Nicki Minaj s Best Beauty Looks Through Her Career

Nicki Minaj is a true beauty chameleon. The Trinidadian-born rapper, singer, and songwriter—and her handful of alter egos—are fearless in the face of colorful eyeshadows, hair dye, a teasing comb, and much, much more. That word, “more," is likely a mantra for Minaj when it comes to to creating her beauty looks, too. She leans into extravagance and likes to have a lot of fun, whether in concert, on the red carpet, or out and about living her life.

From the start of her career, she was drawn to bright, bold colors for every single aspect of her ensemble. Even her 2020 pregnancy announcement was a moment filled with campy, glorious beauty looks including a neon-yellow curled coif and full-on Marie Antoinette moment. Minaj shines especially bright at the annual Met Gala, where she s attended in her power shade of pink, with her hair adorned with fine jewelry, and much more.

On the eve of a new album, and in honor of today s news, we track her career through her best beauty looks—from when she was making “50k for a verse, no album out” to her first cover of Vogue.