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Home · Celebrity

Trick or Treat: What Our Favorite Celebs Wore for Halloween

From spooky to downright adorable, see how stars like Tamar Braxton, Beyonce and Rihanna celebrated the ghoulish holiday.

By Yolanda Sangweni · November 1, 2013October 27, 2020
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We can see your halo, Beyonce!

Beyonce/ Instagram
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Fierce and Ferocious! Taraji P. Henson as catwoman.

Taraji P. Henson/ Instagram
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Tamar Braxton donned a Snow White costume.

Tamar Braxton/ Instagram
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Keri Hilson and boyfriend Serge Ibaka were Prince Akeem and Lisa McDowell from Coming to America.

Keri Hilson/ Instagram
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Rihanna was a “zombie chola.”

Rihanna/ Instagram
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Leave it to June Ambrose and Jay Manuel to come up with the night’s most imaginative (and fierce!) costumes.

Jay Manuel/ Instagram
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Kudos to Brandy for this Freddy Krueger outfit.

Brandy/ Instagram
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Christina Milian was Minnie Mouse.

Christina Milian/ Instagram
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Angela Simmons went tribal for the night.

Angela Simmons/ Instagram
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Hey Kelly Rowland is that Sheneneh?

Kelly Rowland/ Instagram
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Tia Mowry channeled her inner geisha.

Tia Mowry/ Instagram
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A ghoulish Marsha Ambrosius takes to the town.

Marsha Ambrosius/ Instagram
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Lala went trick-or-treating with a friend.

Lala Anthony/ Instagram
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Maxwell looks so spooky!

Maxwell/ Instagram
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Sherrie Shepherd dressed as Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones.

Sherri Shepherd/ Instagram
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Elle Varner attended a Halloween party as…your guess is as good as ours. But still, fab!

Elle Varner/ Instagram
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Tamera Mowry Housley showed off her “vampire family.”

Tamera Mowry-Housely/ Instagram
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Tika Sumpter looked amazing as Queen Nefertiti.

Tika Sumpter/ Instagram
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Jessica White attends Shutterfly Presents Heidi Klum’s 14th Annual Halloween Party sponsored by SVEDKA Vodka and smartwater at Marquee in New York City.

Cindy Ord/Getty Images
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Diddy’s family got in on the fun.

Diddy/ Instagram
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Questlove and Heidi Klum attend Shutterfly Presents Heidi Klum’s 14th Annual Halloween Party sponsored by SVEDKA Vodka and smartwater at Marquee in New York City.

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