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Blue Ivy Carter, 14, Makes Breathtaking Met Gala 2026 Debut Alongside Mom Beyoncé
Tina Knowles is crazy in love with her granddaughter’s Met Gala debut.
After Blue Ivy Carter, 14, attended the annual fundraising event with parents Beyonce and Jay-Z, the Matriarch author explained her emotional reaction watching her family step out for fashion’s biggest night.
“Oh, my god. I got really emotional, shed a few tears,” Tina said during her May 5 appearance on Today. “It was kind of reminiscent because Beyoncé started her first red carpet at 15. And Blue is 14 and so just seeing her out there looking confident and beautiful it just brought tears to my eyes.”
Emphasizing how much Blue reminds her of her superstar daughter, Tina added, “It was déjà vu.”
But Blue’s look—which featured a cream gown, matching jacket and sunglasses—wasn’t the only style moment that wowed Tina.
“Yu-Chi Lyra Kuo had on this white angelic dress that was my favorite,” Tina raved. “There were many that I loved but I love that one.”
Also among her favorite looks were Rihanna’s metallic Margiela gown as well as Anok Yai’s “fabulous” hooded Balenciaga dress.
And, of course, her family truly stole the show.
Beyoncé—who served as co-chair alongside Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams and Vogue's Anna Wintour—made this year's Met Gala a memorable one in a bedazzled skeleton-inspired dress by Olivier Rousteing that featured an elaborate train of feathers and a jeweled headpiece.
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Meanwhile, Jay-Z stepped out in a sleek black tuxedo.
But all eyes were on Blue as the princess of the Met made her way up the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s steps for the first time.
“It feels surreal because my daughter’s here,” Beyoncé told Vogue. “She looks so beautiful. It’s incredible to be able to share it with her and I think she looks so incredible.”
For more best dressed stars at the 2026 Met Gala, read on…
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Sabrina Carpenter
The "Manchild" singer adhere to the "Fashion Is Art" dress code by donning a Dior dress covered celluloid film strips of the Aubrey Hapburn movie Sabrina. She complete the look with Christian Louboutin heels.
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Rihanna
Shining bright like a diamond was the "Work" singer, who wore a Maison Margiela creation featuring over 115,000 crystal beads, antique jewels and other artistic baubles.
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Emma Chamberlain
The YouTuber looked like she had just stepped out of an oil painting in this custom Mugler design.
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Beyoncé
The Grammy winner paid homage to the human body with this Olivier Rousteing number embellished to resemble the skeletal system.
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Anne Hathaway
It wasn't Prada, but the Devil Wears Prada 2 star nonetheless embodied the "Fashion Is Art" dress code with a Michael Kors gown complete with hand-painted designs by artist Peter McGough.
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Connor Storrie
The Heated Rivalry star heated up the red carpet in a Saint Laurent ensemble featuring a polka-dot halter top that cascaded into a flowing train.
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Venus Williams
As one of the 2026 Met Gala co-chairs, the tennis supersrtar aced the assignment of sticking to the "Costume Art" theme with a Swarovski crystal mesh gown and a statement-making necklace inspired by the Wimbledon plate.
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Doja Cat
The rapper told Vogue her Saint Laurent silicone dress was inspired by "the way fabric draped over the body of a Grecian statue."
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Kim Kardashian
In keeping with the "Fashion is Art" dress code, the Kardashians star enlisted British pop artist Allen Jones to make her a fiberglass breastplate.
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Hunter Schafer
The Euphoria star practically took a page out of Gustav Klimt's 1912 painting
"Mäda Primavesi" with this Prada look.
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Hailey Bieber
Inspired by sculptures, the Rhode Skin founder's Saint Laurent dress included a sculpted bodice made of 24-karat gold.
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Tyla
The "Water" singer made it hotter in skin-baring custom Valentino gown as a nod to the Costume Institute's body-centric exhibit.
As for her glam, hairstylist Yusef Williams told E! News he aimed for a "very ethereal, like an art sculpture" vibe.
"To achieve the look, I used the Wavytalk Steam Sesh to smooth out the roots of her hair before going in and defining the curls with the Cool Curl Pencil," he shared in a statement, "and I used the Turblow Pro with the diffuser at the end to lock everything in."
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A$AP Rocky
Fashion Killa, indeed. The rapper stepped out in a pink wool pink robe with black satin lapels and matching piping custom designed by Chanel.
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Laura Harrier
The Michael actress' custom DiPetsa gown took inspiration from Italian sculptors and how they chiseled stone to resemble draped frabrics.
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Keke Palmer
Baby, the Nope star looked like a million bucks in this red-hot Prabal Gurung number with matching Prabal Gurung. Oh, did we mention that her Wempe necklace was actually worth a million dollars?
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EJAE
The KPop Demon Hunters star tapped into her Korean heritage with a Swarovski look inspired by female courtesans of the Joseon dynasty.
“These women were artists," she told Vogue, "the most culturally refined figures of their time, in music, poetry, and conversation."
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