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Mayor Mamdani, wife Rama Duwaji to skip 2026 Met Gala, Reports Say
The couple declined a star-studded fundraiser backed by Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez-Bezos, as tickets cost about $30,000 per person, organizers said.
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and First Lady Rama Duwaji will skip the Met Gala on May 4, breaking a long-standing tradition of mayoral attendance at the Metropolitan Museum of Art fundraiser.
- Mamdani's decision stems from his ideological opposition to billionaires like Gala co-chair Jeff Bezos; one source explained it 'goes against everything he believes in.'
- Past mayors including Eric Adams, Bill de Blasio, and Michael Bloomberg regularly attended the event, which costs around $30,000 per person and supports the Costume Institute.
- Despite the absence, Vogue global editorial director Anna Wintour recently praised Duwaji, describing the first lady as 'young and modern and also entirely herself' in an interview.
- Major celebrities will gather at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the 'Costume Art' theme, continuing a polarizing fundraiser viewed by some as quintessentially New York and others as out-of-touch.
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Zohran Mamdani, Rama Duwaji turn down invite to Met Gala
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife, first lady Rama Duwaji, will be skipping this year’s Met Gala, one of the most star-studded events of the year. The move breaks with tradition that saw previous New York mayors, including Eric Adams, Bill de Blasio and Michael Bloomberg, all attend. The event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is set for 1 May and is typically attended by some of the world’s most famous artists, actors, and public …
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Met Gala tradition broken as NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani declines invitation
Met Gala organizers will be missing a familiar face this year: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.Page Six reported that Mamdani and First Lady Rama Duwaji will not attend the May 4 event, breaking a longstanding tradition of...
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