The Daytime Emmys...Who Were the Real Winners?

Well it's that time of year again...not just Emmy season, but DAYTIME Emmy season! If you're like me and you revel in the drama and intrigue of afternoon TV, then last night was a pretty big deal. Ellen won her 9878th Emmy, Tyra won her first, and Regis got a hilarious Lifetime Achievement award presented by Jimmy Kimmel. The night's hosts were All My Children and Dancing with the Stars' Cameron Mathison and The View's Sherri Shepherd. They were pretty funny, too.

All in all it was a very good night, but of course the best part was the fashion. It's customary to pick a best dressed female, then male, and then worst dressed female, then male. However, I'm not very good at picking just one, so I'll try to keep it short and sweet.

Let me start with everyone's favorite couple: Ellen DeGeneres and Portia DeRossi. I've seen these two on more red carpets than I care to remember, and their fashion formula still remains the same. Ellen wears something very masculine and semi-formal, while Portia wears a stunning and flowing gown that gets her on everyone's best dressed list. This time however, Portia chose a very bland green dress that wasn't at all up to her standard.

Next, we have miss Tyra Banks, who gave one of the most memorable acceptance speeches of all time. I was so happy she won that I forgave her blond hair and oversized gown.
Guiding Light's Marcy Rylan (Lizzie) wore one of my favorite gowns of the night. The way it's white on top and then suddenly splashes in blue color on the bottom kinda reminds me of Gwen Stefani's wedding dress. Compare for yourself.

Although there were lots of fantastic looks throughout the night, I have to say that my top dresses were worn by All My Children's Susan Lucci and The Young and the Restless' Adrienne Frantz.

Honorary mention goes to Reno 911's Niecy Nash for wearing a bold yellow gown that was slimming, flattering, and stunning, and The Young and the Restless' Greg Rikaart for wearing a scarf in the scalding Los Angeles heat!

Maternity Mania

Handbag...check. Shoes...check. Jewelry...check. What's missing? The newest celebrity accesory...the baby bump. Everyone who's anyone is having a baby. Women having babies isn't exactly a new science, but it seems like Hollywood mothers are getting younger and younger each day. Case in point: Jamie Lynn Spears. This TMZ darling is frequently featured on the show and although I thoroughly enjoy watching (and laughing at) her four-wheeling antics, I tend to forget that she's only 17!

Here she is in Baton Rouge, LA where she registered for baby gifts at Babies R' Us. Please note that the caption on her shirt reads "The rumors are true." I guess this means that she's marrying Casey Aldridge. Congrats.

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Jessica Alba is another young Hollywood starlet who's expecting. Supposedly, she and boyfriend Cash Warren are having twins! Even better, she's a full ten years older than Ms. Jamie Lynn! Good for you Jessica. Finally someone sets a good example. Here she is looking spectacularly pregnant at the 2008 Oscars in a plum Marchesa gown.

Pregnancy is a miracle and people are generally happy during this time in their lives, but nobody embraces motherhood quite like Tori Spelling. She loooves being pregnant. She's already had a son (Liam) with hubby Dean McDermott, and now she's expecting a girl. Hooray for Donna! Man I miss 90210. Here's the lovely Tori Spelling in a Chiarakuza Dallas top, Jimmy Choo gold ballet flats, and flattering black capri pants.

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Gwen Stefani is a fashion genius, known for her label L.A.M.B. On top of that, she is pregnant with her second child. Stefani epitomizes the glamorous mother-to-be glow, but she does it in her own unique way. She opts for an earthier Mother Earth (pun intended) look. Her signature is definitely the tunic-style dress with lots of bright colors and embroidery. This proves that Gwen Stefani can literally wear anything and still look chic. If I didn't love her so much I'd hate her.

My absolute favorite A-list mother-to-be was easily Nicole Richie. I use past tense because she's already had her daughter (Harlow Winter Kate Madden) with bf Joel Madden. Before she became pregnant, she was mostly known for her emaciated body frame. There was speculation of an eating disorder, but she claims that she's hypoglycemic. Lucky for her, the pregnancy allowed her to gain weight so people would stop giving her so much flack for being thin. Although she's no longer pregnant, she's on this list because I believe that she's revolutionized maternity fashion. She made it cool to be pregnant.

Here she is sporting a very casual white tank, black flip flops, black leggings, red Missoni scarf, and black Givenchy Nightingale bag. Comfy and casual, but still uber trendy.

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She even made it cool to wear a bikini while with-child...