Beyonce, Anna Wintour, Diane Kruger, and More at the Met Ball

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• Jay Z and Beyonce (in McQueen-esque Pucci) on the red carpet
• Anna Wintour in Chanel with her daughter Bee Shaffer in Balenciaga
• Daphne Guinness in McQueen
• Janelle Monae in Chanel. People on Twitter seem to think her pants are unflattering, but we can't get past the top hat.
• Stella McCartney in a dress of her own design that finally solves the problem of where to put your drink when you're trying to eat your appetizers.
• New York State's first lady Sandra Lee. is it too hacky to make a joke about the gloves being semi-homemade?
• Taylor Swift in J. Mendel
• Carmelo Anthony and Lala Vasquez are completely adorable.
• Mia Wasikowska in Thakoon
• Diane Kruger and Jason Wu, both being upstaged by Diane Kruger's left leg.
• Andre Leon Talley being Andre Leon Talley
• Hamish Bowles in custom McQueen
• Zoe Saldana in Calvin Klein
• Tory Burch arriving with Kanye West. That's a Tory Burch tux!
• Kristen Bell and Isla Fisher looking very shiny
• Amy Poehler in J. Mendel. We're a little jealous of whoever gets to sit at her table.
• Now THAT is how you rock a red carpet! Doutzen Kroes in Giambattista Valli.
• Jessica Stam looks very princessy
• Salma Hayek in McQueen
• Unlike Coco Rocha, Anna Dello Russo apparently had no problem securing some nuttier McQueen.
• Jennifer Hudson in Vera Wang
• Dakota Fanning in Valentino. She (or her stylist) is really good at this.
• Miranda Kerr in Marchesa with Orlando Bloom
• Yup, they were there too.
• Freida Pinto in Chanel has caused a nation of Twitterers to shake their heads sadly, then tweet about it.
• Zac Posen and Christina Ricci. This one's going to be controversial.
• Jennifer Lopez in Gucci. Congrats to Marc Anthony for finding a way to look alive on the red carpet.
• Is Maggie Gyllenhaal's Stella McCartney crooked, or is it asymmetrical?
• Sarah Burton, the designer behind McQueen
• Elettra Wiedemann in a dress of her grandmother's revamped by Prabal Gurung
• How awesome does Vera Wang look in Gatorade yellow?
• Elizabeth Banks, also in neon lipstick, wears Tommy HIlfiger
• Emma Stone in Lanvin works the neon lipstick trend
• Brooklyn Decker looks amazing in Michael Kors.
• Karl Lagerfeld and Blake Lively. What do you think they talk about?
• Sofia Vergara in Carolina Herrera
• Naomi Watts in Stella McCartney
• We're still digging up who made Rosario Dawson's dress, but whoever did it did an excellent job.
• Oh, honey, no: Christina Hendricks in Carolina Herrera.
• Iman proves that she can wear whatever the hell she wants and still look amazing.
• Ashley Olsen: So crazy, it just might work.
• Marc Jacobs and Robert Duffy looking properly Scottish
• Natalia Vodianova with Valentino Garavani
• Tom Ford with model Carolyn Murphy
• Eva Mendes, also in Stella McCartney
• Please reserve judgment on Mary-Kate Olsen's vintage dress until you see what her sister wore.
• Kristen Stewart flanked with Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler
• Renee Zellweger's back upstages Diane Kruger's leg. (
• Kate Hudson in Stella McCartney
• Michelle Williams in Miu Miu
• Madonna in Stella McCartney with Guy Oseary
• Emma Roberts might be young for Michael Kors, but she's pulling it off
• Calvin Klein and Donna Karan
• Blame Karl for this one: Kirsten Dunst in Chanel
• Evan Rachel Wood in aubergine Gucci
• Rashida Jones in aubergine Stella McCartney
• Rihanna in Stella McCartney. We just don't know how to feel about this.
• Penelope Cruz in Oscar de la Renta
• Dear Solange Knowles: Thank you for being you.
• Tom Brady and Giselle Bundchen make being inhumanly gorgeous look like lots of fun.
• Ginnifer Goodwin in custom Topshop might have the best look of the night.
• Sarah Jessica Parker in archival McQueen
• Karolina Kurkova in Jean Paul Gaultier
• Naomi Campbell knows how to wear McQueen
• Demi Moore in Prabal Gurung
• And last but not least, Barbara Walters

Celebrities began appearing on the red carpet for the Met Ball over an hour ago, and images are beginning to pop up online. Throughout the evening, we'll be updating the slideshow above with pictures of the best and the rest.

Update: Don't want to click through all 66 pictures? Here's a highlights reel.
· All Met Ball coverage [Racked NY]