Alter egos

Roman and Barbie, two of her most famous alter egos.

An alter ego is described as a second self, which is believed to be distinct from a person's normal or original personality. Alter egos are used by numerous performing artists who use stage or screen personae both to entertain audiences and to explore new identities for themselves but usually, people who have been deprived or who haven't been able to do what they always wanted to do in life have an alter ego.

Onika Tanya Maraj has created alter egos by different manners. The alter ego Cookie was created because of her parents' constant fights and arguments. Later, she created alter egos like Rosa or Nicole for entertainment purposes. "Nicki Minaj" was originally an alter ego of Maraj but was later used as her stage name. In today music, alter egos has been more frequently used by artists. Both Lady Gaga and Beyonce have created their alter egos "Jo Calderon" and "Sasha Fierce," respectively. Minaj alter egos have more persona's characteristics than alter ego's characteristics but Minaj herself has stated that she call them her alter egos.

List of alter egos

The following is a list of alter egos created by Nicki Minaj for personal, creative or entertainment reasons:

Image	Name	Origin	First appearance		Description
	Cookie	Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago	Minaj's childhood		She is the first alter ego of Nicki Minaj, introduced to escape the troubles of her home life as a child.
	Female Weezy	Queens, New York City	"Y.U. Mad"		She is represented as the female version of Lil Wayne.
	The Harajuku Barbie	Queens, New York City	"Itty Bitty Piggy"		Often shortened simply to Barbie, is the name of one of Minaj's longest lasting and most famous alter egos, particularly known for her soft voice.
	Lap Dance Nika	Unknown	I Am Music II Tour		She performed lap dances at Wayne's tour and later retired when the tour ended. She is rumored to appear when a lap dance is needed.
	Martha Zolanski	Manchester, England	"Roman's Revenge"		She is the mother of Roman Zolanski and an alter ego of Minaj, She is the godmother of Nicki and is a strict and traditional woman.
	Nicki Lewinsky	Queens, New York City	"Sunshine"		She is one of the most know alter egos of Minaj when she was an underground artist, and is known for her sexual lyrics.
	Nicki Teresa	New York City	Minaj's visit at "The Garden of Dreams Foundation"		Also known as The Healer, is an alter ego, who wears a colorful scarf around her head and went around places as the "healer to her fans."
	Nicki the Boss	Queens, New York City	"Jump Off '07"		She is described as the ingenious austere business woman that always thinks outside of the box, who is never afraid to assert herself.
	Nicki the Ninja	Philippines	"Higher Than a Kite"		She is a hip hop lyrical assassin, whom is sometimes naughty.
	Nicole	California	Elle photo shoot interview		She is portrayed as a very sweet and bubbly, fangirl interviewer with a fancy accent.
	Norman	Middle East	Minaj's UStream		He is an alter ego of Minaj, who makes appearances on UStream along with SB.
	Point Dexter	Unknown	"The Creep"		Often shortened to simply Dexter, is one of Minaj's alter ego who is creepy and a pervert.
	Roman Zolanski	London, England	"Bottoms Up"		Minaj's most well-known and utilized alter ego, described as a blond homosexual male characterized as being far more outspoken and wild than Nicki herself.
	Rosa	Spain, or Latin American	Lopez Tonight		She is an alter ego of Minaj, created in an interview due to the Mexican origins of the host.
	Tyrone	Harlem, New York City	"Till the World Ends (The Femme Fatale Remix)"		He is a crackhead from Harlem who raps in a detuned and erratic way.

Unconfirmed/Unofficial alter egos

In various occasions Minaj have called herself by many different names leading to fan's speculate of more alter egos, however, those have not been confirmed by Minaj as her alter egos or simply they do not have enough information to be classified as alter egos. The following is a list of unconfirmed or unofficial alter egos of Nicki Minaj:

• The Bride of Blackenstein: character of Minaj created for an episode of Saturday Night Live, who acted like a complainant wife. Some fans catalog her as an alter ego.
• Da Kid: Minaj sometimes change her tone when saying "Da Kid" but it could probably just be nickname like "Nicki Minaj."
• Dr. Minaj: for the music video of "Out of My Mind," Minaj created a character for the video called "Dr. Minaj" who falls in love with her patient B.o.B.
• Hannah Montana: referring to herself as "Hannah Montana," Minaj could mean various things: like Miley Cyrus had Hannah Montana, she have alter egos or she is a super star like Montana.
• Sexy Chocolate: Minaj said on her twitter that her stripper name is "Sexy Chocolate." Nothing else is known about her.
• Super Snatch: for the Beam Me Up Scotty photo shoot, Minaj said that she was dress up like "Super Snatch" and said that she is "coming soon" before saying "the fastest boss in the business."