Rihanna [1] is a woman of many talents: she's a singer, dancer, fashion designer [2], beauty mogul [3], lingerie designer, and queen of carrying around wine glasses in public [4]. Rihanna also happens to be one of the most stylish stars on the planet, as evidenced by her Style Icon honour at the 2014 CFDA Awards [5] and her upcoming gig as one of the hosts of this year's Met Gala [6] alongside Amal Clooney, Donatella Versace, and Anna Wintour.
On Monday, May 7, Rihanna will bring her signature badass style [7] to the iconic red staircase — but it's certainly not her first time taking over the event. Rihanna first attended the gala in 2007, and a decade later, she crushed the Comme des Garcons theme [8] in an intricate floral dress [9] and lace-up heels that took an hour to get into. Talk about dedication. We're celebrating Rih-Rih's big milestone with a look back at her best Met Gala moments from years past.
2007
Rihanna [10] walked her first Met Gala red carpet in a white Georges Chakra gown.
2007
2009
Two years later, she rocked the hell out of a Dolce & Gabbana pantsuit. A look.
2009
2011
Rihanna [11] was back again in 2011, this time in a black lace Stella McCartney gown and a fire-red braided 'do.
2011
2012
An understated Rih rocked this black Tom Ford dress [12] in 2012.
2012
2014
She was back two years later, this time in a backless Stella McCartney gown, which she proudly showed off for the cameras.
2014
Rihanna [13] attended the event with the designer, as well as pal Cara Delevingne and actresses Kate Bosworth [14] and Reese Witherspoon [15], who also wore Stella McCartney designs.
2014
2014
2014
She kept the backless theme going with this slinky gold number at the Met Gala afterparty — how low can she go?
2015
Rihanna [16] dropped jaws when she hit the red carpet in this regal, intricate look [17] designed by Chinese couturier Guo Pei.
2015
Seriously, this look was the stuff memes (and Halloween costumes) are made of [18].
2015
2015
2015
That same year, Rihanna [19] performed during the Met Gala dinner, giving a rousing rendition of "B*tch Better Have My Money," and mingled with Madonna [20] and designer Jeremy Scott.
2017
For the 2017 gala, which was a tribute to Comme des Garcons designer Rei Kawakubo, Rihanna [21] came to slay: not only did she wear this amazingly detailed ruffled ensemble [22] from the brand, but her strappy DSquared heels took her an hour to get into [23]. A fashion queen!
2017
2017
