Tina Knowles Cut Her Hair To Save Beyoncé's 1st Destiny's Child Video
Tina Knowles has always been more than just a mom. She's been a stylist, a creative force, and a fierce protector of her daughters' dreams. In her new memoir Matriarch , Tina recounts a now-legendary story from the early days of Destiny's Child that shows just how far she was willing to go for Beyoncé's big moment. Read more inside.
People reports that in 1997, a 16-year-old Beyoncé and her groupmates—Kelly Rowland, LaTavia Roberson, and LeToya Luckett—were filming their very first music video for 'No, No, No (Part 2)' featuring Wyclef Jean. The stakes were high. Tina, who styled the girls' hair for the video, recalled the moment everything almost went off the rails: she had forgotten to bring enough platinum-blonde streaks for Beyoncé's highlights.
'She wanted her first ever highlights,' Tina writes in Matriarch , 'and I had planned to glue in fake platinum blond pieces to match the ones in my own hair.'
But when she realized she didn't have enough, and saw the frustration on her daughter's face, Tina knew she had to improvise—fast.
Without missing a beat, she looked in the mirror, grabbed a pair of scissors, and began snipping strands from her own hair.
'Just enough here and there to glue into my daughter's hair without leaving me bald-headed,' she wrote. Her quick thinking saved the look and showcased her unwavering commitment to her daughter's success and happiness.
The shoot wasn't without tension. Tina also recounted the initial frostiness from makeup artists Chris Maldonado and Eric Ferrell, who had been misled about who would be handling hair that day. But once they realized Tina was Beyoncé's mom, the ice broke and lasting friendships were formed.
The resulting video for 'No, No, No (Part 2)' became a major breakthrough, climbing to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the R&B charts. But behind the scenes, it was a mother's dedication—and a few strands of her own hair—that helped Destiny's Child shine.
Tina's memoir Matriarch is out now, offering more behind-the-scenes moments from her life as the powerhouse matriarch of one of music's most iconic families.
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