Selena Gomez ensured all eyes were on her as she attended the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival: Virtuosos Award on Sunday.

For the star-studded soirée held at The Arlington Theatre in southern California, the 32-year-old Good For You hitmaker wowed in a structured minidress in bridal white.

 

The chic garb featured a sleeveless, boat neck silhouette with a peplum-inspired design imitating a swirl across her hips.

She opted for a monochromatic look as she paired the dress with cream Santoni sling-back heels.

As for accessories, Selena flashed her $1 million marquise-cut diamond engagement ring from Benny Blanco while posing for snaps on the red carpet.

The former Disney star, who later took the stage at the event to chat about her latest movie, styled her shoulder-length bob in brushed out beach waves and opted for a soft, rosy makeup look.

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Selena Gomez ensured all eyes were on her as she attended the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival: Virtuosos Award on Sunday

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For the star-studded soirée held at The Arlington Theatre in southern California , the 32-year-old Good For You hitmaker wowed in a structured, white minidress

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As for accessories, Selena, who recently got engaged to Benny Blanco , flashed her $1 million marquise-cut diamond engagement ring while posing for snaps on the red carpet

 

Also at the event was Ariana Grande, Fernanda Torres, John Magaro, Mikey Madison, Monica Barbaro, and Sebastian Stan.

Inside the bash the honorees were presented with Virtuoso Awards. In addition to Selena, Ariana was also another star who took the stage and chatted about her latest project.

It comes after Selena and her fiancé Benny put on a loved-up display as they enjoyed a visit to Disneyland on Friday.

The actress, who recently joined pal Jennifer Aniston during a Galentine’s Day event – flashed a cheerful smile as she linked arms with the record producer, 36, as they strolled through the crowded amusement park.

Her appearance at the Happiest Place on Earth comes as Gomez continues to brush aside backlash for her tearful deportation video.

The former Disney channel star was stylishly casual wearing a pair of denim jeans as well as a long, black coat.

She slipped into a pair of black boots with chunky soles and allowed her brunette locks to flow down naturally past her shoulders.

The Wolves songstress easily carried a black, cross-body purse over her shoulder to hold a few items she needed during the daytime excursion.

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The chic garb featured a sleeveless, boat neck silhouette with a peplum-inspired design imitating a swirl ripping across her hips

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She teamed the look with a pair of stylish Santoni heels

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The former Disney star, who took the stage at the event to chat about her latest movie, styled her shoulder-length bob in brushed out beach waves and opted for a soft, rosy makeup look

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Also at the event were fellow award winners (L-R)  Ariana Grande, Fernanda Torres, John Magaro, Mikey Madison, Monica Barbaro, Sebastian Stan and Selena

Benny showed off his personal sense of style donning patterned trousers as well as a light blue button up and jacket on top.

The Eastside hitmaker completed the look by opting for a pair of comfy, slip-on shoes and appeared to be holding a light stick in his hand.

The couple – who became engaged late last year in December – were guided by bodyguards as they exited the amusement park.

Benny could be seen flashing a peace sign as the two stars were seemingly greeted by fans at Disneyland.

Nearly two months earlier, the Only Murders In The Building actress announced the Blanco had popped the big question to her after a year and a half of dating.

She posted a series of snaps to her main Instagram page that had captured the special moment.

In one image, the star only showed her left hand to give her fans and followers a close-up glimpse of the eye-catching, marquise diamond ring.

The engagement also pays homage to Selena’s hit 2015 track titled, Good For You, where she notably sings the lyrics: ‘I’m on my marquise diamonds / I’m a marquise diamond / Could even make that Tiffany jealous.’

Since the big milestone, Gomez has kept her fans updated by sharing a variety of snaps as she excitedly showcased the diamond sparkler.

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It comes after Selena and her fiancé Benny put on a loved-up display as they enjoyed a visit to Disneyland on Friday

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Nearly two months earlier, the Only Murders In The Building actress announced that Blanco had popped the big question to her after a year and a half of dating

During her latest Disneyland trip this week, the actress also flashed the ring as she walked arm-in-arm with Blanco.

Last month, Selena and Benny attended the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills where they cozied up together.

He supported the actress as she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Emilia Perez.

And last week, Selena was seen for the first time since garnering backlash for her emotional deportation clip that went viral.

The Rare Beauty founder helped co-host a Galentine’s Day event alongside Friends alum Jennifer Aniston at the San Vicente Bungalows in West Hollywood.

Selena had the chance to discuss her own beauty brand, as well as Aniston who talked about her company LolaVie.

‘We just want to celebrate women and friendship, and how we just want to continue to uplift each other,’ Gomez said.

‘And I’ve known Jennifer for over a decade now and she’s someone I’ve always looked up to, and she’s always been there for me. And it’s nice to have people in life who can just be there and hear you out.’

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The Rare Beauty founder helped co-host a Galentine’s Day event alongside Friends alum Jennifer Aniston at the San Vicente Bungalows in West Hollywood

Jennifer also expressed that, ‘It’s been a really hard couple of weeks,’ in reference to the L.A. fires. ‘But we’re here to celebrate women and support each other.’

Selena’s attendance at the event was her first appearance since uploading a video to Instagram of herself crying over Trump’s deportation policy.

In the reel – which has since been taken down – the star emotionally said: ‘All my people are getting attacked, the children.’

‘I don’t understand. I’m so sorry, I wish I could do something but I can’t. I don’t know what to do. I’ll try everything, I promise.’

Towards the bottom, she added the caption which simply read, ‘I’m sorry,’ followed by the Mexican flag.

Not long after deleting the clip, Gomez uploaded a separate post to her Instagram stories and wrote: ‘Apparently it’s not ok to show empathy for people.’

In response, the White House shared a video as mothers whose children were raped or murdered by illegal migrants slammed the actress over her weeping clip.

Some social media users labeled Selena as both ‘narcissistic’ and ‘shallow’ over the video. Others slammed her for not taking action herself – with the star having a reported net worth of $1.3 billion.

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Selena’s attendance at the event was her first appearance since uploading a video to Instagram of herself crying over Trump’s deportation policy

Piers Morgan said on X, ‘Posting yourself weeping over illegal immigrant criminals being deported is a new level of absurd celebrity narcissism.’

Another shared, ‘What a moron. What purposes does this serve? Is this a PR stunt???? Who cares what Selena Gomez thinks. Keep it to yourself. Disgraceful.’

‘Selena Gomez, if you truly want to help use your millions to make their lives better!’ one added.

However, other celebrities have defended the actress, such as Chrissy Teigen and Flavor Flav.