Normani stuns in yellow gown by Valentino as she walks the red carpet at the Met Gala

Normani was a vision as she walked the red carpet at Monday evening’s Met Gala at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The Atlanta native, 25, was clad in a puffy yellow Valentino gown that included a large puff that extended behind her shoulders, with an open neckline and cinched waist.

The Fifth Harmony alum had her hair pulled back and donned a diamond sapphire necklace and multiple rings to the annual event.

Stunning: Normani, 25, was a vision as she walked the red carpet at Monday evening’s Met Gala at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art

Speaking with Keke Palmer for Vogue, Normani said her appearance at the luxe gathering was the realization of a dream.

‘I can’t believe I’m here,’ she said. ‘Like I’ve only dreamt of being at the Met Gala, let alone wearing Valentino!’

Normani said her outfit, based on the gala’s theme of In America: A Lexicon of Fashion, was ‘Black real excellence.

‘You know what I’m saying, yellow is our color as you know, pops on dark skin and I just feel regal, I feel like a queen,’ she said. ‘I’m just really really blessed and grateful I got to be here. I’m excited, I can’t contain myself.’

Stylish: The Atlanta native was clad in a puffy yellow Valentino gown that included a large puff that extended behind her shoulders, with an open neckline and cinched waist

The breakout star posed on the staircase at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 

Details: Normani said her outfit, based on the gala’s theme of In America: A Lexicon of Fashion, was ‘Black real excellence’

The musical artist opened up about how she views music and fashion on the evening that featured stars at the top of their professions.

‘I feel like music and fashion are hand-in-hand, both are very much an expression,’ she said. ‘For me fashion is my outlet, music is my outlet, dancing is my best language and so that’s how I communicate … I’m excited for everything.’

Beauty: The Fifth Harmony alum had her hair pulled back and donned a diamond sapphire necklace and multiple rings to the annual event

Speaking with Keke Palmer for Vogue, Normani said her appearance at the luxe gathering was the realization of a dream 

Normani was coming off a banner evening at the MTV Video Music Awards from the Barclays Center on Sunday, as she performed her single Wild Side, which included a memorable cameo from Teyana Taylor.

The annual event finally returned after being cancelled in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, it was pushed to September from its traditional slot in May.

Monday’s event featured a heavy-hitting contingent of celebrity co-chairs: actor Timothée Chalamet, musician Billie Eilish, poet Amanda Gorman and tennis star Naomi Osaka. Honorary chairs for the evening included designer Tom Ford, sponsor Instagram’s Adam Mosseri, and Vogue’s Anna Wintour. 

She said, ‘For me fashion is my outlet, music is my outlet, dancing is my best language and so that’s how I communicate … I’m excited for everything’

Normani was coming off a banner evening at the MTV Video Music Awards from the Barclays Center on Sunday