WATCH: Russell Wilson’s wife Ciara conquers the Nicki Minaj Stiletto Challenge | NFL News
Balance on a stiletto. The whole weight of one’s body on a single stiletto. Sensational singer started a stiletto trend. Another sensational singer, who’s also an NFL WAG, accepted the challenge! Russell Wilson’s wife, Ciara, is full of surprises. Mostly known for her offbeat fashion statements, this time around, she accepted a Trinidadian rapper’s challenge! While Nicki Minaj performed the stiletto challenge with the support of a pole, our most-adored NFL WAG–Ciara, took it up a notch! A multitude of notches, to be precise.
Russell Wilson’s multi-faceted wife, Ciara, balances her weight on one stiletto and two dumbbells
On July 21, Ciara shared an Instagram post of her nailing Nicki Minaj’s stiletto challenge! It was so breathtaking that one IG user commented– “Challenge closed!” Surrounded by the serenity and greenery of the scenery, Ciara stood on top of two dumbbells. Correction: Ciara stood on her one stiletto over two dumbbells! She took up a squatting position where–she kept her right leg still and her left leg crossed over her right leg. She balanced her whole body’s weight on her right leg–right stiletto to be precise! The mother-of-four took it up a notch by holding a bottle of Ten To One Caribbean Dark Rum in her left hand! And to further add pepperoni to her attempt, Ciara attached Nicki Minaj’s song, High School(feat. Lil Wayne) to her IG reel!
Ciara looked like a model from a museum in Nicki Minaj’s Stiletto Challenge pose
That one still, calm, serene, and mesmerizing moment. That’s how New York Giants quarterback’s wife, Ciara, looked. Draped in a pitch-black workout t-shirt and gym leggings, the NFL WAG looked like a sculpted statue from a museum. She wore black goggles and a black hat. Left her blonde hair open. All that to only make the model look more authentic! We doubt if she held her breath, too! No movement! No imbalance. No flinch. No shiver. No shaky behavior, whatsoever! Ciara looked like a composed model from an ancient museum!
Instagram users reacted to Ciara taking up Nicki Minaj’s Stiletto Contest
Ciara captioned her Stiletto Challenge Instagram post: “Top Shelf. She Stacked 😉” One IG user found the challenge attractive and wrote, “🔥🔥🔥I need someone to record me!!! I wanna do this!!!!” Another user warned everyone, “Yall don’t try this at home 😂😂. Leave it to the pros and queens of movement.” Ten To One Rum’s IG account commented, “Perfectly balanced. Just like our rum.” A fourth IG user wrote– “she’s a icon and she knows it.” And a fifth user expressed, “I love this lady so baaaaadddddd.”
What is the Nicki Minaj Stiletto Challenge ?
Nicki Minaj’s Stiletto trend is a gravity-defying balancing pose where an individual balances their whole body’s weight on one stiletto. It goes back to Minaj’s High School music video with Lil Wayne from circa 2013. She balanced in stilettos by a pool–while holding a pole. The challenge came to life after 12 years in the early Summer of 2025 when an influencer, Imanni, shared a video of balancing on a dumbbell. Various other users joined in the viral TikTok trend and balanced their weights on stools, soup cans, water bottles, kid toys, kitchenware, champagne bottles, Jenga blocks, weights, a container of Spam, a traffic cone, poles, and pottery equipment.
Is the Nicki Minaj Stiletto trend risky?
Yes, it is highly risky and dangerous. A Russian influencer, Mariana Barutkina, tried the viral TikTok Nicki Minaj’s stiletto trend and paid a hefty price–she fractured her spine. The 32-year-old attempted the bait-worthy trend just weeks after she delivered a baby. She balanced her whole weight on a stiletto on top of two platforms: a canister of baby formula and a tea-making pot. The two platforms were placed on her kitchen platform. Before she knew it, she fell and had to be rushed to the Emergency Room. Barutkina broke her ninth thoracic spine. She avoided permanent nerve damage. As a recovering note, the influencer wrote, “I’m doing great, following the guidelines and now living in ‘star’ status. Whoever worries about my child is also calm. He has two nannies, and while I was filming, one of them was with him.”
Which stars have attempted the gravity-defying Nicki Minaj Stiletto pose?
- Willie Geist
- Shawn Johnson
- Alan Bersten
- Kristy Sarah
- Gina Kirschenheiter
- Christina Kirkman
- Luann de Lesseps
- Brooke Burke
- Witney Carson
- Jenna Bush Hager
- Brie Larson
