They’re ‘matches for a “Queen.”
Every time rap’s reigning monarch Nicki Minaj takes the stage, the New York-reared diva wows not solely along with her expertise, however along with her royally outrageous wardrobe, too.
And as a mistress of ceremonies at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards Sunday — a gig the voluminous voluptuary will anchor alongside fellow rappers LL Cool J, 54, and Jack Harlow, 24 — Minaj, 39, is bound to steal the present, driving excessive on a carousel of high fashion.
No stranger to pushing trend past its limits with unabashed (and generally controversial) appears, the “Tremendous Freaky Woman” chart-slayer, who may also be honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award on the VMAs, boasts over a decade of daring outfits.
From the notorious Versace “Pope” cape Minaj donned on the pink carpet on the 2012 Grammys or the bosom-boosting Burberry ensemble she wore to the 2022 Met Gala in Could, her model continues to maintain fashionistas on their toes.
Right here’s a glance again at Nicki’s gripping glam evolution.
Trouser-wowser
Making her VMAs debut in 2010, the then pink-haired harmonizer surprised in a champagne-colored trouser and prime set. The “Tremendous Bass” bombshell, who carried out with Will.i.am on the fete’s pre-show and introduced an award alongside Katy Perry, accomplished her look with a pair of platform Versace pumps and a black bib necklace.
Masked singer
Cranking up the warmth with her cool-girl swag, Minaj turned heads on the 2011 VMAs by sporting a metallic purple mini costume atop a lacy pink tutu, star-printed tights and thigh-high socks lined in colourful anime cartoons. And, virtually as if she have been a trend seer, the “Pink Friday” performer — who adopted the moniker “Harajuku Barbie,” owing to an affinity for Tokyo-inspired panache — punctuated the look with a surgical masks.
Sick Papa
The 12 months 2012 was monumental for her majesty Minaj. That February, she secured Finest New Artist, Finest Rap Album and Finest Rap Efficiency nods on the Grammys. And though she walked away from the ceremony empty-handed, her crimson-hooded robe studded with Versace’s Medusa trademark — to not point out the Pope impersonator, cloaked in full regalia, who confirmed up as her date for the night — was the talk of Tinseltown. Months later, La Minaj dazzled in a skintight black-and-red bodysuit by the elite designer on the VMAs.
On the scales
Snakeskin was so in throughout Minaj’s 2014 “Anaconda” mania; that 12 months, the raptress wrapped her buxom body in a silvery snake-inspired minidress on the Video Music Awards. In contrast to her earlier, extra kooky red-carpet costumes, the tempting trendsetter opted for a extra attractive, but scaly slay. Her flawlessly trendy entrance into the present however, the bodacious vixen narrowly flashed audiences when the zipper of her costume broke throughout her dwell efficiency of “Bang Bang” with Ariana Grande and Jessie J.
Sheer brilliance
Leaning closely into her sultriness, the “Feeling Myself” vocalist had tongues wagging over the $15,000 gold, sheer robe by Labourjoisie which she wore to the 2015 VMAs. Leaving little to the creativeness, Minaj fiercely flaunted her ample hips, bust and booty within the floor-length frock, often known as “the bare costume,” which was adorned with beads and pearls. And virtually as memorable because the flossy finery was her legendary “Miley, what’s good?” sound chew from the evening.
Massive reveal
The time period “present some pores and skin” took on new that means when Minaj stepped into MTV’s 2016 VMAs in a clinging, cobalt Bao Tranchi robe that includes saucy cutouts and see-through mesh paneling. The costume, which was allegedly so tight that the “Starships” siren may barely stroll, gave followers a sneak peek on the star’s copious cleavage and curves.
Hubba, rubba
After blessing us with bare boob throughout Haider Ackermann’s 2017 Paris trend week present that March, Minaj selected to play it (comparatively) secure on the VMAs in August, strapping right into a bubblegum-pink latex bodysuit. And as a nod to her affinity for cutouts, the intelligent couture, which she styled with a head filled with knee-length locks, featured peekaboo peepholes on her breasts.
A-bun-dant life
On the 2018 VMAs, the “Chun-Li” lyricist strutted her stuff in a skintight unitard by Off-White, tailor-made by the late Virgil Abloh. Round her waist, Minaj sported a chiffon skirt atop the crème-colored onesie, which gave audiences an important gander at her bountiful behind. She accented the imaginative and prescient with a pair of jet-black pigtails, cascading all the way down to her calves.
Cups runneth over
As soon as once more flashing her goodies, the “Good Kind” goddess dropped jaws at this year’s Met Gala, sashaying down the star-studded soiree’s promenade in a black, corseted quantity by Burberry. Strolling into the unique bash with the model’s artistic director, Riccardo Tisci, Minaj fought to maintain her breasts — which, like her cheeks and arms — have been embellished with rhinestones, from falling out of the bespoke bustier. The voluptuous diva accessorized her look with crotch-high leather-based boots, a black baseball cap and a multitiered prepare.
