She's long been known as a diva.
And
on Tuesday night, Mariah Carey proved that's still the case as she
arrived four hours late to open the show at the 2014 World Music Awards,
held at Monte Carlo's Le Sporting Club in Monaco.
The
44-year-old was all set to launch her new album, Me. I Am Mariah... The
Elusive Chanteuse, prior to the awards show, but when it was pushed
back by several hours, the proceedings were thrown into chaos.
Worth the wait! Mariah Carey dazzled the
audience at the 2014 World Music Awards at Monte Carlo's Le Sporting
Club in Monaco on Tuesday night despite being four hours late after her
album launch was delayed
'Mariah was meant to be at the Sporting Club at 5.30pm but her album launch was put back to 9.30pm,' The Mirror reports a senior producer as explaining. 'The whole event has been delayed.
It's not great.'
It's not great.'
However,
it seems not everyone was aware of the cause of the delay, with a World
Music Awards spokesman not mincing words as he said rather harshly: 'We
don't know why Mariah is late, she's
just being Mariah.'
just being Mariah.'
When she did finally arrive, the 44-year-old was in fine form as she took to the stage to belt out
a tune.
a tune.
The
star looked sensational in a long-sleeved floor-length sparkly black
gown that featured sexy sheer panels all over - her modesty only
protected by skimpy black underwear - and a plunging neckline that
exposed plenty of cleavage.
'The whole event has been delayed. It's not
great': While the show's producers scrambled to rearrange the schedule
after learning that their opening act was running late, they were
rewarded when she eventually took to the stage for a pitch-perfect
performance
Picture-perfect: The 44-year-old looked
absolutely stunning with her face full of heavy, perfectly-applied
make-up featuring a golden base, dark, smoky eyes and glossy nude lips,
framed by her blonde tresses, which were styled in soft waves, and huge
dangly diamond earrings
She
was wearing her now-signature black fingerless glove on her right arm,
while she accessorised with a glitzy diamond bracelet in the shape of a
snake, dangly earrings and a butterfly ring.
Her
long golden tresses were worn in soft waves and her face was
beautifully made up in complementary golden tones, with dark, smoky eyes
and nude glossy lips.
As
well as performing during the star-studded ceremony - which also saw
the likes of Miley Cyrus, Leona Lewis, Ricky Martin and Jason Derulo in
attendance - the original diva was also the lucky recipient of two
awards.
She
was awarded the Pop Icon and Best-Selling Solo Artist Of All-Time gongs
and took to the podium to make a gushing speech dressed in her second
outfit of the evening.
Confetti shower! Large round gold confetti fell
down from the ceiling as her performance concluded, with one piece
getting rather unfortunately lodged between her breasts in her plunging
gown
Daring to bare! The mom-of-two wowed in her
sparkly black long-sleeved floor-length gown, which featured sexy sheer
panels all over, her modesty protected by skimpy black underwear
She's still got it! The songstress's impressive vocal range was in fine form during her rendition
The
number featured silver diamantés in all the right places to protect her
modesty, with a sheer long-sleeved underlay that fell to the floor,
which was also scattered with the sparkling jewels.
Posting
several photos with her awards backstage in her dressing room as she
was joined by her three-year-old twins, Moroccan and Monroe, the proud
mom gushed that no award could measure
up to her precious babies.
up to her precious babies.
'The
best awards I've ever received: Roc & Roe!! Thank you Melissa &
all at the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo #L4L,' she wrote to
accompany the sweet black and white shot of her kids playing with the
shiny statuettes.
In
another show of her divaliciousness, Mariah even arrived with her own
lighting guy to ensure she looked her absolute best at all times.
'She
likes to have her lighting man wherever she goes to make sure the
lighting is right. That's really important to her,' a source tells The
Mirror.
Wardrobe change! Mariah switched into an equally
revealing sheer gown that was covered in a smattering of silver
diamantés in all the right places as she returned to the stage to accept
two awards during proceedings
Quite the accomplishment: The singer gave a
gushing speech as she was presented with the awards for Pop Icon and
Best-Selling Solo Artist Of All-Time on the same day she released her
first album in four years, Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse
