At this stage in the game, Rihanna really should require no introduction. But just so we're all on the same page: She's a boss. She's ballsy. She plays by nobody's rules but her own. And she's got a whole Navy standing behind her. For all those reasons and plenty more, she also happens to be the Queen of the VMAs this year. Get it, girl.
In preparation for a Bad Gal RiRi-studded evening, we rounded up more than a dozen of her most uncensored and jaw-dropping moments, both on and off the stage. And yes, we are fully aware that she sometimes pulls off 10 of these stunts on any given day. But these are her most iconic of all time, so prepare yourself for Rihanna in full-on renegade mode.
Cheers to you and your epicness, Ri. We know you'll be enjoying your celebratory glass of wine (to go, of course)!
When she shaded Ciara. Hard. #HowRudeOfHer
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The entirety of "Bitch Better Have My Money."
Giph via Giphy.When she revealed that GQ tried to scam her out of wearing real clothes for her cover by having "nothing" for her to wear at the photo shoot.
"This jacket was probably the most stylish piece there," she told Ellen DeGeneres. Lesson for mags: Give the woman some options — or she will call you out.
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Bye, Chris Brown.
Screenshot via Twitter.When she asked a reporter if she was bothered by Ri's lady parts underneath that iconic Swarovski-studded dress at the 2014 CFDA Awards.
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All of her epic (faux) fur moments.
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Guessing she and MTV have kissed and made up since this 2012 tweet?
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When she put some respek on Blue Ivy's name.
"Blue told me she likes my fluffy dress lol! She was also fully aware that she was in Dior, and not afraid to let ya know ok," Ri captioned this picture on Instagram.
Photo Credit: Jason Kempin / Getty Staff.That time she left it ALL on stage during an emotional performance of "Kiss It Better" during her Anti World Tour. Watch until the end for some major dab action.
Video via YouTube.Everything about this racy music video. (Can we please talk about the jean-shorts situation?)
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When she met a massive version of herself in Berlin, and this was her reaction: "Went to visit my boobs the biggest they'll ever be."
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Just speechless. Who is up for starting a petition to get Rihanna back on her shady Twitter game?
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We have to pour one out for her bedazzled dress one more time.
Giph via Giphy.Last, but not least: When she literally threw a stack of bills in the face of Stephen Hill, BET's president of programming.
The interaction was apparently staged to hype up her "Bitch Better Have My Money" performance, but we like to pretend it was an authentic Rihanna diss.
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