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HOW RIHANNA STOLE THE MET GALA WITHOUT EVEN BEING THERE
By BRANDON BOMBAY
Fans and fashion experts alike look forward to Rihanna's looks at the Met Gala every year, but she was unable to attend in 2022 due to her pregnancy being so far along. However, some would argue that she stole the entire show without even being there, due to a social media post by Vogue.
To commemorate Rihanna gracing the cover of their May 2022 issue, Vogue posted an Instagram video featuring a CGI marble statue of the singer in the Greco-Roman section of The Met. Rihanna re-posted the video, writing, "[S]hut down the met in marble! what's more gilded than that?"
Once the video started to make the rounds, fans declared Rihanna the queen of the Met Gala: "Normal people get themselves the dresses, Riri has her own baby bump statue," one fan tweeted. Another netizen believes that "[R]ihanna's statue is more iconic than the whole event."