--- ---  # The Met Gala Just Gave the Internet This Photo of Nicki Minaj and the Olsen Twins by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman May 2, 2017 1:30 AM UTC  by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman May 2, 2017 1:30 AM UTC The real fun of observing the [Met Gala](http://time.com/4757973/met-gala-2017-rei-kawakubo-bio/) isn’t seeing famous people wear over-the-top finery. It’s seeing [stars cross paths](http://time.com/4762604/selena-gomez-the-weeknd-kiss-met-gala-2017) for a moment. That was the case on Monday night when rap royal Nicki Minaj and acclaimed fashion designers Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen posed for photos on the carpet at the ball, attracting the quick notice of fans online. Minaj opted to arrive at the 69th annual gala as a real-life superhero in a [satin H&M gown](http://www.vogue.com/article/met-gala-2017-live-blog-fashion-celebrity-arrivals) complete with an appropriately striking train. Meanwhile, the twin designers hit the affair in lacy numbers with layered jewelry. Oscar winner Halle Berry wore a sheer Atelier Versace dress and got in on the party as well. Several high-profile fashion personalities who attended quickly busted the internet with viral moments of their own, but this was one for the books. See photos below. > [](https://twitter.com/%5Fcyrilminoza/status/859197021776863232) > [](https://twitter.com/NickiWorldNews/status/859197925372473345) > [](https://twitter.com/NickiNewsBrazil/status/859195613044506624) Met Gala 2017: Nicki Minaj and the Olsens' Red Carpet Photos ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4762614/met-gala-nicki-minaj-olsens-twins-2017/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4762614/met-gala-nicki-minaj-olsens-twins-2017/"},"headline":"The Met Gala Just Gave the Internet This Photo of Nicki Minaj and the Olsen Twins","datePublished":"2017-05-02T01:30:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:43:15.225Z","description":"Their meeting attracted the quick notice of fans online","url":"https://time.com/4762614/met-gala-nicki-minaj-olsens-twins-2017/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Met Gala 2017"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf7228d79dc77d977/6988cb82ab6d77af4f6adea3/nicki-minaj-olsens.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf7228d79dc77d977/6988cb82ab6d77af4f6adea3/nicki-minaj-olsens.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"nicki-minaj-olsens","caption":"","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4762614/met-gala-nicki-minaj-olsens-twins-2017/","name":"The Met Gala Just Gave the Internet This Photo of Nicki Minaj and the Olsen Twins"}}]}] ```