Dua Lipa wears the Tiffany 100 carat diamond necklace to the Met Gala.

Last night, all eyes were on Dua Lipa as she arrived at the Met Gala red carpet. As one of the co-hosts of the event, Lipa had to deliver a glamorous look that would honor the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new exhibition, “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty.” And she did not disappoint.

Lipa wore a stunning white and black tweed ball gown by Chanel, the same design that Claudia Schiffer wore for the fall 1992 couture collection. But what really caught everyone's attention was her jaw-dropping diamond necklace, which has an interesting backstory.

The pop star became the first person to wear Tiffany & Co.’s new Legendary diamond, set on the label’s Lucida Star necklace. The white Legendary diamond is over 100 carats and pays homage to the shape of the iconic yellow Tiffany diamond via its near-identical cushion cut. The diamond is D-colored, features 82 facets, and is responsibly sourced from Botswana.

The original 128.54-carat yellow Tiffany diamond was found back in 1977 in South Africa’s Kimberley diamond mines, and it has since become one of Tiffany’s most famous pieces. Only four women have worn the original Tiffany yellow diamond. Socialite Mary Whitehouse was the first to wear it at a ball for the jewelry company in 1957. She was followed by Audrey Hepburn, who wore the diamond for 1961 publicity shots for Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Lady Gaga wore it at the 2019 Academy Awards, and Beyoncé wore it in a 2021 Tiffany & Co. campaign.

With her fresh, updated take on the world-famous necklace, Lipa made her own fashion history at the Met Gala. The Lucida Star necklace is reportedly worth more than $10 million and features over 100 carats of brilliant-cut white diamonds. Lipa looked stunning in the necklace and Chanel ball gown, cementing her status as a fashion icon.