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Rihanna's VMA 2012 Hair Is Seriously Short (PHOTOS)

PHOTOS: Rihanna Debuts Short Hair At 2012 VMAs
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Rihanna is a fashion wildcard, alternating between high fashion elegance and, well, this. But when she showed up for the 2012 MTV VMAs on Thursday night, she shocked us: she was the epitome of class.

The first thing we noticed, of course, was Rihanna's short hair, which she chopped off just a few days ago and officially debuted on Thursday's red carpet.

The 24-year-old's close-cropped 'do instantly reminded us of Halle Berry in the 2000s; in other words: we love it. As for the frock, her white tie-back gown is perfect glamour, like a Grammys dress or an Oscars dress, draping behind her as she strode into perform (and invariably change into a ton of other outfits.)

Check out Rihanna's hair and dress on the red carpet below!

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2012 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet Arrivals
Taylor Swift in J. Mendel(01 of46)
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Miley Cyrus(02 of46)
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Katy Perry in Elie Saab(03 of46)
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Nicki Minaj(05 of46)
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Demi Lovato(06 of46)
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Alicia Keys(08 of46)
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Ezra Miller & Emma Watson(10 of46)
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Emma Watson(11 of46)
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Zoe Saldana(12 of46)
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Wiz Khalifa & Amber Rose(13 of46)
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Amber Rose(14 of46)
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McKayla Maroney in Erin By Erin Fetherston, Jordyn Wieber, Kyla Ross, Gabby Douglas & Alexandra Raisman(15 of46)
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Gabby Douglas(16 of46)
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Rita Ora(17 of46)
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Regina Spektor(19 of46)
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Tre Cool, Billie Joe Armstrong & Mike Dirnt of Green Day (21 of46)
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Jessica Szohr(22 of46)
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Maria Menounos(23 of46)
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RuPaul(24 of46)
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Holland Roden in Pamella Roland(25 of46)
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Alex Frnka(28 of46)
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Andrew Dost, Nate Ruess & Jack Antonoff(29 of46)
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Kat Graham(30 of46)
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Kayleigh Goldsworty(31 of46)
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Deena Cortese(32 of46)
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Ronnie Ortiz-Magro & Samantha Rae "Sammi" Giancola(33 of46)
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Missy Franklin(34 of46)
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Tyler Posey(36 of46)
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Elizabeth Reaser(39 of46)
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Calvin Harris(42 of46)
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Jesse Williams(43 of46)
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Tyler Hoechlin(44 of46)
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Sway Calloway & Tauheed Epps(45 of46)
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