Rihanna wears black and white couture Givenchy gown for 5th annual Diamond Ball
Diamond Ball benefits Clara Lionel Foundation, non-profit organisation founded by Rihanna
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Your support makes all the difference.On Thursday night, Rihanna was joined by a host of A-list stars at her 5th annual Diamond Ball.
The event, which took place at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on Thursday evening, is held in honour of the Clara Lionel Foundation, a non-profit organisation which Rihanna founded in 2012 to help communities living in poverty across the world.
Rihanna was the undisputed star of the show as she posed for photographers at the event, wearing a black velvet, polo-neck Givenchy Haute Couture gown designed with white, tulle detailing on the mermaid skirt.
The Anti singer completed her look with a pair of white strappy Fenty heels, wearing her hair in a loose updo and opting for an autumnal shade of lipstick.
Comedian and talk show host Seth Meyers hosted the Diamond Ball, which featured live performances from Rihanna, DJ Khaled and Pharrell Williams.
Rihanna and Pharrell took to the stage together to perform "Lemon", a song from the latter's 2017 N.E.R.D. album No One Ever Really Dies.
Other celebrities in attendance at the Diamond Ball included rapper Cardi B, singer Normani and model Karli Kloss.
Cardi B selected a princess-esque look for the event, wearing a rose-pink Georges Hobeika gown for the occasion.
The Hustlers star's dress came from the fashion designer's autumn 2019 Haute Couture collection.
Meanwhile, Normani wore a futuristic, silver, asymmetric dress by J'Aton Couture.
In August, the singer released the music video for her latest track "Motivation", in which she pays tribute to several throwback pop culture fashion moments and other artists including Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez.
Kloss sparkled at the Diamond Ball in a Dior Haute Couture dress from the French fashion house's autumn/winter 2019 collection.
Earlier this year, the model spoke out about why she decided to stop modelling for Victoria's Secret.
The 27-year-old explained that she didn't feel the brand portrayed an "image that was truly reflective" of who she is "and the kind of message" she wants to send to "young women around the world about what it means to be beautiful".
Earlier this week, Rihanna presented her highly-anticipated second annual Savage X Fenty lingerie show at New York Fashion Week.
The entire show is due to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video across 200 countries and territories on Friday 20 September.
The show opened with Rihanna walking down the runway in a black lace body, and featured musical performances from artists including Halsey and DJ Khaled.
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