Tina Knowles Cut Her Own Hair to Save Beyoncé’s First Destiny’s Child Video Shoot
Klaudia//May 28, 2025
Tina Knowles has always gone above and beyond for her daughters.
In a charming anecdote from Knowles’ Matriarch memoir, the 71-year-old businesswoman recalled running into some difficulty as the hairstylist on Destiny’s Child’s “No, No, No (Part 2)” music video shoot and ultimately chopping some of her own locks to save the day.
At the Los Angeles video shoot, the then-quartet comprised of Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, LaTavia Roberson and LeToya Luckett worked with Darren Grant as director, Chris Maldonado and Eric Ferrell as makeup artists and Tina in charge of the group’s hair.
“Each girl wanted something special, and Beyoncé’s request was that I would let her have highlights for the first time,” wrote Tina of her then-16-year-old daughter, who’s now 43. “I had light blonde ones in my own hair, but she would have fake platinum blond hair I would glue in as little streaks.”
Upon entering the hair and makeup area, Tina could already hear Maldonado and Ferrell laughing and having a good time — until she entered the room, and they not only fell silent but “scowled” at her, she recalled.
The makeup artists used “two giant tables” for themselves and left Tina “one little spot at the end,” but she made the best of the situation and grabbed another table for her equipment, according to the book.
Beyoncé then walked into the room, ready for her faux blonde streaks — but they both quickly realized Tina “didn’t bring enough,” she wrote. At the time, she sensed Beyoncé’s “frustration” and anticipated Maldonado and Ferrell were ready to watch her struggle to put the look together.
However, once Beyoncé referred to Tina as her “mama,” the makeup artists’ demeanors changed. “The guys started laughing, not at me, but at themselves. They confessed they had been freezing me out,” read the memoir.
Tina recalled Maldonado explaining his friend was initially set to style the group’s hair but ultimately told not to come because “the director’s girlfriend was gonna do the hair.” She laughed and noted that she was not dating the director, who was 15 years her junior.
From that moment on, Tina and the makeup artists formed a strong friendship — and they admitted, per the book, they were going to be mean to her before finding out she was Beyoncé’s mother.
The tension was now gone, but Beyoncé still needed more blonde hair, and Tina found a last-minute solution. “I looked at myself in the mirror, took a little scissors and began to cut some highlights from my own hair, just enough here and there to glue into my daughter’s hair without leaving me bald-headed,” she wrote.
Maldonado and Ferrell reiterated that Tina is clearly Beyoncé’s mom, per the book, as no other hairstylist would cut their own hair in order to complete a look.
“No, No, No (Part 2)” featuring Wyclef Jean was a breakthrough hit for Destiny’s Child upon its 1997 release. The song reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the publication’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Matriarch is out now.
In a charming anecdote from Knowles’ Matriarch memoir, the 71-year-old businesswoman recalled running into some difficulty as the hairstylist on Destiny’s Child’s “No, No, No (Part 2)” music video shoot and ultimately chopping some of her own locks to save the day.
At the Los Angeles video shoot, the then-quartet comprised of Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, LaTavia Roberson and LeToya Luckett worked with Darren Grant as director, Chris Maldonado and Eric Ferrell as makeup artists and Tina in charge of the group’s hair.
“Each girl wanted something special, and Beyoncé’s request was that I would let her have highlights for the first time,” wrote Tina of her then-16-year-old daughter, who’s now 43. “I had light blonde ones in my own hair, but she would have fake platinum blond hair I would glue in as little streaks.”
Upon entering the hair and makeup area, Tina could already hear Maldonado and Ferrell laughing and having a good time — until she entered the room, and they not only fell silent but “scowled” at her, she recalled.
The makeup artists used “two giant tables” for themselves and left Tina “one little spot at the end,” but she made the best of the situation and grabbed another table for her equipment, according to the book.
Beyoncé then walked into the room, ready for her faux blonde streaks — but they both quickly realized Tina “didn’t bring enough,” she wrote. At the time, she sensed Beyoncé’s “frustration” and anticipated Maldonado and Ferrell were ready to watch her struggle to put the look together.
However, once Beyoncé referred to Tina as her “mama,” the makeup artists’ demeanors changed. “The guys started laughing, not at me, but at themselves. They confessed they had been freezing me out,” read the memoir.
Tina recalled Maldonado explaining his friend was initially set to style the group’s hair but ultimately told not to come because “the director’s girlfriend was gonna do the hair.” She laughed and noted that she was not dating the director, who was 15 years her junior.
From that moment on, Tina and the makeup artists formed a strong friendship — and they admitted, per the book, they were going to be mean to her before finding out she was Beyoncé’s mother.
The tension was now gone, but Beyoncé still needed more blonde hair, and Tina found a last-minute solution. “I looked at myself in the mirror, took a little scissors and began to cut some highlights from my own hair, just enough here and there to glue into my daughter’s hair without leaving me bald-headed,” she wrote.
Maldonado and Ferrell reiterated that Tina is clearly Beyoncé’s mom, per the book, as no other hairstylist would cut their own hair in order to complete a look.
“No, No, No (Part 2)” featuring Wyclef Jean was a breakthrough hit for Destiny’s Child upon its 1997 release. The song reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the publication’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Matriarch is out now.