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With 7 Grand Slam singles titles and 5 Olympic medals to her name, Venus Williams is nary alien to serving aces connected nan court.
But erstwhile she was tapped to co-chair nan Met Gala 2026 alongside Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman and Anna Wintour — following successful nan footsteps of sister Serena, who co-hosted successful 2019 — the tennis fable couldn’t judge it.
“When she became a Met Gala co-chair, I thought we’d won arsenic a family. We were each truthful happy; it was for illustration we each did it,” Williams, 45, told Page Six Style astatine Raising Cane’s after Monday night’s ball.
“So erstwhile I sewage nan call, I was conscionable shocked. I ne'er thought that would hap — and of people you person to opportunity yes! I was happy to beryllium location coming pinch my hubby [actor Andrea Preti]. And Serena was location too, truthful it was a full family thing.”
For her large Met Gala moment, Venus wore a “quite sparkly” civilization Swarovski look based connected Robert Pruitt’s “Venus Williams, Double Portrait,” her 2022 artwork commissioned by nan Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.
“All nan inspiration came from art, which is nan taxable of nan Met,” she told us.
Experience nan Met Gala done nan eyes of nan beforehand statement — travel Page Six connected Instagram to spot each reddish carpet item acknowledgment to Ray-Ban Meta glasses, past shop nan look to commencement filming your ain POV.
The outfit’s pièce de résistance? A re-creation of nan necklace Venus wears successful nan portrait, which was inspired by nan intricate metallic sheet awarded to Wimbledon champions.
“It’s called nan Venus Rosewater Dish, spell figure,” said Venus, a five-time victor of nan trophy.
Styled by Ronald Burton III, nan jock completed her look for nan evening pinch glowing constitution by Karina Milan, an embellished braided updo by Jawara and a crystal-encrusted manicure by Gina Edwards.
