Nicki Minaj at the Met Gala: Showstopper Style and Personal Revelations

Nicki Minaj made a stunning appearance at the New York Met Gala in a short dress featuring a deep neckline, adorned with flowers. Her eye-catching shoes also drew attention. At 41, the star looked incredible, managing to stand out in a crowd where celebrities strive to wear exceptionally elaborate outfits.

Nicki Minaj is a highly acclaimed rapper. The New York Times stated she is "the most influential female rapper of all time." Her real name is Onika Tanya Maraj, and Nicki Minaj is her most famous alias. She has also presented herself as Cookie, Harajuku Barbie, Nicki Teresa, Rosa, and Roman Zolanski. The latter, she considers her "demonic twin brother."

The similarity of names with Roman Polanski is not accidental, although it's probably not necessarily a compliment for the director.

Nicki Minaj is considered the "queen of rap," so she evokes jealousy among colleagues who like to use this title themselves. She can be spiky towards them, especially when Roman Zolanski is activated within her. In the song "Dirty Money," she dissed the "bitch with the crown." Remy Ma thought it was about her, and at the next social opportunity, she attacked Minaj with her fists, which resulted in her landing in jail.

There was also a loud conflict with another rapper. It was because Nicki Minaj supposedly "liked" comments on the internet that slandered Cardi B as the mother of a newborn girl. The victim of hate got annoyed, and at a fashion afterparty in New York, she threw her massive high-heeled shoe at Minaj, which left a large bump on her forehead. In response, Minaj called Cardi B "a disgusting pig" and, from the stage, sang toward her: "I never had to fuck a DJ to play my songs."

Nicki Minaj also stirs controversies outside of music. At the pandemic's beginning, she refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19, sharing on social media that she was worried about the side effects. She told a story about a friend of her cousin from Trinidad and Tobago, who reportedly suffered from painful swelling of the testicles and was left impotent for a long time, which the local authorities were supposedly hiding. The guy became the subject of memes, and the health minister of the Caribbean islands officially refuted the star's claims.

Given Nicki Minaj's vast online reach, the White House also got involved. Officials offered the rapper professional consultation with recognized scientists to dispel her doubts about the vaccine. Eventually, the singer got vaccinated at the beginning of 2022 to attend the Met Gala. She did not report any side effects.

Privately, Nicki Minaj mostly dated rappers, but she only found happiness with her childhood friend Kenneth "Zoo" Petty. They got married in 2019. The star's husband is on the sex offender registry, having served four years in prison for attempted rape. He spent an additional seven years behind bars for "involuntary manslaughter" of another person.

In 2020, Kenneth Petty and Nicki Minaj became parents to a boy, whom they present as "Papa Bear." His real name is not publicly known.

On May 6, 41-year-old Nicki Minaj appeared at the Met Gala in New York City. She dazzled in a short yellow dress adorned with multicoloured flowers. On her head, she wore a wreath set atop a hair bun. The whole ensemble was completed with a miniature yellow handbag and yellow slippers with a small heel.