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Nicki Minaj by Thomas Whiteside for ELLE US April 2013.
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March 14, 2013 10:39 am
She looks great! Who is that jacket by?
March 14, 2013 10:50 am
I like everything except for that hair!!
March 14, 2013 10:53 am
Where has this Nicki Minaj been?! Loving this toned down look she has going on lately.
The jacket is by Tom Ford.
March 14, 2013 10:53 am
She looks terrible, sorry….
March 14, 2013 10:55 am
Not really a fan…but I can’t deny how good and ‘normal’ she looks…@Camillia…I agree the hair/wig needs to go.
March 14, 2013 10:56 am
I LOVE IT..DONT CARE WHAT ANY ONE SAYS..AND MY HAIR IS JUST LIKE THAT…#GET REAL#
March 14, 2013 10:59 am
Does that cover say “No Wig”?
March 14, 2013 11:01 am
LMAO @ “No wig” on the cover.
March 14, 2013 11:02 am
I think she looks great! I am not a big fan of the hiar either but I canlook over that because her toned down look looks so great!
March 14, 2013 11:03 am
Pretty woman but I don’t like the hair or any of the pictures where her mouth is open.
March 14, 2013 11:04 am
Minus the hair, dare I say it, she looks good.
It’s not the blonde that kills, cause with her skin tone it works but it looks like shit…excuse my language.
March 14, 2013 11:06 am
I like these pics.
March 14, 2013 11:09 am
No wig? Where? She looks nice though
March 14, 2013 11:13 am
HERE FOR IT. She looks great!
March 14, 2013 11:14 am
It was a matter or time. Sooner or later all that craziness was going to get played out. She made the right choice to turn it down. I think this is the best she has looked so far. I’m loving the new look in ELLE.
March 14, 2013 11:20 am
I dont like the hair… she needs to change it since she is trying to upgrade her look. Its so old Nicki. Maybe a dark color and I need to see more styles… Like pull her hair up so we can really see her Beautiful face.
March 14, 2013 11:38 am
She looks great! I’m willing to accept the hair since she has toned down her look tremendously… I guess she has to keep a little bit of “Nicki” alive.
March 14, 2013 11:51 am
no wig but she’s on the cover with a lace front..
March 14, 2013 11:56 am
she look amazing but i know that’s not her hair come on now.. be real
but over all love it
March 14, 2013 11:58 am
Well I love this. The grungy hair goes with the look. No shade over here. Hot!
March 14, 2013 12:00 pm
She looks great, but the open mouth pics are killing me softly.
March 14, 2013 12:07 pm
That interview was cute. That bralette and skirt is hot.
March 14, 2013 12:21 pm
like everyone else i think she looks 1000% better. i’m glad she’s let the clown gear go because she is too pretty for that, but now that wig :/…
to anonymous, if you “don’t care what anyone says” about nicki’s ‘hair’ because your “hair is just like that” & we need to “get real”, then you won’t mind my saying that if your wig is as jacked up as nicki’s wig then your wig (not hair) is probably just as ugly too. ladies, let the lace fronts die in 2013.
March 14, 2013 12:27 pm
Just because she looks better doesn’t mean she looks good. Her face is too blank, she looks depressed. Her hair looks like it’s wet and stinks.
March 14, 2013 12:28 pm
That swimsuit is awesome! Let the Google search begin…
March 14, 2013 12:52 pm
At first glance I thought it was Fergie! Like, a really quick glance.
Dope shoot. Very chic.
Erin B.
March 14, 2013 12:53 pm
she looks great…LMAO @ no Wig…maybe they forgot the say no COLOURED wig?!
March 14, 2013 12:59 pm
Ummm, she look like one of the Wanye’s Brothers on White Chicks….but the pictures aren’t bad. Something does look off though.
March 14, 2013 1:30 pm
I think they know what they mean by no wig. They didn’t say ‘no extensions’. There’s a difference between the two. Nicki’s known for wearing all sorts of shapes of WIGS of all colors… See what I mean?
March 14, 2013 2:07 pm
She looks good…@Kike exactly…I’m cool with hair…I’ve seen way worse on here…
March 14, 2013 2:08 pm
Shes always been pretty you can see it more with less crazy…i dont like the hair at all!
March 14, 2013 2:18 pm
She looks washed out, I love that jacket though…
March 14, 2013 2:35 pm
She looks like a totally different person. I wouldnt be surprised if she had a new team behind her and she starts branching out her brand more. She wants to diversify her portfolio with this new look. Get it Nicki.
March 14, 2013 2:49 pm
She looks so much better! Though the hair is giving me storm from the x-men vibes she still looks great
March 14, 2013 2:52 pm
Shes getting better but these photos make her head look HELLA big tho! lol go nicki girl
March 14, 2013 3:33 pm
Her head does not fit her body in the cover with the black jacket but it’s good to see Nicki growing up and getting rid of those awful outfits.
March 14, 2013 3:54 pm
Its waaaaaaaayyyyyy better than the old Nikki, but something about it aint right. Cant put my finger on it.
March 14, 2013 4:08 pm
Love love love it, can’t wait for my magazine to be delivered
March 14, 2013 4:23 pm
YEASSSS Nicki. She looks so much better. She’s a pretty girl she doesn’t need all the extra
March 14, 2013 4:53 pm
retarded!
March 14, 2013 4:55 pm
How can you not love this Nicki!
March 14, 2013 4:57 pm
She’s obviously a fan of The Diddy School of Modeling. She looks good with her mouth closed
March 14, 2013 5:59 pm
White magazines throw the best shade…”No wigs” lLMAOOO
March 14, 2013 6:20 pm
I love it… I’m glad to see the change.
March 14, 2013 6:35 pm
This is a long shot, but maybe there is a pic inside with her not wearing a wig.
March 14, 2013 7:29 pm
When they say “No Wigs” I think they are speaking metaphorically. I’m sure the cover story has something to do with her not having the “colorful” wigs on her head and/or in her career. That’s how I took it.
March 14, 2013 7:39 pm
Nice look. But mix tape nicki back when she was on all gucci’s mix tapes is the woman/style that I loved and miss!!!
March 15, 2013 4:59 am
I’m with @Crystal..just because she looks better does not mean she looks good. I like the jacket. I’ll stop there.
March 15, 2013 7:39 am
Is that all people do on this site complain? can’t people give credit for Nikki actually looking decent for once?
She looks stripped back and normal, I’m liking the natural look hope she plans on keeping it.
It’s refreshing. .
March 15, 2013 12:43 pm
Scary!!!
March 15, 2013 8:10 pm
She looks beautiful..
March 17, 2013 1:28 am
Her lips look strange and the hair I don’t like but other than that she looks better in these pictures than the typical circus clown look.
March 17, 2013 5:30 pm
She looks a hot mess.
No no
and yeah…NO!
March 17, 2013 8:44 pm
This more natural look complements her outwards beauty that makes he look more believable. Looks good!
March 18, 2013 8:22 pm
She looks a whole lot better, I agree! I think she looks uncomfortable in her more natural look. Like, she need to get used of it first before doing shoots. With all the clowny getups, clowny poses worked. Not so much anymore.