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Celebrity Halloween Costumes

Celebrity Halloween Costumes
By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020
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Ciara

It’s all in the eyes. Ciara went futuristic with colored contact lenses.

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Niecy Nash

The pigtails, the gingham dress, and the ruby slippers. Actress/comedian Niecey Nash was a dead ringer for Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz” during the 11th Annual Dream Halloween Party at Chicago House.

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Kimora Lee Simmons

Kimora and her daughters Aoki and Ming Lee kept it playful while trick or treating in Los Angeles.

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Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson channeled caped crusader Zorro and sported a pencil-thin mustache and studded fedora. Love those candy-red lips Janet.

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LaLa Anthony and Ciara

LaLa donned a playful sailor girl costume while BFF Ciara transformed into Storm from “X-Men.”

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Ciara

Ciara celebrated her birthday at LIV at Fontainebleau in Miami Beach, FL.

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Gabrielle Union and Tracee Ellis Ross

Birthday girls Gabby and Tracee channeled the school yard in their playful get-ups at a joint bday bash in Miami.

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Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade

Gabby couldn’t hide her school-girl crush on Justin Timberlake, (Dwayne Wade).

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LaLa Anthony

LaLa added a little sugar and spice to her sailor girl costume.

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Ice-T, Seal and Coco

A doctor, a nurse and the Silver Surfer, the crowd was definitely eclectic at Heidi Klum’s 11th Halloween party in New York City.

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Ashanti

Reminding us why she’ll always be the cat’s meow, singer Ashanti wore a sexy kitten costume for Heidi Klum’s 11th annual Halloween bash in NYC.

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John Legend and Christine Teigen

The singer and his girlfriend came as Cleopatra and Julius Ceasar.

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Heidi Klum and Seal

We can’t decide. Was Heidi Klum a transformer or Iron Woman? Whatever she looked fab next to the Silver Surfer (her husband, Seal) while hosting her 11th annual Halloween bash in NYC.

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Kim Kardashian

You can always count on Kim to bring the sexy. The reality TV star was all dolled up as Little Red Riding Hood, Kardashian style.

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Niecy Nash

Niecey Nash channeled her inner pirate. Arrr!

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Violet Nash

Violet Nash, daughter of Christina Milian and The-Dream attends the Pottery Barn Kids Halloween Carnival benefiting Operation Smile in Los Angeles, California.

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Garcelle Beauvais

In this case, Garcelle Beauvais’ pirate’s booty was her two little munchkins and a family friend.

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White House Halloween

President and First Lady Obama have some Halloween fun at a party in 2010.

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Earth Angels

Lovebirds Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey look heavenly in their angel inspired Halloween costumes.

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Red Alert

Selita Ebanks rocked it in her sexy devil outfit.

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Put A Ring On It

Monique Coleman had a “Single Ladies” moment in her all black leotard.

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Counting Crows

Heidi Klum and Seal dressed like crows for their Halloween party.

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Costume and Care

Back in 2009, La Toya Jackson dressed in a silver cat suit and orange hair…she looks like a precursor to Nicki Minaj.

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Wacky Whoopi

Whoopi Goldberg dressed up as Ben Franklin(?) on “The View.” Need we say more…

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Gangster Vamp

Rick Fox and Eliza Dushku took it back to the 30s in this scary Bonnie and Clyde rendition.

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Vampire Vixen

Sherri Shepherd channeled her inner vampire in her amazing Queen of the Damned outfit.

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Haute Halloween

Fashion designer Stefano Gabbana, Sean “Diddy” Combs and Naomi Campbell were spotted on Halloween. Diddy was a King and Naomi dressed as if she was attending a sexy masquerade ball.

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Cookies & Cream

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon attend their Halloween Eve Costume Party at Marquee on October 30, 2008 in New York City.

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Gladiator

On another occasion, Diddy dressed as a gladiator.

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Ring the Alarm

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon dressed as a sexy firemen and firewoman. We can hear the alarm sounding!

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Wild for the Night

In 2008, Heidi Klum dressed as Genesha. She really took it to another level!

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Sweet Tea

“Grey’s Anatomy” hottie Jessie Williams dressed as a box of tea.

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Pirate Party

A.J. Calloway did a mean pirate impersonation in 2008.

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Cheers!

Hill Harper channeled his inner Donald Trump or Austin Powers…we’re not sure which.

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Z Is for Zorro

Rick Fox loves to play dress up. In 2007, he dressed as a very sexy Zorro.

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Gingerbread Man

Al Roker dressed a sweet treat gingerbread man in 2008. Yummy!

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Rock & Roll

Angela Simmons dressed as a teen queen in 2008. Looks like she took an early page out of Madonna’s book.

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Wild, Wild, West

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen were a sexy cowboy and Indian for Halloween in 2008.

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Pirate’s Bounty

Idris Elba dressed as a pirate one year and Victor Duplaix came with his mask ready to party.

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Presidential Pumpkins

How cute! The First Couple had their faced carved in to pumpkins.

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Wonder Woman

Singer Cassie flexes her super powers as Wonder Woman!

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Costume Celebration

In 2009, then couple, Lance Gross and Eva Marcille dressed up for her 25th birthday. He was a ghetto gangsta complete with rollers and Eva looked stunning in her glittery get-up.

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Glitter Girls

Niecy Nash attended Eva’s bday party in a black glittery number and beautiful gold wired mask.

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Masked Man

Jay-Z wore a Jason mask while performing at the Air Canada Centre on Halloween in 2009.

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