This Met Gala Needs a Teen Table
The Cut • • general
Key Points:
- The Met Gala has had a strict rule since 2018 that attendees must be at least 18 years old, due to the adult nature of the event.
- In 2023, co-chairs Beyoncé and Nicole Kidman made exceptions by bringing their teenage daughters, Blue Ivy Carter (14) and Sunday Rose (17), to the event.
- These exceptions were justified as the teens were accompanied by their mothers and are established in the fashion and entertainment world.
- Minors attending the Met Gala is not unprecedented; before the 2018 age rule, young celebrities like Hailee Steinfeld and Elle Fanning attended as teenagers.
- There is speculation that other high-profile minors, such as North West, might attend future Met Galas under similar exceptions.
