![Demi Lovato became a victim of the notorious "side boob nip slip" at the July 2012 Teen Choice Awards when she when braless in a va-voom dress with sheer side chest panels.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/hash/23/c1/23c105f0e4952e01dd9fe5339201459e.jpg?itok=aa8DMyL2 "Demi Lovato became a victim of the notorious "side boob nip slip" at the July 2012 Teen Choice Awards when she when braless in a va-voom dress with sheer side chest panels.")
Mariah Carey has become the latest celebrity to find herself at the center of a nip slip scandal. Carey performed at Tuesday night's So So Def 20th Anniversary Party in a strapless dress that was so tight, her left nipple forced itself out of the top of her dress in a desperate gasp for air.
Carey is the latest in a long line of A-list celebrities to get caught flashing unintentional areola. In fact, the "nip slip" has become something of a right of passage for today's biggest stars--a surefire way to land them in the headlines and a chance to let their flair for exhibitionism "accidentally" shine. The trend took hold after Janet Jackson's 2004 bare breasted display during the Super Bowl halftime show--for which the term "wardrobe malfunction" was initially coined.
As women's wear has become increasingly less modest and long range telephoto lenses have become increasingly more powerful, it seems that almost every major awards show features at least one mammary overshare in the next morning's headlines.
Producers for the 2013 Grammy Awards reportedly told attendees to dress more modestly than usual to avoid just such a headline.
![Demi Lovato became a victim of the notorious "side boob nip slip" at the July 2012 Teen Choice Awards when she when braless in a va-voom dress with sheer side chest panels.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/d4/16/d4166acdfff76b7af19676a75541dbef.jpg?itok=Q8vqfvxh "Demi Lovato became a victim of the notorious "side boob nip slip" at the July 2012 Teen Choice Awards when she when braless in a va-voom dress with sheer side chest panels.")
![Nicki Minaj pulled off the rare "Breakfast Time Nip Slip" with her August 2011 performance on "Good Morning America" that featured way more than the prescribed daily dose of network nudity.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/56/ea/56eae6b010530a1d69b57887b3c594bf.jpg?itok=ujqwLXjy "Nicki Minaj pulled off the rare "Breakfast Time Nip Slip" with her August 2011 performance on "Good Morning America" that featured way more than the prescribed daily dose of network nudity.")
![Nancy Grace became a member of the celebrity nip slip club during her stint on September 2011 performance on "Dancing with the Stars" at the end of an overzealous dip from partner Tristan MacManus.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/7e/58/1362093476_9917_nancy%20grace%20nipple%20slip%20covered.jpg?itok=GfwCIUbM "Nancy Grace became a member of the celebrity nip slip club during her stint on September 2011 performance on "Dancing with the Stars" at the end of an overzealous dip from partner Tristan MacManus.")
![Lindsay Lohan flashed a bare breast while filming last year's megaflop Lifetime Original Movie "Liz and Dick" on a yacht in Marina Del Rey. One paparazzi snapped a pic of the moment, which got much better reviews than Lindsay's acting.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/d1/6b/d16b842f76987b7699e318badd2aaead.jpg?itok=j3JAXeZv "Lindsay Lohan flashed a bare breast while filming last year's megaflop Lifetime Original Movie "Liz and Dick" on a yacht in Marina Del Rey. One paparazzi snapped a pic of the moment, which got much better reviews than Lindsay's acting.")
![Janet Jackson Super Bowl 2004 boob flash became an instant internet sensation, paving the way for other celebrities to "accidentally" drop their tops in completely innocent "wardrobe malfunctions".](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/79/ec/79ece63c9d10efe94af1e86ba109284e.jpg?itok=cRzOKvqs "Janet Jackson Super Bowl 2004 boob flash became an instant internet sensation, paving the way for other celebrities to "accidentally" drop their tops in completely innocent "wardrobe malfunctions".")
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