1 00:00:00,968 --> 00:00:02,169 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:02,269 --> 00:00:03,570 ANNOUNCER: Coming to you from New York City, 3 00:00:03,670 --> 00:00:07,508 the only city in America, it's The Daily Show. 4 00:00:07,608 --> 00:00:11,044 Tonight: Trump's latest scandal. 5 00:00:11,144 --> 00:00:13,881 Kamala in Korea. 6 00:00:13,981 --> 00:00:16,617 And Iman. 7 00:00:16,717 --> 00:00:20,687 This is The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. 8 00:00:20,787 --> 00:00:22,823 -♪ ♪ -(cheering, applause) 9 00:00:38,539 --> 00:00:40,741 What's going on, everybody. Welcome to The Daily Show. 10 00:00:40,841 --> 00:00:42,676 I'm Trevor Noah. Thank you so much for tuning in. 11 00:00:42,776 --> 00:00:45,145 Thank you for coming out in person. 12 00:00:45,245 --> 00:00:47,748 Thank you so much for coming out, everybody. 13 00:00:47,848 --> 00:00:49,783 Oh, man, this is gonna be fun. Take a seat, take a seat. 14 00:00:49,883 --> 00:00:51,051 Let's do this, everyone. 15 00:00:51,151 --> 00:00:53,053 We've got a really great show for you tonight. 16 00:00:53,153 --> 00:00:55,122 Florida is hurricane bonding, 17 00:00:55,222 --> 00:00:58,825 Donald Trump tried to overthrow the government using Diet coke, 18 00:00:58,926 --> 00:01:01,428 and Ronny Chieng faces down Kim Jong-un. 19 00:01:01,528 --> 00:01:03,964 Plus, our guest tonight is an international icon-- 20 00:01:04,064 --> 00:01:05,966 Iman is joining us on the show, everybody. 21 00:01:06,066 --> 00:01:07,935 -(cheering, applause) -Looking forward to that. 22 00:01:08,068 --> 00:01:09,403 So, let's do this, people. 23 00:01:09,503 --> 00:01:11,638 Let's jump straight into today's headlines. 24 00:01:11,738 --> 00:01:13,907 -♪ ♪ -(cheering, applause) 25 00:01:18,579 --> 00:01:20,547 All right, before we get into the big stories, 26 00:01:20,647 --> 00:01:23,083 let's catch up on a few other things going on in the world. 27 00:01:23,183 --> 00:01:26,153 Let's kick things off in public health news. 28 00:01:26,253 --> 00:01:29,089 The FDA has issued new guidelines 29 00:01:29,189 --> 00:01:32,693 as to which foods can be labeled "healthy." 30 00:01:32,793 --> 00:01:36,663 And that now includes nuts and salmon. 31 00:01:36,763 --> 00:01:40,300 And as much as I appreciate that... 32 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:41,802 I didn't need the government to tell me 33 00:01:41,902 --> 00:01:43,470 that salmon is healthy. 34 00:01:43,570 --> 00:01:45,105 We all know that because that's the thing 35 00:01:45,138 --> 00:01:46,640 that people order at weddings when they want to let you know 36 00:01:46,740 --> 00:01:48,275 that they're better than everyone else. 37 00:01:48,375 --> 00:01:51,378 "Oh... Oh, yeah, I'll have the salmon. Eh." 38 00:01:52,613 --> 00:01:54,448 In international news, the queen of Denmark 39 00:01:54,548 --> 00:01:57,217 has stripped her grandchildrel-- grandchildren 40 00:01:57,317 --> 00:01:58,785 of their royal titles. Yeah. 41 00:01:58,886 --> 00:02:01,088 Because she says she doesn't want them 42 00:02:01,188 --> 00:02:04,825 to be "limited" by their royal duties. 43 00:02:04,925 --> 00:02:08,295 Which is the most posh way ever to say, "Bitch, get a job." 44 00:02:11,064 --> 00:02:13,133 Yeah, those grandkids must have been so grateful. 45 00:02:13,233 --> 00:02:15,302 It's just like, "Wow, Grandma, thanks for not forcing me 46 00:02:15,402 --> 00:02:18,672 "to be a prince anymore. I really hated all the attention 47 00:02:18,772 --> 00:02:20,507 "and the free jewelry. I love being known as 48 00:02:20,607 --> 00:02:23,810 the grandkid formerly known as prince. Thank you." 49 00:02:23,911 --> 00:02:25,879 It's so funny how the British monarchy 50 00:02:25,979 --> 00:02:28,115 had so much drama that all the other monarchies 51 00:02:28,215 --> 00:02:29,516 are now looking around like, "Mm, maybe we should 52 00:02:29,616 --> 00:02:31,351 "shut shit down while we're still ahead, yeah? 53 00:02:31,451 --> 00:02:33,153 Yeah, yeah." 54 00:02:33,253 --> 00:02:35,122 Oh, in gaming news-- this is a fun one-- 55 00:02:35,222 --> 00:02:38,892 uh, the maker of the card game Uno has come out officially 56 00:02:38,992 --> 00:02:41,195 and updated its rules to clarify 57 00:02:41,295 --> 00:02:43,463 that you cannot play a Draw 2 58 00:02:43,564 --> 00:02:45,432 on top of another Draw 2 59 00:02:45,532 --> 00:02:46,834 -to make the next person draw four. -(audience exclaims) 60 00:02:46,934 --> 00:02:48,569 Yeah. Yeah. 61 00:02:48,669 --> 00:02:50,771 Yeah, they say, "Draw 2, you take the Draw 2--" 62 00:02:50,871 --> 00:02:53,140 -That's it. That's it. -(audience groaning) 63 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:56,510 I-I agree with you. I mean, like, who-who makes-- 64 00:02:56,610 --> 00:02:59,546 who makes these rules? 65 00:02:59,646 --> 00:03:01,081 I will say it is cool that they're doing it, you know? 66 00:03:01,181 --> 00:03:04,051 If they ask me, we need to fix more game rules. You know? 67 00:03:04,084 --> 00:03:05,285 Forget Uno. I think that works. 68 00:03:05,385 --> 00:03:08,555 Monopoly needs prison reform. 69 00:03:08,655 --> 00:03:10,757 Yeah, my brother gets, like, nine turns buying up 70 00:03:10,858 --> 00:03:12,559 all the properties while my thimble is stuck in jail? 71 00:03:12,659 --> 00:03:14,161 How is that fair?! 72 00:03:14,261 --> 00:03:17,297 No justice, no peace! 73 00:03:17,397 --> 00:03:19,366 But let's move on to some of the biggest stories of the day, 74 00:03:19,466 --> 00:03:21,468 starting with the fallout from Hurricane Ian. 75 00:03:21,568 --> 00:03:23,837 Last night, the monster storm hit Florida 76 00:03:23,937 --> 00:03:26,473 like Florida just came home with a report card full of Fs, 77 00:03:26,573 --> 00:03:28,475 flooding the streets, destroying homes 78 00:03:28,575 --> 00:03:30,911 and infrastructure and leaving millions without power. 79 00:03:31,078 --> 00:03:33,113 Now, the good news is that people 80 00:03:33,213 --> 00:03:35,516 took all the advance warning seriously, 81 00:03:35,616 --> 00:03:38,819 so despite the destruction, there were very few casualties. 82 00:03:38,919 --> 00:03:41,288 And as the storm recedes, we're learning about 83 00:03:41,388 --> 00:03:43,924 some amazing ways that the people of Florida 84 00:03:44,091 --> 00:03:46,860 have pulled together while the storm was raging. 85 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,396 Over my shoulder here, you can see the incredible power 86 00:03:49,496 --> 00:03:52,900 of Hurricane Ian, but now comes, as we've already seen, 87 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,203 the selfless power of people. 88 00:03:56,303 --> 00:03:59,173 Neighbors, friends, even complete strangers 89 00:03:59,273 --> 00:04:01,475 doing whatever they can to help. 90 00:04:01,575 --> 00:04:04,578 Rescues on shore and on land. 91 00:04:04,678 --> 00:04:07,814 Firefighters helping a woman escape floodwaters, 92 00:04:07,915 --> 00:04:10,050 But the fire department also thanking 93 00:04:10,083 --> 00:04:11,752 local jet skiers for helping out, 94 00:04:11,852 --> 00:04:16,256 writing, "Sometimes we need a ride to the rescue ourselves." 95 00:04:16,356 --> 00:04:19,760 In Bonita Beach, one Good Samaritan braving the elements 96 00:04:19,860 --> 00:04:24,298 to save a cat trapped outside on an air conditioner. 97 00:04:24,398 --> 00:04:26,767 MAN: Many of the sailboats are on their side. 98 00:04:26,867 --> 00:04:29,069 There was a-a guy who went on to... to, uh, 99 00:04:29,136 --> 00:04:31,572 to get his three pets off that were still on the boat. 100 00:04:31,672 --> 00:04:34,675 SANDERS: In Saint Petersburg, staff at a botanical gardens 101 00:04:34,775 --> 00:04:39,446 hunkering down with flamingos to see them through the storm. 102 00:04:39,546 --> 00:04:41,615 -Wow. -(applause) 103 00:04:41,715 --> 00:04:44,885 Wow. That is amazing. 104 00:04:44,985 --> 00:04:48,488 That's so nice, just to see, like, everybody coming together. 105 00:04:48,589 --> 00:04:51,225 You know, helping, cats, helping the flamingos. 106 00:04:51,325 --> 00:04:54,962 I mean, I mean, it's nice, but do flamingos need more help 107 00:04:55,095 --> 00:04:56,363 than humans in a hurricane? 108 00:04:56,463 --> 00:04:57,764 It's just weird. 109 00:04:57,865 --> 00:04:59,600 It's like, "Don't worry flamingos, I'll protect you." 110 00:04:59,700 --> 00:05:01,335 Flamingos are like, "Uh, we're the waterbird, dude. 111 00:05:01,435 --> 00:05:03,737 -We'll protect you." -(laughter) 112 00:05:03,837 --> 00:05:05,472 But this is all amazing, right? 113 00:05:05,572 --> 00:05:07,708 The response to the storm was so powerful 114 00:05:07,808 --> 00:05:10,210 that it led to something we've never seen before-- 115 00:05:10,310 --> 00:05:12,412 jet skiers being responsible. 116 00:05:12,513 --> 00:05:13,881 (laughter) 117 00:05:14,047 --> 00:05:15,349 Yeah, imagine that. 118 00:05:15,449 --> 00:05:16,950 Getting rescued by a Jet Ski is so awesome 119 00:05:17,050 --> 00:05:19,086 because it doesn't matter how exhausted or emotional you are, 120 00:05:19,186 --> 00:05:21,421 you can't stay that way on a Jet Ski, right? 121 00:05:21,522 --> 00:05:23,690 Yeah, you're gonna be there, like, "Oh, my God, thank you. 122 00:05:23,790 --> 00:05:25,058 "Thank you, I owe you my life. 123 00:05:25,092 --> 00:05:27,661 "All right, shred it, bro! Yeah! Whoo! 124 00:05:27,761 --> 00:05:30,564 Crank that diesel, bitch!" 125 00:05:30,664 --> 00:05:32,099 (applause) 126 00:05:32,199 --> 00:05:35,502 And as for the people rescuing the cat, 127 00:05:35,602 --> 00:05:37,404 that is true selflessness. 128 00:05:37,504 --> 00:05:38,906 Because that's somebody who's going, 129 00:05:39,072 --> 00:05:41,074 "Look, we lost everything, our house is destroyed, 130 00:05:41,141 --> 00:05:44,278 "we don't have power but-- and hear me out on this-- 131 00:05:44,378 --> 00:05:47,080 "what if we also had our faces scratched to shit, huh? 132 00:05:47,181 --> 00:05:49,082 What do you think?" 133 00:05:49,183 --> 00:05:50,951 It really is beautiful to see. 134 00:05:51,084 --> 00:05:52,319 But let's move on 135 00:05:52,419 --> 00:05:55,088 because while Florida is recovering from this storm, 136 00:05:55,155 --> 00:05:57,791 there is still the storm that is always hitting America: 137 00:05:57,891 --> 00:05:59,693 Donald J. Trump. 138 00:05:59,793 --> 00:06:01,061 WOMAN: New revelations on the final days 139 00:06:01,161 --> 00:06:04,031 of former President Donald Trump's presidency. 140 00:06:04,064 --> 00:06:06,567 In reporting provided to CNN from a forthcoming book 141 00:06:06,667 --> 00:06:09,102 by New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, 142 00:06:09,203 --> 00:06:12,039 Trump repeatedly told aides following his election loss 143 00:06:12,105 --> 00:06:14,775 that he would refuse to leave the White House. 144 00:06:14,875 --> 00:06:17,544 Haberman's book reports that Trump told one aide, 145 00:06:17,644 --> 00:06:19,813 "I'm just not going to leave." 146 00:06:19,913 --> 00:06:23,116 Haberman reports Trump quizzed nearly everyone around him 147 00:06:23,217 --> 00:06:25,185 on how to stay in power. 148 00:06:25,285 --> 00:06:26,920 Among those he reportedly asked, 149 00:06:27,054 --> 00:06:28,889 the valet who brought him Diet Coke 150 00:06:29,056 --> 00:06:32,459 when Trump pressed a red button on his Oval Office desk. 151 00:06:32,559 --> 00:06:34,595 (laughter) 152 00:06:36,830 --> 00:06:38,665 I'm... (laughing) 153 00:06:38,765 --> 00:06:42,169 Oh, man, that-that is so much pressure... 154 00:06:42,269 --> 00:06:44,071 to put on your soda guy. 155 00:06:44,104 --> 00:06:45,672 (laughter) 156 00:06:45,772 --> 00:06:48,475 Like, he asked the valet who brings him the Diet Coke? 157 00:06:48,575 --> 00:06:50,577 He was just like, "Soda boy, I need you to make me 158 00:06:50,677 --> 00:06:51,912 "the emperor of America. 159 00:06:52,079 --> 00:06:53,180 How do I do it? How do...?" 160 00:06:53,280 --> 00:06:55,182 He's just like, "Uh... yeah, 161 00:06:55,282 --> 00:06:58,085 I just got a Coke Zero, man." 162 00:06:58,118 --> 00:07:00,621 You know, if I'm honest, I-I-I think it is less weird 163 00:07:00,721 --> 00:07:03,156 to get advice from your Diet Coke valet 164 00:07:03,257 --> 00:07:07,160 and more weird to have a Diet Coke valet. 165 00:07:07,261 --> 00:07:08,295 But, I mean, once you've got him, 166 00:07:08,395 --> 00:07:09,563 you might as well get his input, right? 167 00:07:09,663 --> 00:07:10,764 Just be like, "Yeah, what do you think 168 00:07:10,864 --> 00:07:13,033 about how to overtake a country, huh?" 169 00:07:13,100 --> 00:07:15,068 The real travesty to me is that Trump didn't follow through 170 00:07:15,169 --> 00:07:17,838 with his plan of just not leaving. 171 00:07:17,938 --> 00:07:20,507 Yeah, that would have been exciting. 172 00:07:20,607 --> 00:07:22,176 Yeah, I would have loved to have seen the FBI 173 00:07:22,276 --> 00:07:23,510 chasing Trump around the White House 174 00:07:23,610 --> 00:07:25,279 like an episode of Scooby-Doo, right? 175 00:07:25,379 --> 00:07:26,513 They chase him through one door, 176 00:07:26,613 --> 00:07:28,248 he chases them through another door, 177 00:07:28,348 --> 00:07:29,783 and then they're all being chased by ghosts. 178 00:07:29,883 --> 00:07:30,918 He's just like, "Ruh-roh. 179 00:07:31,051 --> 00:07:32,619 "Many people are saying 'Ruh-roh.' 180 00:07:32,719 --> 00:07:34,054 "Ruh-roh. 181 00:07:34,087 --> 00:07:38,425 So much danger, Scoob, so much danger." 182 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:42,062 But let's move on... 183 00:07:42,095 --> 00:07:43,664 Let's move on from the previous administration 184 00:07:43,764 --> 00:07:44,665 to the current one. 185 00:07:44,765 --> 00:07:46,433 As you all know, Joe Biden 186 00:07:46,533 --> 00:07:48,435 is the president of the United States. 187 00:07:48,535 --> 00:07:51,071 But what if I told you there's also 188 00:07:51,104 --> 00:07:53,540 a vice president of the United States? 189 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:55,142 Yeah, it's true, it's true. 190 00:07:55,242 --> 00:07:57,211 Her name is Kamala Harris. 191 00:07:57,311 --> 00:07:59,213 "What?!" I can hear you now. 192 00:07:59,313 --> 00:08:00,881 "If that's the case, Trevor, how come I've never seen her? 193 00:08:01,014 --> 00:08:02,316 "What are you gonna tell me next? 194 00:08:02,416 --> 00:08:05,152 Slender Man is real and I should kill my family? Okay." 195 00:08:05,252 --> 00:08:07,321 Well, I can't speak to the veracity of Slender Man, 196 00:08:07,421 --> 00:08:11,825 but I do have proof that Kamala Harris exists, 197 00:08:11,925 --> 00:08:15,262 and she was just spotted in South Korea. 198 00:08:15,362 --> 00:08:17,231 NEWSWOMAN: Overnight, Vice President Kamala Harris arrived 199 00:08:17,331 --> 00:08:21,401 in South Korea for the last leg of her four-day trip to Asia. 200 00:08:21,502 --> 00:08:24,805 She paid a visit to the Demilitarized Zone 201 00:08:24,905 --> 00:08:27,508 that divides the Korean Peninsula. 202 00:08:27,608 --> 00:08:30,143 The move is to demonstrate America's commitment 203 00:08:30,244 --> 00:08:31,945 to its Asian allies. 204 00:08:32,045 --> 00:08:35,549 Well played, Kamala, well played. 205 00:08:35,649 --> 00:08:37,317 If there's one way to remind people you exist, 206 00:08:37,417 --> 00:08:40,120 it's to go stand at the border between North and South Korea. 207 00:08:40,220 --> 00:08:42,856 Now everybody knows your name. 208 00:08:42,956 --> 00:08:45,058 Yeah, it's the same way no one knew that I existed 209 00:08:45,125 --> 00:08:46,527 in high school-- nobody-- 210 00:08:46,627 --> 00:08:49,730 until the day I streaked naked across the football field. 211 00:08:49,830 --> 00:08:51,598 And from then on, everyone knew 212 00:08:51,698 --> 00:08:54,434 One-Testicle Trev was in our school. 213 00:08:54,535 --> 00:08:56,503 Oh, they knew me. 214 00:08:56,603 --> 00:08:58,772 They all know me. 215 00:09:00,641 --> 00:09:02,509 Anyway, because this is such a major moment 216 00:09:02,609 --> 00:09:04,011 on Vice President Harris's trip, 217 00:09:04,077 --> 00:09:06,680 we go live to our very own Ronny Chieng, 218 00:09:06,780 --> 00:09:09,116 who is in the Demilitarized Zone. 219 00:09:09,216 --> 00:09:12,486 Ronny, how is it going over there? 220 00:09:12,586 --> 00:09:14,421 Oh, Trevor, yeah, it's going really well. 221 00:09:14,521 --> 00:09:16,356 Thanks so much for sending me here, by the way. 222 00:09:16,456 --> 00:09:19,826 Great assignment, not racist at all. 223 00:09:19,927 --> 00:09:22,596 Anyway, uh, the vice president was just here, 224 00:09:22,696 --> 00:09:24,464 and she just walked up to the border 225 00:09:24,565 --> 00:09:26,333 with her giant cell binoculars 226 00:09:26,433 --> 00:09:29,169 and then stared at North Korea like a geopolitical pervert. 227 00:09:29,269 --> 00:09:33,073 And, honestly, Trevor, I don't get it. 228 00:09:33,173 --> 00:09:34,308 Why is she here? 229 00:09:34,408 --> 00:09:35,375 Why am I here? 230 00:09:35,475 --> 00:09:36,777 Why's anybody here? 231 00:09:36,877 --> 00:09:37,878 What are you guys even looking for? 232 00:09:38,045 --> 00:09:39,479 You think you're gonna see something 233 00:09:39,580 --> 00:09:42,316 that all the generals and the satellites missed? 234 00:09:42,416 --> 00:09:44,251 It's like, "Oh, look, look, they forgot to lock the gate. 235 00:09:44,351 --> 00:09:46,253 Let's go, go now." 236 00:09:46,353 --> 00:09:47,521 Bunch of idiots. 237 00:09:47,621 --> 00:09:48,689 Honestly, what's she looking at? 238 00:09:48,789 --> 00:09:49,957 What-what is it? What-what...? 239 00:09:50,057 --> 00:09:51,825 You know what? Let me just look out for myself. 240 00:09:51,925 --> 00:09:53,160 All right, what's...? 241 00:09:53,260 --> 00:09:55,462 Oh, oh, look, it's, it's Kim Jong Un, 242 00:09:55,562 --> 00:09:57,464 and, uh... 243 00:09:57,564 --> 00:10:00,367 Oh, looks like he's, uh, watching me on The Daily Show. 244 00:10:00,467 --> 00:10:01,735 (chuckles) 245 00:10:01,835 --> 00:10:03,937 Oh, maybe that guy's not all that bad after all. 246 00:10:04,037 --> 00:10:08,041 Hey, hey! Hey, Kimmy, yo, follow me back on I.G., man! 247 00:10:08,141 --> 00:10:10,477 Uh, anyway, uh, the vice president was here 248 00:10:10,577 --> 00:10:13,313 to strengthen America's alliance with South Korea, 249 00:10:13,413 --> 00:10:15,048 uh, against North Korea, 250 00:10:15,148 --> 00:10:16,917 and let's just see how that went. (clears throat) 251 00:10:17,017 --> 00:10:20,053 NEWSWOMAN: An embarrassing gaffe by Vice President Harris today 252 00:10:20,153 --> 00:10:23,257 when she affirmed America's alliance with the wrong Korea. 253 00:10:23,357 --> 00:10:25,792 So the United States 254 00:10:25,893 --> 00:10:28,495 shares a very important relationship, 255 00:10:28,595 --> 00:10:32,499 which is an alliance with the Republic of North Korea. 256 00:10:32,599 --> 00:10:36,570 And it is an alliance that is strong and enduring. 257 00:10:36,670 --> 00:10:38,739 (laughter, groaning) 258 00:10:38,839 --> 00:10:40,507 Wow! 259 00:10:40,607 --> 00:10:45,312 Wow! You think North Korea is South Korea? 260 00:10:45,412 --> 00:10:49,716 So I guess all Asian countries look the same to you, huh? 261 00:10:49,816 --> 00:10:51,919 Madam Vice President. 262 00:10:52,019 --> 00:10:54,922 What's next, you're gonna mix me up with Simu Liu? 263 00:10:55,022 --> 00:10:56,990 Huh? 264 00:10:57,090 --> 00:10:58,659 Seriously, c-can you? 265 00:10:58,759 --> 00:11:00,060 Could-could you do that, please? 266 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:02,896 Because I-I would totally be fine with that. (chuckles) 267 00:11:03,063 --> 00:11:04,498 No, no, no, no, no. I'm just joking. I'm just joking. 268 00:11:04,598 --> 00:11:06,867 We're just joking. Everyone, we're just joking, okay, 269 00:11:06,967 --> 00:11:08,068 Madam Vice President. 270 00:11:08,135 --> 00:11:09,736 Nobody give her a hard time about this 271 00:11:09,837 --> 00:11:12,806 or we won't see her again for another six months. 272 00:11:12,906 --> 00:11:14,241 All right, back to you, Trevor. 273 00:11:14,341 --> 00:11:15,776 Hey, uh, hey, Kim! Hey, Kim! 274 00:11:15,876 --> 00:11:17,511 Uh, yo, yo, yo! Uh... (chuckles) 275 00:11:17,611 --> 00:11:20,547 Hey, uh, why don't you check out my comedy special on Netflix? 276 00:11:20,647 --> 00:11:22,416 Yeah, use Trevor's password. It's, uh, 277 00:11:22,516 --> 00:11:23,750 -"ILoveBigButts..." -Oh, no, no! No, no, no! 278 00:11:23,851 --> 00:11:25,085 All right, all right, thank you so much, Ronny Chieng! 279 00:11:25,185 --> 00:11:26,720 Thank you so much. Ronny Chieng, everybody! 280 00:11:26,820 --> 00:11:28,689 (cheering and applause) 281 00:11:28,789 --> 00:11:30,557 Thank you so much. 282 00:11:30,657 --> 00:11:33,260 Not my password. Not my password. 283 00:11:34,328 --> 00:11:35,863 All right, uh... 284 00:11:37,664 --> 00:11:39,800 Before we go, I was, uh... 285 00:11:39,900 --> 00:11:42,603 I was chatting to Roy Wood Jr., uh, yesterday 286 00:11:42,703 --> 00:11:44,271 when we finished, uh, the show 287 00:11:44,371 --> 00:11:46,173 and he reminded me 288 00:11:46,273 --> 00:11:49,343 that it has been seven years 289 00:11:49,443 --> 00:11:52,713 since we started The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. 290 00:11:52,813 --> 00:11:53,981 -(cheering and applause) -Yeah. 291 00:11:54,114 --> 00:11:56,116 This week is our anniversary. 292 00:11:56,149 --> 00:11:57,551 And... 293 00:12:00,420 --> 00:12:02,923 O-One of the-- one of the overriding feelings 294 00:12:03,056 --> 00:12:05,158 I-I found myself experiencing 295 00:12:05,259 --> 00:12:07,828 throughout the night and-and even today waking up was... 296 00:12:07,928 --> 00:12:10,330 was a feeling of gratitude, you know? 297 00:12:10,430 --> 00:12:12,199 Ronny, like, the journey we've been t-- 298 00:12:12,299 --> 00:12:13,667 on together has been wild. 299 00:12:13,767 --> 00:12:16,336 You know, Roy. You know, all the correspondents. Everyone. 300 00:12:16,436 --> 00:12:18,906 There's so many people who-who make this thing come together. 301 00:12:19,072 --> 00:12:20,641 And I want to say thank you to the audience 302 00:12:20,741 --> 00:12:21,975 for an amazing seven years. 303 00:12:22,075 --> 00:12:23,443 It's been wild. It's been... 304 00:12:23,544 --> 00:12:25,846 -it's been truly wild. -(cheering and applause) 305 00:12:25,946 --> 00:12:27,114 You know? 306 00:12:27,214 --> 00:12:28,782 I, uh... 307 00:12:32,119 --> 00:12:33,554 I... 308 00:12:35,656 --> 00:12:37,090 I remember when... 309 00:12:38,792 --> 00:12:40,794 I remember when-- I remember when... 310 00:12:40,894 --> 00:12:41,995 when we first started-- 311 00:12:42,095 --> 00:12:44,398 and you-you remember this, Ronny-- it was... 312 00:12:44,498 --> 00:12:46,300 You know, so many people didn't believe in us. 313 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:48,268 It was a crazy bet to make. 314 00:12:48,368 --> 00:12:50,504 I mean, I-I still think it was a crazy choice. 315 00:12:50,604 --> 00:12:53,207 Um, you know, this-this random African 316 00:12:53,307 --> 00:12:56,343 that's bringing a Chinese guy from Malaysia and... 317 00:12:56,443 --> 00:12:58,545 -(laughs) -Chinese guys with accents 318 00:12:58,645 --> 00:13:00,047 -on American TV. Yeah. -You know? Um... 319 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:02,549 Yeah, man. And-and what a journey it's been. 320 00:13:02,649 --> 00:13:04,284 Every single one of you who comes here to support us 321 00:13:04,384 --> 00:13:06,453 every single day, everybody who's-who's watched the show, 322 00:13:06,553 --> 00:13:08,655 and then it's grown all around the world and... 323 00:13:08,755 --> 00:13:10,691 You know, I recently went to India for the first time, 324 00:13:10,791 --> 00:13:12,292 and there are people there who, you know, 325 00:13:12,392 --> 00:13:13,527 have supported everything that we've done. 326 00:13:13,627 --> 00:13:16,730 And I-I just found myself filled with gratitude 327 00:13:16,830 --> 00:13:18,098 for-for the journey. 328 00:13:18,198 --> 00:13:20,400 It's been-- it's been absolutely amazing. 329 00:13:20,501 --> 00:13:22,736 It's something that I never expected. 330 00:13:22,836 --> 00:13:26,607 And I found myself thinking throughout the time, 331 00:13:26,707 --> 00:13:28,375 you know, everything we've gone through. 332 00:13:28,475 --> 00:13:30,811 You know, the Trump presidency, the pandemic, 333 00:13:30,911 --> 00:13:34,414 just the journey of, you know, the more pandemic. 334 00:13:34,515 --> 00:13:36,917 -Um... -(laughter) 335 00:13:37,084 --> 00:13:38,752 And then... and I realized 336 00:13:38,852 --> 00:13:42,289 that after the seven years, um, my time is up. 337 00:13:42,389 --> 00:13:45,092 -(gasping, clamoring) -I... uh... -MAN: We love you. 338 00:13:45,125 --> 00:13:49,429 Yeah. But in the most... in the most beautiful way, honestly. 339 00:13:49,530 --> 00:13:52,232 I... I've loved hosting this show. 340 00:13:52,332 --> 00:13:54,601 It's been one of my greatest challenges. 341 00:13:54,701 --> 00:13:56,737 It's been one of my greatest joys. 342 00:13:56,837 --> 00:14:00,507 I-I... I've loved trying to figure out 343 00:14:00,607 --> 00:14:01,909 how to make people laugh 344 00:14:02,042 --> 00:14:04,144 even when the stories are particularly shitty 345 00:14:04,244 --> 00:14:05,712 on the worst days, you know? 346 00:14:05,812 --> 00:14:07,881 We've laughed together, we've cried together. 347 00:14:08,048 --> 00:14:10,851 Um, but after seven years, 348 00:14:10,951 --> 00:14:14,454 I feel like it's-it's... it's time, you know? 349 00:14:14,555 --> 00:14:17,457 I spent two years, um, in my apartment 350 00:14:17,558 --> 00:14:19,293 not on the road. You know, standup was done. 351 00:14:19,393 --> 00:14:23,063 And-and when I got back out there again, I realized 352 00:14:23,130 --> 00:14:24,965 there's another part of my life that I want to... 353 00:14:25,065 --> 00:14:26,900 I want to carry on exploring, you know? 354 00:14:27,067 --> 00:14:28,435 I miss learning other languages. 355 00:14:28,535 --> 00:14:31,071 I miss going to other countries and putting on shows. 356 00:14:31,171 --> 00:14:34,908 I, you know, miss just being everywhere, doing everything. 357 00:14:35,075 --> 00:14:38,078 And I'm really grateful to every single person who's here. 358 00:14:38,145 --> 00:14:39,580 Even the people who aren't here right now, 359 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:40,981 'cause they went on to do great things, 360 00:14:41,081 --> 00:14:42,382 who helped us do this thing. 361 00:14:42,482 --> 00:14:46,687 Um, you know, it's a... it's a weird thing to say. 362 00:14:46,787 --> 00:14:50,123 I've never been good at, uh... at goodbyes. 363 00:14:50,224 --> 00:14:51,692 And it's not instant. I'm not disappearing. 364 00:14:51,792 --> 00:14:53,160 -Don't worry. -(laughter) 365 00:14:53,260 --> 00:14:56,129 -If I owe you money, I'll still pay you. -(laughter) 366 00:14:56,230 --> 00:14:58,999 Um, and I'm really grateful, you know, to a network 367 00:14:59,099 --> 00:15:02,369 who believed in just this random comedian nobody knew 368 00:15:02,469 --> 00:15:04,538 on this side of the world, you know? 369 00:15:04,638 --> 00:15:06,173 South Africans knew and loved me. 370 00:15:06,273 --> 00:15:08,408 -Yeah. You know. -(laughter) 371 00:15:08,509 --> 00:15:12,579 And, um... and yeah. You know, Paramount has been amazing. 372 00:15:12,679 --> 00:15:14,047 ViacomCBS has been amazing. 373 00:15:14,147 --> 00:15:16,617 Bob Bakish, who believed in me, Chris McCarthy, Keyes. 374 00:15:16,717 --> 00:15:17,951 You know, even the previous team. 375 00:15:18,051 --> 00:15:20,654 Kent and Sara and Michelle and Doug. 376 00:15:20,754 --> 00:15:22,589 And, uh, I've been lucky enough 377 00:15:22,689 --> 00:15:24,291 to be doing multiple projects with them, 378 00:15:24,391 --> 00:15:26,760 and I've been inspired by new ways 379 00:15:26,860 --> 00:15:28,395 to express myself, you know? 380 00:15:28,495 --> 00:15:30,531 Whether it be hosting a White House Correspondents' Dinner, 381 00:15:30,631 --> 00:15:33,066 or doing different standup shows around the world. 382 00:15:33,100 --> 00:15:35,435 Whatever it may be. The point is, um, 383 00:15:35,536 --> 00:15:39,173 I want to say thank you to you, and to you who watch this, 384 00:15:39,273 --> 00:15:42,509 and to you who come, and sometimes you do both. 385 00:15:42,609 --> 00:15:45,646 Um, 'cause, man, I-I never... 386 00:15:45,746 --> 00:15:48,081 I never dreamed that I would be here. 387 00:15:48,182 --> 00:15:49,983 I sort of felt like, uh, Charlie in the chocolate factory. 388 00:15:50,083 --> 00:15:53,086 I came in for a tour of what the previous show was, 389 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:55,556 and then the next thing I know, I was handed the keys. 390 00:15:55,656 --> 00:15:58,692 Um, but, uh, I-I couldn't have done it without you, 391 00:15:58,792 --> 00:16:00,394 and I wouldn't have wanted to do it without you. 392 00:16:00,494 --> 00:16:03,797 And so, uh, we'll figure out the timings and the whens. 393 00:16:03,897 --> 00:16:06,834 You know, we'll still be here for the time being, 394 00:16:06,934 --> 00:16:09,536 but, uh, all I can say is, thank you very much. 395 00:16:09,636 --> 00:16:11,538 -You've... -(applause and cheering) 396 00:16:11,638 --> 00:16:15,042 ...truly made this, you, too, have made this 397 00:16:15,075 --> 00:16:18,045 one of the best experiences of my life. 398 00:16:19,046 --> 00:16:21,682 Ah. 399 00:16:21,782 --> 00:16:23,817 (applause, cheering, whooping) 400 00:16:49,443 --> 00:16:51,478 ♪ ♪ 401 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:56,717 One of the most the most frustrating things 402 00:16:56,817 --> 00:16:59,853 about the Internet for me is that-- 403 00:16:59,953 --> 00:17:01,755 I don't know if it's creative people who do this 404 00:17:01,855 --> 00:17:04,024 or it's-it's encouraged them. 405 00:17:04,124 --> 00:17:07,060 But... it makes it feel like 406 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:10,430 people are less inclined to listen 407 00:17:10,530 --> 00:17:14,067 and more inclined to want to immediately, 408 00:17:14,167 --> 00:17:16,603 like, dunk on a person or an idea or a-- 409 00:17:16,703 --> 00:17:18,538 Do you know what I mean? But they don't engage anymore. 410 00:17:18,638 --> 00:17:19,673 People don't engage. People just want to be, 411 00:17:19,773 --> 00:17:22,409 "Aha! Ah! What about? What about?" 412 00:17:22,509 --> 00:17:24,378 The reason I-the reason I talk about that is because 413 00:17:24,478 --> 00:17:27,881 of the story in Iran that's happening right now. 414 00:17:27,981 --> 00:17:29,816 I-I'm sure you-you all know it, but if you don't, 415 00:17:29,916 --> 00:17:32,219 what's happening in Iran is 416 00:17:32,319 --> 00:17:33,720 many people are going in-into the streets-- 417 00:17:33,820 --> 00:17:36,123 predominantly women, protest-- protesting in the streets-- 418 00:17:36,223 --> 00:17:39,626 against, um, the government of Iran and against, uh, 419 00:17:39,726 --> 00:17:41,161 what they call the morality police 420 00:17:41,261 --> 00:17:43,630 that has been getting stricter and stricter 421 00:17:43,730 --> 00:17:45,899 every single regime in Iran, where they force women, 422 00:17:45,999 --> 00:17:47,768 you know, to wear the hijab and then, like, 423 00:17:47,868 --> 00:17:49,536 how they wear it is also important. 424 00:17:49,569 --> 00:17:51,605 It's just, like, basically just a bunch of random dudes 425 00:17:51,705 --> 00:17:53,774 policing women. "You're not moral enough." 426 00:17:53,874 --> 00:17:55,575 And it-it's-it's oftentimes-- 427 00:17:55,676 --> 00:17:56,710 There's no rhyme, there's no reason. 428 00:17:56,810 --> 00:17:58,145 They just harass women. 429 00:17:58,245 --> 00:18:01,415 And so now after a woman named Mahsa Amini 430 00:18:01,548 --> 00:18:05,319 was taken into custody by the Iranian morality police, 431 00:18:05,419 --> 00:18:06,553 she died, right? 432 00:18:06,653 --> 00:18:08,555 She was 22 years old and she died. 433 00:18:08,622 --> 00:18:11,391 And so women in Iran have just poured out into the streets 434 00:18:11,558 --> 00:18:13,560 and they-they just said, "We're not taking this shit anymore. 435 00:18:13,593 --> 00:18:14,928 We're fighting for our rights." 436 00:18:15,028 --> 00:18:16,630 It's one of the biggest movements people have ever seen 437 00:18:16,730 --> 00:18:18,332 -in Iran. -(cheering and applause) 438 00:18:18,432 --> 00:18:20,200 But... 439 00:18:21,168 --> 00:18:23,337 But what's so... 440 00:18:23,437 --> 00:18:25,172 what's so disappointing is-is seeing-- 441 00:18:25,272 --> 00:18:26,440 and I-I guess it's the Internet-- 442 00:18:26,573 --> 00:18:30,043 but you see people who now use this 443 00:18:30,143 --> 00:18:31,778 as an opportunity 444 00:18:31,878 --> 00:18:35,248 to dunk on a religion that they hate. 445 00:18:35,349 --> 00:18:36,416 You know? So they're like, 446 00:18:36,583 --> 00:18:39,219 "Oh, so now we're saying the hijab is bad?" 447 00:18:39,319 --> 00:18:41,054 and "Oh, yeah, you see? Islam, I thought..." 448 00:18:41,154 --> 00:18:43,590 And it's like, no, no, if you understood what was happening, 449 00:18:43,623 --> 00:18:46,593 if you took the time to read beyond a tweet or a headline, 450 00:18:46,693 --> 00:18:49,663 what you'd understand is those women in Iran are not saying, 451 00:18:49,763 --> 00:18:52,799 "We're against people practicing their religion." 452 00:18:52,899 --> 00:18:55,535 What they're saying is, "We are against the government 453 00:18:55,635 --> 00:18:59,239 "forcing everybody to practice one religion 454 00:18:59,339 --> 00:19:01,208 and practice it in one way." 455 00:19:01,308 --> 00:19:02,342 That's what they're saying. 456 00:19:02,442 --> 00:19:03,844 (applause) 457 00:19:03,944 --> 00:19:05,979 There's a big difference between the two. 458 00:19:08,682 --> 00:19:09,750 Like, I've-I've always believed that. 459 00:19:09,850 --> 00:19:10,984 Like... (stammers) 460 00:19:11,084 --> 00:19:12,185 Have whatever religion you want. 461 00:19:12,285 --> 00:19:13,453 Worship however you want. 462 00:19:13,553 --> 00:19:14,755 As long as it doesn't hurt somebody else, 463 00:19:14,855 --> 00:19:16,156 yeah, that's-that's your religion. 464 00:19:16,256 --> 00:19:17,991 That's fine, you know? 465 00:19:18,091 --> 00:19:19,993 But once it becomes a government saying 466 00:19:20,093 --> 00:19:21,995 you have to, and you shouldn't, 467 00:19:22,095 --> 00:19:23,463 and this is how you have to do it, it becomes... 468 00:19:23,563 --> 00:19:25,599 You know what I mean? It becomes this big thing 469 00:19:25,699 --> 00:19:27,300 where they're, like, oppressing people, as well. 470 00:19:27,401 --> 00:19:28,769 Because it's not even... 471 00:19:28,869 --> 00:19:30,070 There's even stories where they'll say like, 472 00:19:30,170 --> 00:19:31,872 "Oh, the hijab wasn't on tight enough, 473 00:19:31,972 --> 00:19:34,675 the scarf wasn't tight enough on the woman's hair." 474 00:19:34,775 --> 00:19:37,444 It's, like, who is defining this, and why, more importantly? 475 00:19:37,577 --> 00:19:38,645 You get the people on the Internet that are like, 476 00:19:38,745 --> 00:19:39,913 "Yeah, we're against... 477 00:19:40,013 --> 00:19:41,581 In fact, burn them everywhere. Burn them." 478 00:19:41,615 --> 00:19:43,016 And it's like, "Well, I see what you're doing. 479 00:19:43,116 --> 00:19:45,252 -You are being an asshole." -(laughter) 480 00:19:45,352 --> 00:19:47,187 That's what you're doing. 481 00:19:47,287 --> 00:19:49,256 -(applause) -You know? 482 00:19:55,329 --> 00:19:58,031 That's what they should have on social media, as well. 483 00:19:58,131 --> 00:20:00,901 -They should also verify assholes. -(laughter) 484 00:20:01,001 --> 00:20:02,803 Yeah, just like, "Oh, verified asshole. 485 00:20:02,903 --> 00:20:04,538 Okay. Now I know what I'm dealing with." 486 00:20:04,638 --> 00:20:06,540 Then I would even click. 487 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:08,642 I'd be like, "But what are the assholes saying? 488 00:20:08,742 --> 00:20:11,578 Oh. Oh, that's an interesting point." 489 00:20:14,615 --> 00:20:16,650 (cheering) 490 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:22,523 Welcome back to The Daily Show. My guest tonight 491 00:20:22,623 --> 00:20:25,259 is a legendary supermodel, philanthropist and entrepreneur. 492 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:27,594 She's here to talk about her new docuseries 493 00:20:27,694 --> 00:20:30,697 that explores Black models' impact on the fashion industry 494 00:20:30,797 --> 00:20:33,033 and American culture. The first two episodes 495 00:20:33,133 --> 00:20:36,069 of Supreme Models are available right now on YouTube, 496 00:20:36,170 --> 00:20:38,205 with new episodes to follow. 497 00:20:38,305 --> 00:20:41,041 If it wasn't for them, we would have been overlooked. 498 00:20:41,141 --> 00:20:43,544 We can't move forward without Black creativity. 499 00:20:43,644 --> 00:20:46,747 The new generation, they want a revolution. 500 00:20:46,847 --> 00:20:48,615 How can you not love this melanin? 501 00:20:48,715 --> 00:20:50,717 Please welcome Iman. 502 00:20:50,818 --> 00:20:52,853 -♪ ♪ -(cheering, applause) 503 00:21:09,269 --> 00:21:11,405 The icon, the legend, 504 00:21:11,505 --> 00:21:12,873 the face known all over the world. 505 00:21:12,973 --> 00:21:14,007 Iman, welcome to The Daily Show. 506 00:21:14,107 --> 00:21:16,276 Okay, so, I was listening to you, 507 00:21:16,376 --> 00:21:18,278 'cause I'm a huge fan of the show. 508 00:21:18,378 --> 00:21:21,114 And I love that bit about your grandmother 509 00:21:21,215 --> 00:21:23,283 -thinking you're famous. -Thank you. Thank you very much. 510 00:21:23,383 --> 00:21:25,719 And I-- Just like an African grandmother, yeah? 511 00:21:25,786 --> 00:21:27,187 -(laughs) -They're all the same. 512 00:21:27,287 --> 00:21:28,856 -They're all the same. Yeah. -They're all the same. They're-- 513 00:21:28,956 --> 00:21:31,358 They think our name now is famous. 514 00:21:31,458 --> 00:21:33,627 Well, I feel like your name could be famous 515 00:21:33,727 --> 00:21:37,498 because you are synonymous with the fashion industry. 516 00:21:37,598 --> 00:21:39,533 You're synonymous beyond the fashion industry, 517 00:21:39,633 --> 00:21:41,368 and-and when I heard you were making a docuseries 518 00:21:41,468 --> 00:21:44,471 about the impact that Black models have made 519 00:21:44,571 --> 00:21:47,908 on-on not just the fashion industry but America as a whole, 520 00:21:48,008 --> 00:21:49,576 I was really intrigued, and I was surprised and shocked. 521 00:21:49,743 --> 00:21:51,044 Because many people would say, 522 00:21:51,144 --> 00:21:52,279 -okay, we understand maybe... -Yeah. 523 00:21:52,379 --> 00:21:54,214 how Black people have influenced fashion, 524 00:21:54,314 --> 00:21:56,850 but Black models in-in the world of Civil Rights? 525 00:21:56,950 --> 00:21:59,286 How did you even begin to know about the story 526 00:21:59,386 --> 00:22:00,587 and want to tell it? 527 00:22:00,754 --> 00:22:02,022 Well, uh, they, um... 528 00:22:02,122 --> 00:22:05,325 YouTube and the directors contacted me during COVID, 529 00:22:05,425 --> 00:22:08,095 -and they said that they wanted to do this docuseries -Uh-huh. 530 00:22:08,195 --> 00:22:10,631 and, um, about Black beauty 531 00:22:10,764 --> 00:22:13,901 and Black, specifically, the history of Black models. 532 00:22:14,001 --> 00:22:15,969 And I said to them, "What will you bring to the table 533 00:22:16,069 --> 00:22:17,538 that is new?" 534 00:22:17,704 --> 00:22:20,941 And they said, "There is no documentary on Black beauty 535 00:22:21,041 --> 00:22:22,843 or Black models ever." 536 00:22:22,943 --> 00:22:25,445 -What? Wow. -This is the first. 537 00:22:25,546 --> 00:22:28,549 So automatically, of course, I said, "Yeah, I'm on board." 538 00:22:28,715 --> 00:22:30,717 But what I really wanted to make sure 539 00:22:30,751 --> 00:22:33,854 is that I wanted to-to, uh, to highlight 540 00:22:33,954 --> 00:22:36,824 not just the trial and tribulations of Black models 541 00:22:36,924 --> 00:22:38,292 -in this industry, -Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. 542 00:22:38,392 --> 00:22:42,162 -but the joy and the celebration. Yeah? -I love that. 543 00:22:42,262 --> 00:22:44,031 I love that. 544 00:22:44,131 --> 00:22:45,566 -I love that. -Yeah. 545 00:22:45,732 --> 00:22:48,202 Because I feel like that is, that is the journey, you know. 546 00:22:48,302 --> 00:22:50,270 Trials, tribulations, but the joy as well, 547 00:22:50,370 --> 00:22:52,039 which is oftentimes overlooked in many stories. 548 00:22:52,139 --> 00:22:55,008 Exactly, exactly, you know, uh, the... 549 00:22:55,108 --> 00:22:57,845 -And also the-- as culture. -Mm-hmm. 550 00:22:57,945 --> 00:23:01,482 I mean, the, the, the cri de coeur in the '60s 551 00:23:01,582 --> 00:23:03,217 -was "Black is beautiful." -Yes. 552 00:23:03,317 --> 00:23:05,018 That hasn't changed. 553 00:23:05,118 --> 00:23:07,754 We are just now a tribe of Black beauties. 554 00:23:07,855 --> 00:23:09,156 -I love that. -Yeah. 555 00:23:09,256 --> 00:23:11,825 -I love that. -(applause) 556 00:23:11,925 --> 00:23:14,595 You're now showcasing a generation 557 00:23:14,695 --> 00:23:15,829 from the current models 558 00:23:15,929 --> 00:23:17,898 all the way through to many of the pioneers. 559 00:23:17,998 --> 00:23:20,167 All the Naomi Sims, Donyale Luna, you know... 560 00:23:20,267 --> 00:23:21,735 -Exactly, exactly. -Yeah, yeah. 561 00:23:21,835 --> 00:23:23,604 When you look at the industry 562 00:23:23,704 --> 00:23:25,172 through the lens that only you can, 563 00:23:25,272 --> 00:23:27,107 do you think it's changed enough? 564 00:23:27,207 --> 00:23:29,142 Have you seen change that-that you're proud of? 565 00:23:29,243 --> 00:23:30,911 And how far do you still want it to go? 566 00:23:31,011 --> 00:23:33,514 The-- what-- what's been happening in the industry 567 00:23:33,614 --> 00:23:35,949 is like when I started in 1976. 568 00:23:36,049 --> 00:23:39,786 Um, a lot of designers were using Black models. 569 00:23:39,887 --> 00:23:42,523 But then it happened, like, in 2013 there was 570 00:23:42,623 --> 00:23:44,925 this article in The New York Times that said 571 00:23:45,025 --> 00:23:47,127 "The Blonde Leading the Blonde, 572 00:23:47,227 --> 00:23:49,530 and the Blackout of the Black Model." 573 00:23:49,630 --> 00:23:52,299 -Wow. -For six years, in 2013... 574 00:23:52,399 --> 00:23:54,835 -Wow. -...for six years, none of the designers 575 00:23:54,935 --> 00:23:57,271 -have used any Black models. -Wow. 576 00:23:57,371 --> 00:24:00,274 So I was shocked by that. By then, I retired from modeling. 577 00:24:00,374 --> 00:24:01,742 I was doing Iman Cosmetics. 578 00:24:01,842 --> 00:24:03,277 But when I saw that article, 579 00:24:03,377 --> 00:24:06,213 Naomi Campbell and I and Bethann Hardison, 580 00:24:06,313 --> 00:24:08,615 the three of us joined forces together 581 00:24:08,749 --> 00:24:11,752 and wrote to the designers of, uh... of America 582 00:24:11,819 --> 00:24:13,253 and the European designers 583 00:24:13,353 --> 00:24:15,823 to talk about, specifically, about this issue. 584 00:24:15,923 --> 00:24:17,357 "What-what is happening? 585 00:24:17,457 --> 00:24:19,560 "How come there was more Black models 586 00:24:19,693 --> 00:24:21,695 -"in the '70s and '80s and, in 2013... -That is so-- 587 00:24:21,762 --> 00:24:23,897 -Yeah, that's crazy. -...nobody was using them?" 588 00:24:23,997 --> 00:24:26,733 What happened was that a lot of, uh, uh, designers 589 00:24:26,834 --> 00:24:30,003 were having casting agents who do the casting for them. 590 00:24:30,103 --> 00:24:32,873 The casting agents now become the-the people 591 00:24:32,973 --> 00:24:34,741 -with the-- with the power. -Right, the gatekeepers, yeah. 592 00:24:34,842 --> 00:24:36,810 And they said-- they said to the agents, 593 00:24:36,910 --> 00:24:39,713 "We are not seeing Black models this season." 594 00:24:39,813 --> 00:24:41,582 As if they were a trend. 595 00:24:41,715 --> 00:24:43,283 -(gasping) -Yeah. 596 00:24:43,383 --> 00:24:45,219 -Wow. -So-so we were... 597 00:24:45,319 --> 00:24:48,989 What we were trying to talk about was not calling them out 598 00:24:49,089 --> 00:24:50,524 -or canceling them out. -Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. 599 00:24:50,624 --> 00:24:53,193 We were trying to call them in to understand, 600 00:24:53,293 --> 00:24:56,730 "Are you aware, on your behalf, on your name, 601 00:24:56,830 --> 00:24:58,932 "what these casting agents are doing? 602 00:24:59,032 --> 00:25:01,001 "Because before I call you any names, 603 00:25:01,101 --> 00:25:03,103 -I just want you to know first." (chuckling) -I love that. 604 00:25:03,203 --> 00:25:05,839 I love that. And did they-- and did they respond accordingly? 605 00:25:05,939 --> 00:25:08,475 You-- It-it was palpable, the change. 606 00:25:08,575 --> 00:25:10,544 -I love that. -Yeah. Palpable, the change. 607 00:25:10,644 --> 00:25:13,714 So it's like if you see it, say something. 608 00:25:13,814 --> 00:25:15,048 -So basically. Yeah. -I love that. 609 00:25:15,149 --> 00:25:16,517 -Yeah, that's what it was. -See? Legend. 610 00:25:16,683 --> 00:25:18,185 And legend and legend and legend, 611 00:25:18,285 --> 00:25:20,087 from the beginning, to the middle, to the end, 612 00:25:20,187 --> 00:25:21,855 even when you're out of the modeling industry. 613 00:25:21,955 --> 00:25:24,825 You're now telling these stories, and you know what? 614 00:25:24,925 --> 00:25:26,927 I didn't know so many parts of your journey. 615 00:25:27,027 --> 00:25:29,396 -For instance, starting a cosmetics brand... -Yeah. 616 00:25:29,496 --> 00:25:31,798 ...when Black women weren't getting any cosmetics brands 617 00:25:31,899 --> 00:25:33,433 that were focusing on them. 618 00:25:33,534 --> 00:25:35,702 -You've really paved the way for brands like Fenty... -Yes. 619 00:25:35,802 --> 00:25:37,237 ...that we see today that are doing so well, 620 00:25:37,337 --> 00:25:38,772 that are growing everywhere. 621 00:25:38,872 --> 00:25:41,141 If you could change one thing 622 00:25:41,241 --> 00:25:43,177 about the modeling industry instantly, 623 00:25:43,277 --> 00:25:44,778 what is the thing you would change? 624 00:25:44,878 --> 00:25:47,281 I would change the decision-makers. 625 00:25:47,381 --> 00:25:51,385 -The people on the top should be exclusive. -Huh. 626 00:25:51,485 --> 00:25:54,721 'Cause a lot of times, you find Prada did an ad, 627 00:25:54,822 --> 00:25:58,125 and everybody was in an uproar because it was purely racist. 628 00:25:58,225 --> 00:26:00,961 -Right. -H&M will do, uh... you know, the monkey. 629 00:26:01,061 --> 00:26:02,429 Oh, yes, the hoody with the monkey, yeah, yeah. 630 00:26:02,529 --> 00:26:03,764 Yeah, exactly. 631 00:26:03,864 --> 00:26:04,798 If there were people in the decision-maker 632 00:26:04,898 --> 00:26:07,367 in their... in their companies, 633 00:26:07,467 --> 00:26:09,169 this would not even be happening. 634 00:26:09,269 --> 00:26:10,804 And that's what you need-- allies. 635 00:26:10,904 --> 00:26:13,240 Not people that will say, behind closed doors, 636 00:26:13,340 --> 00:26:15,876 how much they love you, 637 00:26:15,976 --> 00:26:18,745 but come out and say, "This is how much I love her." 638 00:26:18,846 --> 00:26:20,681 -(applause and cheering) -Well, I say to your face 639 00:26:20,747 --> 00:26:21,982 how much I love you. 640 00:26:22,082 --> 00:26:23,550 Thank you so much for joining me on the show. 641 00:26:23,684 --> 00:26:25,252 -Thank you. -Such an honor having you. 642 00:26:25,352 --> 00:26:26,687 Iman, everybody. 643 00:26:26,787 --> 00:26:28,155 We're gonna take a quick break, 644 00:26:28,255 --> 00:26:31,325 but we'll be right back after this. 645 00:26:31,425 --> 00:26:32,493 Thank you so much. 646 00:26:32,593 --> 00:26:34,695 (applause and cheering) 647 00:26:39,438 --> 00:26:40,639 Well, that's our show for tonight. 648 00:26:40,739 --> 00:26:42,107 Charlamagne is coming up next. 649 00:26:42,207 --> 00:26:44,743 Now here it is-- Your Moment of Zen.