Beyonce has managed the biggest fashion surprise of the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, but not for any outrageous costume.

The nearly 30-year-old singer debuted the first (beautiful, bright, Lanvin) maternity dress of the evening, and all but confirmed her pregnancy by conspicuously displaying her baby bump and asking the audience to feel “the love growing inside” her when taking the stage.

In spite of years of rumors suggesting that they were expecting, this will be the first child for both Beyonce and husband Jay-Z.

And, may we add, the start of one seriously stylish pregnancy wardrobe. Congratulations!

{via Styleite}