Meet Nicki Minaj... a rapper who dresses like Lady Gaga and Rihanna's lovechild



She may not be quite as famous as Lady Gaga and RIhanna, but Nicki Minaj is apparently hoping to change all that by mimicking their style.



The rapper caught plenty of attention as arrived for an appearance on the Wendy Williams talk show in New York today in a really outrageous outfit.

Her blonde, pink-dipped wig and pale pink lipstick emphasised looked like it was straight out of Lady Gaga's wig collection.



Gaga meets Rihanna: Rapper Nicki Minaj wore an unflattering fuchsia outfit to a taping of the Wendy Williams show in New York today



And her fluorescent pink tights, black lace bodysuit and pink bra seemed inspired by Rihanna's racy wardrobe.

Minaj, 26, accessorised with black and diamante ladder boots and multi-coloured square bangles to top off her look.

Surprisingly concerned about keeping out the cold in her skimpy outfit, Minaj wrapped a pink and blue scarf around her neck in case she got a bit chilly.

That's one way to turn heads: Minaj is on a promotional tour leading up to the release of her new album Pink Friday later this week



She stopped to pose for pictures with fans and signed autographs on her promotional tour for her debut album Pink Friday which is released this week.

But it's not just her outfit that has people talking.



She has been at the centre of rumours she has had buttocks implants to increase her substantial rear end.

The protege of rapper Lil Wayne has said she is not concerned by the speculation.

She said: 'People will pick anything to talk about, and that happens to be the thing at the moment. I love being a conversation piece'.

Real or fake: The 26-year-old Lil Wayne protege has denied her curvaceous figure has been enhanced with derrière implants



She has recently joined with Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.am for the track Check It Out in which Cheryl Cole has a cameo role in the UK version.

Having won a slew of new artist awards this year, Minaj has claimed that she doesn't want to be defined by her sexual image.

'I made a conscious decision to try to tone down the sexiness, I want people - especially young girls - to know that in life, nothing is going to be based on sex appeal. You've got to have something else to go with that'.