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Rihanna, Donatella Versace and Amal Clooney to host Met Gala

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George Clooney with his wife, Amal Clooney – a co-host at next year’s The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala – arrive at the museum’s 2015 gala. Photo: AP
George Clooney with his wife, Amal Clooney – a co-host at next year’s The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala – arrive at the museum’s 2015 gala. Photo: AP
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Must-have tickets to black-tie New York extravaganza, which attracts top Hollywood stars, pop stars, models and fashion designers, cost US$30,000

It’s the most sought after invitation in the celebrity universe – and on Wednesday, Amal Clooney, Rihanna and Donatella Versace were named co-chairs of next year’s glittering Met Gala in New York.

Held every year on the first Monday in May, the black-tie extravaganza is the chief source of income for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, reportedly raising more than US$13 million in 2016.

American rapper Jay Z and his wife, singer Beyonce Knowles, arrive at the 2014 Met Gala. Photo: TNS
American rapper Jay Z and his wife, singer Beyonce Knowles, arrive at the 2014 Met Gala. Photo: TNS
Tickets are said to cost US$30,000 each or US$275,000 for a table, ruling out all but the most elite coterie of A-list Hollywood actors, best-selling music superstars, top models and fashion designers.
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Clooney – the British-Lebanese wife of Hollywood heartthrob George and the new mother of twins – is the 39-year-old feted as much for her fashion sense as her work as an international human rights lawyer.
Rihanna, pictured attending this year’s Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala, will be a co-host next year. Photo: AP
Rihanna, pictured attending this year’s Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala, will be a co-host next year. Photo: AP
Rihanna, 29, is one of the biggest pop stars on the planet, also lauded for her bold style, and Versace is the 62-year-old legendary Italian designer and sister of Gianni, who was murdered in Miami in 1997.

Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, who has singlehandedly transformed the ball into the hottest ticket in town, is also co-chair of the event, which will be held on May 7.

Donatella Versace will be a co-host of next year’s Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala. Photo: AP
Donatella Versace will be a co-host of next year’s Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala. Photo: AP
However, there’s one person definitely not invited. Wintour told Late Late Show host James Corden last month that she would never invite back Donald Trump – who has attended with wife Melania in the past, before he was elected US president.
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