Rihanna honored with a marble statue at the Met Gala 2022


At the Met Gala 2022, the Metropolitan Museum of Art paid a historic tribute to Rihanna. 

Rihanna, who is expecting her first child with rapper boyfriend A$AP Rocky, was unable to attend the Met Gala this year, but she still managed to steal the show. 

In Rihanna's tribute, the Metropolitan Museum of Art commissioned a marble statue. 

Rihanna’s marble statue at the Met gala 2022


The statue was referenced to her vogue issue cover, where she was dressed in a Red-Lacey see through overalls.

The singer expressed her gratitude for the gesture on Instagram. 

She captioned a video of the statue, which is displayed prominently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: "Shut down the Met in marble what’s more gilded than that? Lol! Thank you for this historic tribute! y’all bad for this one."