NEW YEAR'S EVE

How Drake, Mariah Carey, Chrissy Teigen, and More Bid Farewell to 2016

by Katherine Cusumano

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New Year’s Eve can be stressful. What to do? Where to go? And how to say goodbye to as fraught a year as 2016? The answer, for the savviest celebrities, is simple: Host your own party. John Legend and Chrissy Teigen took their family to St. Bart’s; Miley Cyrus returned to fiancé Liam Hemsworth’s homeland down under; Drake, Mariah Carey, Kendrick Lamar, and Bruno Mars all performed at various venues across the country. From Las Vegas to Miami, see how your favorite celebs celebrated New Year’s Eve.

1John Legend and Chrissy Teigen

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen hosted a party on St. Bart’s, where Legend also performed (between piggy back rides). Photo by @johnlegend.

2Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth, and her mom Tish Cyrus rang in the new year in Hemsworth’s homeland of Australia. Photo by @mileycyrus.

3Kendall and Kylie Jenner

Kendall and Kylie Jenner exit 2016 together. Photo by @kendalljenner.

4Emily Ratajkowski

Emily Ratajkowski wears the perfect silver top.

5Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey at rehearsals for New Year’s Rockin’ Eve in Times Square — where she’d later cause a social media uproar by halting her performance midway. Photo by @mariahcarey.

6Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj hosts a party at the E11even club in Miami, Florida — where Jennifer Lopez had previously been booked. Photo by @nickiminaj.

7Drake

Drake played at the Hakkasan nightclub in Las Vegas. Photo by @champagnepapi.

8January Jones

January Jones detoxed in her favorite Instagram spot — the bathtub.

9Marc Jacobs

Marc Jacobs wore friend Pat McGrath’s shimmering eyeshadow. #everythingsbetterwithalittleglitteronit

10Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham rang in the New Year on the beach in all black.

11Alessandra Ambrosio

Alessandra Ambrosio returned home to Brazil for a beachy New Year’s Eve. Photo by @alessandraambrosio.

12Kaia and Presley Gerber

Cindy Crawford’s kids Kaia and Presley Gerber rang in the New Year with family on the beach.

13Young Thug

Young Thug and fiancée Jerrika Karlae on New Year’s Eve. Photo by @thuggerthugger1.

14Joan Smalls, Doutzen Kroes, and Erika Smalls

Joan Smalls, Doutzen Kroes, and Joan’s sister Erika celebrate 2017. Photo by @joansmalls.

15Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars performed at the Park Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by @brunomars.

16Fergie and DJ Khaled

Fergie and DJ Khaled, who performed at the Tao nightclub in Las Vegas. Photo by @fergie.

17Ansel Elgort

Ansel Elgort and girlfriend Violetta Komyshan celebrated the new year in Miami Beach. Photo by @anselelgort.

18Amy Schumer

Amy Schumer isn’t super stoked about 2017 either.