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Met Gala 2026: Serena Williams, Noami Osaka among athletes to hit red carpet at annual costume gala

Venus Williams at The 2026 Met Gala Celebrating "Costume Art" held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 04, 2026 in New York, New York. (Photo by Lexie Moreland/WWD via Getty Images)
Venus Williams at The 2026 Met Gala Celebrating "Costume Art" held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 04, 2026 in New York, New York. (Photo by Lexie Moreland/WWD via Getty Images)
Lexie Moreland via Getty Images

It’s the first Monday of May, which means The Metropolitan Museum of Art is holding its annual Met Gala. As always, plenty of the sports world’s biggest stars were in attendance, donning fashions in line with this year’s dress code: β€œFashion is Art.”

Per the Met’s website, the dress code invites β€œguests to express their own relationship to fashion as an embodied art form and celebrate the countless depictions of the dressed body throughout art history.”

Tennis star Venus Williams was one of the first to hit the red carpet, as she is one of this year’s co-chairs, alongside BeyoncΓ©, Nicole Kidman and Anna Wintour. Four-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson is one of the host committee members for the event.

Another tennis star, Naomi Osaka, brought the drama in not one, but two outfits. She removed her white coat ensemble to reveal a sparkly red dress and dramatic gloves.

Naomi Osaka unveiled another outfit on the #MetGala red carpet 😱

Which look do you like better? πŸ€” pic.twitter.com/JHPtsVJXfZ

β€” Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) May 4, 2026

Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu has been busy in the months since her historic win, and her latest stop is the Met Gala red carpet.

Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu with her trademark hairstyle at the #MetGala ⛸️ pic.twitter.com/xEyaDWkjHu

β€” Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) May 4, 2026

This story will be updated as more stars arrive.

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