Could anything be more shocking than Beyonce revealing her belly bump for all to see?!?! Nicki Minaj’s outfit in the pre-show is surely fighting to take second place. There is soo much going on it’s Beyond description. Nicki likely didn’t know Beyonce would reveal she’s pregnant to the world and perhaps she thought her main competition would be Lady Gaga – who surprisingly didn’t bring much shock.
Nicki will likely lose for most loved outfit and for most shocking VMAs moment – the latter will go to Beyonce. But Nicki Minaj did win Best Hip Hop Video for Super Bass.
Congrats to Nicki!!! Check out Nicki’s full outfit and more pics from 2011 MTV VMAs
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