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All the Times Hailey Bieber Stunned at the Met Gala
It's a long rhode to the Met Gala—just ask Hailey Bieber.
After all, the Rhode Skin founder has learned how to navigate the annual fashion gathering with ease. Between nailing the dress code and wardrobe snafus, Hailey has seen it all.
In fact, the black Saint Laurent dress she wore in 2021 was still being sewed moments before she and husband Justin Bieber stepped out onto the red carpet.
"I am really OCD and crazy about the way things fit," Hailey explained during an Ellen DeGeneres Show appearance later that year, "so we were kind of tailoring it to the very last day and the very last second."
That meant she couldn't necessarily "sit or move in a weird way" before ascending the iconic steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts in New York City.
"It's such an intense big carpet that you don't want it to wrinkle," Hailey said of her dress, which featured a plunging neckline. "So, I stood in the car the whole way."
And once she was on the carpet, Hailey stumbled upon another roadblock. While it was widely speculated that she started crying upon hearing the crowd chant Justin's ex Selena Gomez's name, the model actually teared up for another reason.
"I felt like I had something in my eye," she told Call Her Daddy in 2022. "See, that's what goes to show you how out of context things can be seen."
But that wasn't the first time Hailey made headlines at the Met Gala. After all, she's been to quite a few since her debut in 2015.
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Take her 2018 appearance, for example, when she sparked dating speculation by attending the star-studded party with then-rumored flame Shawn Mendes. The two both wore Tommy Hilfiger—with Hailey in a blue, off-shoulder gown—and sent the internet buzzing.
However, Shawn later clarified that his outing with Hailey was not a "big debut," telling People shortly the event, "Hailey and I are friends, and it was just really cool for me to be able to walk with her because she’s a vet and it was my first year, so it kind of took the pressure off a little bit."
For a complete timeline of Hailey's many Met Gala appearances, keep reading...
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2015
For her Met Gala debut, Hailey Bieber wore baby blue and silver mini-dress by Topshop to the "China: Through the Looking Glass"-themed event. She paired the look, which featured metallic embellishments, with silver Saint Laurent heels and Bulgari jewelry.
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2016
The model showed a bit of skin at the 2016 Met Gala, which was themed "Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology," rocking a black-and-silver, backless Tommy Hilfiger gown featuring a high slit.
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2017
Hailey was thinking pink at the party celebrating the "Rei Kawakubo/ Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-between" exhibit, donning a blush-colored tube top and tulle skirt from Carolina Herrera.
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2018
The Rhode Skin founder wasn't alone at the "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination"-themed event, sparking romance rumors with Shawn Mendes on the red carpet in a dusty blue Tommy Hilfiger gown.
Hailey completed the ethereal look with bubblegum pink hair, which she topped with a very Coachella-esque flower crown.
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2019
Hailey nailed the "Camp: Notes on Fashion" dress code in powder pink gown by Alexander Wang that included a blinged-out built-in thong.
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2021
Nearly three years after marrying Justin Bieber in a New York courthouse ceremony, Hailey and the "Baby" singer made their Met Gala debut as a couple.
For the occasion, the two played it safe with the "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion" theme by wearing black—with Hailey in a classic Saint Laurent gown.
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2022
Hailey understood the "Gilded Glamour" assignment at the 2022 Met Gala. Tapping into the grand aesthetics of the "In America: An Anthology of Fashion"-themed event, she oozed opulence in a satin Saint Laurent gown, feathered wrap and dark tights.
Watch Live From E!: Met Gala 2025 Monday, May 5, starting at 6 p.m. for every jaw-dropping red carpet look, exclusive interviews and every must-see moment from fashion's biggest night.
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