We are fond of all the Hayden Panettiere photos we find, but once again, our girl continues to raise the bar. The bar of beauty.

Hayden Panettiere looked absolutely stunning in her tight blue dress last night, even if the Heroes star was in constant pain thanks to her shoes!

After the MTV Video Music Awards, a fan remarked to Hayden Panettiere that she looked gorgeous (talk about an understatement), but she didn’t take the compliment in stride, stating, “My feet don’t feel so gorgeous right now!”

Being Hayden Panettiere comes with a lot of responsibility!

The wide-eyed fan did offer to rub Hayden’s feet … an that was politely declined. No one knows where those hands have been! If you change your mind though, girl, just email us anytime.

Follow the jump for more Hayden Photos from the VMAs …

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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…