{"id":156083,"date":"2025-05-06T12:06:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T16:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/05\/06\/nicki-minaj-details-the-proud-period-that-inspired-her-2025-met-gala-look-2\/"},"modified":"2025-05-06T12:06:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T16:06:06","slug":"nicki-minaj-details-the-proud-period-that-inspired-her-2025-met-gala-look-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/05\/06\/nicki-minaj-details-the-proud-period-that-inspired-her-2025-met-gala-look-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicki Minaj Details the \u2018Proud Period\u2019 That Inspired Her 2025 Met Gala\u00a0Look"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/nicki-minaj\/\">Nicki Minaj <\/a>walked the carpet at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/photos\/met-gala-2025-photos-red-carpet-1235962739\/\">Met Gala <\/a>on Monday night (May 5), which is the Queens legend\u2019s eighth appearance at the prestigious May fashion event.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-padding-t-050 lrv-u-padding-b-075 lrv-u-border-color-grey\">\n<div class=\"a-heading-border a-heading-border-background-color-grey a-heading-border-height-075 lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-050@mobile-max\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-brand-primary a-font-primary-bold-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-padding-r-1 a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/photos\/met-gala-2025-photos-red-carpet-1235962739\/\" class=\"lrv-u-flex lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-flex-basis-144 u-flex-basis-96@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-3x2 a-crop-1x1@mobile-max lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rihanna-02-met-gala-carpet-2025-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rihanna-02-met-gala-carpet-2025-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Rihanna\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-justify-content-center lrv-u-padding-lr-1 lrv-u-padding-lr-075@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-primary-medium-m lrv-u-padding-b-050 u-letter-spacing-0028@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tMet Gala 2025: Best Photos From the Red\u00a0Carpet\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  a-font-primary-medium-xxs lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-order-100\" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><br \/>\n\t05\/05\/2025<br \/>\n<\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMinaj stopped on the blue carpet for an interview with <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/media\/videos\/met-gala-2025-nicki-minaj-reflects-on-the-proud-period-that-inspired-her-look\" target=\"_blank\">Entertainment Tonight<\/a><\/em>, where she explained the inspiration behind her Thom Browne navy pinstripe dress to match the \u201cSuperfine: Tailoring Black Style\u201d theme of the night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cThinking about the tailoring of everything. First of all, Thom Browne is known for his craftsmanship. To me, it represents a proud period of African-Americans,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019s what I got out of it when I saw the photos of what it would be about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMinaj \u2014 in her mermaid dress accessorized with a floral bouquet and a gold headband \u2014 continued: \u201cIt reminded me of putting on your Sunday\u2019s best and being iconic in your own world.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nicki Minaj brought her signature queen style to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MetGala?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">#MetGala<\/a> \ud83e\ude77 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WfDbr2j8gm\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/WfDbr2j8gm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/etnow\/status\/1919601640602030249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">May 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMinaj had another hilarious moment on the blue carpet when interacting with a reporter who shouted, \u201cNicki, why are you excited about this one?\u201d The Young Money rapper clapped back with a cheeky response captured by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/APEntertainment\/status\/1919540025911341139\">AP<\/a>: \u201cWho said I was excited?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nicki Minaj is on her way to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MetGala?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">#MetGala<\/a>. Here&rsquo;s how she&rsquo;s feeling. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Kcoz8mQwPF\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Kcoz8mQwPF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/APEntertainment\/status\/1919540025911341139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">May 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMonday was yet another star-studded affair on a rainy night in NYC at the Met Gala, which saw stars such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/dua-lipa\">Dua Lipa<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/sabrina-carpenter\">Sabrina Carpenter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/cardi-b\">Cardi B<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/kim-kardashian\">Kim Kardashian<\/a>, Sydney Sweeney, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/rihanna\">Rihanna<\/a>, A$AP Rocky, Pharrell, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/pusha-t\">Pusha T<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/alicia-keys\">Alicia Keys<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/ciara\">Ciara<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/doechii\">Doechii<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/madonna\">Madonna<\/a> and many more in attendance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tColman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/aap-rocky\">A$AP Rocky<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/pharrell-williams\">Pharrell Williams<\/a> and Anna Wintour served as the co-chairs for the 2025 Met Gala.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMinaj has laid low for much of 2025 as the rapper is yet to drop a single this year. The Queen came in at the No. 1 spot on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/best-female-rappers-all-time\/\">Best Female Rappers of All-Time list<\/a> in April. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/culture\/lifestyle\/nicki-minaj-2025-met-gala-look-proud-period-1235963577\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nicki Minaj walked the carpet at the Met Gala on Monday night (May 5), which is the Queens legend\u2019s eighth appearance at the prestigious May fashion event. Related Met Gala 2025: Best Photos From the Red\u00a0Carpet 05\/05\/2025 Minaj stopped on the blue carpet for an interview with Entertainment Tonight, where she explained the inspiration behind [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156083\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}