Nicki
Minaj has
been honoured with a wax figure at Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas.
The
32-year-old rapper's likeness is at the centre of a larger display
depicting a moment from her hugely successful Anaconda video.
Officially unveiled at the museum on Tuesday, the provocative figure will join other artists in the attraction's Music Room.
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According to the Los Angeles Times, more than 20 craftspeople were involved with the sculpting process over a period of six months.
First
sculpted in clay to precise measurements taken from the Starships
artist, the wax figure itself was created in a plaster cast with details
like hair and eyes added later.
Nicki's
wax likeness is the central figure in the display, placed in a crouched
position seen several times in the Anaconda video.
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Real dancers were on-hand - wearing costumes from the video - to flank Nicki's waxwork.
The
figure's costume - a gold bikini top with black bottoms and high-heeled
sandals - also comes straight from the video, which has been viewed
almost 500 million times to-date.
In
addition to being one of the most popular online videos of 2014,
Anaconda was Nicki's highest-charting single to-date and earned her a
Grammy nomination at the end of the year.
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