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Rihanna Forbids Photos From Being Taken At Museum Exhibit Celebrating Divas

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A new exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London celebrates divas. The exhibit, dubbed “Diva,” showcases various artifacts, clothing items, and more from iconic divas. Pieces from Marilyn Monroe, Tina Turner, Lizzo, Adele, and Elton John are featured. Another diva honored at the exhibition is Rihanna, with some of her most notable fashion statements on display. Leaning into her “diva” title, the singer has even reportedly forbidden museum attendees from taking photos of her clothing items.

When a reporter recently visited the exhibit, they were reportedly advised not to take photos of RiRi’s looks. An employee of the museum told the reporter that Rihanna had personally requested for photographs not to be taken. According to Daily Mail, the employee claimed not to have an explanation for the singer’s request. “We weren’t given much explanation past ‘it’s the request of the artist’, and I personally can’t even come up with a possible excuse. These dresses are here because she’s already been photographed wearing them in a million different ways,” they said. “I would love to know why because I have to explain it to people. I just say: ‘She’s a diva, isn’t she. We’ll leave it at that.’ Visitors think it’s funny,” the employee explained.

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Rihanna’s Iconic Looks Showcased At V&A Diva Exhibit

Rihanna Forbids Photos From Being Taken At Museum Exhibit Celebrating Divas
Rihanna at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Jackson Lee/Getty Images)

RiRi has allowed the museum to showcase the nude Swarovski crystal-covered gown she wore to the 2014 Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards. She’s also loaned the museum her 2018 Met Gala outfit, inspired by the Pope. The museum is additionally displaying her 2023 Academy Awards gown, various pieces from her 2016 world tour, and more. The V&A Diva exhibit is active now, and will be available to the public until April of 2024.

Author Kathy Lette commented on the icon’s decision to ban photography of her pieces at the exhibit. “This exhibition is a celebration of Divas,” she says, “and what better example of Diva-dom could there be than to ban museum visitors from taking photos of her outfits?”

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Iconic Selena Outfit On Display At Smithsonian National Museum of American History

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On top of Selena’s influential contributions to music, something else her fans continue to admire her for is her flashy and expressive outfits.

As a result of her fashion sense, one of her most famous fits is now part of a new exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

American singer Selena (born Selena Quintanilla-Perez, 1971 – 1995) rides in a carriage during a performance at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. (Photo by Arlene Richie/Getty Images)

The “Entertainment Nation” exhibition serves as the museum’s very first exploration dedicated entirely to entertainment history. Along with the late singer’s iconic outfit, around 200 other objects will feature in the display.

Selena wore the fit that the museum is honoring in 1994 while performing at the Tejano Music Awards in her home state of Texas that year. Both the leather jacket she was wearing and the satin brasserie that she paired it with will be shown at the gallery.

The singer’s family is responsible for donating the pair of items to the museum four years later, in 1998.

1994 proved to be a busy year for the late American Tejano singer. She went on to win Female Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for Selena Live! Additionally, she also won Female Entertainer of the Year.

The “Amor Prohibido” singer was tragically murdered the following year by Yolanda Saldívar. Saldívar was a former nurse who went on to become the manager of Selena’s boutiques the year prior.

Complaints about her management style consequently followed. Furthermore, she was caught embezzling $30,000 from fan clubs and the boutique by forging checks.

As a result, this led to Selena’s parents confronting Saldívar about the situation, leading her to fatally shoot the singer in retaliation.

In 2020, the Quintanilla family announced a commemorative concert for the 25th anniversary of her death. The celebration of life took place on May 9, 2020, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

Last year, the world was witness to a dramatized scene of Beyoncé seeing Selena at a mall as a kid. The scene comes from the Netflix feature, Selena: The Series, documenting the late singer’s rise to fame.

Fans began questioning the authenticity of the event. In an old interview, the “Crazy In Love” singer insists that it did take place. After all, they are from the same state.

Finally, the exhibit’s doors officially opened last Friday (December 9). If you’re in Washington, be sure to check it out.

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