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Kim Kardashian almost didn’t get a chance to wear Marilyn Monroe‘s “Happy Birthday Mr. President” dress to the 2022 Met Gala because museum officials originally denied her request.

Loose Women presenter Kéllé Bryan has looked back on being encouraged to lose weight while in the band Eternal after Kim Kardashian revealed she lost weight to fit into her Met Gala gown. Last night, Kim was one of the many A-listers who descended upon the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for the fashion spectacle of the year, the theme for which was Gilded Glamour. The entrepreneur, 41, donned the exact dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in 1962 when she sang Happy Birthday to President John F Kennedy, explaining that the garment couldn’t be altered at all to fit her.

Gallery: The glitz and the glamour! The best outfits from the 2022 Met Gala (BANG Showbiz)She said: "I always thought she was extremely curvy. I imagined I might be smaller in some places where she was bigger and bigger in places where she was smaller. So when it didn't fit me I wanted to cry because it can't be altered at all.

took the dress for a spin at last night’s Met Gala, making her the only person besides Marilyn to ever wear the dress. The skin-tight mesh dress, which has more than 6,000 hand-sewn crystals, was part of the Monroe estate until Anna Strasberg enlisted Christie’s to sell it in 1999, according to the Daily Mail.Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum in Florida bought the dress at a Julien’s Auctions event in 2016 for $4.8 million. After taxes and fees, the dress was valued at over $5 million, making it the “world’s most expensive dress” ever sold at auction, Ripley’s told The Post.The dazzling gown is now valued at over $10 million.When Monroe asked costume designer Jean Louis to make a dress for her, she told him, “I want you to design a truly historical dress, a dazzling dress that’s one-of-a-kind, a dress that only Marilyn Monroe could wear,” according to Ripley’s.Bob Mackie drew the original sketch as his first job out of college. The unlined gown made it impossible for Monroe to wear undergarments.

Kim Kardashian appeared on the 2022 Met Gala red carpet donning Marilyn Monroe’s iconic gem-embellished gown, made famous when the late icon wore it to serenade US president John F Kennedy for his birthday six decades ago. RELATED: The most glamorous red carpet looks at the Met GalaCompleting her red-carpet look, Kim enlisted the help of her trusty makeup artist, Mario Dedivanovic AKA Makeup by Mario, to help recreate Marilyn Monroe’s ultra-dewy skin for the glamorous Met Gala event.

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She was one of the most famous faces in Hollywood known as the "blonde bombshell".

Kim Kardashian put in some serious work to make her 2022 Met Gala moment happen. The reality TV star told Vogue that she lost 16 pounds to fit into the famous dress.

All eyes were on the Kar-Jenner clan at the Met Gala, as they arrived in a string of impressive outfits. Kim Kardashian opted to emulate Marilyn Monroe in her iconic Happy Birthday Mr President dress, meanwhile Kylie donned a huge wedding gown and veil. While some fans on social media have said the dress was Kylie's hint that she wants to get married to boyfriend Travis, the look actually has a very sweet meaning behind it.

It is one of the world's most iconic dresses, worn by Marilyn Monroe in 1962 when she sang "Happy Birthday" to president John F. Kennedy. And Kim Kardashian sure looked a million dollars as she wore the gown, which sold for $4.8million back in 2016, to pose her heart out on Monday night at her ninth Met Gala.

It is one of the world's most iconic dresses, worn by Marilyn Monroe in 1962 when she sang "Happy Birthday" to president John F. Kennedy.

Kim Kardashian was only allowed to wear her actual Met Gala dress for a matter of minutes and she spent the rest of the evening in a replica outfit.

Kim Kardashian has arrived on the red carpet at the 2022 Met Gala in a gown worn by Marilyn Monroe, which she paired with a newly blonde hairdo. On Monday, The Kardashians star made her debut on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art with her boyfriend, comedian Pete Davidson. For the occasion, the Skims founder chose a bedazzled sheer beige floor-length gown, which was previously worn by Monroe in 1962 to serenade President John F Kennedy on his 45th birthday.

Kim Kardashian put in some serious work to make her 2022 Met Gala moment happen. The reality TV star told  that she lost 16 pounds to fit into the famous dress. The idea first came to Kardashian at least year's gala and was something she was considering if she had not donned the now infamous Balenciaga t-shirt dress in September.«The idea really came to me after the gala in September last year.

Making it work! Kim Kardashian’s 2022 Met Gala dress didn’t quite fit — so she lost the weight to make sure it did!

Paying homage. To celebrate the “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion” theme at the 2022 Met Gala, both Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian had very influential inspirations.

Double take! Kim Kardashian transformed into Marilyn Monroe for the 2022 Met Gala and it’s safe to say that she’s left both fans and critics at a loss for words.

Celebrating fashion or past romances? As celebrities stepped out at the 2022 Met Gala, many of the attendees shared a history that couldn’t be ignored.

Kim Kardashian is making a statement at the 2022 Met Gala with her dress and Pete Davidson is there to support her.

2022 Met Gala by donning the historic gown and dyeing her hair platinum blond for the occasion.The 41-year-old cautiously ambled up the Met steps as comedian boyfriend Pete Davidson, dressed in a classic black suit and sunglasses, helped her. She sported platinum blond hair and a white fur coat hiding her infamous rump.Kardashian wore the infamous “Happy Birthday, Mr.

The fashion rumors were true: Kim Kardashian has hit the Met Gala red carpet wearing Marilyn Monroe's "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" dress. On Monday, the 41-year-old donned the 60-year-old statement piece, which was worn by Monroe in 1962 when she sang, "Happy Birthday, Mr.

Kim Kardashian did it: she wore Marilyn Monroe’s “Happy Birthday Mr. President” dress to the 2022 Met Gala on Monday evening (May 2) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson arrived at the 2022 Met Gala at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art on theme and showing a little PDA.The 41-year-old reality star and 28-year-old  comedian had all eyes on them as they walked the iconic stairs during fashion’s big night. Kim took the theme of “Gilded Glamour and White Tie," literally as she stunned in one of Marilyn Monroe’s most breathtaking looks. The mother of four sparkled in the Jean Louis dress that the late actress wore during her “Happy Birthday, Mr.

Sasha Urban editorDiamonds are a girl’s best friend, and Kim Kardashian is no exception. She further proved her devotion to luxury on Monday by arriving to the Met Gala in Marilyn Monroe’s dress from her iconic 1962 performance of “Happy Birthday, Mr. President.”The sparkly sheer dress has been on display at Ripley’s Believe It or Not museum in Orlando, Fla.

AS Kim Kardashian prepares for the Met Gala, her fans have been speculating that she will wear Marilyn Monroe's iconic gold dress. From visiting the museum where the $5million dress is held to admitting she can't alter the garment, her followers think they've spotted several clues that point to that specific outfit.

SHE was a screen icon adored by millions, but Marilyn Monroe’s endless search for love haunted her until the moment of her tragic death in 1962.   Even on the day she died, according to a new Netflix documentary, she had a furious row with lover Bobby Kennedy and accused him and his brother, President Kennedy, of passing her round “like a piece of meat”. Her affair with married US Attorney General Bobby was the final doomed romance in a long history of famous, powerful and often cruel men.

QUEEN of pop Madonna has been an institution for more than 40 years - and over that time, she's had as many changing looks as she has hit singles. The 63-year-old, who has just split from toyboy dancer Ahlamalik Williams after three years together, looks unrecognisable from her early days.

her supposed lover — then-U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy — at her Brentwood, Calif., estate., Marilyn Monroe’s nude, lifeless body was reportedly found by her housekeeper.

“The Mystery of Marilyn: The Unheard Tapes” premieres on Netflix April 27.

A documentary on the Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe is set to come out on Netflix this month. Fans of the star, as well as those who are curious to find out more about her story, will be among those keen to see it.