Eva Herzigova - Cannes Golden Girl

When it comes to combining extreme elegance and sex appeal, enough to leave a path of envious women behind them on the red carpet, you can usually count on Heidi Klum to combine what appears to be two polar opposites. Seeing that Heidi is not setting the social scene ablaze now that she is pregnant, at this years Cannes Film Festival model Eva Herzigova lets her winning style shine without any competition in sight. Proving that a routine step into the spotlight does not always have to lead to mind numbing boredom and repetitive gowns.

While many live by the age old adage "If it isn't broken, don't fix it", Eva Herzigova is a prime example as to how edge and risk can pay off. From her unbelievably revealing sheer black key hole ensemble in 2005 to her meticulously embellished Atelier Versace gown in 2009, Herzigova continues to make marks that prove uneasy to erase. Opting usually for the dress that leave us wondering, "Do people exist that actually have the courage to wear that?", the loves to her share of transparent and cut-out pieces. Which in include a show stopping black lace Dior Spring 2008 gown at last year's festival, a cut-out Roberto Cavalli number both this year and 2006, to a powerful Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2008 black lace dress this year.

Though many have already formed their go-to girls of who to look out for at fashion's most coveted events, Eva should now officially be added to the ever growing list of women that know to command a room without saying a word. Style alone that can instantly makes her the life of party.

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