Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber walked the red carpet with their arms wrapped around each other at the 2011 Vanity Fair party in LA on February 27.
The couple readily posed for photogs outside the Sunset Tower Hotel, serenely looking into each other's eyes amidst the flash frenzy.
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Selena looked defiant in a red Grecian-inspired gown with Brian Atwood heels, Judith Leiber bag and Lorraine Schwartz jewels. Bieber looked dapper in a black Dolce & Gabbana suit.
Gomez, 18, and Bieber, 16, have been seen hanging out with each since February 2010.
Rumors that they were dating started to gain traction in December 2010, when they had breakfast together at an IHOP restaurant in Philadelphia. But Gomeze alluded to her relationship with Bieber being protective. She told MTV News that she felt like a big sister to the Canadian singer.
At the start of the New Year, a bikini clad Selena Gomez was photographed kissing Bieber in St. Lucia in the Caribbean, a clear indication that there was more to their relationship than the two were ready to acknowledge.