Maura Higgins is the belle of the ball at Cannes’ amfAR gala in a pink satin gown as she joins a glamorous Eva Longoria and supermodel Heidi Klum
Maura Higgins brought glamor to the Cannes Film Festival amfAR premiere held at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, France, on Thursday night.
The Love Island star, 35, continued his quest for global superstardom by hitting the lilac carpet alongside Eva Longoria, 51, and supermodel Heidi Klum, 52.
Models Georgia Fowler, Bar Refaeli and Natasha Poly and musicians Robbie Williams and Lizzo also attended.
But it was Maura who stole the show in a strapless pink satin dress with a striking train.
The television personality completed the look with matching heels, a dazzling diamond necklace and earrings.
While Eva, one of the co-chairs of the event, fascinated with her red sequined dress, Heidi preferred drama with her busty black tulle dress with corset detail.
Maura Higgins brought glamor to the Cannes Film Festival amfAR premiere held at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, France, on Thursday night
51-year-old Eva Longoria, who served as one of the co-chairs of the event, dazzled in her red sequined dress that showed off her hourglass figure.
Heidi Klum showed a busty look in her lace corset dress with a huge skirt.
The black tie event is the leading fundraiser for amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, and often raises millions of euros throughout the night.
The gala will be hosted by Academy Award winner Geena Davis, while performances will include Robbie, Zara Larson and Lizzo.
Notable items up for auction include a role in Emily’s sixth series in Paris and an Arctic expedition.
Over the past 30 years, this extremely special event has raised over $265 million in total donations for AIDS Research; Last year alone, $17 million was raised.
Elsewhere at the star-studded gala, Lisa Rinna debuted her chilling new look.
The 62-year-old star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills swapped her usual brunette pixie cut for a dramatic blonde updo.
Showing off her new hairstyle, Lisa arrived at the charity gala in a vibrant dress from the Germanier Spring/Summer 2026 Haute Couture collection.
The piece, a mix of electric and neon green feathers and sequins, was made from LVMH’s unsold clothing.
Lisa’s appearance at the premiere will no doubt be a welcome reunion with Maura, after the duo appeared together in The US Traitors earlier this year.
It was Maura who stole the show in a strapless pink satin dress with a dramatic train. The television personality completed the look with matching heels and a diamond necklace.
Performing at the event, Lizzo made a bold statement in a blue dress that featured a diamond nipple chain.
Emma Thynn dazzled in a sparkling silver dress with a revealing thigh-high slit.
Zara Larsson, who will take the stage in the evening, looked summery in her orange-yellow dress.
Robbie Williams’ wife Ayda shows her support on the lilac carpet ahead of his performance
Leyla Ben Khalifa
Petra Nemcova
Natasha Poli
Brooks Nader
Georgia Fowler
Bar Refaeli
Bar was strutting down the mauve carpet
Lisa Rinna showed off a chilling new look at the star-studded gala. The 62-year-old star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills swapped her usual brunette pixie cut for a dramatic blonde updo
Tara Reid
Wallis Day
Benjamin Larretche and Petra packed on the PDA
This year, Demi Moore will be part of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival, along with Hamnet director Chloé Zhao and actor Stellan Skarsgård.
Organizers have announced the nine-member jury that will deliberate on the films that will compete at the annual French Riviera festival in May.
As previously announced, the jury president will be South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook.
In addition to Moore, Zhao and Skarsgård, the jury members include Irish-Ethiopian actor Ruth Negga, Belgian director and screenwriter Laura Wandel, Chilean director and screenwriter Diego Céspedes, Ivorian American actor Isaach De Bankolé and Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty.
Speaking to the Daily Mail at the opening press conference, Demi said she was “so honored to be here.”
He said: ‘It’s such a beautiful experience and just being surrounded by cinema and the love of cinema, the joy of being immersed in it and being surrounded by those who share it, I just – I felt like a joy.
‘So who can complain about the beautiful views of this incredible place? But yeah, I’m incredibly honored and very excited. Really – I feel like a little kid playing an adult.
‘You know, I’ve only been to the Cannes Film Festival once before and that was just an added bonus. And I feel truly honored to be sitting here today.’
This year, the Cannes Film Festival will honor director Peter Jackson with the Palme d’Or.
Festival organizers announced in March that Jackson would be honored with the award, which they praised as “a body of work that blends Hollywood blockbusters and auteur films with extraordinary artistic vision and technological prowess.”
In a statement, the Lord of the Rings director described the honor as “one of the greatest privileges of my career.”
Last year, Cannes gave honorary Palme d’Or awards to Robert De Niro and Denzel Washington.
This year’s event will run for twelve days, from May 12 to May 23.
