Versace gown worn by Jennifer Lopez inspired Google image search

 
Inspiring: Jennifer Lopez in a revealing Versace gown (Picture: REX)
Emma Powell9 April 2015
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A revealing dress worn by Jennifer Lopez sparked the creation of Google Image Search said Google’s executive chairman.

The Jenny from the Block singer wore a sheer green Versace gown with a navel plunging neck line to the 2000 Grammy Awards.

Iconic: Jennifer Lopez in that famous Versace dress (Picture: Charbonneau/BEI/REX)
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After her red carpet appearance, alongside her then boyfriend Sean P Diddy Combs, Eric Schmidt said Google was flooded with people searching for the revealing number.

“People wanted more than just text,” Schmidt said. “This first became apparent after the 2000 Grammy Awards, where Jennifer Lopez wore a green dress that, well, caught the world's attention.

Talking point: Lopez with her then boyfriend Sean P Diddy Combs (Picture: Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
Dave Hogan/Getty Images

“At the time, it was the most popular search query we had ever seen. But we had no sure-fire way of getting users exactly what they wanted: JLo wearing that dress. Google Image Search was born."

But Lopez - who recently released the video for her new song Feel the Light from the soundtrack for the new DreamWorks film Home - wasn't the first celebrity to grace the red carpet in the designer dress.

First look: Geri Halliwell sporting the dress a month before Lopez (Picture: REX)
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Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell worked the look for the N.J.R Music Awards in Cannes about a month before.

She fashioned the look with almost identical strappy heels and wore her platinum blonde hair down.

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