Alex Consani spent "four months" working on her Met Gala outfit.
The 21-year-old model made her debut at the annual event in New York on Monday (05.05.25) and ultimately "felt gorgeous" in her suitdress that was adorned with Swarovski crystals.
She told 'Entertainment Tonight': "I'm some Swarovski with a little bit of scandalous back, I'm feeling gorgeous. I'm feeling stunning tonight. It took about four months to get this stuck together so I'm really happy to finally be here at my first Met Gala so I can be up here!"
The catwalk star was, however, surprised that the famous staircase - in which A-Listers make their entrance to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the fundraising festival - was not as long as she originally thought, but didn't mind so much because her dress was "so long" in the first place.
She added: "It feels good but I'm not gonna lie, [the staircase] is not as long as I thought. I thought it was gonna be more steps but I'm kind of happy about that because this dress is long!"
However, Alex did regret not spending as much time getting ready because, as she recalled, she simply arrived at her hotel the night before and painted her nails but did not put much more thought into her overall look for the evening.
She said: "Girl, I wish that I'd prepared a little bit harder because I literally just showed up to the hotel last night and did my nails."
Last year, Alex - who became the world's youngest transgender model at the age of 12 - onto the runway for the Victoria's Secret, followed shortly afterwards by Valentina Sampaio and though she knew it was a "really impactful moment", she hadn't appreciated just how significance her presence was until afterwards.
She told Teen Vogue magazine: “That was a really impactful moment. It’s crazy, though, because I didn’t even realize I was the first to walk until after I walked the show.
"I thought that Valentina had already walked a while ago, so having that in my mind took the pressure away.
“At this level, [there] haven’t been any references.
“It’s really impactful to be [among] the first [to walk for Victoria's Secret] because I’m able to take the hate. If I get called out for something, but it’s something that I truly and morally believe in, I have absolutely no problem with it.”
