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The Met Gala Red Carpet Was Out Of This World

The Met Gala is considered the Oscars of fashion -- and for good reason. It's where the biggest names in fashion, beauty and, of course, Hollywood gather at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art to fete the Costume Institute's annual exhibit. This year's exhibition is "Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology" -- so as you can imagine the red carpet looks are totally out of this world. Take a look!
By Julee Wilson & Joslyn Winkfield ·
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Beyoncé in Givenchy

Beyonce stuns the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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Nicki Minaj in Moschino

Nicki Minaj stuns the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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Lupita Nyong’o in Calvin Klein Collection

Lupita Nyong’o stuns the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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Solange Knowles in David LaPort

Solange Knowles tuns the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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Zoe Kravitz in Valentino

Zoe Kravitz stuns the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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Zendaya in Michael Kors Collection

Zendaya stuns the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell stuns the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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Danai Gurira
Danai Gurira stuns the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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Amandla Stenberg

Amandla Stenberg stuns the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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Ciara in custom H&M

Ciara stuns the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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Zoe Saldana in Dolce & Gabbana

Zoe Saldana stuns the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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Jaden Smith and Willow Smith

Jaden Smith and Willow Smith stun the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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Jourdan Dunn in Balmain

Jourdan Dunn stuns the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington stuns the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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Shameik Moore, Justice Smith, Herizen F. Guardiola, Tremaine Brown Jr., and Skylan Brooks
Shameik Moore, Justice Smith, Herizen F. Guardiola, Tremaine Brown Jr., and Skylan Brooks stun the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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La La and Carmelo Anthony

La La and Carmelo Anthony stun the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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Nas in Public School

Nas wows the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson stuns the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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Zuri Hall
Zuri Hall stuns the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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Adrienne L. Warren

Adrienne L. Warren stuns the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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Wiz Khalifa in Rag & Bone

Wiz Khalifa rocks the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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Maxwell Osborne
Designer Maxwell Osborne is seen heading to the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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Idris Elba in Tom Ford

Idris Elba stuns the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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Aja Naomi King

Aja Naomi King stuns the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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will.i.am
will.i.am wows the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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Misty Copeland

Misty Copeland stuns the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West wow the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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Cynthia Erivo
Cynthia Erivo stuns the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Gugu Mbatha-Raw stuns the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o and Nate Parker
Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o and Nate Parker wow the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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Joan Smalls in Balmain

Joan Smalls stuns the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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FKA Twigs in Versace

FKA Twigs stuns the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City

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Sophie Okonedo
Sophie Okonedo stuns the crowd on the red carpet during the 2016 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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