01of 10Nia Dennis Does a FlipJohn Shearer/WireImageAs gymnasts do! The former Olympian, one of the first to arrive on the Met Gala red carpet Monday night, literally kicked things off with her amazing moves.

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Nia Dennis Does a Flip

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MET Gala 2021 Nia Dennis

As gymnasts do! The former Olympian, one of the first to arrive on the Met Gala red carpet Monday night, literally kicked things off with her amazing moves.

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Lil Nas X Strips Down

MET Gala 2021 Lil Nas X

03of 10Kim Kardashian Is Actually UnrecognizableTheo Wargo/GettyWalking the carpet with Balenciaga creative director Demna Gvasalia, Kardashian had her entire face and body covered in black. “This look on Kim is like a new subculture and fashion statement,” a source told PEOPLE. “No logo, no face, but everyone knows it’s her.”

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Kim Kardashian Is Actually Unrecognizable

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MET Gala 2021 Kim Kardashian

Walking the carpet with Balenciaga creative director Demna Gvasalia, Kardashian had her entire face and body covered in black. “This look on Kim is like a new subculture and fashion statement,” a source told PEOPLE. “No logo, no face, but everyone knows it’s her.”

04of 10Iman Dons the CrownMike Coppola/GettyThe supermodel had one of the most memorable looks of the evening, a one-of-a-kind Dolce & Gabbana bustier and crinoline skirt with a headpiece made of white feathers — which she told reporters wasn’t heavy at all.

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Iman Dons the Crown

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MET Gala 2021 Iman

The supermodel had one of the most memorable looks of the evening, a one-of-a-kind Dolce & Gabbana bustier and crinoline skirt with a headpiece made of white feathers — which she told reporters wasn’t heavy at all.

05of 10Grimes Wields a SwordDimitrios Kambouris/GettyThe Met Gala theme was In America: A Lexicon of Fashion … which doesn’t exactly explain the singer’s choice of eye-catching accessory.

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Grimes Wields a Sword

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MET Gala 2021 Grimes

The Met Gala theme was In America: A Lexicon of Fashion … which doesn’t exactly explain the singer’s choice of eye-catching accessory.

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MET Gala 2021 Frank Ocean

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Billie Eilish Is a Teenage Dream

MET Gala 2021 Billie Eilish

08of 10Simone Biles Has a Squad of SixArturo Holmes/GettyThe gold medalist wore a custom gown that weighed a whopping 88 lbs. — requiring six masked men to help her up the neverending Metropolitan Museum of Art stairs.

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Simone Biles Has a Squad of Six

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MET Gala 2021 Simone Biles

The gold medalist wore a custom gown that weighed a whopping 88 lbs. — requiring six masked men to help her up the neverending Metropolitan Museum of Art stairs.

09of 10Natalia Bryant Makes Her Met Gala DebutGettyThe newly minted model and college freshman glowed whilewalking the Met Gala carpet for the first timein a sparkly pink bubble dress.

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Natalia Bryant Makes Her Met Gala Debut

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The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion

The newly minted model and college freshman glowed whilewalking the Met Gala carpet for the first timein a sparkly pink bubble dress.

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Rihanna and A$AP Rocky Arrive Fashionably Late

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Rihanna and Asap Rocky

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