Prom season is in full swing, and you know what that means—box tuxedos, up-dos, corsages, and inevitably cringe-inducing prom date photos. From Michelle Obama showing some skin to Brad Pitt’s one-finger grip on his date’s arm, see stars on their prom night.
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Before she became the stylish first lady of the United States, an 18-year-old Michelle Robinson made a bold fashion statement as prom queen in an exotic gold dress with a sexy, skin-revealing slit. And we have to admit, she looks quite regal on her wicker chair.
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Apparently, funnyman Will Ferrell was peeved he didn’t get a crown as prom king. Naturally, he stole his date’s bejeweled headpiece for this epic photo.
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Brad Pitt’s date looks pretty elated on her prom night, despite Pitt’s awkward one-finger grip on her arm. At least she was tan for the photo (no, those aren’t straps on her cupcake dress).
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Did George Clooney get into the spiked punch, or were his bedroom eyes just more pronounced when he still had that baby face? Either way, he looks every bit the suave ladies’ man.
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Considering this photo of Sarah and Todd Palin was taken in the ’80s, the most awkward thing about it is how they both look pretty normal. Oh, and that demonic-looking chair that’s creeping up behind them.
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She’s got the shawl, the corsage, the sparkly dress and purse to match, but where’s her date? Natalie Portman looks like she just wants to get out on the dance floor. Good thing she got her chance in Black Swan.
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In Birmingham, Ala., in 1980, apparently the farm girl look was in, judging from the apron-style dress Courteney Cox wore to her prom.
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It’s not every day you go out with a future U.S. vice president. Let’s hope Lynne Cheney was focused on that and ignored her dream of holding hands with her prom date.
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Something funny just happened at Mitt Romney’s table, but it does not appear as if he gets it.
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Actress Meg Ryan looks like she was having a great time in her 1979 prom photo. It’s just too bad the same can’t be said of her date.
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Not surprisingly, Halle Berry was the prom queen at Bedford High School, near Cleveland, in 1983. The race was so close that a coin-toss declared Berry the winner. It’s mostly awkward because it looks like her competition may have been a 5-year-old girl.
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Who’s leading whom? George H.W. Bush looks kind of cute in this dance-floor photo-op at Phillips Academy’s prom in 1942.
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