Hayden Panettiere - Emmy Awards 2012

Hayden Panettiere is beaming as she arrives at the 2012 Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday (September 23) in Los Angeles.

The 23-year-old actress was a presenter along with Nashville costar Connie Britton.

Hayden‘s Nashville character has been constantly compared to Taylor Swift, but Taylor knows that it’s not based off of her.

“Hayden is my neighbor, actually,” Taylor told Zap2it. “She pulled me aside and said, ‘I need to talk to you! I need to tell you that my character’s not based on you.’ And I said, ‘I know, Hayden. I saw the pilot. It’s amazing.’ I think she did an incredible job of being sinister and adorable at the same time, and we had a hilarious conversation about it.’”

FYI: Hayden wore a Marchesa gown with Harry Winston jewels, Giuseppe Zanotti heels and a Judith Leiber bag to the event.

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