September 10, 2026

No Regrets: Taylor Swift, Nancy Pelosi and Jared Kushner at the Time 100 Gala

Her tip for dealing with notoriously awful gala food? “Pre-eat,” she said.

When Khalid performed his hit “Young Dumb Broke,” Glenn Close got up to dance, Julianne Moore recorded a phone video, and Sir Harold Evans, the veteran editor, plugged his ears.

Ms. Swift, in a billowing pink and yellow J. Mendel princess gown, closed the evening, strumming a pink guitar.

I asked Edward Felsenthal, the chief executive and editor in chief of Time, whether featuring her on the cover wasn’t more a triumph of publicity over artistry. “It’s not a lifetime achievement award,” he said. “She had the biggest tour in America this year, so, case closed.”

When Ms. Swift got to the chorus of “Shake It Off’ (“haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate”), the whole room sang along.

Mick Jagger stalked the halls of Lincoln Center Thursday night, but like a phantom of the opera, his presence was felt rather than seen.

The Rolling Stones frontman, who is recovering from heart surgery, stayed backstage at a gala celebrating the Youth America Grand Prix, which supports young ballet dancers. His distinctive voice introduced a ballet set to the Stones’ music, choreographed by his girlfriend, Melanie Hamrick, a dancer with the American Ballet Theater.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/style/taylor-swift-nancy-pelosi-jared-kushner-time-100.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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