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VOTE: India's WORST-DRESSED women!

Last updated on: November 17, 2011 16:12 IST

Image: Mallika Sherawat
Photographs: Michael Buckner and (right) Sean Gallup, both Getty Images

On November 15, we asked you to vote for the nation's most stylish fashionistas. Now take our poll on the worst-dressed!

It just goes to show you, all the money and fame in the world can't necessarily buy you a great sense of style!

In the following pages, we bring you ladies who make faux pas after faux pas with each red carpet appearance -- vote and let us know who you think fares the worst!

Mallika Sherawat

We start off with Miss Malli, who obviously misses the whole point of wearing clothes altogether -- they're meant to cover you up! But in her bid to show off her admittedly fab curves every single time, she ends up a disaster.

And on the rare occasions when she has tried to downplay the skinshow, it's downright hilarious -- but here we'll just let the pic do the talking!

Move on to the next slide and register your votes on the last page of the slideshow.

Rani Mukherjee

Image: Rani Mukherjee
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

For awhile there, we thought Rani was upping her game in the style stakes. But it didn't last too long and she's back to doing what she does best -- frumpy, off-trend and predictable.

Move on to the next slide and register your votes on the last page of the slideshow.

Queenie Singh

Image: Queenie Singh
Photographs: Uday Kuckian

Queenie's penchant for all things designer is well-known. But if she'd get off the bling-thing, tight-fitting wagon, she'd be doing herself a favour.

Move on to the next slide and register your votes on the last page of the slideshow.

Rakhi Sawant

Image: Rakhi Sawant
Photographs: Rajul Hegde

Groan. This one's beyond help -- for Rakhi, any skimpy outfit that screams of poor taste is a hot favourite. And that's just the way she likes it!

Move on to the next slide and register your votes on the last page of the slideshow.

Vidya Balan

Image: Vidya Balan
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

Poor Vidya -- she's been dissed for her style so long, she's left with just one. Sabyasachi saris. And sometimes, even those go awry, as you can plainly see!

Move on to the next slide and register your votes on the last page of the slideshow.

Avanti Birla

Image: Avanti Birla
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

No sympathy for you, Avanti! It's time to dress the part of a classy, wealthy businessman's wife, instead of an eccentric teenager. But wait -- the wealthy businessman's wardrobe needs help first!

Move on to the next slide and register your votes on the last page of the slideshow.

Prachi Desai

Image: Prachi Desai
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

Prachi seems to have a hard time putting it all together -- either it's the outfit that's outdated, or the accessories, or both. Time to page a stylist, dear -- you've got enough well-dressed competition to care!

Move on to the next slide and register your votes on the last page of the slideshow.

Urmila Matondkar

Image: Urmila Matondkar
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

Another beauty in love with bling -- Urmila sometimes has us reaching for glares. It's called 'making a statement', so take your cue from that instead of having your ensembles shouting from the rooftops!

Move on to the next slide and register your votes on the last page of the slideshow.

Kashmira Shah

Image: Kashmira Shah
Photographs: Rediff Archives

Come to think of it, we've never seen this starlet in anything that's half-decent. Are you listening, Kash? Oh, wait, she's not -- another wardrobe that yells out too loud!

Move on to the next slide and register your votes on the last page of the slideshow.

Mamata Banerjee

Image: Mamata Banerjee
Photographs: Jayanta Shaw/Reuters

Didi is not expected to be red-carpet ready. But keeping your hair neat, draping a sari well, ensuring it's not crumpled and selecting appropriate footwear instead of rubber chappals is expected of the nation's leaders!

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Zarine Khan

Image: Zarine Khan
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

She's got killer curves alright -- but Zarine's sense of style is also killing us. Since her looks take after Kat, maybe her clothes should too!

Move on to the next slide and register your votes on the last page of the slideshow.

Ameesha Patel

Image: Ameesha Patel
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

Ameesha is mad about brands -- but it hardly shows. Mainly because her choices are always wrong! Time to move in the direction of unique and show-stopping, instead of skin-showing!

Move on to the next slide and register your votes on the last page of the slideshow.

Celina Jaitley

Image: Celina Jaitley
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

The same goes for this light-eyed B-Town cutie. Maybe Celina and Ameesha are in a contest to see who can dress tackier and flash more flesh while they're at it!

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Neeta Lulla

Image: Neeta Lulla
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

A veteran designer -- in love with semi-sheer leggings, worn under frumpy frock after frumpy frock. We just don't get it, Neeta. Why?

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Madhuri Dixit Nene

Image: Madhuri Dixit Nene
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

When Mads dons ethnicwear, she's a vision -- but when she goes Western, we want to turn away. Up the ante, ma'am, because you're back in Bollywood!

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Kajol

Image: Kajol
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

Sigh. Another huge talent -- who believes in even huger clothes! Kads needs to exploit her appeal, but she murders it with her voluminous red carpet choices.

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Aarti Surendranath

Image: Aarti Surendranath
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

Trust us when we say this is one of the socialite's better pics. When Aarti wants to get her colourful groove on, the shine may just blind you!

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Bipasha Basu

Image: Bipasha Basu
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

Bips either looks ancient when she's channelling old-world glam (like this blah red gown), or then takes it over the top with cut-away clothes that spell t-a-c-k-y.

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Amrita Rao

Image: Amrita Rao
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

She tried sati savitri style, it didn't work. Then came the fiery femme fatale bit and that didn't work either. You know what will, Amrita -- an introduction to world fashion. Open up a magazine already!

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Mayawati

Image: Mayawati
Photographs: Pawan Kumar/Reuters

And finally, we have the CM of UP, who seems to be the only lady in the world with a closetfull of the same outfit in a host of blah colours -- a potato sack salwar kameez. And she has got to stop wearing socks inside of her slippers! We firmly disbelieve the rumour that she sent a jet to Mumbai to collect footwear for her -- we're yet to see a sign of it!

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Cast your vote!

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So who do you think is India's worst-dressed woman? Take the poll below and let us know!