Hayden Panettiere, ever the fashion queen, was spotted by People spending over an hour poring over the latest trends at Harmony Lane in L.A. The Heroes star showed a deep affinity for metallic clothing and left with a gold shimmer and bronze dress by Fighting Eel and a Karen Zambos shrug in gold.

She also did well in the accessory department - scoring headbands, colorful bracelets and a key charm necklace from Vita. For an upcoming event, Hayden Panettiere purchased a long butterfly print dress from Voom by Joy Han.

Who wore the same dress better? Hot singer and actress Hilary Duff, who kept her Crispin & Basilio dress simple in black at a BEBE Sport event in L.A., or our girl Hayden Panettiere, who went a little more bold in a turquoise version during L.A. Fashion Week? You be the judge:

Save the cheerleader.

Save the world.

Save her a seat at the Vail Film Festival!

Way-hot actress Hayden Panettiere, who plays the indestructible cheerleader Claire Bennet on “Heroes,” will be honored with the Breakthrough Actor of the Year Award at the festival, which runs March 29-April 1.

We’ll certainly save the cheerleader… some applause! Sorry. In addition to our girl, Sophia Bush, who starred in “The Hitcher” and CW’s “One Tree Hill,” gets the Rising Star Award, and legendary director/actor Harold Ramis gets the Gold Summit Award.

Sean Cross, who presents the festival with his brother Scott Cross, says the fest is developing nicely, now in its fourth year.

“It keeps getting better as there is more awareness about with the public and the industry,” Scott says.

He figures the clips reel at the Ramis salute will blow people away, with scenes from “Animal House,” “Stripes,” “Ghostbusters” and “Groundhog Day.”

All of the stars in town, including Hayden Panettiere, will be hanging around at parties, receptions and screenings.

For more info, check out this Denver Post article…

Hayden Panettiere goes from superhero to dragon slayer at the Gibson Guitars Hosts DeHoghton Denim Fall 2007 Collection in L.A.

What a girl!

Well, maybe not in real life. But Hayden Panettiere is seen here worshipping the Stanley Cup as part of a new promotion for the National Hockey League (NHL). Photos of Hayden and the sport’s holy grail were taken the set of her hit show, Heroes, in L.A. on Thursday afternoon.

Damn you, Stanley Cup… getting up close and personal with our girl! Oh well. We suppose there’s enough Hayden Panettiere love to go around.

Hayden Panettiere was spotted yesterday, out and about in L.A. The blonde cutie rocked a low-cut t-shirt, ripped jeans, and sandals as she stepped into a trendy boutique to pick up a coffee. See below:

She may be best known for her trademark Heroes cheerleader outfit, but our girl definitely pulls off the cute, casual style. We’re always happy to see a new Hayden Panettiere picture on the web, whatever the reason.

Oh yeah, and Rumer Willis was there too. Guess they’re friends. That or Hayden thought she had bumped into Weird Al Yankovic for a sec. LOL!

Nothing special to report here, just a cute pic of Hayden Panettiere from the new Us Weekly. In the magazine, she dishes a little on her life and dating in L.A. Wonder if she talks about Stephen Colletti…

A year ago at this time, few people knew who Hayden Panettiere was, let alone how to pronounce her last name (for the record, it’s pen-eh-TEER).

Yet in six short months the 17-year-old Palisades, N.Y., native has become a certified Hollywood “it” girl. She now stars as the cheerleader on NBC’s smash hit, Heroes, taking on dramatic roles in films like The Architect, and launching a singing career.

She’s even been spotted hanging with Paris Hilton - though we’re not really sure how we feel about that. Okay, we are. And we hope Hayden knows better than to let success go to her head.

In any event, Rockland Magazine, which serves Hayden Panettiere’s home region, has put together a fun timeline of her young career. Check it out:

2006

September 25: Makes one of the best debuts in TV history — jumping off a building, snapping her mangled body back together, then doing it again!. That’s right, Hayden Panettiere is the indestructible cheerleader Claire Bennet on Heroes.

November: Hayden Panettiere officially moves from Palisades to Los Angeles along with her parents and younger brother.

November 3: Poses for the cover of Entertainment Weekly. Inside, she tells the mag she celebrated her hit show’s success by buying a Porsche and nearly running over Kanye West. Nice!

November 14: Photographed at L.A.’s mandatory pop-princess-paparazzi stop, KOI, holding hands with music producer J.R. Rotem, supposedly Britney Spears’ most recent ex-boyfriend.

December 4: Hangs with Paris Hilton at VH1’s Big in ’06 Awards. In the creepiest pairing of the night, Panettiere presents an award with sleazy 44-year-old Tommy Lee. Towering over the 5′1″ baby-faced actress, he asks her to call him when she turns 18. We’re creeped out.

December 14: Adopts a pet cause — online safety — with her 2 Smart 4U ad campaign warning teens of the dangers lurking on the Web. In addition, she’s a Neutrogena cover girl!

December: Stars with Anthony LaPaglia in The Architect, one of her first dramatic leading roles in a feature film.

2007

January 9: Celebrates with castmates when Heroes wins for Best New TV Drama at the People’s Choice Awards.

February: Poses for Vanity Fair in a white bathing suit reminiscent of a 1950s-era Marilyn Monroe.

May 8: Her debut album, still untitled, is slated to hit stores.

In the totally awesome movie Bring It On: All or Nothing, Hayden Panettiere plays a cheerleader named Britney.

It’s only fitting, then, that when asked about another Britney - troubled pop star Britney Spears - during a recent interview, our heroine responded in a sensitive, mature manner.

Here’s what Hayden Panettiere had to say about Spears:

“We sort of, watched her grow up, from little and made her the biggest star in the world. We made her what every young girl wanted to be, and then we tore her apart. We made her the way she is, it’s our fault, it’s not her fault, and hopefully she’ll find a way. People should leave her alone, no one knows the whole story.”

Here, in her simple assessment of Britney, Hayden has shown compassion and wisdom beyond her years. We only hope she approaches her own fame with this attitude. Panettiere, as we know, is a rising star, as Britney once was.

Remember when she looked like this? Exactly. You’ve got a good head on your shoulders, Hayden. Keep using it.

In case Heroes doesn’t give you your weekly Hayden Panettiere fix, there’s going to be an opportunity for even more of our heroine on TV in two weekends.

ABC Family is gearing up for its debut of Bring It On: All or Nothing, two weeks from Sunday. That’s March 25 at 8:00 EDT. Hayden, who stars as Britney Allen, sure is getting some experience at this cheerleader thing!

The third installment in the popular Bring It On franchise stars our very own Hayden Panettiere and Solange Knowles, sister of Beyonce Knowles.

If you haven’t seen our girl in this before, don’t miss it!