Rihanna Dazzles in Bejeweled, Curve-Baring Carnival Costume: See Her Look!

Mar. 15, 2025

Rihanna, Barbados 2024.Photo:Charles and Sandy Pitt-Shanice King/BACKGRID

Charles and Sandy Pitt-Shanice King/BACKGRID

The queen of Carnival has arrived!

On Monday, Aug. 5, “Diamonds” singerRihannamade her grand entrance in a custom bedazzled costume at the annual Crop Over Festival in her home country of Barbados.

The event, also known as the Grand Kadooment parade, was held in St. Michael.

Rihanna, Barbados 2024.Charles and Sandy Pitt-Shanice King/BACKGRID

While walking the streets of the Caribbean island, the 36-year-old superstar stunned in gold and bronze jewels that adorned her body. And the eye-catching ensemble didn’t stop there — the “Rude Boy” hitmaker wore a matching gold and bronze bedazzled headpiece that perfectly matched her chestnut tresses with blonde highlights.

In addition to her body being decked out in bling, Rihanna’s Carnival look wouldn’t be complete without feathers!

Starting at her shoulders and extending down to her legs were elaborately placed, colorful feathers — many extending high above her head.

Just two weeks ago,Chlöe Baileyalso attended Carnival in St. Lucia, island state in the Caribbean Sea,wearing a green and gold costume.

Nicki Minaj; Chlöe Bailey.Nicki Minaj/ Instagram; Chloe Bailey/Instagram

Nicki Minaj/ Instagram; Chloe Bailey/Instagram

“St Lucia carnival matched my freak,” the “Have Mercy” singer captioned a July 17Instagram carousel, referencing Tinashe’sviral hit “Nasty.”Nicki Minajhas also been known to attend in Trinidad.

Rihanna has attended Crop Over regularly in the past, althoughthe mom of two— who welcomed her first son, RZA, in May 2022, and her second son, Riot, 15 months later with boyfriendA$AP Rocky— seems to have last gone to the festival in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Rihanna at Carnival Festival.SplashNews

SplashNews

In 2019, the Fenty Beauty mogul traded the body jewels fora hot pink mini dressworn under an assortment of pink feathers. She wore green eyeshadow and her hair was styled in bantu knots.

The Barbadian businesswoman was also spotted at Crop Over in 2017 — this time rockingblue hair and pink body jewels.

Rihanna also sharedmultiple photoson Instagram from her 2015 experience when she switched up her bright colors for dark green.

Rihanna is spotted on a truck in a Zulu costume on carnival day in Barbados.SplashNews

One of the photos showed the singer bonding with a young family member.

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For2011’s Crop Over Festival, she wore a red two-piece set with gold embellishments and a matching headpiece.

Rihanna is pictured partying in Barbados' Crop Over Carnival while on break from her Diamonds World Tour.PRIMADONNA/GEMAIRA/SplashNews

PRIMADONNA/GEMAIRA/SplashNews

The officialBarbados Tourist Boardstates that Grand Kadooment Day “celebrates the end of Crop Over, where Masquerade Bands make their way to the Mighty Grynner Highway with revelers dressed in sequin costumes decorated with colorful feathers, jewels and bright accents; dancing behind music trucks and moving bars.”

source: people.com