Beyonce poses nude with nothing but a sash

Beyoncé stripped down to her origins for her new album cover, donning her maiden name and her birthday suit.

The 28-time Grammy winner, 42, went n*ked under another pageant sash in the second promo image for Cowboy Carter, her eighth studio album and country music debut.

In the photo, Bey serves a Venus pose, rocking long beaded braids and holding a lit cigarette billowing with smoke.

Her body is concealed by a sash that reads ‘act ii BEYINCÉ’, which is her family’s name.

Born Celestine Beyoncé, the artist has explained that she’s one of several in her family whose last name was misprinted on her birth certificate.

Beyoncé previously debuted the first album cover last week as she announced the Cowboy Carter title and March 29 release date.