Rihanna gets waxwork of sexy Pope look from 2018 Met Gala at Madame Tussauds ... trends now
An uncanny, brand new waxwork of Rihanna was unveiled this Tuesday at the Madame Tussauds in New York City.
The latest tribute is based on the sexy Pope look that Rihanna, 34, - who is rumored to be gearing up for a tour - wore to the Catholic-themed Met Gala in 2018.
Madame Tussauds went public with the new wax figure just days before Rihanna is scheduled to perform the Super Bowl halftime show.
Designed with scrupulous attention to the details of Rihanna's 2018 costume, the creation took about six months to put together, Billboard reports.
The original outfit was designed by Maison Margiela and featured a bejeweled mini-dress that played up Rihanna's cleavage and flaunted her vertiginous legs.
Jaw-dropping: An uncanny, brand new waxwork of Rihanna was unveiled this Tuesday at the Madame Tussauds in New York City
Sensation: The latest tribute is based on the sexy Pope look that Rihanna, 34, wore to the Catholic-themed Met Gala in 2018
On-theme touches included a towering bedazzled miter as well as a voluminous coat designed to be reminiscent of papal robes.
Rihanna stole the show at the 2018 Met Gala, which she co-chaired with Donatella Versace, Amal Clooney and Anna Wintour.
Officially called Heavenly Bodies: Fashion And The Catholic Imagination, the event attracted a touch of controversy over claims of cultural appropriation.
Rihanna is now gearing up to play this Sunday's Super Bowl LVII, in which the Philadelphia Eagles will face off against the Kansas City Chiefs near Phoenix.
She previously hit the headlines for turning down the halftime show in 2018, the year of her busty appearance at the Catholic Met Gala.
Her refusal to accept that year's Super Bowl offer was a gesture of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick amid the furor over his kneeling during the national anthem.
In May 2018 the NFL announced that players had to either stand
