Juicy J's $50K Twerking Scholarship Handed Out to Non-Twerking Applicant

The winner of what is presumably the first “twerking” scholarship didn’t have to so much as shake her posterior a single time to win.

Last summer, rapper Juicy J announced via Twitter the dawn of his $50,000 “twerking” scholarship. He was quickly flooded with twerking videos, but the winner opted not to twerk at all but prove she was worthy of the cash all the same.

[Zaire] Holmes, a full-time college student and single mom, made a simple video about her wholesome plans for the money–med school. She had friends and professors make cameos as well. “I deserve this scholarship because I strive for excellence,” she said.

“Fifty-thousand is a lot of money,” the “Dark Horse” rapper says about Holmes’ winning tape in the announcement video below. “And I just don’t wanna waste it on some chick twerking her ass!