Waxwork: Nicki Minaj gets a waxwork figure from Anaconda music video

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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Chris Brown demanding second paternity test on daughter Royalty

Chris Brown has filed legal docs to order a second paternity test on Royalty, Nia Guzman's family attorney tells HollywoodLife. Attorney Carl Anthony Moore says, "Chris is asking the judge to order a paternity test." The news came a month after he filed legal docs to establish paternity of her daughter.

Chris and Nia previously fought over Royalty's support and custody. Nia was demanding $15,000 a month on child support but the "Turn Up the Music" singer found it ridiculous and only paid $2,500. They later reached an agreement at $10,000.

However, Chris cut off his agreement with Nia after learning that she shipped off Royalty to his mother Joyce Hawkins instead of bringing his daughter to him. He claimed Nia had prevented him from seeing his daughter and asked judge to set clear custody guidelines.

He also demanded Royalty's birth certificate to be changed to show his status as her father. Nia's boyfriend Brazil Riesling is the one who's currently listed as Royalty's father.

If Chris is proven to be Royalty's biological father, he will be given the rights to fight Nia over their child's support and custody. But it would be a huge shocker if the "Yeah 3x" crooner ended up not being Royalty's dad.

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