Culture & Style
By Hannah Militano. May 1, 2025
Rihanna’s Best Met Gala Diamond Jewelry Looks Over the Years
As the irrefutable queen of the Met Gala, Rihanna knows how to shine bright like a diamond.
Rihanna at the 2017 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Getty Images)
Every year, viewers and red carpet watchers wait with bated breath for Rihanna to arrive at the annual Met Gala. On fashion’s biggest night, an exclusive assembly of A-list guests gather in New York City for the Costume Institute Benefit – but some stars stand out time and time again.
Rihanna has become the undisputed queen of the Met Gala over the years. The Fenty Beauty mogul has attended 10 Met Galas throughout her career, shining in decadent diamond jewels from Cartier, Bulgari, Chopard, and more.
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While the Grammy-winner has been known to skip the grand soirée on a few occasions, we’re betting she’ll be there this Monday, wearing extravagant natural diamonds, as usual. Her boyfriend and co-parent, A$AP Rocky, is one of the evening’s co-chairs, along with actor Colman Domingo, Formula 1 racecar driver Lewis Hamilton, and multihyphenate talent Pharrell Williams. Serving alongside the gala’s longtime honorary host Anna Wintour, legendary basketball star LeBron James will serve as honorary chair.
This year, the exhibit, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” will open on May 10 and will showcase a historical and cultural exploration of Black style over 300 years through the concept of dandyism. The theme and dress code for evening is “Tailored for You,” reflecting the spotlight on menswear and suiting.
The 2025 Met Gala will take place on the first Monday in May. On May 5, the red carpet will begin at about 4:30 p.m. EST.
Here, Only Natural Diamonds looks back on Rihanna’s very best diamond jewelry moments from Met Galas past.
Rihanna at the 2023 Met Gala
Pregnant with her second child Riot Rose, Rihanna attended the 2023 Met Gala in a dramatic custom white Maison Valentino gown with Belperron floral earrings and a Verdura cuff bracelet, layering pearl and diamond necklaces from Belperron and Bulgari.
Rihanna at the 2021 Met Gala
As the reigning queen of the Met Ball, Rihanna arrived in 2021 wearing a voluminous black Balenciaga Couture gown with a Bulgari Heritage high jewelry chocker necklace, complete with over 267 carats worth of diamonds.
Rihanna at the 2021 Met Gala After Party
Rihanna attended her annual Met Gala afterparty, hosted at nightlife figure Rickie Akvia’s new club, Davide in 2021. The star changed out of her black Balenciaga gown and slipped in a sheer black maxi skirt with a plain black t-shirt, tied up with an Art Deco navette-shaped onyx and diamond brooch. She stacked on plenty of natural diamond rings and Art Deco style bracelets. The style maven completed her look with a Nikos Koulis natural diamond and black enamel tassel Oui necklace and a intricate Polki diamond choker from Munnu Gem Palace.
Rihanna at the 2018 Met Gala
The 2018 Met Gala saw a new bishop in town. Rihanna celebrated the opening of the ecclesiastical exhibit, “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination,” dressed perfectly on-theme, as usual. The beauty mogul stepped out in a Pope-inspired Maison Margiela ensemble designed by John Galliano, papal mitre and all.
Rihanna completed her look with a antique old mine diamond rivière necklace from Kentshire and a vintage Cartier crucifix, first created in 1934. Cartier London reintroduced the piece in 1949. The original design featured gold, silver, natural diamonds, opal, pearls, rubies, sapphires, and topaz.
Rihanna at the 2017 Met Gala
Rihanna arrived at the 2017 Met Gala dressed to impress. The songstress stayed on theme in a vibrant and fluttering Comme des Garçons ensemble by designer Rei Kawakubo. Celebrating the Costume Institute’s exhibition “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between,” Rihanna sported jewels from the “Rihanna Loves Chopard” High Jewelry capsule collection she co-designed with the luxury jewelry house. The Grammy-winner wore floral tourmaline, sapphire, rubellite earrings, which included 27.78 carats of black diamond beads and 1.33 carats of black diamonds. She also adorned a floral lace watch with 31.76 carats of natural diamonds. She packed on an assortment of diamond rings, by Le Vian and Dvani.
Rihanna at the 2015 Met Gala
Rihanna stole the show at the 2015 Met Gala. She graced the red carpet in a fantastic golden yellow Guo Pei couture creation that took two years to make. Along with a gilded headdress, Rihanna wore a rose gold beaded Cartier Paris Nouvelle Vague necklace, sprinkled with natural diamonds.
Rihanna at the 2014 Met Gala
For her fifth Met Gala appearance, Rihanna arrived in a white two-piece Stella McCartney ensemble and diamond jewelry including a Jacob & Co. 129-carat Waterfall Collection Diamond Choker, stud diamond earrings, and an assortment of diamond cocktail rings from Cartier, Dionea Orcini, and Yeprem.
