Nicki Minaj’s stiletto challenge is back and better than ever.
Numerous stars —including Witney Carson, Brie Larson and Ciara — have effortlessly slayed while reviving Minaj’s stint over a decade after it debuted.
Back in 2013, Minaj struck the pose in her “High School” music video. At the time, she balanced on one foot in tall stiletto heels by a pool.
Fans revived the pose via social media in the summer of 2025, prompting even more celebrities to participate in the fun. Take Carson, who won at the challenge by somehow balancing on her round Dancing With the Stars Led Goodman Mirrorball Trophy on August 1. She gave the camera a pout while proving how steady she was in her block heels.
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Minaj herself proved that she’s still got it while posing in her heels on August 9. She stood on a wooden table and made the position look easy.
Keep scrolling to see all the stars who attempted the stiletto challenge:
Pink
The singer showed off her moves while sipping a beer and balancing on a block in a one-piece and kitten heels on August 13.
“Why my friends always wait till my third beer to make me do dumb s*** on TikTok,” she captioned the post.
Nicki Minaj
After attempting the pose on August 5, but admitting that her dress was too short, Minaj got into sheer tights and mastered the challenge in a pair of gold heels while balancing on a table on August 9.
Nicole Scherzinger
The singer held her martini in the air while standing on one foot on a boulder on August 9.
Brie Larson
Larson stood on two cans while rocking pink boots on August 7.
Mariana Barutkina
The influencer fell while trying to balance on a jar of baby food on top of a saucepan and fractured her back — just eight weeks after giving birth — on August 4.
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Witney Carson
The Dancing With the Stars pro balanced on her round Led Goodman Mirrorball Trophy in a pair of block booties on August 1.
Mikayla Matthews
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star balanced on a step stool in stiletto heels while cradling her newborn blindfolded.
“2 weeks postpartum yesterday and we are a whole new level of TIRED lol
,” she captioned the post on August 1.
Jenna Bush Hager
Bush Hager read a book while squatting on one foot on a stack of additional books on July 24.
Ciara
The singer slayed the challenge while balancing on two stacked dumbbells in her Christian Louboutin heels on July 21.