2.  Well placed new stories: Becoming
part of Pop Idol, her boyfriend
cheating on her.
 Famous partner: Safaree Samuels
(music producer)
 Attendance at premiers and parties
at the Oscars with Kim Kardashian
 Features in magazines – appearing
without her iconic make up and
wigs in Elle Magazine

3.  Nicki Minaj is shown to have
real emotions when news
reports say her long term
boyfriend has cheated on her.
 However her unique selling
point is her image of being a
Barbie doll. This was created by
her record label to become an
original pop star.

4.  She is presented as a
Barbie doll which gives
the audience what they
want a ‘Barbie doll’
type person and this
personal is created by
her record label.
 Although this is true
the idea of being in
ELLE magazine
without her make up
and wig causes her to
be more relatable to the
audience.

5.  Nicki Minaj has her own K-
mart fashion line for the
audience to enjoy. She has
her own fashion sense but
indicates that her fashion
line is for comfort not her
unique look.
 She creates a trend of being
individual and extravagant
in the way her followers
dress.
 By appearing on pop idol
people saw a ‘true side’ of
her as they saw her behind
the scenes of it and see how
she acts normally.

6.  As a person she has had a hard past which
people will relate to and shows a human side
to her. She, however is shown be a construction
as her character is not real but the foundations
of the hard background are and this is relatable
for the audience.
 She goes against ‘what people are supposed to
look like’ and shows a curvy figure which
people look up to but goes against the idea of
thin is beautiful unlike various other pop stars.

7. It is important to get the right star image as many
pop stars start their career as a performer and
create this idea of being a pop star through a
negative light. Because of this creating the right
new stories and other positive media and social
events means that the pop star would become a
positive role model in todays society and therefore
be a star who is remembered and goes down in
history.

8. Therefore to create my Artist has the right star
image as I will ensue that her unique selling point
is her voice; as well as her voice being he reason
she became a star. Constructing the star will be
used through music having raw emotion in it.
Through industry and audience, my star will be
put in magazines as well as creating a good image
in the media of my star. The star will go against
conventions of a skinny celebrity and with her
album the press will be able to find out about h
past o make her more relatable to the audience.