her childhood dream of being a fashion designer into a vocal career, designing costumes for herself and her fellow Supremes. While her voice is certainly something to be reckoned with, her fashion sense is a force of its own. We look at some of the singer's most iconic looks of all time.

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Making a dazzling entrance, Ross arrives at the 32nd Annual American Music Awards in 2004 in a little black, sequined dress. 

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Diana Ross struts down the Paris runway as a guest model for Thierry Mugler's summer ready-to-wear collection in October 1990. 

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Diana Ross shows her style at the Gorge Amphitheater in George, Washington on August 3, 1991


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Diana Ross looks amazing even in heavy wind and rain! During a free concert in Central Park, the singer sang through a heavy downpour for an estimated 80,000 people on July 21, 1983. While Ross said, "It took me a lifetime to get here, I'm not going anywhere," before the show, she was forced to stop singing 45 minutes into the concert. 

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Elegant in white, a poised Diana Ross waves to the crowd during the taping of "An Evening With Diana Ross" in 1977.

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All smiles and sequins, Diana Ross walks onstage to receive the Female Entertainer of the Century Award at the second annual Rock Music Awards in 1976.

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Showing off her eye for fashion, Ross poses in a diaphanous full-length floral dress, circa 1975.

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The diva poses during a portrait session in Los Angeles on July 16, 1975. 

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Diana Ross poses before a crowd in Grand Central Terminal in New York City in 1968.

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The Supremes sparkle on stage at a performance on Janurary 1, 1968. 

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