Megan Thee Stallion kicked off the 2024 MTV VMAs with an homage to the Olympics.

In her opening monologue, the "Hot Girl Summer" singer and awards show host appeared in a patriotic, one-shoulder bodysuit that channeled the Olympics and name-checked Simone Biles.

"Shout out to Simone Biles. Did she let me borrow this?" Megan said, flaunting her bodysuit, which featured "VMA" emblazoned across her chest.

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Added the "Mamushi" rapper, "I want to give a shout out to my hotties and my 'hatties,' because I know y'all watching, too."

"As you can see, I am repping team VMA, and tonight, VMA stands for the voluptuous Megan awards," Megan said. "Clearly, I deserve a gold medal for being a bad bitch."

Megan, 29, has previously won two Moon Person trophies. In 2019, she won best power anthem with Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign for "Hot Girl Summer." She took home the best hip-hop song award for "Savage" the following year.

This year, she is up for four awards: best hip hop, best visual effects and best direction for "Boa" along with best collaboration with GloRilla for "Wanna Be."

The ceremony marked Megan's first time hosting an awards show. She previously pulled double duty hosting and performing on Saturday Night Live in October 2022, with two musical guest appearances already on her resume at that point.

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The 2024 MTV VMAs air on Sept. 11 at 8 p.m. ET/ PT live from the UBS Arena in New York.