Rihanna’s Met Ball Dress Inspired the Best Memes

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Grammy Award-winning artist Rihanna stole the show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual gala celebrating the Costume Institute Monday night. Her golden Guo Pei gown inspired several memes, as some joked that her dress looked like a pizza or an omelette, while others thought she resembled Belle from Beauty and the Beast.

It’s not delivery, it’s #Rihanna at the #MetGala. pic.twitter.com/jGLS16HlMM

— tommyleistudio (@TommyLeiStudio) May 5, 2015

Fashion shmashion. MT @Liz__Flora Rihanna's #MetGala gown compared to a jianbing (via @LetaHong, cc: @stegersaurus) pic.twitter.com/p0T0TL5BVJ

— Emily Rauhala (@emilyrauhala) May 5, 2015

@NYMag pic.twitter.com/64H9tFd29T

— Ξvan Ross Katz (@evanrosskatz) May 5, 2015

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Rihanna

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Rihanna wears a haute couture gown by Guo Pei.

Sarah Jessica Parker

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Sarah Jessica Parker wears a high-slit dress she designed in collaboration with H&M along with a headpiece by Philip Treacy.

Jessica Chastain

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Jessica Chastain wears a gold Givenchy gown.

Kerry Washington

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Kerry Washington wears a cotton candy pink ball gown by Prada.

Katie Holmes

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Katie Holmes wears a custom blue Zac Posen dress with embroidered clouds.

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