The Worst Celebrity Wardrobe Malfunctions Caught on Camera

When you spend your days hitting the red carpet in edgy designer clothes surrounded by flashbulbs, a wardrobe malfunction is pretty much inevitable. Here, we look at some of the most embarrassing accidental exposures caught on film.

Sarah Jessica Parker's dress rips on WWHL

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Let ‘er Rip

While on Watch What Happens Live, SJP's velvet gown ripped in the sleeves. Like a true star, she managed to totally laugh it off.

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Model Mishap

Poor Cara! The model was just trying to be friendly to her fans at the world premiere of Pan when she gave them a little more than she might've originally intended...

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One Step Behind

Guess she didn't practice walking up steps when she tried on this sheath with see-through panels. Nicky Hilton was caught flashing photographers (unknowingly!) as she attended the Atelier Versace fashion show in Paris.

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Spanx Flash

Jennifer Garner accidentally flashed her nude Spanx while posing with co-star Steve Carell at the Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day premiere in Hollywood.

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Peek-a-Boo Pink

Rumor Willis might want to think twice before opting to wear edgy cutouts again. The holes in this skintight black skirt were so big they gave us a bird's eye view of her pink undies--oops!

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Rump Rip

Coyly posing for photographers early in the night, actress Sofia Vergara experienced everyone's worst nightmare when the back of her Zuhair Murad dress split up the seam exposing her famous 'assets'.

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Tan Lines

Exposing a little more than her tan lines at her 33rd birthday party, Paris Hilton continues to prove her love for the spotlight.

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Naval Grazing

Leaving very little to the imagination, you can only imagine what happened the minute Australian singer Iggy Azalea moved from this pose.

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Centre Slit

When Selena Gomez's thigh-high slit shifted to the centre of her dress showing off her Spanx underwear, concert-goers got a much bigger show than they had bargained for.

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Side Bum

Strangely, we think Michelle Williams intentionally had her black boy-cut undies on display under this otherwise modest-looking jewelled Prada dress at the premiere of Oz The Great and Powerful.

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Busting Out

Nicki Minaj forget the golden rule of performing in front of an audience--make sure the girls are secure!

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Pasty Disaster

Though we appreciate Hayden Panettiere’s modesty in attempting to keep her nipples under wraps in this sheer black dress, we're not sure white pasties were the best solution.

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Marilyn Moment

A gust of wind caused Emma Watson to accidentally flash her nude knickers while signing autographs at the London premiere of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

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Ruffle Faux Pas

We're not really sure why Adrienne Bailon thought it would be a good idea to use an oversized ruffle to cover up her goods--it wasn't.

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Bowl Exposure

We'll never forget the controversy--and red-faced apologies--that followed Janet Jackson's faulty costume exposure at the 2004 Super Bowl.

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Twirling Tush

Actress Arta Dobroshi got a little carried away while twirling for photographers at the Cannes film festival and ended up showing off a little more than her skirt.

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Nip Slip

Eva Longoria clearly forgot her fashion tape when she wore this lacy black Emilio Pucci gown to the Golden Globe Awards after party in 2013.

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Strap Snap

Katherine Heigl's dress wasn't the only thing that turned red when her strap accidentally broke right in the middle of her acceptance speech at the ShoWest awards in Las Vegas.