Topline
Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams and Condé Nast’s chief content officer Anna Wintour will co-chair the 2026 Met Gala, an arts fundraiser known to fans as an annual star-studded event featuring extravagant celebrity costumes.
Beyoncé will make her first Met Gala appearance since 2016. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood )
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Key Facts
The upcoming gala will mark Beyoncé’s first appearance at the event in a decade, as she last walked the Met Gala carpet in 2016 and previously served as an honorary chair in 2013.
Kidman has previously co-chaired the gala twice in 2003 and 2005, while tennis star Venus Williams has never chaired, though her sister Serena was a host in 2019.
The Met also announced a slate of celebrities to serve on its host committee, which will be co-chaired by fashion designer Anthony Vaccarello and actress Zoë Kravitz.
Other stars included in the host committee include Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, Gwendoline Christie, Alex Consani, Misty Copeland, Elizabeth Debicki, Lena Dunham, Paloma Elsesser, LISA, Chloe Malle, Sam Smith, Teyana Taylor, Lauren Wasser, Anna Weyant, A’ja Wilson and Yseult.
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Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/12/10/beyonc-nicole-kidman-venus-williams-and-anna-wintour-will-co-chair-2026-met-gala/
