Cardi B attends Paris couture with Maduka Okoye

Cardi B spent the opening days of Paris Haute Couture Week in the front row at multiple shows, with coverage placing her at Rahul Mishra on July 6 and Robert Wun on July 8 in Paris. On July 8, TMZ published photos and video showing Nigerian goalkeeper Maduka Okoye beside her at a couture event and reported that he helped her get to her seat. The footage and images quickly prompted online speculation about the pair’s relationship, though neither Cardi B nor Okoye publicly addressed that question on Thursday. What is verified is narrower: both were seen together at Paris couture events this week. ### Where was Cardi B seen during couture week? Harper’s Bazaar said Paris Haute Couture Week for the Fall/Winter 2026-2027 season began on July 6 with Schiaparelli and tracked celebrities attending the shows across the week. Its roundup listed Cardi B among the notable guests in Paris. E! also placed Cardi B at the Rahul Mishra Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2026-2027 show on July 6 and at the Robert Wun Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2026-2027 show on July 8. Page Six separately reported that Cardi B sat front row at Rahul Mishra’s fall/winter 2026 haute couture show on Monday at the Collège des Bernardins. News18 also described her attendance at Mishra’s “Devi” show in Paris on July 6. ### What exactly put Maduka Okoye into the story? TMZ reported on July 8 that Okoye appeared with Cardi B at Paris Fashion Week and published images and video of the two together. Its report said Okoye helped Cardi B as she arrived at an event, and the tabloid framed the appearance as possible evidence of a new romance. AOL, citing TMZ, said a TikTok clip from the event showed Okoye seated beside Cardi B and helping her settle into her seat. Nigerian outlet TVC News also reported that the pair attended the Jean Paul Gaultier Fall/Winter 2026 Haute Couture Show, where Okoye was seen escorting Cardi B to her seat before they watched the presentation. ### What can be said about the dating rumors? TMZ’s July 8 report was the clearest source tying the joint appearance to romance speculation, and several follow-up items echoed that framing. AOL said the sighting “sparked dating rumors,” while other outlets repeated that the Paris appearance set off online discussion. Neither Cardi B nor Okoye appeared, in the material reviewed, to confirm a relationship. Based on the available reporting, the verified facts are that they were seen together at a Paris couture event and that Okoye was filmed assisting Cardi B at her seat. ### Which shows are tied most clearly to Cardi B this week? Social and entertainment coverage most consistently tied Cardi B to Robert Wun’s July 8 haute couture show and Rahul Mishra’s July 6 presentation. Social News XYZ and News18 both highlighted Cardi B and Fan Bingbing at Robert Wun’s haute couture show, while E! and Page Six documented her appearance at Rahul Mishra earlier in the week. MSN and other pickup reports also described Cardi B’s July 8 Robert Wun look as an all-red couture appearance in Paris. Those reports added to a broader picture of Cardi B as one of the most visible celebrity attendees during the opening stretch of the couture calendar. ### What comes next in this story? Paris Haute Couture Week coverage is still unfolding, and celebrity-photo roundups from outlets such as Harper’s Bazaar and E! are continuing to update attendees and show appearances from the July 6-8 run in Paris. Unless Cardi B or Maduka Okoye comments directly, the next verifiable developments are likely to come from additional show sightings, agency photos or public statements tied to the remaining couture events.