Blue Ivy Carter was prepared for her Met Gala second.
The 14-year-old daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z made her debut on the iconic style occasion on Could 4, dazzling in Balenciaga whereas showing alongside her dad and mom.
Her first Met Gala coincided with Beyoncé’s return to the occasion for the primary time in 10 years, because the “Texas Maintain ‘Em” singer was one in every of 4 co-chairs of the annual affair on the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork in New York Metropolis.
Blue Ivy wore a billowing white robe with a protracted prepare that had an identical jacket, all of which was designed by Balenciaga.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 04: Blue Ivy Carter attends the 2026 Met Gala celebrating “Costume Artwork” on the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 4, 2026, in New York Metropolis. (Photograph by Mike Coppola/Getty Photographs)
She additionally had on sun shades and silver stiletto heels as she posed alongside Jay-Z, who seemed dapper in a black swimsuit by Louis Vuitton, and Beyoncé, who shocked in a diamond-encrusted skeletal robe that was custom-made by Olivier Rousteing.
Blue Ivy’s look was stunning in that she is the uncommon minor to attend the occasion. Organizers instructed The Hollywood Reporter in 2018 that the Met Gala “shouldn’t be an acceptable occasion for folks below 18,” however exceptions are made for minors accompanied by their dad and mom.
Beyoncé and Blue Ivy’s stepped out for style’s largest night time on Monday and made their mother-daughter debut on the occasion.
Blue Ivy was 4 years outdated the final time Beyoncé attended the Met Gala earlier than Monday night time, so her mom soaked within the particular second.
“It feels surreal as a result of my daughter’s right here,” Beyoncé instructed Vogue throughout a livestream of the occasion. “She seems so lovely — it’s unbelievable to have the ability to share it along with her.”
Blue Ivy seemed like a seasoned veteran as she posed solo and along with her dad and mom.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 04: (L-R) Blue Ivy Carter, Jay-Z, and Beyoncé attend the 2026 Met Gala celebrating “Costume Artwork” on the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 4, 2026, in New York Metropolis. (Photograph by Kevin Mazur/MG26/Getty Photographs for The Met Museum/Vogue)
“She was prepared!” Beyoncé mentioned on the livestream. “She is prepared.”
The teenager is not any stranger to sharing the highlight along with her mom, as she joined Beyoncé onstage throughout her “Cowboy Carter Tour” in 2024 and posed along with her on the pink carpet in 2023 on the London premiere of her “Renaissance” live performance movie.
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Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Photographs for The Met Museum/Vogue NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 04: Blue Ivy Carter attends the 2026 Met Gala celebrating “Costume Artwork” on the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 4, 2026, in New York Metropolis. (Photograph by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Photographs for The Met Museum/Vogue)
She additionally made her massive display debut because the voice of Kiara within the 2024 animated film “Mufasa: The Lion King.”
Blue Ivy additionally has grow to be recognized for her model, which she confirmed off in December whereas sitting courtside with Jay-Z at a Los Angeles Lakers sport.
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