The dress that launched a thousand memes: Rihanna's voluminous Grammys gown becomes an internet sensation

The 26-year-old wore an enormous pink Giambattista Valli dress to the awards ceremony

• Rihanna's strapless gown earned her spots on both best and worst dressed lists - while inspiring a slew of internet memes
• The singer told Ryan Seacrest that she had purchased her gown 'on the internet' after seeing it and 'falling in love'

Rihanna's poofy pink gown from last night's Grammys has inspired a series of hilarious internet memes.

After the 26-year-old singer deputed her empire-waisted Giambattista Valli dress on the red carpet, it has been compared to everything from a shower loofah to one of Nicki Minaj's wigs. 

While the polarizing gown has earned Rihanna spots on both best and worst dressed lists, her look faced enormous amounts of ridicule on the internet.

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Pastel hair: Rihanna's enormous Giambattista Valli gown inspired one person to cleverly edit her images onto Nick Minaj's pink wig

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Commenters took to social media to point out that Rihanna's dress looked like something a teenager would wear to her Quinceañera, an elaborate 15th birthday celebration that is popular in Latin American communities.

The star's image was creatively edited into numerous party photos, as well as onto birthday invitations. 

Some critics noted that her enormous ruffled gown resembled a doll cake topper, while others compared is to a shower loofah. 

'I'd like to note the fact that @Rihanna looks like the @Barbie cake from my 4th birthday party,' one person tweeted. 

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