Some may be a genuine case of accidental exposure, some may be a more contrived approach to gain publicity. But whatever the reasons behind it, the female celebrity nipple slip is a guaranteed way to create a headline. Here’s a look at six of the most famous to have occurred over the years.
Warning: All embedded YouTube clips below show a nipple in some form or fashion. If female areola offends you, then don’t click. Its that simple.
Mariah Carey
Considering the occasion, there’s little ambiguity over whether Mariah Carey intended to give her audience more than they bargained for when she performed at an all-star concert to celebrate the So So Def label earlier this year. Indeed, it’s highly unlikely that she intended to spill out of her white strapless dress as she was joined on stage by Jermaine Dupri. But thankfully for the voluptuous diva, her brief nipple slip was more PG than X-rated.
Nicki Minaj
Not exactly renowned for her shy and retiring persona, Nicki Minaj has been guilty of inadvertently flashing her bosom on several occasions. Most recently, her nipple freed itself from her denim outfit on a live edition of BET’s The 106 and Park, while she also burst out of her lime green bikini during a video shoot for Lil Wayne collaboration, “High School.” But it was her first nipple slip in 2011 that was by far the most blatant when she somehow managed to expose her entire left breast whilst performing on Good Morning America.
Madonna
Unlike the other acts on this list, there can be absolutely no doubt about the intentions of arguably the most provocative female superstar of all time. Having already bared every bit of flesh possible during her Erotica phase, seeing Madonna’s right nipple wasn’t exactly shocking. But her decision to deliberately pull down her black bra during a performance of “Human Nature” at a 2012 gig in Istanbul was undoubtedly desperate and suggested that the one-time Queen of Pop had firmly lost her grip on the throne.
Lady Gaga
Like Minaj, Lady Gaga is a serial offender when it comes to exposing herself. The “Born This Way” star has succumbed to the nipple slip at the 2009 Brit Awards, at a The Fame album signing and during an appearance on The Jay Leno Show. But it was her arrival at the 2011 Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards where she staged her most explicit stunt, accidentally slipping out of her black bondage dress to reveal the entirety of her left breast, conveniently right in front of the press photographer’s section.
Kelly Rowland
Perhaps tired of all the constant attention Beyonce gets, Kelly Rowland treated audience-goers at a gig at Club 4Sixty6 to the sight of both of her breasts in 2011. Her nipple slips were rather unique though for the fact that they occurred because her raunchy black outfit slipped up rather than down. Seemingly oblivious to her wardrobe malfunction, she carried on performing hit single “Motivation” amongst an array of shirtless men but later saw the funny side of it, tweeting: “New Jersey crowd was amazing!! Hope you enjoyed the show and didn’t mind the peekaboo LOL!!! #kanyeshryg #stuffhappens”
Janet Jackson
By far and away the most high-profile and controversial nipple slip of all time. Indeed, Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake’s performance at the Super Bowl half-time show is widely considered to be one of the defining cultural moments of 2004. The pair have since claimed that the ‘N Sync star was supposed to leave Jackson’s red bra intact when he ripped open her bustier during a performance of his 2003 hit “Rock Your Body.” But many skeptics thought it was an almighty coincidence that at the time he sang ‘gonna have you naked by the end of this song,’ he also exposed her breast in the process. Incredibly, it was Jackson who took most of the flak for the unexpected peep show and her career went into steady decline following the whole incident, famously described by Timberlake as a ‘wardrobe malfunction.’
Music’s Most Famous Nipple Slips
Some may be a genuine case of accidental exposure, some may be a more contrived approach to gain publicity. But whatever the reasons behind it, the female celebrity nipple slip is a guaranteed way to create a headline. Here’s a look at six of the most famous to have occurred over the years.
Warning: All embedded YouTube clips below show a nipple in some form or fashion. If female areola offends you, then don’t click. Its that simple.
Mariah Carey
Considering the occasion, there’s little ambiguity over whether Mariah Carey intended to give her audience more than they bargained for when she performed at an all-star concert to celebrate the So So Def label earlier this year. Indeed, it’s highly unlikely that she intended to spill out of her white strapless dress as she was joined on stage by Jermaine Dupri. But thankfully for the voluptuous diva, her brief nipple slip was more PG than X-rated.
Nicki Minaj
Not exactly renowned for her shy and retiring persona, Nicki Minaj has been guilty of inadvertently flashing her bosom on several occasions. Most recently, her nipple freed itself from her denim outfit on a live edition of BET’s The 106 and Park, while she also burst out of her lime green bikini during a video shoot for Lil Wayne collaboration, “High School.” But it was her first nipple slip in 2011 that was by far the most blatant when she somehow managed to expose her entire left breast whilst performing on Good Morning America.
Madonna
Unlike the other acts on this list, there can be absolutely no doubt about the intentions of arguably the most provocative female superstar of all time. Having already bared every bit of flesh possible during her Erotica phase, seeing Madonna’s right nipple wasn’t exactly shocking. But her decision to deliberately pull down her black bra during a performance of “Human Nature” at a 2012 gig in Istanbul was undoubtedly desperate and suggested that the one-time Queen of Pop had firmly lost her grip on the throne.
Lady Gaga
Like Minaj, Lady Gaga is a serial offender when it comes to exposing herself. The “Born This Way” star has succumbed to the nipple slip at the 2009 Brit Awards, at a The Fame album signing and during an appearance on The Jay Leno Show. But it was her arrival at the 2011 Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards where she staged her most explicit stunt, accidentally slipping out of her black bondage dress to reveal the entirety of her left breast, conveniently right in front of the press photographer’s section.
Kelly Rowland
Perhaps tired of all the constant attention Beyonce gets, Kelly Rowland treated audience-goers at a gig at Club 4Sixty6 to the sight of both of her breasts in 2011. Her nipple slips were rather unique though for the fact that they occurred because her raunchy black outfit slipped up rather than down. Seemingly oblivious to her wardrobe malfunction, she carried on performing hit single “Motivation” amongst an array of shirtless men but later saw the funny side of it, tweeting: “New Jersey crowd was amazing!! Hope you enjoyed the show and didn’t mind the peekaboo LOL!!! #kanyeshryg #stuffhappens”
Janet Jackson
By far and away the most high-profile and controversial nipple slip of all time. Indeed, Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake’s performance at the Super Bowl half-time show is widely considered to be one of the defining cultural moments of 2004. The pair have since claimed that the ‘N Sync star was supposed to leave Jackson’s red bra intact when he ripped open her bustier during a performance of his 2003 hit “Rock Your Body.” But many skeptics thought it was an almighty coincidence that at the time he sang ‘gonna have you naked by the end of this song,’ he also exposed her breast in the process. Incredibly, it was Jackson who took most of the flak for the unexpected peep show and her career went into steady decline following the whole incident, famously described by Timberlake as a ‘wardrobe malfunction.’
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