Fashion Frisk: Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson and Jordin Sparks at the Season Six Finale of AI

On finale night, Sparks lived up to her name, wearing a showstopping low-cut strapless black gown and drop earrings to boot. With such a huge victory for one so young, we know this is just the first of many big moments for her.

A new winner for American Idol was crowned on May 23, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. The hit reality television show which features talented singers every week has been a ratings juggernaut for Fox network, as well as the launching pad of many an aspiring singer. Three young women at the event made a stylish arrival on the carpet and showed us why American Idol could also be called “Fashion Idol”!

A Perfect Ten
Blonde bombshell Carrie Underwood who won American Idol two years ago, went on to break some major records with her powerful voice and sweet personality intact. She is the only American Idol winner in history to win all of the major music awards in one season: one American Music Award, eight Billboard awards, and two Grammys. The girl whose album struck pay dirt by going multi-platinum, strikes us again on the red carpet in this kicky gold bubble dress with metallic sandals. The gold in her outfit perfectly sets off an already attractive flaxen head of hair and one of the best figures to hit the Idol red carpet in ages. So when we’ve recovered from the controversial Sanjaya who lasted week after week with his strange hair and the ever-caustic Simon Cowell, we can rest our eyes on Underwood, who in this outfit, would make any man’s heart sing.

Hollywood Calling
Not to be outdone by fellow alum Carrie, Jennifer Hudson makes waves in a revealing LBD with strappy black heels. The singer-actress who had us spellbound with her soulful voice on the show, made a clean sweep of all the film awards with her role as Effie in Dreamgirls. The role won her an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and a SAG. Although people may have felt she was upstaged by costar Beyonce, Hudson took it in stride. She became one of the first young A-list celebrities in Hollywood not to make an issue of her weight, instead embracing the curves and whatever came along with it. Unlike half of tinseltown which starves to fit into whatever designers make that season, Hudson stood her ground and became a trendsetter in her own right. With you, Jennifer, comes a whole new era where women don’t have to cater to Hollywood’s call for tall, thin and blonde. Post-American Idol you’ve amazed us night after night, with a stunning new dress sense and confidence to match. Cheers, Jen on a dress well worn!

Sparkling!
Seventeen-year-old Jordin Sparks owned finale night, not just with a beautiful ensemble, but the right to call herself an American Idol.

The teenager in recent weeks has traded in her Gap denims and Skechers footwear for more formal threads, specifically a black and green minidress handbeaded by Poppie Couture. She also veered towards designers Badgely Mischka, making it the first time a major couture house has custom-created for the show contestants. On finale night, Sparks lived up to her name, wearing a showstopping low-cut strapless black gown and drop earrings to boot. With such a huge victory for one so young, we know this is just the first of many big moments for her.