The Most Stunning Red-Carpet Comebacks

Gwyneth, J.Lo, Anne and more stars didn't let pregnancy, time off – or personal drama – keep them from making a fashionable return to the spotlight. By Andrea DeSimone

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Updated: Monday Nov 24, 2008 | 06:00 AM EST

EVA MENDES

She quietly checked into rehab for undisclosed reasons at the beginning of the year. But in a stellar comeback just three months later, Mendes – a new spokesmodel for Calvin Klein – swept into the Costume Institute gala in a turquoise gown from the label.