Ugly Ducklings: 10 Shocking pictures of celebs in high school – See how they looked before all that fame..

8. Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj has gone through many transformations in the public eye. Most notably, she traded in her hyper-theatrical wigs and outfits from for haute couture on The Pinkprint; it was time to get serious. So looking at a picture of her from high school is like a peek into a past that she would desperately prefer to keep secret. Above is a screenshot of a video clip that recently surfaced of her performing a skit at New York’s LaGuardia High School of Music & Art, where she majored in drama. Unfortunately, the clip has been removed from YouTube. But reports say that the clip was of Nicki Minaj (real name: Onika Maraj) “arguing” with a classmate and getting so into it that she throws a prop.