TIME100 Gala Brings Hailey Bieber, Dakota Johnson and More in Style

Hailey Bieber, Dakota Johnson and Keke Palmer gave the 2026 TIME100 Gala its sharpest fashion pull, turning Jazz at Lincoln Center into one of the week’s most visible celebrity-style stops in New York. With Kate Hudson and La La Anthony also in the mix, the night’s style message was less about one uniform dress code than the power of a guest list that can move a conversation the moment the photos hit.

TIME marked the event as the 20th annual TIME100 Gala, and the scale matched the name: hundreds of guests filled the room on Thursday, April 23, for a celebration of the 100 Most Influential People of 2026. The gala was presented by Booking.com, Rolex, JPMorganChase, Toyota, Reliance, PepsiCo and The Macallan, which gave the evening the full polish of a major cultural anchor rather than a simple awards-night afterparty. Nikki Glaser hosted, while Coco Jones and Luke Combs performed, keeping the pace lively between the red carpet and the program.

The honorees and guests reflected how broad the TIME100 brand has become. Alan Cumming, Chloe Kim, Precious Matsatso and Zoe Saldaña delivered toasts centered on kindness, community and courage, a reminder that the event’s appeal goes beyond glamour alone. The room mixed leaders, artists, innovators, actors, politicians, activists, chefs and business figures, which is exactly why the carpet landed so well: it had star power, but it also had range.

The biggest shift for style watchers was access. For the first time, TIME opened the red carpet to a public livestream beginning at 6 p.m. ET, hosted by Terrence J and Maura Higgins across TIME’s YouTube, X and Instagram channels. That move extended the fashion moment beyond the room at Lincoln Center and into the feeds where celebrity dressing now gets its fastest read.

The franchise is also widening its footprint. During the gala, TIME and Reliance announced TIME100 Next India, an inaugural 100-person list that will spotlight emerging leaders from India and the diaspora, with a gala planned for December 2026 at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai. For readers tracking where influence and image are headed next, the takeaway is simple: TIME100 is no longer just a New York carpet, it is becoming a global stage where celebrity style and cultural power travel together.