{"id":412019,"date":"2026-05-04T23:43:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T23:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/412019\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T23:43:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T23:43:17","slug":"lauren-sanchez-bezos-dazzles-in-blue-gown-at-met-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/412019\/","title":{"rendered":"Lauren S\u00e1nchez Bezos dazzles in blue gown at Met Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The first Monday in May is back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Lauren S\u00e1nchez Bezos dazzled in a midnight blue gown as she kicked off arrivals for the Met Gala.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Met Gala is held annually at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/northeast\/new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">New York&#8217;s<\/a> Metropolitan Museum of Art&#8217;s Costume Institute. The coveted, invite-only event welcomes the biggest stars in Hollywood to raise money to support the Costume Institute. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/money-and-power\/a71203339\/met-gala-2026-fundraising-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Town &amp; Country,<\/a> the Met Gala broke records this year and raised $42 million.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet reported that individual tickets cost $100,000, and this year&#8217;s event is primarily funded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/jeff-bezos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jeff Bezos<\/a> and Lauren Sanchez-Bezos. Protests were occurring all over New York City leading up to Monday&#8217;s big night.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bezos.jpeg\" alt=\"Lauren S\u00e1nchez Bezos\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Lauren S\u00e1nchez Bezos arrived early to the 2026 Met Gala. (Mike Coppola\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Met Gala theme is &#8220;Costume Art,&#8221; paired with the dress code, &#8220;Fashion Is Art.&#8221; Following the Met Gala, the exhibition will be open to the public from May 10 until January 10, 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Anna Wintour famously hosts the event annually, but other co-chairs this year include: Beyonc\u00e9, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/nicole-kidman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Nicole Kidman<\/a> and Venus Williams.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nicole-kidman-lauren-sanchez-wintour-met-gala-fox-news-001-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Nicole Kidman Lauren S\u00e1nchez Bezos and Anna Wintour standing together at the Met Gala in New York City\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Nicole Kidman, Lauren S\u00e1nchez Bezos and Anna Wintour attend the 2026 Met Gala celebrating &#8220;Costume Art&#8221; at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 4, 2026. (Jamie McCarthy\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Below is a look at all the stars who attended the 2026 Met Gala.<\/p>\n<p>Kidman arrived to the 2026 Met Gala in a fiery, red look. The &#8220;Babygirl&#8221; actress wore a red, sequin gown with feather details on the sleeves.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nicole-kidman-met-gala-fox-news-001-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Nicole Kidman standing in a black dress at the Met Gala in New York City\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Nicole Kidman at the 2026 Met Gala. (Matt Winkelmeyer\/MG26\/Getty Images for The Met Museum\/Vogue)<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lauren-sanchez-bezos-met-gala-fox-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Lauren S\u00e1nchez Bezos posing at the 2026 Met Gala in New York City\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Lauren S\u00e1nchez Bezos at the 2026 Met Gala. (Mike Coppola\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Bezos&#8217; wife, Lauren, arrived to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/lauren-sanchez-bezos-heats-up-ahead-met-gala-string-daring-skin-baring-looks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">fashion biggest night<\/a> in a navy blue, floor-length gown. Her low-cut dress was off-the-shoulder and featured pearl detailing on the shoulder.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Janelle Ash is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/mailto:janelle.ash@fox.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">janelle.ash@fox.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The first Monday in May is back. 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