{"id":62758,"date":"2024-05-09T17:41:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T21:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/?p=62758"},"modified":"2024-11-25T10:39:39","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T15:39:39","slug":"for-her-first-met-gala-appearance-ugbad-shined-bright","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/for-her-first-met-gala-appearance-ugbad-shined-bright\/","title":{"rendered":"For Her First Met Gala Appearance, Ugbad Shined Bright"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/53jpxPwyUhA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<style>\n#content .row {max-width:100%}\n#cover { \nbackground-color: white; position: relative; margin: 0 auto 30px auto;; text-align: center; \n}\n#covertitle, #covertitle h1, #content #covertitle h3 { font-family: \"SuisseIntl-SemiBold\", sans-serif; }\n#covertitle { position: absolute; font-family: \"SuisseIntl-Bold\", sans-serif; bottom: 12%; width: 100%; font-size: 3.8rem; font-weight: 900; }\n#content h1 { font-size: 4vw; display: inherit; display: inline-block; text-align:center; }\n#content div.post h2 {margin: 20px 0; background: white; font-family: \"SuisseIntl-SemiBold\",sans-serif; font-size: 2rem; color: #333;}\n#content #covertitle h3 { \nfont-size: 8vw; line-height: 20vh;\ntext-transform: uppercase; \nfont-family: \"SuisseIntl-SemiBold\", sans-serif;}\n#introbox { border: 1px solid white; padding: 90px 30px !important; max-width: 850px; margin: auto !important; font-family: \"SuisseIntl-SemiBold\",sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: center !important; }\n.introblurb, .introblurb p, .post div.introblurb p:first-child {\nfont-size: .7em; \nline-height: 1.6; \ntext-align:justify;\nfont-family: \"SuisseIntl-Book\", sans-serif;\npadding: .3em 1em;\n}\n#content div.introcredits, #content div.introcredits p {\nfont-family: \"SuisseIntl-Book\", sans-serif;\nfont-size: .8em; \ntext-align: center;\n}\n.pic40 { margin: 0 10%;; text-align: center; }\n.videocontainer {max-width:600px; margin: auto;}\n.txtbox { \nfont-family: \"SuisseIntl-Book\",sans-serif; \nline-height: 2;\nfont-weight: 400; \nwidth: 36%; \nborder: 0; \nmargin: auto; \npadding: 5%;\n}\n.introtxt, .introtxt p {text-align:justify;}\n.pullquote {\nfont-size:4vw;\nline-height: 1;\ntext-align:center;\nfont-style:italic;\nmax-width:900px;\nmargin:auto;\npadding:1em;\nfont-family: \"SuisseIntl-SemiBold\",sans-serif;\n}\n.credits:empty {display:none;}\n.credits {\nfont-size: .75rem; \npadding: 2rem 0;; \nfont-weight: normal; \ntext-align: center; \nclear: both; \ntext-transform: uppercase; \nmax-width: 800px; \nmargin: auto; }\n#thumbsul { margin: 0 8%; }\n.text-left {text-transform: capitalize !important;}\n#thumbsul a, .text-left a {color: black;}\n#thumbsul a:hover, .text-left a:hover {color: #666;}\n.separ { border: 1px solid white; clear: both; padding: 60px; }\nem {color: #999;}\n<\/style>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/css\/sb\/index-sb@9e8baf1be17137f952c9eacc710f6bf0b29b9b08.css\" \/>\n<div class=\"txtdiv\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"introbox\">\n<div class=\"introtxt\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">For Her First Met Gala Appearance, Ugbad Shined Bright<\/h1>\n<p>Few moments invoke the entire fairy tale experience quite like the Costume Institute\u2019s annual Met Gala. For Top 50 model <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/ugbad-a\">Ugbad<\/a>, who made her first appearance this past Monday, the event was even more serendipitous as she paired with the designer who gave her an opening slot <a href=\"https:\/\/models.com\/work\/prabal-gurung-prabal-gurung-fw-24-show\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this past fashion week<\/a>. Attired in a stunning metallic ombre sequined gown with a caged bodice, designed by the illustrious <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/client\/prabal-gurung\">Prabal Gurung<\/a>, Ugbad\u2019s look was a masterful blend of contemporary fashion and modest elegance, respecting her values as a Muslim. With event preparation taking place at the iconic Plaza Hotel, it was the perfect uptown backdrop for the day\u2019s busy proceedings. Styled by <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/raymond-gee\">Raymond Gee<\/a> and featuring bold beauty looks by <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/georgi-sandev\">Georgi Sandev<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/edward-lampley\">Edward Lampley<\/a>, Sandev toyed with a bold shot of foil liner, adding a vibrant layer to Ugbad&#8217;s glam couture-level creation. This moment not only marked her gala debut but also affirmed her place as one of fashion\u2019s sought-after faces. Shot by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kyleenjames\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyleen James<\/a>, Models.com went behind the scenes of this milestone to capture her fitting, getting ready, and being whisked away to a major red carpet moment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"introcredits\">\nEditor in Chief: <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/stephan-moskovic\">Stephan Moskovic<\/a><br \/>\nEditorial Director and Introduction: <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/irene-ojo-felix\">Irene Ojo-Felix<\/a><br \/>\nManaging Editor: <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/sasha-grinblat\">Sasha Grinblat<\/a><br \/>\nDirector: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kyleenjames\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyleen James<\/a><br \/>\nCover image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kyleenjames\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyleen James<\/a><br \/>\nDesigner: <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/prabal-gurung\">Prabal Gurung<\/a><br \/>\nStylist: <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/raymond-gee\">Raymond Gee<\/a><br \/>\nMakeup Artist: <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/georgi-sandev\">Georgi Sandev<\/a><br \/>\nHair Stylist: <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/edward-lampley\">Edward Lampley<\/a><br \/>\nManicurist: <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/sonya-meesh\">Sonya Meesh<\/a><br \/>\nSpecial thanks to <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/agency\/The-Society-Management\">Society Management<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/christopher-michael\">Christopher Michael<\/a> at Egos &#038; Icons <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Her First Met Gala Appearance, Ugbad Shined Bright Few moments invoke the entire fairy tale experience quite like the Costume Institute\u2019s annual Met Gala. For Top 50 model Ugbad, who made her first appearance this past Monday, the event was even more serendipitous as she paired with the designer who gave her an opening [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":62774,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3044,155,99,4257,1538],"tags":[1177,2201,2226,2554,4780,1380,4779,3103,4781,197,3509],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62758"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/81"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62758"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64416,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62758\/revisions\/64416"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}