Celebs, Bigwigs Gather for 'Nerd Prom'

More than 2K turn out to White House Correspondents' Dinner
By Mark Russell,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 29, 2012 5:54 AM CDT
Celebs, Bigwigs Gather for 'Nerd Prom'
Colombian actress and TV personality Sofia Vergara arrives at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington on April 28, 2012. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM   (Getty Images)

It's been dubbed the "nerd prom." But last night a good chunk of Hollywood turned out to join President Obama, Washington power brokers, and the press corps at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, reports Politico. As for dresses, Kate Hudson's purple sequin gown was "AH-MAY-ZING!," declares Perez Hilton fashion blog Coco Perez. Charlize Theron looked "matronly," Lindsay Lohan's dress was "boring, uninspiring, and frumpty dumpty," and Elizabeth Banks was "effin' hawt." And as for Kim Kardashian's velvet number, well, at least she kept "her goodies in the jar." (More fashion stories.)

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