Throwback Thursday: Nicki Minaj in Dame de Paris
She refers to herself as a Barbie Bitch, The Mistress, The First Lady of Young Money, and Nicki the Boss. These nicknames complete the alter egos she comes up with as she promotes her new album, performs on stage, and appears on talk shows for interviews. As we look back on her cover shoot for Allure Magazine wearing our Dame de Paris in white, we are well aware that Nicki is not just a performer but a strong business woman.
Nicki is this era’s Female Forward role model and owns her sexuality in all her alter egos. Her music is influenced by our 90s stars Missy Elliot, Cyndi Lauper and super sexual charged Lil’ Kim, Madonna, Beyoncé, and Britney Spears. Often a resemblance has been made with these artists however Nicki is still unique in her own successful ways. As she heads towards ending her 3rd tour promoting her latest album The PinkPrint, she never takes a break from working. Endorsements with well-known brands such as MAC Cosmetics, starring in The Other Woman, voice-over for the animation Ice Age: Continental Drift makes this woman unstoppable. She has always seen making music as a platform to expand her business, and she did!
The Trinidad and Tobago born superstar loves to play with her look to match her alter egos. The colorful bubbly character with a cartoon like voice resonates well with her younger fans and her sexy and strong characters compliments women worldwide. She shows the world that women are allowed to explore themselves, play with their look and have fun doing it. The looks that she drums up for her appearances are created with the help of fake wigs, lashes and nails but the wisdom that she spreads out to the world are 100% real.
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Building bridges
From the Erasmus Bridge and the Mercedes-Benz Museum to Qatar’s metro network; Ben van Berkel’s iconic landmarks bring people together in rapturous beauty, again and again. I talked with the Dutch architect and educator about sensuality, ‘healthy’ buildings and the remarkable parallels between our designs.
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More than a feeling
Don’t ignore your emotions; they are much more powerful than you can imagine. By linking the magical world of emotions with hard science, Dutch scientist Pierre Capel, professor emeritus in experimental immunology, shows us the consequences of our feelings and the power of our minds. The message: we can do much more than we think. “Meditate. It’s the single best thing you can do for your health.”
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Keto curious?
The fact that I feel bikini-confident all year round is, of course, a nice bonus. But for me, the biggest payoff of following the keto diet is the way it optimizes my health and gives me tons of energy.
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Super (skin) food
‘If you can’t eat it, why put it on your skin?’. I pretty much live by this beauty adage. After all, with your skin being one of your body’s largest organs, anything – and I mean anything! – you put onto your skin will end up in your bloodstream.
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