The Met Gala: Amazing Black Celebrity Moments on the Red Carpet

Rihanna arrives for the 2018 Met Gala on May 7, 2018, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. The Gala’s 2018 theme is “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.”

Rihanna arrives for the 2018 Met Gala on May 7, 2018, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. The Gala’s 2018 theme is “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.”
Photo: Hector RETAMAL / AFP (Getty Images)

Ahhh, the Met Gala. A time when faux fashion aficionados and true lovers of style can come together to indulge in themed looks from our favorite celebs all for a good cause.

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The annual event usually brings out the biggest and brightest stars, but just like an end-credits scene of a Marvel movie—you never know who or what you’re going to see. So, in honor of the forthcoming event, which is set to take place on Monday night, we felt it fitting to take a look back at some of the most memorable moments from over the years.

And since we root for everybody and err’thang Black over here, let’s kick things off with Rihanna at the 2018 Met Gala, which boasted the theme of “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” When she showed up in pope-like attire, the whole thing might as well have been over because she absolutely killed this look!