These women have taken the world by storm, posing with style and elegance at red-carpet events of all kinds and all across the world.

From Kate Middleton - the Duchess of Cambridge - to Hollywood actresses and from Michelle Obama - the First Lady of the U.S. - to acclaimed musicians, 2011 has seen beautiful women flaunt gorgeous gowns.

Check out the slideshow of ten most flattering red carpet arrivals of the year...

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Death row inmate Lewis is pictured in undated photograph
Death row inmate Teresa Lewis is pictured in this undated photograph released on September 22, 2010. The U.S. Supreme Court on September 21, 2010 refused to block the execution of Lewis, convicted in two killings, according to media reports on Wednesday. Lewis, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Thursday, September 23, would be the first woman executed in the state in nearly 100 years. REUTERS/Ho New
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