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“Looking Way Too Old”: Blue Ivy, 13, Doubles Down Over ‘Inappropriate’ Grammys Dress Outrage
Blue Ivy Carter, heir to her parents’ music legacy, arrived at the 2025 Grammys flanked by her mother Beyoncé and father Jay-Z on either side.
Netizens couldn’t get over how grown up the 13-year-old looked in a strapless blue ball gown at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Some called her “gorgeous like her mom” while others questioned, “Why do children dress like grown-ups?”
Highlights
- Blue Ivy Carter arrived with her mother Beyoncé and father Jay-Z at the 2025 Grammys on February 2.
- The 13-year-old wore a strapless blue ball gown to music's biggest night of the year.
- Some called her “gorgeous like her mom” while others questioned, “Why do children dress like grown-ups?”
- The Beyoncé offspring drew similar reactions after her appearance at the 2024 Grammys.
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Blue Ivy Carter arrived with her mother Beyoncé and father Jay-Z at the 2025 Grammys
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The 13-year-old showed immense pride and support when Beyoncé won the award for Best Country Album for Cowboy Carter.
The teenager rocked the wild school night in a cobalt blue strapless ball gown, accessorized with a necklace and hoop earrings.
Haters were relentless with their comments, calling her a “talentless nepobaby” who looked “way too old” in her outfit.
The 13-year-old wore a strapless blue ball gown that sparked plenty of comments online
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She is “no longer a baby,” one said, while another asked, “Isn’t she like 12 ???? why die [sic] she look and act like a 40 some ys old woman?”
“Good Lord why are they dressing this little girl as a grown a** adult?” another wrote.
Others praised the youngster for looking like another superstar following in her parents’ footsteps.
Some called her “gorgeous like her mom” while others questioned, “Why do children dress like grown-ups?”
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“She’s growing up so fast and becoming a style icon like her mom. I bet she was serving some serious looks on that red carpet,” read one comment.
Another wrote, “Blue Ivy commands the spotlight with effortless elegance, her presence a perfect blend of poise and star power. A fashion icon in the making, stealing the show without saying a word.”
“That gown is absolutely stunning!” said another user. “Talk about making a statement at the #GRAMMYs!”
The firstborn daughter of the power couple drew similar reactions after her appearance at the 2024 Grammys
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The young teenager drew similar reactions after her appearance at the Grammy Awards last year.
The then 12-year-old wore an off-the-shoulder Vivienne Westwood Couture midi dress, featuring a corseted bodice and a puffy skirt.
Netizens had similar sentiments at the time about the pre-teen’s outfit.
“She’s not a grown-up, she’s 12 years old, she’s a beautiful child. But the dress is way too mature for a child to be wearing,” one said.
The chatter about her appearance once again erupted online after she wore a ball gown to the Mufasa: The Lion King premiere.
Internet trolls also found her outfit inappropriate during the Mufasa: The Lion King premiere
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Beyoncé’s firstborn, who voiced lioness Kiara in the animated musical drama, wore a custom gold ball gown by Christian Siriano to the premiere last December.
“They got lil 12-year-old Blue Ivy looking 20-something years old,” read one comment. “All that makeup and a STRAPLESS dress and CLEAVAGE on a 12-year-old? This is way too mature.”
“Blue Ivy looks so uncomfortable!!!!!! The way they dress her is so wrong!!!” another claimed.
She’s “no longer a baby,” one social media user said
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Ellinor 10 months ago
I kinda don't see how it is inappropriate ? I mean, when I was her age I would have killed for a dress like that. And yes she has breasts, but so do thousands of girls her age and even younger ?
Fairybaby 10 months ago
yeah and as a 14 year old, I've seen 12 year old in so much worse. the skirt covered everything and nothing looked to risky
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Lori T Wisconsin 7 months ago
She has her daddy’s nose. How long till she gets the Kylie treatment?
Mtn Lungta 10 months ago
You are not going to like learning about child beauty pageants then are you?
Donna Mixon 10 months ago
It is inappropriate to dress an adolescent as an adult. Especially young girls. And doubly because of the den of iniquity in which she lives. And for those saying she looks like Be… no. She looks like her daddy. Poor child.
tee-lena 10 months ago
The den of iniquity? Really? You're that subsumed by your religious cult? Also get glasses, she's beautiful. F*****g dumb a*s
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Tarryn Louise 7 months ago (edited)
I think she looks amazing. She is blossoming into a beautiful young girl and dresses elegantly and respectfully. She is not showing off inappropriate amounts of skin and her behaviour in public is a nod to her parents. Yes she is tall for her age and looks older, but the WORLD knows how old she is, so it is not like she is lying to anyone. All I see are jealous Karen's who wish they could have her life. Grow up. I also have a beautiful daughter who wears elegant dresses. She does dance competitions and is very popular in school.... wanna have a cry about it?
LakotaWolf (she/her) 10 months ago
Ace, there is a vast difference between an adult woman dressing provocatively and a minor child dressing provocatively. Even though it is still fully legal for the child to dress provocatively, one hopes and perhaps expects that the adults in their life would attempt to help protect them from harm, which could include ensuring that they do not appear publicly dressed provocatively/revealingly. While you are correct that it is neither thought nor intention that we prosecute for, but for actual acts, it is still quite repellant to suggest that it is perfectly fine for a minor child to be dressed provocatively and that it is also apparently perfectly fine to find said child attractive, as long as one does not engage in sexual acts with them. I also find it interesting that you seem to know what a pedophile apparently does - or doesn't - want their victims to dress up as.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 10 months ago
Uh, no. You wouldn't have seen most adult woman showing the tops of their breasts and their cleavage like this in the 1940s, let alone a 13-year-old girl. In no way would a woman from that time period dress like this, not even a "royal" one.
Load More Replies... Ellinor 10 months ago
I kinda don't see how it is inappropriate ? I mean, when I was her age I would have killed for a dress like that. And yes she has breasts, but so do thousands of girls her age and even younger ?
Fairybaby 10 months ago
yeah and as a 14 year old, I've seen 12 year old in so much worse. the skirt covered everything and nothing looked to risky
Load More Replies... Lori T Wisconsin 7 months ago
She has her daddy’s nose. How long till she gets the Kylie treatment?
Mtn Lungta 10 months ago
You are not going to like learning about child beauty pageants then are you?
Donna Mixon 10 months ago
It is inappropriate to dress an adolescent as an adult. Especially young girls. And doubly because of the den of iniquity in which she lives. And for those saying she looks like Be… no. She looks like her daddy. Poor child.
tee-lena 10 months ago
The den of iniquity? Really? You're that subsumed by your religious cult? Also get glasses, she's beautiful. F*****g dumb a*s
Load More Replies... Tarryn Louise 7 months ago (edited)
I think she looks amazing. She is blossoming into a beautiful young girl and dresses elegantly and respectfully. She is not showing off inappropriate amounts of skin and her behaviour in public is a nod to her parents. Yes she is tall for her age and looks older, but the WORLD knows how old she is, so it is not like she is lying to anyone. All I see are jealous Karen's who wish they could have her life. Grow up. I also have a beautiful daughter who wears elegant dresses. She does dance competitions and is very popular in school.... wanna have a cry about it?
LakotaWolf (she/her) 10 months ago
Ace, there is a vast difference between an adult woman dressing provocatively and a minor child dressing provocatively. Even though it is still fully legal for the child to dress provocatively, one hopes and perhaps expects that the adults in their life would attempt to help protect them from harm, which could include ensuring that they do not appear publicly dressed provocatively/revealingly. While you are correct that it is neither thought nor intention that we prosecute for, but for actual acts, it is still quite repellant to suggest that it is perfectly fine for a minor child to be dressed provocatively and that it is also apparently perfectly fine to find said child attractive, as long as one does not engage in sexual acts with them. I also find it interesting that you seem to know what a pedophile apparently does - or doesn't - want their victims to dress up as.
Load More Replies... LakotaWolf (she/her) 10 months ago
Uh, no. You wouldn't have seen most adult woman showing the tops of their breasts and their cleavage like this in the 1940s, let alone a 13-year-old girl. In no way would a woman from that time period dress like this, not even a "royal" one.
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