The Met is putting serious star power in charge of fashion’s biggest night, with Beyoncé, Venus Williams and Nicole Kidman set to share co-chair duties for the 2026 Gala. A music icon, a Grand Slam champion and an Oscar winner all taking the reins together turns an already massive event into must-watch culture, per APNews.
For Williams, the role marks a milestone. She steps into the position seven years after younger sister Serena helped lead the gala, giving the family a rare double in fashion history. Beyoncé returns in a new lane after serving as an honorary chair in 2013, while Kidman resumes a job she last held in the mid-2000s. Together with Anna Wintour’s longtime stewardship, the trio will headline a fundraiser that recently brought in more than $31 million for the Costume Ins

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