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Met Gala 2022: Kim Kardashian bonds with fellow billionaire Elon Musk inside prestigious bashEmily Bashforth
When one billionaire meets another (Picture: Getty)
Kim Kardashian and fellow billionaire Elon Musk enjoyed mingling at the 2022 Met Gala as the two shared a chat inside the lavish event.
Kim, 41, was seen in conversation with the business mogul, 50, alongside boyfriend Pete Davidson, 28.
The Tesla founder and Skims founder would certainly have plenty of things to talk about, with both of them being part of the billionaires club.
Elon is currently the richest man alive with a net worth of $253.6billion, according to Forbes, while the publication reports that Kim is worth a mega $1.8billion.
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star looked radiant as she bonded with her fellow billionaire – who recently bought Twitter for $44billion (£35bn) – with momager Kris’ boyfriend Cory Gamble also seen in the background.
Their unlikely friendship comes after the reality star turned heads on the Met Gala red carpet, wearing a stunning gown that was the exact dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in 1962.
The billionaires were seen deep in conversation inside the event (Picture: Getty)
Kim looked incredible in Marilyn Monroe’s original gown (Picture: Reuters)
The late actress wore the outfit to famously serenade President John F Kennedy on his birthday, and now it’s had a new lease of life.
Kim went full-on Marilyn for her Met appearance this year, even dying her hair blonde.
Naturally, all eyes were on her dress, so Kim kept accessories to a minimum and wore subtle make-up with a nude lip.
However, Kim also shared that she underwent a dramatic transformation to bring Marilyn’s look back to life, revealing that she lost weight in order to fit into the gown, since no alterations could be made.
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Discussing the look, the reality star explained that the outfit – which sold for $4.8million at Julien’s Auctions in 2016 – has been kept under lock and key at Ripley’s Believe It Or Not museum and could not be altered at all, so she lost 16Ibs by being ‘strict’ so she could wear it.
The gown was even transported by guards after leaving its darkened, temperature and humidity-controlled vault, however, Kim only wore it for a short period of time before changing into a replica.
Confirming that she wore the original gown only for the red-carpet, Kim told Vogue: ‘I’m extremely respectful to the dress and what it means to American history.’
The Tesla founder took mum Maye as his date for the evening (Picture: Getty)
‘I would never want to sit in it or eat in it or have any risk of any damage to it and I won’t be wearing the kind of body makeup I usually do,’ she added.
‘Everything had to be specifically timed and I had to practise walking up the stairs.’
As for SpaceX owner Elon, he opted for a black tux and white bow tie while larking around on the famous stairs with mum Maye Musk on his arm.
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The businessman recently splashed out a mega $44billion on social media site Twitter, so it comes as no surprise that he was in high spirits last night, in what was his first big appearance since the purchase.
His latest venture has been met with controversy, though, with some stars leaving the site following his claims of wanting to promote ‘free speech.’
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