{"id":441309,"date":"2022-05-03T19:05:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T16:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bobby-digi-olisa-and-laurie-cumbo-got-engaged-at-2022-met-gala\/"},"modified":"2022-05-03T19:05:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T16:05:12","slug":"bobby-digi-olisa-and-laurie-cumbo-got-engaged-at-2022-met-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bobby-digi-olisa-and-laurie-cumbo-got-engaged-at-2022-met-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bobby Digi Olisa and Laurie Cumbo got engaged at 2022 Met Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4119eb1471b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4119eb1471b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bobby-digi-olisa-and-laurie-cumbo-got-engaged-at-2022-met-gala\/#%E2%80%9CBobby_Digi_Olisa_and_Laurie_Cumbo_got_engaged_at_2022_Met_Gala%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Bobby Digi Olisa and Laurie Cumbo got engaged at 2022 Met Gala&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBobby_Digi_Olisa_and_Laurie_Cumbo_got_engaged_at_2022_Met_Gala%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Bobby Digi Olisa and Laurie Cumbo got engaged at 2022 Met Gala&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>It was a proposal fit for the Gilded Age!<\/p>\n<p>Laurie Cumbo, commissioner of New York City\u2019s Department of Cultural Affairs, got proposed to by her partner \u2014 former NY State Assembly candidate Bobby Digi Olisa \u2014 at one of the most fashionable events of the year. <\/p>\n<p>The pair gave Kim Kardashian\u2019s skin-tight Marilyn Monroe gown a run for its scene-stealing money as they made their way down the infamous Metropolitan Museum of Art steps at Monday evening\u2019s 2022 Met Gala.<\/p>\n<p>Cumbo and Olisa, both 47, were at the bash when the latter got down on one knee and presented his love with an unmistakable robin\u2019s egg-colored Tiffany\u2019s ring box.<\/p>\n<p>Cumbo and Olisa \u2014\u00a0executive director and founder of Staten Island\u2019s the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canvasinstitute.org\/?fbclid=IwAR0SKl36n0oXKSnIWOfxldI0fvzCsC-t2J8qAt1BPW5MENbQyHIxEn_vRkQ\">Canvas institute<\/a> \u2014 share a 5-year-old son and have been together for almost eight years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI guess my fianc\u00e9 just asked me to marry him and this is amazing, unexpected, wonderful. This is the best day ever!\u201d Cumbo <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/local\/nyc-cultural-affairs-commissioner-gets-proposed-to-at-met-gala\/3671885\/\">gushed to NBC<\/a> after the surprise, which even <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/surprise-proposal-on-the-met-red-carpet-laurie-cumbo\">hit the pages of fashion bible Vogue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She also told the outlet that she was previously an intern for Met Gala decades before \u2014 when she was 15 years old. \u201cNow I\u2019m coming back as the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and it\u2019s an honor to be here tonight,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Laurie-Cumbo-09.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Cumbo was in for a big surprise when her partner of eight years proposed to her on Monday evening. \" class=\"wp-image-22121554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Laurie-Cumbo-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Laurie-Cumbo-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Laurie-Cumbo-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Cumbo was in for a big surprise when her partner of eight years proposed to her on Monday evening. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Cumbo was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/office-of-the-mayor\/news\/142-22\/mayor-adams-appoints-laurie-cumbo-department-cultural-affairs-commissioner\">appointed by Mayor Eric Adams<\/a> in March 2022. Adams, 61, also attended the star-studded Gilded Age-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>d party, rocking a custom-made suit that pleaded \u201cEnd Gun Violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also stopped by to talk to<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/etnow\/status\/1521274960223903747\"> Entertainment Tonight about the proposal<\/a>\u00a0at the museum and noted she wasn\u2019t expecting it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t know it was going to happen tonight. We\u2019ve been talking about it,\u201d she said, also stating that she and her man have been through several hurdles as a couple so \u201cthis is such an honor and this is such a blessing.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Laurie-Cumbo-10.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Commissioner of New York City Cultural Affairs Laurie Cumbo gets proposed to by her now fiance Bobby Digi Olisa, as they arrive for the 2022 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2022, in New York. - The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. The Gala's 2022 theme is &quot;In America: An Anthology of Fashion&quot;. (Photo by ANGELA  WEISS \/ AFP) (Photo by ANGELA  WEISS\/AFP via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-22121472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Laurie-Cumbo-10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Laurie-Cumbo-10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Laurie-Cumbo-10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cI didn\u2019t know it was going to happen tonight. We\u2019ve been talking about it,\u201d she said.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Olisa later divulged to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2022-met-gala-proposal-1f309f1e7b42ce91767c78b25373f9ce\">the Associated Press<\/a> that he had been wanting to pop the question for quite some time. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, it\u2019s always like trying to wait for the right time,\u201d he said. \u201cSo when is the right time considering everything that\u2019s going on worldwide? So I was just like, \u2018Today we\u2019re going to make it happen.\u2019 \u201c<\/p>\n<p>Cumbo was definitely impressed by Olisa\u2019s grand romantic gesture: \u201cYou wait for this moment your whole life almost and for it to be right here, it was everything that I thought it would be,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Other A-listers have used the prestigious Met Gala to make a romantic move include former President Donald Trump and FLOTUS Melania, who debuted a \u201cbig diamond\u201d ring there in 2004.  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