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    People magazine just announced Kerry Washington as their Best Dressed Woman in the World for 2013, and it's easy to see why. Washington has an impeccable fashion sense, both on-screen and off. "I like to find balance in an outfit where it doesn't feel too much of any one thing," she once told People about her personal style. "It's not dressing like a nun and it's also not dressing like I'm in a swimsuit competition. It's finding the middle ground." READ: How to Wear Lingerie as Outerwear (Without Being Risque) But if there's one thing we've noticed about the "Scandal" star's most glamorous looks, it's this: Washington's favorite gowns are the kind that keep trailing the red carpet long after she's left the photographers' frames. Here's a look at 20 of Washington's fantastic dresses, each featuring an even more fantastic train.

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    Kerry Washington's Signature Red Carpet Look: Trains, Trains and More Trains

    People magazine just announced Kerry Washington as their Best Dressed Woman in the World for 2013, and it's easy to see why. Washington has an impeccable fashion sense, both on-screen and off. "I like to find balance in an outfit where it doesn't feel too much of any one thing," she once told People about her personal style. "It's not dressing like a nun and it's also not dressing like I'm in a swimsuit competition. It's finding the middle ground." READ: How to Wear Lingerie as Outerwear (Without Being Risque) But if there's one thing we've noticed about the "Scandal" star's most glamorous looks, it's this: Washington's favorite gowns are the kind that keep trailing the red carpet long after she's left the photographers' frames. Here's a look at 20 of Washington's fantastic dresses, each featuring an even more fantastic train.

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  • 'Peeples' Premiere
  • MET Costume Institute Benefit
  • BET Awards
  • NAACP Awards
  • Metropolitan Opera
  • 'Visage' Screening
  • Cannes Film Festival
  • Cannes Film Festival
  • amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS
  • 'My Blueberry Nights' Screening
  • 'The Last King of Scotland' Premiere
  • 'The Da Vinci Code' Premiere
  • MTV Movie Awards
  • Academy Awards
  • NAACP Image Awards
  • SAG Awards
  • 'Django Unchained' London Premiere
  • 'Django Unchained' Berlin Premiere
  • Glamour Magazine Women of the Year Awards
  • Emmy Awards