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11 Of Nicki Minaj’s Most Talked-About VMAs Moments Ever

The 2022 co-host’s VMAs highlight reel includes a feud and a wardrobe malfunction.

by Radhika Menon
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30:  Recording artists Taylor Swift (L) and Nicki Minaj perform onstage dur...
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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 12: Nicki Minaj poses in the press room at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awar...

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Nicki Minaj made her VMAs debut in 2010 when she was nominated for Best New Artist (the category Justin Bieber won that year). It was the birth of her signature bright pink wig look, prompting her legion of fans to become known as “Barbz,” in reference to Barbie.

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 28:  Nicki Minaj and Beyonce attends the 28th Annual MTV Video Music Awards...

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In 2011, Minaj wore a fashionable mask on the red carpet long before it would become an everyday accessory for the rest of us. She won Best Hip-Hop Video for “Super Bass” — her first VMAs win.

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