Queen Latifah absolutely captivated at the 2024 Met Gala.
The actress, 54, wowed in a gorgeous black dress adorned with a bird of paradise decor as she attended the fashion extravaganza in New York on Monday.
The glimmering dress cascaded to the floor and was teamed with a stylish black coat, complete with the same floral print.
She was joined by her partner, Eboni Nichols.
Queen Latifah - real name Dana Elaine Owens - worked a chic, shoulder-length hairstyle along with a flawless coat of makeup and dazzling earrings.
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Queen Latifah absolutely captivated at the 2024 Met Gala
Her partner Eboni wowed in an equally as head-turning look.
She donned a black dress beneath a flared coat and a lace headpiece.
Her feet were slipped into glossy platform footwear.
The Costume Institute's spring exhibition falls on the first Monday in May every year and is held at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This year the event is titled Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion while the dress code is The Garden of Time.
Jennifer Lopez, Zendaya, Bad Bunny and Chris Hemsworth are this year's co-chairs.
Also on the committee is Vogue's Anna Wintour.
The honorary chairs for the evening are Loewe creative director Jonathan Anderson and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew.
'This year's co-chairs reflect a variety of career achievements, and all have distinct style histories with the Met Gala,' Vogue shared.
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![Queen Latifah - real name Dana Elaine Owens - worked a chic, shoulder-length hairstyle along with a flawless coat of makeup and dazzling earrings.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/07/00/84534403-13389361-image-a-118_1715039511009.jpg)
She rocked a gorgeous dress and coat adorned with a birds of paradise print
![All eyes were on the Hollywood icon as she posed up a storm upon the iconic staircase](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/07/00/84534387-13389361-image-a-113_1715039478187.jpg)
All eyes were on the Hollywood icon as she posed up a storm upon the iconic staircase
![She was joined by her long-time partner, Eboni Nichols](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/07/00/84534401-0-image-a-109_1715038876720.jpg)
She was joined by her long-time partner, Eboni Nichols
The showcase will feature approximately 250 items drawn from The Costume Institute's permanent collection - with many of the pieces too fragile to ever be worn again.
The pieces will all be displayed using elements such as AI, GCI, and more while playing up themes of land, sea, and sky.
'It is very much an ode to nature and the emotional poetics of fashion,' said Andrew Bolton, Wendy Yu Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute, of the upcoming exhibition.
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Eboni donned a black dress beneath a flared coat and a lace headpiece
![The Costume Institute's spring exhibition falls on the first Monday in May every year and is held at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/07/00/84534389-13389361-image-a-114_1715039481500.jpg)
The Costume Institute's spring exhibition falls on the first Monday in May every year and is held at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art
'One thing I hope this show will activate is that sensorial appreciation of fashion.'
Guests expected to attend include the Kardashians, Blake Lively, Hailey Bieber, and Timothee Chalamet.
Gwendoline Christie, La La Anthony and Ashley Graham are hosting while YouTuber Emma Chamberlain is expected to interview stars on the red carpet.
Last year's gala honored late designer Karl Lagerfeld.