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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 · Updated October 27, 2020
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Halloween Fun

We can see your halo, Beyonce!

Trick or Treat: What Our Favorite Celebs Wore for Halloween
Beyonce/ Instagram
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Halloween Fun

Fierce and Ferocious! Taraji P. Henson as catwoman.

Trick or Treat: What Our Favorite Celebs Wore for Halloween
Taraji P. Henson/ Instagram
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Halloween Fun

Tamar Braxton donned a Snow White costume.

Trick or Treat: What Our Favorite Celebs Wore for Halloween
Tamar Braxton/ Instagram
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Halloween Fun

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

Trick or Treat: What Our Favorite Celebs Wore for Halloween
Keri Hilson/ Instagram
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Halloween Fun

Rihanna was a “zombie chola.”

Trick or Treat: What Our Favorite Celebs Wore for Halloween
Rihanna/ Instagram
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Halloween Fun

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

Trick or Treat: What Our Favorite Celebs Wore for Halloween
Jay Manuel/ Instagram
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Halloween Fun

Kudos to Brandy for this Freddy Krueger outfit.

Trick or Treat: What Our Favorite Celebs Wore for Halloween
Brandy/ Instagram
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Christina Milian was Minnie Mouse.

Trick or Treat: What Our Favorite Celebs Wore for Halloween
Christina Milian/ Instagram
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Halloween Fun

Angela Simmons went tribal for the night.

Trick or Treat: What Our Favorite Celebs Wore for Halloween
Angela Simmons/ Instagram
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Halloween Fun

Hey Kelly Rowland is that Sheneneh?

Trick or Treat: What Our Favorite Celebs Wore for Halloween
Kelly Rowland/ Instagram
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Halloween Fun

Tia Mowry channeled her inner geisha.

Trick or Treat: What Our Favorite Celebs Wore for Halloween
Tia Mowry/ Instagram
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Halloween Fun

A ghoulish Marsha Ambrosius takes to the town.

Trick or Treat: What Our Favorite Celebs Wore for Halloween
Marsha Ambrosius/ Instagram
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Halloween Fun

Lala went trick-or-treating with a friend.

Trick or Treat: What Our Favorite Celebs Wore for Halloween
Lala Anthony/ Instagram
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Halloween Fun

Maxwell looks so spooky!

Trick or Treat: What Our Favorite Celebs Wore for Halloween
Maxwell/ Instagram
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Halloween Fun

Sherrie Shepherd dressed as Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones.

Trick or Treat: What Our Favorite Celebs Wore for Halloween
Sherri Shepherd/ Instagram
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Elle Varner attended a Halloween party as…your guess is as good as ours. But still, fab!

Trick or Treat: What Our Favorite Celebs Wore for Halloween
Elle Varner/ Instagram
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Halloween Fun

Tamera Mowry Housley showed off her “vampire family.”

Trick or Treat: What Our Favorite Celebs Wore for Halloween
Tamera Mowry-Housely/ Instagram
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Halloween Fun

Tika Sumpter looked amazing as Queen Nefertiti.

Trick or Treat: What Our Favorite Celebs Wore for Halloween
Tika Sumpter/ Instagram
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Halloween Fun

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

Trick or Treat: What Our Favorite Celebs Wore for Halloween
Cindy Ord/Getty Images
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Halloween Fun

Diddy’s family got in on the fun.

Trick or Treat: What Our Favorite Celebs Wore for Halloween
Diddy/ Instagram
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Halloween Fun

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.

Trick or Treat: What Our Favorite Celebs Wore for Halloween
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