Paris Hilton goes intergalactic glam for the 2026 MTV VMAs in sparkly silver look as she brings sister Nicky as her red carpet date

Paris Hilton channeled intergalactic glamour in a head-to-toe silver look on the red carpet at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night.

The socialite, 45, was joined by her younger sister Nicky Hilton Rothschild, 42, at the annual ceremony, which is being held at the 7,000-seat Peacock Theater this year.

Looking tanned and toned, Hilton modeled a shimmering silver corset-style mini dress with sexy cut-outs on the stomach and a ruched skirt.

For added sparkle, she accessorized with a thick choker necklace and arm-length rhinestone gloves.

Adding extra height to her 5 foot 8 inch frame, the mother-of-two stood confidently on thigh-high silver boots.

Instead of her signature waist-length strands, Hilton rocked a fierce blonde wig with a brunette shadow root.

As for makeup, the Simple Life star made her hazel eyes pop with a smokey eyeshadow look, which her makeup artist paired with a fuchsia lip and blush.

After getting in her solo shots, Hilton had Nicky join her in front of shutterbugs for their own red carpet moment together.

Nicky modeled sky-high silver heels that matched her jaw-dropping silver rhinestone gown.

Her blonde tresses were styled in loose waves and she opted for a classic brown eyeshadow and glossy nude lip combo for the star-studded ceremony in LA. 

Hilton was among the night's A-list presenters as she had the honor of introducing Bruno Mars's performance.

The MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) are currently being held at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles.

The most anticipated moment of the night will be when Taylor Swift receives the inaugural Artist Director Honors.

With the crowning, the 36-year-old megastar will break her tie with Beyonce, 45, as the most decorated artists of the VMAs, as they each came into Sunday's event with 30 gongs to their name.

Inasmuch as Beyonce has no nominations this year, Swift will become the sole reigning record-holder.

The MTV VMA Artist Director Honors celebrates a sustained and influential body of work from artists who have pushed creative boundaries and developed a clear directorial voice.

Swift has utilized music videos as an extension of her songwriting as she has directed the visuals for her tracks: The Fate of Ophelia, Opalite, The Man, cardigan, willow, All Too Well: The Short Film, Anti-Hero, Bejeweled, Fortnight (feat. Post Malone), I Can See You (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault), Karma (feat. Ice Spice) and Lavender Haze.

No doubt diehard Swifties will be watching the event with plenty of scrutiny as she released deluxe album The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore along with new single Patient Zero on Friday.

Meanwhile, nominations were unveiled last month as it was Madonna who emerged as the artist with the most nods.

Madonna, 68, is in competition for a staggering 11 prizes, narrowly beating out Swift, who has nods in nine categories.

They will be vying against each other for the evening's top honor, video of the year, with Swift up for The Fate of Ophelia and Madonna for Confessions II (The Film).

Rounding out the category are the music videos for Hate That I Made You Love Me by Ariana Grande, Tears by Sabrina Carpenter, I Just Might by Bruno Mars and Storm by GENER8ION (starring Yung Lean).

Madonna famously performed at the first-ever VMAs in 1984, bursting from a gigantic wedding cake while dressed in a bridal gown for a rendition of Like a Virgin.

She has emerged as a reliable engine of memorable moments at the extravaganza, where she ignited a fan frenzy in 2003 by kissing Britney Spears on the lips.

Over the course of her more than four-decade career, Madonna has earned a total of 19 VMAs, meaning that in order to equal Swift and Beyonce's current record she will have to triumph in every category in which she is nominated this year.

Confessions II (The Film) is in the running to win best direction, best cinematography, best visual effects, best editing, best choreography, best art direction and dance video of the year.

Madonna and Carpenter have landed a joint song of the year nomination for their duo Bring Your Love, the lead single of the former's new album Confessions II.

Their rivals are Ella Langley for Choosin' Texas, BTS for Swim, Raye for Where Is My Husband, Olivia Dean for Man I Need and HUNTR/X for their Oscar-winning number Golden from the streaming sensation KPop Demon Hunters.

Madonna's Confessions II (The Film) is up for dance video of the year, against such competition as Aperture by Harry Styles, Runway by Lady Gaga and Doechii and New Religion by Bebe Rexha and Faithless.

The other nominees in that category are Dance... by Slayyyter, Stateside by PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson and Nobody's Girl by Tate McRae.

Madonna and Carpenter could also win best collaboration, for which they would have to beat out Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T and Malice for Chains & Whips as well as Shakira and Burna Boy for Dai Dai.

Also in that category are Teyana Taylor and Lucky Daye's Hard Part, PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson's Stateside and French Montana and Max B's Ever Since U Left Me.

Best pop video has emerged as a contest between Hate That I Made You Love Me, The Fate of Ophelia and Nobody's Girl, as well as Dream by the Blackpink breakout Lisa, SS26 by Charli XCX, Drop Dead by Olivia Rodrigo and House Tour by Carpenter.

Madonna's VMAs coup comes after she earned a burst of critical acclaim and fan adoration for her latest album Confessions II, which was released July 3 and serves as a sequel to her 2005 smash hit Confessions on a Dance Floor.

Meanwhile, the fever-pitch publicity around Swift reached a zenith this summer with her Madison Square Garden wedding to NFL star Travis Kelce on July 3.