The rest of the front row felt fairly pedestrian — you've got your Giuliana Rancic, your Petra Nemcova, your Katie Cassidy — until all hell broke loose in the form of Nicki Minaj.
Nicki, who is quite small and could probably use a little hired muscle, her crew was acting as if they were members of the Secret Service and there was a credible threat to the president... and that president was Nicki Minaj.
As everyone was getting into tactical positions, the PR girl next to us turned to one of her comrades and cheerfully announced, "Well, that was INSANE." She went on to explain that she'd been one of the people escorting Nicki from her car into the venue, and that Nicki's fans had been beyond intense, basically losing any semblance of sanity as soon as Nicki appeared. "They were screaming, 'I live for you, my life's for you!' I was like...oh my god." Oh my god, indeed. Nicki herself did seen a little overwhelmed, but she bounced back enough to take a couple of selfies during the show.