Tyla Teams Skin-Baring Gown with $230K Worth of Diamonds at 2024 BET Awards: See Her Dazzling Look!

While nothing could top Tyla’s iconic sand dress from the Met Gala this May, the South African artist’s look at the 2024 BET Awards came pretty close!

The rising star stepped out in a vintage Versace gown with stud detailing, an open-back, cutout halter neckline that dipped below her navel and a major front slit that showed off the animal print lining of the dress which first hit the runway in 2004. She teamed design with $230,000 worth of Jared Atelier natural diamonds (weighing in at a total of 70 carats) including pear-shaped natural morganite and diamond drop earrings ($12,000), a diamond ring ($33,000), pear-shaped natural morganite and diamond ring ($15,000), Jared Atelier Diamond tennis bracelet ($53,000) and Jared Atelier x Shy emerald-cut diamond tennis bracelet ($115,000).

 Tyla, 22, who rose to international fame following the release of her hit single ‘Water’ in July 2023, already won the Best International Act award and is up for three other trophies, including Best Female R&B/Pop Artist. She’s also set to perform at the event alongside fellow nominees Ice Spice, Victoria Monét and Bad Boys star Will Smith.

Her latest look adds to a string of show-stopping outfits that the singer has worn on the red carpet this year. 

Following the release of her self-titled album in March, Tyla turned heads at the Met Gala in May with a stunning Balmain gown made of sand. When Balmain creative director Olivier Rousteing trimmed down the unwieldy floor-length dress to just above the singer’s knees, the moment instantly went viral. 

At the Grammys in February, where she went on to win Best African Musical Performance, Tyla missed walking the carpet but wowed in an asymmetrical pistachio-green gown adorned with netted crystals, custom-made by Versace.

In early March, the artist shared a post on Instagram announcing that she was canceling the North American portion of her tour entirely and postponing her shows in Europe indefinitely due to a medical condition. 

"Words cannot describe my frustration at this pivotal point in my career. So please know that my team and I are working diligently on a spectacular show for you as soon as I am recovered and ready to return safely onstage this summer," Tyla wrote in the caption. 

The 2024 BET Awards airs on June 30 at 8 p.m. ET/ PT live from the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles.