Tamisha Iman, in Talent Competition at Miss National 1996

[@rob97dc]

Deeper Love, C+C Music Factory, featuring Aretha Franklin. Everybody, Everybody, Black Box, featuring Martha Wash

[@FancyAlly]

I hope the Drag Race fans show some respect for this talented queen

[@camrenmartin9234]

They better

[@marckid93]

@@camrenmartin9234 and if they don’t then I have schools and jobs awaiting to message. Racists are going to learn to be cowards again :)

[@camrenmartin9234]

@@marckid93 perioddddd

[@bw2678]

@@marckid93 Because the only possible reason someone might criticize her is racism ......

[@Dalsemien]

Many of the younger fans often disrespect older queens, especially if they are POC. I hope they leave her alone with their bias.

[@charliek2543]

to be honest rupaul should compete in tamisha iman's drag race

[@WardenOfSuperjailOF]

She’d be dragged for her makeup lmao

[@Chelone95]

Girrrrl!!! The shade of it all!!!!

[@chstrvz]

Hahahhaha omg

[@shadibeidas1]

#truth

[@adultstochildren]

OH DAMN, CHARLIE! ahahaha

[@rollingonions5509]

Her entrance was a reference to this talent number omg A legend

[@kibanaru221]

What a fucking LEGEND!!!!

[@charlestrinidad1731]

Let’s all hope she releases a remastered version of her signature number because it’s so damn good!

[@workinprogress3329]

The outro was sickening were she laid down on the ground ❤

[@Josh_Holder]

WHY IS SHE A CONTESTANT ON DRAG RACE? SHE NEEDS TO BE A PERMANENT JUDGE ON THE PANNEL!!!

[@latricee_2000]

ooop! BIG FACTS

[@nathanielshaynetagilala2223]

Trues up

[@donnabenevientoismygothmom9535]

FR LIKE-

[@amarah_thebody]

Foreal!!!! I think ru likes the power dynamic but the she get more drag artists sitting at judges panel

[@TeddieBean]

Imagine if Ru finally decides to give up her place and retire, and hands over the reins to Miss Tamisha? Now THAT would be OVAHHHHHH 💖✨💃🏻💖

[@jl-nh5xb]

yet kandy muse has the audacity to shade tamisha and say she doesn't have star quality 😭

[@plc9359]

Don’t worry honey, Kandy thinks she’s all THAT but she ain’t got half the talent Tamisha has. And Kandy’s fan base is shrinking while Tamisha is still going up even after she was eliminated.

[@CC-cf6gu]

@@plc9359 huh you sound dumb kandy still has alot of supporters your just mad that kandy sent your fave packing 🚪👈 AHA🤣🤣

[@plc9359]

@@CC-cf6gu kandy doesn't have a lot of followers. I mean, kandy's follower count on ig is on 200k + since episode 3 and for 10 episodes she only was able to raise 100k followers now in episode 15. Along with elliott, kandy's follower count is increasing slowly. And also, have u checked her twitter? People are unfollowing her. Deservingly. Lol. Know your facts before calling me dumb. You are dumb. Facts are Facts.

[@plc9359]

@@CC-cf6gu you are dumb. Kandy didn't send Symone home. 😂 Im not mad. You are mad that Kandy is one of the weakest in the top 4 we ever had.

[@selftuff]

Kandy, shut up little girl....!!!

[@Ylurple]

Am i seeing it right that the vocal track cut out and YET she kept that routine going, lipsyncing all the inaudible words, and the audience stepped in and kept the beat and the energy? Work

[@jeremiahbenns998]

And she won the crown!!

[@valhalax25]

@@jeremiahbenns998 I was wondering this, and as she should have. I can see she is definitely a performer and very professional.

[@lieaorganasolo]

Noticed how when it came back on. She was still on beat! A true QUEEN

[@valhalax25]

@@lieaorganasolo ikr! Stuff of legends. 😅

[@pinkcatminht]

SHE DID NOT MISS A SINGLE FUCKING BEAT. wow. that is so good

[@bblazedart]

I am old enough to have seen this live. She was ALWAYS an underdog with the will of a tiger. That chick would not quit. She was up against some LEGENDS that night and she slayed them one at a time. Very few talents were this exciting and entertaining when you saw it live.

[@grover0303]

I’m happy the rest of the world will experience seeing this talent on DragRace

[@matthewpemberton1057]

Thanks for sharing x

[@tazangel3742]

Did she Vogue back in the day? Those hands were nasty .

[@carisatorresaniceto2933]

Lucky!

[@alessandrobenitez188]

You are the luckiest person, im falling un love with her more every day

[@whitneyw2698]

Rpdr needs to give Ms Iman a “Thank you for gracing us with your presence” award with cash money and a seat at the judges table.

[@symphonyno.9]

exactly

[@flipperbigg8943]

I mean there’s a lot of legends in the scene it’s just rupaul has put the most visible representation of drag out there and has done more than drag race and helped the community in ways no other person has especially in the late 90s

[@circusbezerkus]

If this Tamisha from 96 were to enter the competition at this age, it was OVER for everyone else. When she said she's still good but not as good as she was before, I now see what she meant cuz hunnyyyy THIS is a fucking drag performance.

[@shawnalynn5198]

Right! I hate to take away from her talent today but she was a force to be reckoned with in the 90s, holy shit. This is the definition of turning it out!!!

[@akeemrollins2327]

High Drag, hunnee

[@gumshew2007]

@@akeemrollins2327 Preach Huntee

[@pinlight97]

Holy f’ing balls...the audio cut and when it came back in a full minute kid later, she was right on the word and beat. That’s jaw dropping!

[@marcelapalacios9222]

How she competing on drag race when she should own the whole show instead????

[@malivertt297]

I can see it now.... Tamisha Iman’s School for Drag Children: All are welcome so long as you are ready to WORK

[@amazingabby25]

Ru jealous because she’s so much more sickening

[@yza8175]

To carry on the legacy

[@Mirage049]

@@amazingabby25 baby u done sprained your arm with that 🤣🤣

[@amazingabby25]

Amin Hayes reaching is speciality.

[@coleglassner449]

The way she just became my favorite queen in .2 seconds.

[@laureanoleonel99]

SAME

[@MrEliasMarques]

Everybody likes to say they "school the children" but miss TAMISHA IMAN was really schooling. I mean, we were really kids in 1996.

[@vexxi1470]

I wasn’t even born lmao

[@jorgeguzmanm99]

I wasn't even born

[@kennethwardla7955]

I was 2. She’s Simply amazing!

[@bmark8783]

I wasn't born yet omg #97

[@jderon22]

I literally was 6years old lol,definitely a fan

[@svk4569]

In the words of Mariah Parisss Balenciaga "Baby this is a show... badass"

[@BebeStellas]

Now I am understanding the look of disbelief on Tamisha's face in that choreography rehearsal last week. Those pups are wet behind the ears in comparison to Mother!

[@isaacblake823]

Who else is ready to see that an old broom can still sweep?

[@dompunzalan8188]

MEEEEEEEE!!!!!! I am rooting for her! WE ARE ROOTING FOR HER! 😍😍😍😍😍

[@DearDanny]

Tbh i dont care if she goes home on the first challenge,she is TAMISHA IMAN legend ALWAYS

[@ThatRPDRChannel]

@@DearDanny a legend, an icon, Tamisha Iman

[@tazangel3742]

@@DearDanny you name is taking me tf out 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@DearDanny]

@@tazangel3742 LMAO

[@FB-sm3xx]

kandy muse could only WISH, to be this polished, 6 years into her career.

[@CasianoLaw]

Honey, Kandy was ONE YEAR OLD when this happened

[@FB-sm3xx]

@@CasianoLaw and?? whats that have to do with anything. she literally told tamisha who has a career over THIRTY YEARS, that she didn’t see star quality

[@CasianoLaw]

@@FB-sm3xx And she was right. Tamisha doesn't have star quality. She was very difficult to direct in that acting challenge. She went after Elliott way before Kandy said anything to her. She makes all her dresses and it shows: they are very dated... They're something you would find at Sears circa 1994. The hair and makeup are equally dated. Very early to mid 90s with a high thin brown, cheeks with minimal contouring and The Lion King mane of hair, frozen in place thanks to AquaNet. No, ma'am. Thanks, but no, ma'am. When Kandy got up to leave, she began walking in her direction, clearly provoking her. Gottmik and Tina had to get in between to prevent TAMISHA from approaching further. That room was full of people and the crew was watching. This will and should have consequences for Tamisha. I think she goes home next. Good riddance.

[@LongdownConker]

@@CasianoLaw kandy was being a loud mouth bully. Someone needed to check her. When Tamisha was walking towards her, it was Kandy who was threatening Tamisha with violence but as Tamisha approached and said you ain't gonna hit me, Tamisha was proven right, kandy can dish it but she can't take it and she's all bark and no bite. Kandy was literally bitching about Tamisha just before Tamisha walked in and bullying Elliott. To say Tamisha has no star quality wen you see this!? Kandy could never do this in her wildest dreams. Tamisha however was still not fully recovered during filming so she certainly wasn't at her best. She had only started walking again 6 months prior after battling cancer and she had a colostomy bag, which if u don't kno what that is u should look it up. In her position I don't think I would have had the guts to even try to go on the show, she's inspirational

[@billydeguzman8985]

@@CasianoLaw ageist

[@jackley2113]

This was 25 years ago. In her prime. Even if she’s half as good now as she used to be she can still win drag race! LEGEND

[@user-nubiangoddess]

But she's holding back

[@IrinaGomes0209]

@@user-nubiangoddess holding back?... The lady couldn't walk a year or two ago. What she overcame is huge.

[@user-nubiangoddess]

U don't know wat I mean...I mean holding back in personality...she purposely want to fade in the background

[@queenieiman]

@@user-nubiangoddess you literally only say that because she isn’t loud and caddy, but soft spoken and glamorous.

[@user-nubiangoddess]

I know that she knows how to read, very poised too

[@IaMShadows1]

Her entrance makes so much sense now!

[@adisuryapratama1458]

Holla at me I know you know me. Holla at me I know you know me, Tamisha is Here!

[@blu4014]

Y'all better stop playing around and start putting some respect on Miss Tamisha Iman's name. This woman is legendary.

[@TSXIO]

Girl the way she killed that janet jackson lipsync we weren’t ready

[@homorockerbloguero5079]

Nos voló la wig

[@gabrielemartin9864]

Just when seymone thought she did something when she went up against tamisha, little did she know what she was doing was done by tamisha way back in 1996

[@sunnyquan9540]

Little dig she know she was fighting a wounded but strong dragon

[@cakes3958]

Symone shouldn’t have even won that lip sync

[@DearDanny]

Tamisha is drag legend.

[@TheCristianVee]

Thank u to whoever shot this in ‘96 coming from a little gay boy born in ‘97. She is iconic

[@Cadenza93]

“Someone call the paramedics, cause I was not ready... NOT... READY”

[@nc5809]

Who here cuz Bob? Tamisha is insanely talented. This performance alone has solidified her as an ALL STAR. Also, she is such a great mentor/drag mother that I feel like having her as a permanent judge on RPDR would be everything.

[@thatomash7689]

Did a whole number and I didn't even see one death drop. They don't make em like her no more 🥺

[@SteadilyAscending]

Sho don’t 💯 Her and Shawnna Brooks were the buckers back down

[@kevinelmendez]

This is one of the best drag performances I’ve ever seen.

[@mazaretrim5788]

THE WAY SHE BOUT TO EAT THE GIRLS 😭

[@BTonTV]

On God! I don't know if she can still do the tricks, but the children need to take notes and put RESPECT on her name!

[@michaelverner2084]

Down!!!

[@ryonlever9557]

@@BTonTV she can’t do those tricks but my god she really did great in that Lipsync with symone

[@zalenahquaddy4354]

@@ryonlever9557 I think she shouldve won

[@yamada6739]

@@zalenahquaddy4354 I agree

[@Boochachiii]

The sibling rivalry podcast brought me here and shit did not disappoint. Holla at me, I know you know me!

[@simz3192]

How was Tamisha not RuPaul??? I mean this is legendary Talent, one in a million.

[@luvslugg]

For real. As talented as Ru is she could NEVER dance like Tamisha.

[@simz3192]

@@luvslugg like tbh it feels weird having RuPaul judging someone who is basically equal to her as a contemporary. Their primes were at the same time. There will never be another queen like Tamisha on the show, cus she IS the moment. I’ve never been so infatuated with someone’s aura on reality TV before. She’s like a drag saint to me lol.

[@kaybowling29]

@@simz3192 yesssssssssss

[@sophielian4182]

@@simz3192 yass ghorll

[@snakm]

@@simz3192 EXACLTY. I really wanna hear what Ru has to say about it tbh.

[@aucoeurdusilence]

You could tell me this routine was from 2021 and i would still believe it. To think that she delivered this performance 25 years ago... it’s just mindblowing. True artistry right here.

[@Ocelot2000]

I am so happy and excited that Tamisha is on Drag Race 13. Can her survivor and older and wiser. She might not be able to do all those tricks now but watch the recent 2020 competition she came back for and you will see just as amazing a performer just in a different way. WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW. If she was competing back then, no one in drag race would have stood a chance. Lordy!!!!! Shangela.... Now I know where you got some of your moves from!!!

[@robertperez2262]

Fun fact: Tamisha crowned Alyssa Miss USofA

[@sandra-jones]

Do you have a link.

[@bblazedart]

I got hooked on drag when I was living in that area in the 90's and early 2000's. Tamisha, Basia. Jasmine Bonet. Raquel Lord, and Ashley Cruz were the girls I lived for hard. I saw Tamisha win that crown at Nationals when she did that talent for the first time. The girls were WEAK when she beat out Electra and the other legends on the stage that night.

[@sandra-jones]

@@bblazedart lucky you great memories.

[@Ocelot2000]

@@bblazedart that’s amazing that you got to see that right in front of you!

[@tommyvenezia3654]

nah when that audio cut and she came back perfectly on beat!!!

[@jimmyandtaylorperry7735]

She was competing on RPDR with an ostomy bag and said nothing. I have so much respect for this queen. I hope she makes it on All Stars completely healed and takes the crown!

[@dancedoctor1032]

As a 20 year old who just got into drag race and the art of drag in general in 2016, I have so much respect for her. I honestly didn’t expect much from her watching the Meet the Queens but after seeing the first episode and this, I am a proud Tamisha stan

[@hayleysmith8494]

Kandy doesn't know shit about star quality, this is it right here

[@ecks081]

After this 7-min video, I’m now a convert. I hope she places high this season. She’s now my favorite and I don’t mind her winning.

[@Taylor-Crawford]

Who is still watching in 2021. Totally unforgettable!

[@miadicicco4100]

Anyone here from the Sibling Rivalry podcast??

[@myusernamewastaken_]

TAMISHA ATE THIS UP & LEFT NO CRUMBS! THIS is how you PERFORM! 25/26 year old Iman was a force to be reckoned with AND STILL IS

[@AmaniEats]

If you look up the word “werk” in Google, this pops up first.

[@misslimeperu5674]

"The lady" is a drag legend #TeamTamishaIman

[@propheticvoice2012]

A fuckin legend. Music cut out, she kept lipsyncing and was ON BEAT when the music came on again. Thats how you do it baby. She's not to be played with

[@KillaryKlinton]

Kandy is so lucky she wasn't facing a full on healthy and younger Tamisha... It would have been over.

[@SteadilyAscending]

Where’s the lie😂🤷🏽‍♂️

[@jaredjoven2287]

RELEASE THIS TRACK TAMISHA!!!!!

[@GodsChild4Ever446]

I’ve watched this a thousand times and I go off every time. Her music stopped but she didn’t and kept in step with every beat. She kept on performing and was in perfect synchronization THAT IS WHAT I CALL EPIC.

[@elijahmcdonald1695]

If Drag Race was around back in her prime there is no doubt about it that she would be a winner. Hope these little girls pay some respect 🤧

[@urmomvia]

Or be the host

[@BillMichel]

I was in the audience when this happened...simply put, it was electrifying and LEGENDARY! 👏💯👑 Nobody expected the music to cut out, but Tamisha didn't let that phase her. All night everyone thought it was between Electra and Gloria Klein...clearly, they were wrong! 😉

[@shawnalynn5198]

So cool that you got to see this! Thanks for sharing ❤️

[@johnayalachef]

Regardless of RPDR, this is a wonderful legacy to have and no one can take that away from Tamisha Iman. Bravo 👏🏻

[@ronderfulaquariums2978]

THEY DONT MAKE EM LIKE HER ANY MO LITERALLY THE CATALYST THAT MEASURES MY EXPECTATIONS WITH DANCE NUMBERS LITERALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY THE STANDARD XOXO BREATH LIVE LEARN AND RESPECT U ICON

[@HouseofHungRealness]

By far the most intense talent I have ever seen!!

[@snakm]

You should see her drag daughter Tandi Iman Dupree. The drag genes have been passed excellently.

[@Sahgee]

Now THAT was iconic, through and through. Where she kept finding more and more energy is beyond me.

[@workinprogress3329]

Love this. I hope Tamisha reads these comments one day and knows not all the Ru fandom is hateful. She needs her flowers.

[@Theejasminegrace]

AHH SHE USED HER HOLLA AT ME I KNOW YOU KNOW ME AS HER ENTRANCE LINE ICONIC!!!!!!!

[@-here-6055]

She is such an icon a CANNNOT tell you how many times I’ve watched this video!!!! Everytime they leave me speechless

[@Skyline10789]

She wasn’t kidding about her earlier days 😳 🔥

[@UhhhAreyouok]

It's Tamisha, Tamisha, Tamisha IMAN!!! Yessssss!!!!

[@tacos4brunch1]

Bob brought me here. Wow 24 years ago!! Legendary

[@nathanielshaynetagilala2223]

Tamisha should have her own t.v reality show....

[@Crz4wizard]

Seeing this was from 1996, there was no reason RPDR season 1 was so pedestrian 💯💯

[@gihankanishka]

POSE season 3 did a good job using this song in the trailer background

[@catrinac.8948]

3:02 HOLLA AT ME, I KNOW YOU KNOW ME HOLLA AT ME, I KNOW YOU KNOW ME AHHH, TAMISHA IMAN this is so catchy I LOVE TAMISHA

[@whitemagus7123]

The wig stayed on... Monique Heart should take notes 👀😂

[@MIMIX015]

LOL 😂

[@lulusart4576]

And heidi

[@mallbratgirl_3005]

she doesn’t need drag race to tell her she’s talented, she needs it to tell everyone else that

[@b3stplay3r_jo41]

Tamisha Iman’s videos just keep popping up in the recommended and i’m living for it

[@sharonmiller7213]

My favorite song and video in life today is Tamisha Iman arrogant HOLLA AT ME I KNOW YOU KNOW ME

[@garrettpattison7507]

I feel so excited that such a legend will get the recognition she deserves and that her art will be shared with the world. Officially have a new favorite ❤️

[@melissadelavega1968]

this was ridiculously perfect and amazing. I believe in tamisha iman supremacy. WE SHOULD PROTECT HER AT ALL COSTS

[@fitogastelum]

she does have star quality

[@ColtonMyers1]

And *THAT* , everyone, is how you keep your wig on during a lip sync

[@LongdownConker]

This is the definition of star quality

[@oldjaghead]

yes maam!!! all these years later!!

[@jern2607]

I'm now a fan of Miss Tamisha. She is a great drag mom and dad to her biological children. Love her words of wisdom. Very inspiring 😘

[@MARTYOFFICIAL333]

her entrance line makes sense nowwwwwww

[@tigertv9838]

Tamisha is legendary. She just wanted ppl to see her and who tf she is. The fact she was a contestant doing drag before most of her season mates was even born and just start back walking 💜💜💜

[@MemesAreFriendsNotFood]

She BODIED this, can’t wait to see her on this season ♡

[@jhunifiedwithlove9750]

OMG! She is breathtaking... A talent like no other... I’m hope she’ll go far in the competition or May be even snatch the crown. The children should see this... She is a living legend... 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💪🏽🙏🏽👼❤️I can’t get over those kicks and the choreography... OH GOODNESSSSS!

[@supabadbc]

TAMISHA is LEGENDARY! Wow!!!!!!!! Put some respect on her name!

[@Salvia_Salvation]

I looove her so much, she is the kind of person you just look at and you know they're better than you

[@jj425jj]

During the dance breaks, most queens try to keep up with their dancers, but her dancers are trying to keep up with her! #Icon

[@bulletbasilio3941]

I was just watching 3 seconds ago and its alrdy iconic

[@jademoiratan5589]

This was randomly recommend to me. Anyway, she's a legend. Love her

[@GodsChild4Ever446]

OMG I DID NOT KNOW SHE DANCED LIKE THIS THIS GIRL IS EPIC AND I SEE WHY SHE CAN’T BE COMPARED TO ANYONE ELSE.

[@MaryJoMamaJojo]

Tamisha is EVERYTHING! Love my Georgia queen!

[@midnitehour1]

I can’t count how many times I’ve watched this and it gags me every time 😭

[@midnitehour1]

Tamisha Iman. Tamisha! I-Man! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@Chelone95]

Holler at me, I know you know me. Holler at me, I know you know me. Aahhh!!! TAMISHA IMAN!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻❤️❤️❤️ YASSSS!!!

[@teelegacy9140]

SHE ATEEEEEE. She needs to use this backtrack on this season!!🔥😍

[@huh.what.okay-]

THIS IS A PERFORMANCE!!!!

[@IamFergc.]

OMG!! Really Tamisha is a queen to respect, tremendous spectacle she taught 🥺😍😍😍

[@AwardsJunkie1999]

So glad she’s getting the love she deserves. A true icon

[@ryannkallelbanglan5478]

MISS TAMISHA IS A DANCING DIVA!!!

[@pear5037]

this was the year i was born, holy shit. shes still killing it

[@y.c.5470]

Wow, that was amazing! 👏🏽

[@ballinangel3231]

This is so good I can’t believe it exists

[@cosato22]

OK I feel like a pleb that I did not know about her until now. Wow. What a star!

[@peweebaggins8470]

this just changed my life i s2g