The Funniest (Mostly Cat-Related) Memes From Last Night’s Met Gala

'Lil Nas X & Doja Cat are both trolling interviewers by meowing at the #MetGala'

Doja Cat The Met Gala

by Bonnie McLaren |
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There's a great history of memes at the Met Gala. Who remembers the omelette dress on Rihanna? Or the fire emoji hat on Sarah Jessica Parker? (Some ingenious folk put the two together so that the flame was underneath the frying pan.) With this year's theme of Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty, you might not the think the memes would have presented themselves so readily, not like the year of camp or the year of Catholicism.

But lo and behold, the A-listers brought it once again with both Doja Cat, Lil Nas X and Jared Leto paying tribute to Karl's iconic cat Choupette and Lizzo being Lizzo.

The memes flowed in thick and fast - on Twitter, as well as under the hashtag #MemeTheMet on Instagram - making fashion's biggest night a little bit lighter as per usual.

Of course Doja Cat was going to feature on this list. She wasn't at the Met Gala in 2022 and boy did she make up for it this year...

The moment that people spotted that Olivia Wilde and Margaret Zhang were wearing the same Chloe dress in different colours had everyone talking...

Not everyone loved the carpet's new look...

Maybe it was too difficult for Blake to match the carpet successfully this year?

Romance was in the air, surprising a lot of people...

And there were less black suits on show which we always appreciate. It is the Met Gala after all!

And we'll leave you with what could be our favourite ever clip of Doja Cat - the woman's an icon!

And if that wasn't enough, scroll back through the years and take a look at all our favourite memes of the previous Met Galas.

All the best memes from the Met Gala 2022

The best Met Gala memes from over the years

Also here for the fashion? See the best looks from the night here.

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The 2023 Met Gala: Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty Rihanna A$AP Rocky1 of 80
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Rihanna stepped out in custom Valentino and A$AP Rocky wearing custom Gucci to attend the Met Gala 2023

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Pedro Pascal in Valentino

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Lily James wearing Tamara Ralph

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Tems wearing Robert Wun

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Yung Miami

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Olivia Rodrigo wearing Thom Browne

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Adut Akech wearing Carolina Herrera

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Florence Pugh wearing Valentino

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Janelle Monáe wearing Thom Browne

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Elle Fanning wearing Vivienne Westwood

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Amber Valletta

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Ashley Park wearing Michael Kors

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Vanessa Hudgens

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Camila Morrone

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Alton Mason

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Mary J. Blige wearing Burberry

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Viola Davis wearing Valentino

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas wearing Valentino

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Rachel Brosnahan

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Paris Hilton wearing Marc Jacobs

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Aubrey Plaza wearing Stella McCartney

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Daisy Edgar-Jones wearing Gucci

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Teyana Taylor wearing Thom Browne

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Yara Shahidi

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Jennifer Lopez wearing Ralph Lauren

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Cardi B wearing Chenpeng Studio

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Lil Nas X

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Lizzo

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Kylie Jenner wearing Jean Paul Gaultier

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Gigi Hadid wearing Givenchy

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Michelle Yeoh

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Jenna Ortega

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Kendall Jenner wearing Marc Jacobs

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Kim Kardashian wearing Schiaparelli

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Anne Hathaway wearing Atelier Versace

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Serena Williams

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Salma Hayek wearing Gucci

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Kristen Stewart

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Suki Waterhouse wearing vintage Fendi

Suki's dress was designed by the late designer for SS19.

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Jessica Chastain wearing Gucci

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FKA Twigs wearing Maison Margiela

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Marion Cotillard

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Doja Cat wearing Oscar de la Renta

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Halle Bailey

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Sydney Sweeney wearing Miu Miu

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Margot Robbie wearing Chanel

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Ashley Graham

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Precious Lee wearing Fendi

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Amanda Seyfried

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Karlie Kloss wearing Loewe

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Lila Moss wearing vintage Fendi Couture

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Imaan Hammam

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Gisele Bündchen wearing vintage Chanel

Gisele also dug into the archives to retrieve this bridal look from Chanel SS07 Couture.

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Eva Chen wearing Fendi Couture

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Kate Moss wearing Fendi Couture

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Maya Hawke

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Ice Spice wearing Balmain

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Irina Shayk

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Naomi Campbell wearing vintage Chanel

Naomi Campbell stole the red carpet with this silver leaf and draped satin gown from Chanel SS10 Couture.

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Karen Elson

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Michaela Coel wearing Schiaparelli

Michaela wore custom-made jewellery by Emefa Cole, who only had one month to complete the pieces before the Met Gala. Michaela's brief? She wanted to be 'dripped in gold'. The gold in question was sourced from West Africa - specifically the Ity Mine, Côte d'Ivoire - which was important to them both. 'This subject is very important to us both firstly because of our shared West African heritage,' Cole told Grazia. 'Anyone of West African heritage has an intrinsic link to gold, it is a huge part of community and culture, and so it was incredibly important to ensure the gold used in this collection left a positive legacy for both the environment and the community that would last well after the moment of the Met Gala.'

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Gabrielle Union wearing Prada

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Vanessa Kirby wearing vintage Chloé

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Maude Apatow wearing Chloé

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Olivia Wilde wearing Chloé

Olivia's custom-made gown was inspired by a dress from the archives.

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Ariana DeBose wearing Altuzarra

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Quinta Brunson wearing Prabal Gurung

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Anok Yai wearing Prabal Gurung

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Quannah Chasinghorse

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Phoebe Bridgers wearing Tory Burch

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Nicole Kidman wearing vintage Chanel

Nicole brought out an oldie but a goodie for this year's Met Gala, recycling the same dress she wore to star in the original advert for Chanel No5. Like the perfume, it's an absolute classic.

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Liu Wen wearing Tory Burch

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Emily Ratajkowski wearing Tory Burch

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Taika Waititi and Rita Ora, wearing Prabal Gurung

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Emma Chamberlain wearing Miu Miu

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Dua Lipa wearing archive Chanel

Dua's corseted tweed gown was first modelled by Claudia Schiffer, one of the original supermodels, at the brand's couture show in 1992.

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Penélope Cruz wearing Chanel

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Nichapat Suphap wearing Louis Vuitton

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Anna Wintour, wearing Chanel, and Bill Nighy

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La La Anthony wearing Sergio Hudson

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