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On a night dedicated to the life and times of America’s most divisive president, it was the fashion industry’s most sought-after model who stole the show.
With no Donald Trump in sight as the 77th Cannes Film Festival continued on Monday night, Bella Hadid was among the first to arrive at the first official screening of The Apprentice.
In the upcoming film, Sebastian Stan plays Trump during the flourishing early years of his business career, particularly his working relationship with controversial lawyer Roy Cohn, who died of an AIDS-related illness in 1986.
Arriving on the Croisette ahead of her world premiere, Bella proved to be the biggest talking point of the event by opting not to wear a bra underneath her sheer, form-fitting evening dress.
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 from the properties of his father Fred Trump.
The Apprentice is directed by Iranian filmmaker Ali Abbasi, who filmed the critically acclaimed Persian-language crime thriller Holy Spider, released in 2022.
Succession star Jeremy Strong, who will play disgraced (and ultimately disbarred) lawyer Roy Cohn, will feature prominently as the young Trump’s mentor.
