—The Queen of Comedy is a Jane of all trades. She acts, performs standup, hosts beauty pageants, awards and talent shows, and is a mom and wife. Essence.com recently caught up with the F.A.T. Girl to talk about the BET Awards, Charm School finale and why she loves the “N” Word.

Congrats on hosting your third BET Awards! After your legendary performance of Beyonce’s “Crazy in Love” in the past, what can we expect from you this year?

All I have for you are two words — Déjà Vu. That’s all I’m going to say.

Well, that’s more than enough for my imagination. How many costume changes will you make?

(Laugh) You know what? I’m not going to give away the entire show. What I will tell you is that everything I put on will make folks say, “Go ‘head Mo’nique. Go `head!”

What is the evening’s theme?

The theme is: "The Main Event." You know how when you go to the fight there are three fights before the big fight? Well, this show is the Muhammad Ali and George Foreman of all the previous ceremonies. And you know when it’s the main event, baby, everybody has to get prepared.

I hear you. As a celebrity in your own right, is there anyone you are looking forward to meeting?

Ohmigod, Don Cheadle! There are those who are the special ones and he’s definitely one of them. I’m so excited for that brother and even more excited to meet him because everything I’ve ever heard about him has been incredible. His talent makes you say, “Brother, do your thang!” He’s receiving the Humanitarian Award.

You’re also celebrating your junior year with your F.A.T. Chance beauty pageant. How was it taping the show in Paris?

It was absolutely life-changing for me. We did high-fashion photo shoots, walked the runways of Paris and did nude body painting.

Wow, so you let go of all your inhibitions in France. How long did it take you to muster up the courage?

Well, I’ve been nude before. When I visited Exuma, Bahamas, it was extremely private and isolated, so I would take my bathing suit off and I enjoyed that feeling. After doing it the first time on a remote island, I said I wanted to enjoy this feeling whenever I feel like having it and I felt like having it in Paris. And the Parisians were looking at us like, “Whadahell? What are we supposed to do? I’m like, “Get some more paint Sugar because you got to paint all of this.”

So you weren't nervous about letting it all hang out?

Not for my body, but for what people might do or say. It was thinking, “I don’t want to have to cuss nobody out in Paris.” But in all fairness, I think that if anyone knew millions of people would see them naked they’d be reluctant at first.

So did any of the women get cold feet?

The night before and the morning of you could feel the tension and see the emotions on their faces when I told them that we would be getting naked in front of cameras and a crew. What they didn’t know or see was that I was going through the same emotions. But the moment we all had to drop our towels, I watched those women and myself walk into freedom. It was very emotional for all of us. We laughed and we cried. It really chokes me up because when you see it, you don’t see unattractiveness or shame from the women, all you see is true beauty.