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A previous version of this story mistakenly identified Ronald Reagan as attending the Met Gala in 2013 due to a data collection error. The story has been corrected.
Whether it’s Rihanna rocking a pope hat or Jared Leto channeling his best furry impression, you can always count on the Met Gala to serve up some viral fashion moments.
Held on the first Monday of May each year, the Met Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute and is known for its A-list guests and their outlandish outfits. But besides the glitzy celebs and designer elite, who else can you expect at one of the biggest nights in fashion?
Using Getty photos of the event, we tracked and categorized the last 10 years of Met Gala attendees. (The 2020 Met Gala was canceled because of the covid-19 pandemic, so we also included 2013.) Actors, musicians and models are standard fare. But some names might surprise you.
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Even though the Met Gala is a major fashion industry event, actors such as Sarah Jessica Parker and Zendaya consistently form the largest percentage of guests, averaging about 34 percent over the past 10 galas. Fashion house members land a distant second place with 14 percent, and musicians and models compete for third with 11.9 percent each. (Fashion house members include designers, executives/directors and founder relatives, such as Delfina Delettrez Fendi, a fourth-generation Fendi heiress who founded Delfina Delettrez Jewelry, or David Lauren, son of Ralph Lauren, the chief branding and innovation officer at the titular house.)
A smattering of political figures have also gone over the years. Former mayor of New York City Mike Bloomberg, for example, has attended every gala with his wife and daughter since 2014.
Besides the usual names, some of these guests might come as a surprise to those who don’t keep up with the fashion industry. Sure, you’d expect a few billionaire heirs to show up. But did you know Lauren Remington Platt, a descendant of the Remington Arms family (yes, that Remington Arms), has been a Vogue mainstay and Met Gala attendee for years?
You can even look out for controversial figures like Sean “Diddy” Combs, who has recently been subject to lawsuits alleging abuse, sexual violence and sex trafficking, or Georgina Chapman, Harvey Weinstein’s ex-wife and co-founder of fashion label Marchesa, who remains a close pal of Anna Wintour and still attends almost every year.
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The guest list for this year’s Met Gala won’t be released until the night of, but a few celebs have already confirmed their attendance.
This year’s co-chairs — Jennifer Lopez, Zendaya, Chris Hemsworth and Bad Bunny — will obviously be there. Rihanna has confirmed, making this her 11th appearance since 2007. High-profile partners like Ben Affleck, Tom Holland and A$AP Rocky will probably also appear.
As for the outfits? We’ll have to wait and see if the guests will bring their A-game too.
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