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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Inga Parkel

Lauren Sánchez’s first Met Gala look as chair branded ‘basic’ and ‘tacky’

Lauren Sánchez Bezos did not impress with her 2026 Met Gala look, her first as lead sponsor and honorary chair of the New York event.

The 56-year-old former journalist, who is sponsoring this year’s event alongside her billionaire husband Jeff Bezos, arrived Monday at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art in a midnight-blue mermaid dress with a heart-shaped neckline and beaded straps.

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