--- ---  # Rihanna Put a Literal Bow on Herself Because Her Existence Is a Gift  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Sep 14, 2018 3:19 PM UTC  NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 13: Rihanna attends the 2018 Diamond Ball at Cipriani Wall Street on September 13, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage) NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 13: Rihanna attends the 2018 Diamond Ball at Cipriani Wall Street on September 13, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage)Taylor Hill—WireImage  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Sep 14, 2018 3:19 PM UTC [Rihanna](http://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5217602/rihanna/) may have closed out fashion week in fine style with her [Savage xFenty runway show](http://time.com/5389428/rihanna-nyfw-2018/) on Wednesday night, but the bad gal showed no sign of slowing down when she hosted her [fourth annual Diamond Ball](http://time.com/4943518/rihanna-beyonce-diamond-ball/) for her charity, the Clara Lionel Foundation in New York City the next night on Thursday. Rihanna, ever self-aware, dressed appropriately for the occasion by wearing a glamorous white Alexis Mabille gown that consisted of a white lace bodysuit, a sweeping overskirt, and a dramatic oversized bow because Ri obviously knows that she is the greatest gift to us all. As it was the Diamond Ball, Rihanna accessorized with a plethora of Chopard diamond earrings, bracelets, and rings. See Rihanna’s full Diamond Ball look below.  NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 13: Rihanna attends the 2018 Diamond Ball at Cipriani Wall Street on September 13, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage) Taylor Hill—WireImage  NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 13: Rihanna attends the 2018 Diamond Ball at Cipriani Wall Street on September 13, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage) Taylor Hill—WireImage  NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 13: Rihanna speaks onstage during Rihanna's 4th Annual Diamond Ball benefitting The Clara Lionel Foundation at Cipriani Wall Street on September 13, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Diamond Ball) Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images for Diamond Ball Rihanna Wears Dramatic Bow Dress to 2018 Diamond Ball in NYC ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5396324/rihanna-diamond-ball-dress-2018/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5396324/rihanna-diamond-ball-dress-2018/"},"headline":"Rihanna Put a Literal Bow on Herself Because Her Existence Is a Gift","datePublished":"2018-09-14T15:19:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:46:14.504Z","description":"The bad gal's never looked better","url":"https://time.com/5396324/rihanna-diamond-ball-dress-2018/","keywords":["Newsfeed","fashion"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7b0a638bc227b8cf/69893a40929fada4dabf1941/rihanna-diamond-ball-dress-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7b0a638bc227b8cf/69893a40929fada4dabf1941/rihanna-diamond-ball-dress-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Rihanna's 4th Annual Diamond Ball","caption":"Rihanna's 4th Annual Diamond Ball","creditText":"Taylor Hill—WireImage","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/5396324/rihanna-diamond-ball-dress-2018/","name":"Rihanna Put a Literal Bow on Herself Because Her Existence Is a Gift"}}]}] ```