9 Met Gala Rules & Guidelines Celebrities Must Follow, Including 2 That Were Broken This Year

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May 5, 2026
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Anna Wintour has final say over the guest list

Fans often wonder who will be invited each and every year. Well, this year, Time reports that about 400 celebs will attend and Anna Wintour has final say over the guest list.

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Anna Wintour invites people with larger social followings

“The Met Gala is content, right? All these events, including fashion shows and premieres really exist to get sprayed across social media,” Anna Wintour biographer Amy Odell shared. “She needs people with online followings and traditional entertainers are not always those people, so you need to have the influencers there. Anna is savvy…every time there’s a TikTok celebrity there or certain influencers, the online peanut gallery has a lot to say and that’s all generating conversation and coverage for the gala.”

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