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Flashback to the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards

Flashback to the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards

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By Mary Sollosi

August 24, 2017 at 11:15 AM EDT

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This Is What the 1997 VMAs Looked Like

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Just a few hours left until the 34th annual MTV Video Music Awards! As we count down to the Katy Perry-hosted show, let's throw it back a couple decades to the 1997 VMAs, where Madonna honored Princess Diana, Jamiroquai won Video of the Year, and the Spice Girls, pictured, took the stage and a Moonman. It was truly a night to remember, and not only because Ginger Spice swapped out her usual Union Jack for the stars and stripes. Turn back the clock 20 years and check out more photos from the awards show, ahead!

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Winners and presenters No Doubt

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Performer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes

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Nominees and presenters Blackstreet

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Winners and performers Jamiroquai

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Presenter Elton John

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Winner Will Smith and Jada Pinkett

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Video Vanguard Award recipient LL Cool J

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Speaker and presenter Madonna

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Performer and nominee Marilyn Manson

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Winner Fiona Apple

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Presenter Mariah Carey

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Performer Da Brat

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Winner and performer Beck

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Performers the Mighty Mighty Bosstones

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Presenter Busta Rhymes

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Nominee Meredith Brooks

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Presenter Naomi Campbell

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Presenters Lisa Marie Presley and David Arquette

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Presenter Chris Tucker

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Presenters Redman, Method Man, and the Wu-Tang Clan

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Lenny Kravitz and Zoë Kravitz

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Flashback to the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards

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This Is What the 1997 VMAs Looked Like

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Winners and presenters No Doubt

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Performer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes

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Nominees and presenters Blackstreet

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Winners and performers Jamiroquai

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Presenter Elton John

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Winner Will Smith and Jada Pinkett

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Video Vanguard Award recipient LL Cool J

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Speaker and presenter Madonna

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Performer and nominee Marilyn Manson

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Winner Fiona Apple

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Presenter Mariah Carey

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Performer Da Brat

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Winner and performer Beck

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Performers the Mighty Mighty Bosstones

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Presenter Busta Rhymes

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Nominee Meredith Brooks

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Presenter Naomi Campbell

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Presenters Lisa Marie Presley and David Arquette

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Presenter Chris Tucker

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Presenters Redman, Method Man, and the Wu-Tang Clan

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Lenny Kravitz and Zoë Kravitz

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