If you thought I, a Black reality TV stan, would ever have a list of Black reality TV icons and NOT include Tiffany “New York” Pollard, I don’t know what to tell you. Since Miss HBIC began her stardom in Seasons 1 and 2 of Flavor of Love, giving us many catchy lines like “Beyonce?! You look like Luther Vandross, and the only response to the spit heard ‘round the world, Tiffany has continued killing it in the reality TV game.

After launching her own show, I Love New York, she created several more shows for VH1 and also starred in Season 17 of Celebrity Big Brother. With nearly two decades on reality TV, Tiffany has no plans to slow down, as she starred in Season 2 of College Hill: Celebrity Edition and House of Villains in 2023.