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When Rihanna hit the scene with her immediate hit “Pon de replay” back in 2005, she became a fan favourite.

Twelve years later and after many musical twists and turns, one thing has remained constant: Her fashion sense is always on point.

Rihanna has landed on hundreds of best dressed list thanks to her Met Gala, Grammy Awards, and MTV VMA looks, each one as stunning as the last.

See her epic style evolution, from start to finish.

Rihanna stepped on the map at the Teen People Listening Lounge wearing a crop top and low rise boyfriend jeans back in 2005.

At that year’s MTV VMAs, she wore another crop top and fitted white jeans. The ensemble was topped off with a glitter vest and body jewellery.

At one of her many MTV TRL appearances, RiRi wore a sweet halter dress with stars.

At Conde Nast’s Third Annual Fashion Rocks Concert in 2006, Rihanna shimmered and shined in this metallic dress.

She wore a low-cut dress when she took home some of her first big awards at the Billboard Music Awards in 2006.

She won Female Artist of the Year, as well as Female Hot 100 artist of the year and Pop 100 artist of the year.

She took on her next major award show in 2007 when she arrived at the Grammys in a green, backless Roberto Cavalli gown.

Her new haircut was also on point.

At her first ever Met Gala later that year, she donned black gloves with her white hot dress.

She walked the carpet at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards in a patterned gown featuring a plunging neckline.

Her tight, hot pink dress stole the show when she accepted her Video of the Year award at the 2007 MTV VMAs.

She started 2008 in a short blue dress at the 2008 Grammy Awards where she won an award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for “Umbrella.”

For the Brit Awards that same year, she went short again, this time in a metallic mini.

She lit up the red carpet in a playful yellow gown at the BET Awards in 2008.

Then she took the stage in an asymmetrical Zac Posen dress at the 2008 American Music Awards.

She received her first American Music Award of the night for Favourite Female Soul/R&B Artist and also won Favourite Female Pop/Rock Artist.

Her puffy sleeves rocked the fashion world at the 2008 Met Gala where they celebrated “The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion.”

Rihanna accepted her Glamour Woman of the Year award in an intricate white gown by Stephane Rolland.

In 2009, Rihanna hit the American Music Awards in a frilly, laser cut black and white gown.

In January 2010, she wore a white Elie Saab to the Grammy Awards where she won awards for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and Best Rap Song.

Rihanna sported a green jumpsuit with extravagant, flowing wings at the 2010 Echo Awards.

Then for the MTV Europe Music Awards in November, Rihanna went back to what was clearly a favourite colour – white.

The detailed Marchesa gown helped her new red hair pop.

That same month she put on a garnet-coloured Elie Saab dress for the American Music Awards.