Nicki let it all hang out at the Haider Ackermann show (Photo: Rex Features)

She's never the type to hide her light under a bushel. But Nicki Minaj surpassed herself when she attended Paris Fashion Week on Saturday.

The outlandish pop star, 34, turned heads for all the wrong reasons as she perched on the front row at Haider Ackermann's new season collection showcase.

Virtually topless in her shocking choice of attire, Nicki - real name Onika Tanya Maraj - deliberately exposed her left breast while concealing the nipple with some gaffa tape.

Clearly feeling body confident, she added a pair of gold shorts and a pink visor, although nobody was looking at them.

Sandwiched between Caroline de Maigret and Lou Doillon - who were both conservatively dressed in comparison - Nicki's bold look was surely designed to get people talking.

Not that it would be her first experience of publicly exposing herself.

Outrageously-dressed rapper Nicki is as famous for her outfits as her explicit lyrics. The Trinidad-born star seems at a semi-permanent risk of wardrobe malfunctions - a nipple slip on Good Morning America was just one occasion she revealed even more than intended.

More recently, she wore next-to-nothing as she shot a new music video in Miami Beach, Florida. The rapper sizzled in a red cutout swimsuit as she put her famous curves on display.

She wore the revealing bodysuit with a red leather bondage-style choker and handcuffs. Wrapping a body chain around her peachy derriere, Nicki made sure all eyes were on her as she danced for the camera.

She was joined on set by the rapper Future. They’ve worked together as they previously collaborated on DJ Khaled’s Do You Mind and the Rich Gang single Tapout.