Mariah Carey rides the NYC subway in a floor-length gown
Instagram/MariahCarey
Pop divas are just like us! The Long Island native sparkled in your basic commuter couture while riding the 1 train (a local!) Thursday night.
Oddly enough, I wore the exact same thing on my commute home. But, luckily, I ride the 7, narrowly escaping a humbling "Who wore it best" showdown with the glitter queen herself. --Lauren Hansen
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Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.
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