It started in 1948 as a society midnight supper, and it wasn’t even at the Met. Fast forward 70-plus years, and the Met Gala is something totally different, one of the most photographed events in the world for its head-spinning red carpet – though the famous carpeted steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art aren’t always red.
We’re talking Rihanna as a bejeweled pope. Zendaya as Cinderella with a light-up gown. Katy Perry as a chandelier morphing into a hamburger.
Also: Beyoncé in her "naked dress." Kim Kardashian in a face-covering bodysuit. Billy Porter as an Egyptian sun god, carried on a litter by six shirtless men.
And Lady Gaga’s 16-minute striptease. Not to forget, the Met Gala is still a fundraiser – last year the evening earned more than a whopping $16.4 million for the Met’s Costume Institute.
Read more on foxnews.com