Inside the Met Gala, an Olympic champion learns just how famous she's become

NewsWorldAmericasInside the Met Gala, an Olympic champion learns just how famous she's becomeGuests ascended the famous steps of the Metropolitan Museum and entered a lobby transformed to resemble an Italian garden, with a huge moon hanging from the ceilingJocelyn Noveck Tuesday 05 May 2026 07:27 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"1992bb65151d4b4abff2572d56049bc8","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/anna-wintour-sarah-paulson-new-york-zohran-mamdani-metropolitan-museum-of-art-b2970441.html","title":"Inside the Met Gala, an Olympic champion learns just how famous she's become"}}Inside the Met Gala, an Olympic champion learns just how famous she's becomeShow all 6{"adUnitPath":"71347885/_main_independent/gallery","className":"","title":"Inside the Met Gala, an Olympic champion learns just how famous she's become","gallery":[{"data":{"title":"2026 MET Museum Costume Institute Benefit Gala","description":"Alysa Liu arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the \"Costume Art\" exhibition on Monday, May 4, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)","caption":"2026 MET Museum Costume Institute Benefit Gala","copyright":null,"credit":"Evan Agostini/Invision/AP","alt":null,"url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/05/05/07/2_26_MET_Museum_Costume_Institute_Benefit_Gala_3_473.jpg","id":"1db65088e8d24eaf93e4473dfcde33f5","mid":6655674,"uid":0,"smartframe":null,"extra":{"imageSize":{"width":3779,"height":2520}}},"type":"image"},{"data":{"title":"APTOPIX 2026 MET Museum Costume Institute Benefit Gala","description":"Connor Storrie arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the \"Costume Art\...