Home • News Missy Elliott Missy Elliott By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020 01 Grammy Gold Missy plants a kiss on her Grammy Award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance at 45th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2003. Getty 02 Flying High Elliott swings on a chandelier, literally, during her performance at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards at Lincoln Center. Getty 03 Purple & Gold Elliott can’t contain her smile as she cradles her two Grammys at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Getty 04 In Costume Dressed in Asian-inspired garb, Missy performs for fans at the MTV Video Music Awards, Japan, in 2004. Getty 05 Triumphant Elliott holds on tight to her American Music Award for Favorite Female Artist, Rap/Hip-Hop. Getty 06 Bubblicious Even that big ol’ bubble couldn’t hide the joy on Elliott’s face as she cradles her Grammy for Best Short-Form Music Video (“Lose Control”). Getty 07 Suited Up Elliott flashes a smile on the red carpet before taking her seat at the 6th Annual BET Awards in 2006. Getty 08 Groovin’ Elliott gets her groove on during her performance at the 50th Grammy Award celebration concert tour presented by T-Mobile Sidekick in New York. Getty 09 Dancing Machine Elliott takes the lead during her 2008 performance with the dancers of “America’s Best Dance Crew.” Getty 10 All-Black Everything Elliott poses, in all-black, at the 2009 Grammy Award Salute to Industry Icons in Beverly HIlls. Getty 11 Work It A slimmed-down Elliott does her thing on the floor during her 2008 performance at “Dancing with the Stars.” Getty 12 Flowing Locks Elliott lets her hair down while attending a performance of the Broadway hit, RACE, last month. Getty