Not quite letting her hair down: Nicole Scherzinger takes her quiffed 'do to club after part one of X Factor USA final

And Nicole Scherzinger went one step better after the intense show in a sparkly black number which showed off her enviable legs.

She was at a bar on the infamous Sunset Boulevard to relax following the first part of a two-show final.

Looking good: X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger was spotted leaving a bar on Sunset Boulevard last night after the first part of an intense final

Actor and comedian Dane Cook was spotted leaving the same club, The Den, 30 seconds after Nicole, but it is not known if they were there together.

Bemused onlookers couldn't believe their luck when they saw the stunning star appeared before their eyes and fans can be seen beaming in the background.

Shiny: The 33-year-old wowed in this sparkly black mini-dress which she paired with Louboutins heels and a leopard-print bag

The 49-year-old wore a long classic black dress with twist, with a cutaway sections on top over sheer material.

She wore her hair long and looked minuscule in the ensemble as she confidently strode out on to the stage with the other judges.

Nicole poured her stunning figure into her white keyhole dress with a cut out triangular panel around the bust. in the style stakes.

Making an entrance: Nicole earlier wowed on the show in this short white dress as she walked alongside fellow judges L.A. Reid, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson

X Factor finalists Melanie Amaro, Josh Krajcik and Chris Rene all took to the stage to perform two songs each, including a duet with R Kelly, Alanis Morissette and Avril Lavigne respectively.

And no doubt Nicole and Paula will have another pair of eye-catching outfits to wear to mark the occasion.

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I have to say she I thought she looked like a "trendy old lady" with this style during the shows taping. something about the combination of that cream dress and the old fashioned take on a pompadour hairstyle. if your going to do "avant guard edgy" do it properly!

She's a very beautiful woman, but when she wears her hair up it ages her significantly. I know she's only 33, but she looks ten years older in these photos. But still, like I said, very beautiful woman. I don't think most girls would mind looking like this, no matter what their age.

You lot have too many hang ups. Just let people be what they want to be and stop slagging them off, I bel you talk about your friends behind their backs too!!!.......

She's a very hard, unscupulous, self serving woman and she really loves herself. As for the looks was anybody ever so over egged? She looks way older than 33 and she is way older than 33. She is a useless judge, her music is vulgar and hurts my ears and she never had a SOLO hit. So why is she constantly shoved on the front page? I am sick of the sight of her.

She looks like a man. - Nick, Merseyside, 22/12/2011 15:11.........Behave, she's beautiful...!

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