Blue Ivy Carter, 14, Debuts at Met Gala with Parents

Blue Ivy Carter, the 14-year-old daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z, made her debut at the Met Gala on May 4, 2026, joining her parents on the red carpet despite the event's longstanding 18-plus age restriction.

The annual fashion event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York enforces the age limit since 2018, when organizers stated it was not suitable for those under 18. Exceptions are permitted for minors accompanied by parents, a provision that allowed Carter's attendance. Beyoncé, a co-chair alongside Nicole Kidman, Anna Wintour and Lauren Sánchez Bezos, had not attended the gala in a decade. Her daughter Sunday Rose Urban, 17, also appeared with Kidman.

Carter wore a custom cream Balenciaga strapless gown with a billowing skirt and train, paired with a cropped bomber jacket, diamond jewelry, silver stilettos and cateye sunglasses. Beyoncé donned a skeletal-inspired gown with a feathered cape by Olivier Rousteing, while Jay-Z appeared in a tuxedo. The ensemble aligned with the 2026 theme, "Fashion Is Art," tied to the museum's spring exhibition on costume art.

Video footage captured a light moment on the red carpet, where Beyoncé's publicist, stylist Ty Hunter and Jay-Z...