When the votes were counted it was a unanimous victory for Tamar Braxton, who took home the Season 2 Celebrity Big Brother crown and a $250,000 prize in what was only the second unanimous win in Big Brother U.S. history.
Braxton is also the first African American winner in the history of the show which has been airing on CBS for 19 years.
“I mean, I can’t even really put it into words. It’s like the best day on top of the best feeling,” Braxton told reporters following her win. “I’ve been watching this show since Chicken George. And I can’t believe that I was actually blessed to be a part of it, let alone win. Like, that is crazy to me.”
Braxton’s victory is all the better because she’s a longtime super fan of the reality game show.
Ricky Williams was the final Head of Household of the season and chose to bring Braxton to the final two over Lolo Jones and Dina Lohan.
It turned out to be a quarter million dollar mistake.
For most of the season, Tamar’s game looked to be in trouble.
She was at the center of a lot of drama and was even put on the block.
But, Braxton managed to keep her friendships intact and gave an effective and compelling speech to jury members before the vote.
Braxton joins Hairspray’s Marissa Jaret Winokur as the second ever winner of the U.S. version of Celebrity Big Brother.
But her victory comes with its own historic title, because she’s also the first black contestant to win the U.S. version of Big Brother.
Yes, it took 20 seasons of Big Brother and two seasons of Celebrity Big Brother to make that happen.
And, with her win coming during Black History Month, fans couldn’t have been happier for her.
Braxton thanked her family and friends, and said she planned to spend the money on a house for her and her young son.
The lack of diversity on Big Brother has been an issue through the years.
There are also questions now about whether Julie Chen Moonves will return to host another season of the show.