Pamela Anderson channeled her inner showgirl at the 2025 Met Gala.
The Baywatch alum was nearly unrecognizable as she walked the famed steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City May 5, trading in her flowing locks for a new blunt bob that flipped out at the ends—plus a set of baby bangs.
For fashion’s biggest night of the year—hosted by co-chairs A$AP Rocky, Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, Pharrell Williams as well as Vogue editor Anna Wintour—Pamela donned a dazzling long-sleeve Tory Burch structured gown completely covered in sequins and crystals. To match, she arrived wearing a bucket hat and paired the look with classic Pandora jewelry and minimal makeup. (See all the stars who stepped out at the Met here.)
“Tory Burch made this beautiful, very well-tailored, exciting gown,” she told Flau’jae Johnson on E!’s CreatorCam, powered by Samsung, inside The Pierre Hotel. “It’s very inspirational. I’m so honored to wear it.”
Joining her in paying homage to the theme, “Superfine: Celebrating Black Style,” The Last Showgirl star’s eldest son Brandon Thomas Lee—who she shares with ex Tommy Lee—looked quite dapper in a classic black Genuardi tuxedo.
Last year, the 57-year-old made her Met Gala debut with an off-the-shoulder, cream Oscar de la Renta gown and an equally fabulous faux leather headpiece. Under the headpiece, she styled her hair in a wavy updo and wore a dewy, fresh-faced makeup look by makeup artist Pat McGrath, ending her iconic makeup-free streak of red-carpet appearances.
“Pam wanted to wear makeup again for the Met Gala,” Pat shared in a statement at the time, “so we created a look that acknowledged her natural beauty, but then took it to the next level.”
As for why the former Playboy model has been opting for a more bare-faced approach since she first attended Paris Fashion Week without makeup in August 2023?
“It’s all about self-acceptance,” Pamela told i-D magazine that September. “This is the chapter of my life I’m trying to embrace now. Since I really walk out the door as me, I feel relief—a weight off my shoulders.”
“You just have to understand that you’re good enough and that you are beautiful,” she added. “I like to say the word, ‘life-ing’ instead of aging. Chasing youth is just futile.”
To see how Pamela and more stars embraced their most fabulous looks at this year’s Met Gala red carpet, keep reading.
Rihanna
In custom Marc Jacobs.
A$AP Rocky
In custom Awge, Bvlgari jewelry and Briony Raymond umbrella.
Zendaya
In custom Louis Vuitton.
Serena Williams
In custom Moncler x EE72 by Edward Enninful and Fred Leighton jewelry.
Kim Kardashian
In custom Chrome Hearts.
Halle Berry
In LaQuan Smith.
Sabrina Carpenter
In custom Louis Vuitton.
Colman Domingo
In Valentino with Boucheron jewelry.
Kylie Jenner
In custom Ferragamo.
Cardi B
In Burberry.
Hailey Bieber
In custom Saint Laurent and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
Cynthia Erivo
In custom Givenchy.
Kendall Jenner
In Torishéju.
Gigi Hadid
In custom Miu Miu.
Sydney Sweeney
In custom Miu Miu.
Zoe Saldaña
In Thom Browne.
Callum Turner & Dua Lipa
In custom Chanel.
Miley Cyrus
In Alaïa.
Shakira
In custom Prabal Gurung.
Nicole Kidman
In custom Balenciaga Couture and Wolford tights.
Chappell Roan
In a custom look sourced by Paul Tazewell.
Megan Thee Stallion
In custom Michael Kors Collection and Stuart Weitzman shoes.
Pamela Anderson
In Tory Burch.
Halle Bailey
In Coach.
Charli XCX
In custom Ann Demeulemeester.
Doja Cat
In custom Marc Jacobs and Wolford tights.
Anne Hathaway
In Carolina Herrera.
Diana Ross
In Ugo Mozie.
Lorde
In Thom Browne.
Demi Moore
In custom Thom Browne.
Check out E!’s Met Gala homepage for every must-see look from fashion’s biggest night and all the behind-the-scenes moments you might have missed. And watch E! News Tuesday, May 6, at 11 p.m. for a full 2025 Met Gala recap.
