On a night dedicated to the life and times of America’s most divisive president, it was the fashion industry’s most sought-after supermodel who stole the show.
With no Donald Trump in sight as the 77th Annual Cannes Film Festival continued on Monday night, Bella Hadid was among the first arrivals to the official premiere of The Apprentice.
The upcoming film sees Sebastian Stan play Trump during the blossoming early years of his career, particularly his working relationship with controversial lawyer Roy Cohn, who died of an AIDS-related illness in 1986.
Arriving at the Croisette ahead of her world premiere, Bella proved to be the biggest talking point at the event by choosing to wear a bra underneath her sheer Saint Laurent evening dress.
The 27-year-old American model completed her red carpet look with a pair of metallic heels, while her brunette hair was effortlessly styled with a traditional side parting.
Coco Rocha looked equally glamorous in a layered evening dress as she greeted onlookers before the film’s official premiere on Monday.
The Canadian model, 35, tastefully wore a statement necklace, while her neatly pinned hair featured elegant French curls.
Elsewhere, Candice Swanepoel turned heads in an off-the-shoulder evening dress during her red carpet appearance at Cannes.
The former Victoria’s Secret model, 35, completed her look with a pair of smart heels, while a statement necklace served as her only standout accessory.
Winnie Harlow chose a hot pink co-ord and wide-brimmed hat for her latest red carpet appearance on Monday.
The model struck a series of poses in an oversized fedora ahead of the Cannes premiere of The Apprentice.
Production on The Apprentice began in late November. The film follows Trump in the 1970s and 1980s as he attempts to establish his real estate empire on the back of his father Fred Trump’s properties.
“The Apprentice” is directed by Iranian director Ali Abbasi, who also made the critically acclaimed Persian-language crime thriller “The Holy Spider,” which was released in 2022.
Succession star Jeremy Strong, who will play disgraced — and ultimately disbarred — attorney Roy Cohn will feature prominently as Trump’s younger mentor. He was later disbarred in 1986 for defrauding a dying client.
Oscar-nominated actress Maria Bakalova plays Trump’s late ex-wife Ivana Trump in her younger years.
Variety initially reported that the title of the film would be “The Student,” adding that the tagline for the upcoming film described it as “an exploration of strength and ambition in a world of corruption and deceit.”
“It is a story of mentor and disciple that charts the origins of an American lineage.” Filled with larger-than-life characters, it reveals the moral and human cost of a culture defined by winners and losers.
The film’s screenplay was written by Gabriel Sherman, who authored the 2014 book “The Loudest Voice in the Room: How the Brilliant, Delightful Roger Ailes Built Fox News — and Divided the Country.”
The book was later adapted into the 2019 Showtime miniseries The Loudest Voice.
Trump has been spoofed for decades on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, with actors including Alec Baldwin, Darrell Hammond, Jason Sudeikis, Taran Killam and the late Phil Hartman playing the role at various points.
The former US president is still facing multiple legal cases in multiple states, as he remains the front-runner to obtain the Republican Party’s presidential nomination next year.
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