Kim Kardashian did it: she wore Marilyn Monroe’s “Happy Birthday Mr. President” dress to the 2022 Met Gala on Monday evening (May 2) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
The 41-year-old Skims founder was accompanied by her beau Pete Davidson. On the red carpet, Kim explained the process of getting to wear the iconic dress, and how much weight she had to lose to fit into it. “This is Marilyn Monroe‘s dress.
It’s 60 years old. I had this idea to put it on and try it on, they came with armed guards. I tried it on, it didn’t fit me,” Kim said.
She had three weeks to try and fit into it…and she did it! Kim added, “I had to lose 16 pounds down today to be able to fit this.
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