Nobody Rocks the Met Gala Quite Like Rihanna

Rihanna [1] is a woman of many talents: she's a singer, dancer, fashion designer [2], beauty mogul [3], lingerie designer, and queen of carrying around wine glasses in public [4]. Rihanna also happens to be one of the most stylish stars on the planet, as evidenced by her Style Icon honor at the 2014 CFDA Awards [5] and her many appearances at the Met Gala.

Rihanna first attended the gala in 2007, and continues to the crush the theme year after year. In 2018, she stepped things up a notch as she served as one of the hosts [7]. Needless to say, we can't wait to see what she comes up with next. Ahead, look back at her best Met Gala moments [8] from years past.

2007

Rihanna [10] walked her first Met Gala red carpet in a white Georges Chakra gown.

2007

2009

Two years later, she rocked the hell out of a Dolce & Gabbana pantsuit. A look.

2009

2011

Rihanna [11] was back again in 2011, this time in a black lace Stella McCartney gown and a fire-red braided 'do.

2011

2012

An understated Rih rocked this black Tom Ford dress [12] in 2012.

2012

2014

She was back two years later, this time in a backless Stella McCartney gown, which she proudly showed off for the cameras.

2014

Rihanna [13] attended the event with the designer, as well as pal Cara Delevingne and actresses Kate Bosworth [14] and Reese Witherspoon [15], who also wore Stella McCartney designs.

2014

She kept the backless theme going with this slinky gold number at the Met Gala afterparty — how low can she go?

2015

Rihanna [16] dropped jaws when she hit the red carpet in this regal, intricate look [17] designed by Chinese couturier Guo Pei.

2015

Seriously, this look was the stuff memes (and Halloween costumes) are made of [18].

2015

That same year, Rihanna [19] performed during the Met Gala dinner, giving a rousing rendition of "B*tch Better Have My Money," and mingled with Madonna [20] and designer Jeremy Scott.

2017

For the 2017 gala, which was a tribute to Comme des Garcons designer Rei Kawakubo, Rihanna [21] came to slay: not only did she wear this amazingly detailed ruffled ensemble [22] from the brand, but her strappy DSquared heels took her an hour to get into [23]. A fashion queen!