Manon Bannerman may not be actively promoting as a member of KATSEYE, however that does not cease her from being on the heart of the get together—fairly actually.
The Swiss-Ghanaian star is laying low for official appearances, however she’s nonetheless one to observe, and she or he stole our consideration after the VMAs 2026 with a trendy shock look at Madonna’s after-party in Los Angeles. Madonna, who snagged seven awards during the awards, saved the get together going at Chateau Marmont with KIKO Milano. (ICYMI, she’s a world model ambassador.)
Among the many invitees had been Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX, PinkPantheress, Odessa A’zion, and Manon, who opted for a brilliant informal search for her outing. The star was noticed within the early hours of Monday leaving the after-party venue, sporting a midriff-baring, cowl-neck white prime paired with tremendous low-rise, straight-leg denims that allow her “Rockstar” hip tattoo peek out. The look was the right combine of recent informal with ’00s popstar parts, and she or he accomplished it with pointy boots, a brown shoulder bag, and, in fact, her conventional Ghanaian waist beads.
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Talking to Teen Vogue in 2025, Manon opened up concerning the significance of her waist beads, which she bought at a flea market in Ghana earlier than the COVID-19 pandemic. “I used to be standing there for therefore lengthy and taking a look at all of them, and I simply fell in love,” Manon mentioned. “It makes individuals curious, and I really feel prefer it’s at all times an ideal dialog starter too. Outdated-school girls in Ghana wouldn’t present [their waist beads]; solely their husbands might see them, however I am a really trendy woman, so it is extra about embracing it, and I believe it seems to be cute. A cute a part of my tradition that I prefer to share.”
Since asserting her hiatus from KATSEYE in February, Manon has made public appearances far and vast, although she’s been fairly energetic on social media. That mentioned, in June and July, the star did step out a couple of instances in Paris, rubbing shoulders with clothier Simon Porte Jacquemus and her buddies.
