When going out, I try to avoid wearing platform heels at all costs in order to avoid the blisters that will inevitably surface by the end of the night. 

Apparently, Fergie has a slightly higher tolerance for pain, because the singer appeared to being wearing not just platforms, but full-on horse hooves, in addition to a leather-paneled Herve Leger by Max Azria dress complete with neck brace at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards.

She topped off her "dominatrix diva" look with a matching leather clutch and a smoky eye.

See more celebrity styles from the 2011 Billboard Music Awards on All the Looks.

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