The girl with the golden mask! Cardi B is unrecognizable in face covering as she arrives on red carpet to host the 2021 American Music Awards
Cardi B took her red carpet glamour to an extreme level at the 2021 American Music Awards on Sunday evening.
The 29-year-old rapper extraordinaire — who was tapped as host for the evening- looked unrecognizable in a gold Schiaparelli face mask while rocking the designer from head-to-toe. The 49th annual AMAs celebrate extraordinary achievements in music across all genres, and were held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
Golden disguise: Cardi B made a statement at the 2021 American Music Awards on Sunday evening as she walked the red carpet in a Schiaparelli look which included a gold face mask that left her unrecognizable
The WAP rapper’s first look for the evening included a dramatic black off the shoulder gown with a tulle veil which spanned from the arms over her entire head.
Her usually glammed up face was shielded behind a gold face mask fashioned by the out-there Italian fashion designer who designed the custom look. She rocked extravagant statement earrings that nodded to the human body, that featured large eyes and fingers that dangled at the bottom. The daring ensemble also included black gloves which were adorned with red acrylics pierced with delicate gold rings.
Making a statement: The WAP rapper’s first look for the evening included a dramatic black off the shoulder gown with a tulle veil which spanned from the arms over her entire head
Is that you? Her usually glammed up face was shielded behind a gold face mask fashioned by the out-there Italian fashion designer and she wore earrings fashioned in the shape of eyes with dangling fingers
Host of the evening: Cardi was tapped to host the evening making her the second female rapper in the show’s history to do so behind Queen Latifah in 1995, and additionally she was nominated for three awards
The multi-platinum Grammy winning artist was tapped to host for the evening, making her the second female rapper in the history of the show to do so, following Queen Latifah in 1995.
Additionally she was nominated for three awards: Favorite female hip-hop artist, favorite hip-hop song for Up, and favorite music video for Up.
The AMAs are the world’s largest fan-voted awards shows, with nominations based on key interactions as reflected on the Billboard charts from September 25, 2020 to September 23, 2021. The interactions taken into consideration for an AMA nod include streaming, album sales, song sales and radio airplay over the aforementioned time frame.
Running on empty: ‘A lot of looks tonight, a lot of looks,’ Cardi teased of her fashion looks – ‘I’m running on two hours’ sleep, and I arrived here today at 10 a.m. for rehearsal,’ she told
What could go wrong? The brazen Bodak Yellow crooner additionally confessed that she ‘a little bit scared’ that she would end up cursing during the live broadcast but joked ‘It’s like, you know what, I don’t know – fine me!’
