Rihanna [1] was the woman of the hour at the fifth annual Diamond Ball in NYC on Thursday night. The singer and style icon looked incredible in a black and white Givenchy Haute Couture evening gown at the event, which was held at Cipriani's restaurant and brought out high-profile guests like Cardi B, Normani, Megan Thee Stallion, and even the Prime Minister of Rihanna [2]'s native Barbados, Mia Mottley.
The ceremony was hosted by Rihanna's day drinking buddy Seth Meyers [3]; the Diamond Ball benefits Rihanna's Clara Lionel Foundation [4], an organisation that supports and funds "groundbreaking and effective education and emergency response programs around the world" via education projects, scholarships, health care, and grants. It was named after her grandparents, Clara and Lionel Braithwaite, and has raised more than $7 million in grants since it was founded in 2012.
Also on hand for the fun night was performer Pharrell Williams, who looked dapper as usual alongside his equally stunning wife Helen Lasichanh. Model Slick Woods — who famously went into labour with her son [5] during Rihanna's Savage x Fenty show last year — mingled inside with Cardi, husband Offset, and her sister, Hennessy Carolina.
G-Eazy rocked all white while posing with his girlfriend, Yasmin Wijnaldum, just days after avoiding a run-in with ex Halsey [6] at Rihanna's other big event this week, the Savage x Fenty NYFW show [7]. Days before that, Halsey went viral for calling G-Eazy "a shitty dude." So, he's having a fun week.
Scroll through to see all the best photos from this year's Diamond Ball.
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Megan Thee Stallion at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Slick Woods at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Alexi Ashe and Seth Meyers at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Megan Thee Stallion at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Normani at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Cindy Bruna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Devon Windsor at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Hennessy Carolina, Offset, and Cardi B at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Paula Patton at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Alexi Ashe and Seth Meyers at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Renell Medrano and A$AP Ferg at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Pharrell Williams and Helen Lasichanh at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Karlie Kloss at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Karlie Kloss at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Slick Woods at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
21 Savage at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Cardi B at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Seth Meyers at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Seth Meyers at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Normani at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Clara Lionel Foundation Executive Director Justine Lucas at the 2019 Diamond Ball
G-Eazy and Yasmin Wijnaldum at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Pharrell Williams and Helen Lasichanh at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Cardi B at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Cardi B at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Danielle Herrington at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Cardi B at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Renell Medrano and A$AP Ferg at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Naturi Noughton at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Erica Mena at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Devon Windsor at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Slick Woods at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Offset at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Normani at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Fat Joe at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Saint Jhn at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Cardi B at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Meek Mill at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Cardi B at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Meek Mill at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Slick Woods at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Normani at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Kehlani at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Shanina Shaik at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rapsody at the 2019 Diamond Ball
G-Eazy and Yasmin Wijnaldum at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
A$AP Rocky at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Megan Thee Stallion at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Cardi B at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Megan Thee Stallion at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Cardi B and Slick Woods at the 2019 Diamond Ball
June Ambrose at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Cindy Bruna and Riley Montana at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Kehlani at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Ebonee Davis at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Naturi Noughton at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Offset and Cardi B at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Nicole Tuck and DJ Khaled at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Danielle Herrington at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Ebonee Davis and Cindy Bruna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Cardi B and Slick Woods at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Normani at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley at the 2019 Diamond Ball
Rihanna at the 2019 Diamond Ball