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Nicki Minaj receives booty-centric 'Anaconda' wax statue

The rapper released her provocative "Anaconda" music video in August 2014.

By Annie Martin
Nicki Minaj performs on 'Good Morning America' on July 24. The rapper was honored with her first Madame Tussauds wax statue Tuesday. File photo by John Angelillo/UPI
1 of 5 | Nicki Minaj performs on 'Good Morning America' on July 24. The rapper was honored with her first Madame Tussauds wax statue Tuesday. File photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Nicki Minaj received her booty-centric wax statue at Madame Tussauds on Tuesday.

The 32-year-old rapper re-created a behind-baring pose from her "Anaconda" music video for the museum's Las Vegas location in The Venetian hotel. The display includes backup dancers and the video's jungle backdrop.

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"Guests have been consistently asking us to make her figure," marketing manager Cole Kouvaris said in a statement. "As her music continues to grow in popularity, so does her larger-than-life persona and we wanted to capture that essence."

"Anaconda" is the second single to debut from Minaj's third studio album, The Pinkprint. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the accompanying music video has received nearly 500 million views on YouTube.

Minaj is on her Pinkprint tour with Meek Mill, and called the rapper her "husband" in concert Sunday. The couple will bring the tour to a close Aug. 22 in Wantagh, N.Y., and also recently made headlines for Meek Mill's feud with fellow recording artist Drake.

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