Home • News Top 10: Hairstyles of the Week 8/17/2012 Top 10: Hairstyles of the Week 8/17/2012 By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020 01 1417233 Where: The Why: 02 1417153 Where: The Why: 03 1417083 Where: The Why: 04 #10: Kerry Washington Where: The Hollywood Foreign Press Association annual Installation Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel in California. Why: Washington flaunted soft curls for a feminine, classy look. 05 #9: Sanaa Lathan Where: SiriusXM Studios in New York City. Why: Lathan’s shoulder length, chunky spirals are both easy-breezy and elegantly chic. 06 #8: Laila Ali Where: The Young Hollywood Studio in Los Angeles. Why: Ali was all smiles in lush, soft waves. 07 #7: Jordin Sparks Where: The screening of Sparkle at the Tribeca Grand Hotel in New York City. Why: Sparks’ was red hot in wondrous waves with crimson-dyed tips. 08 #6: Christina Milian Where: NBCUniversal’s The Voice Press Junket and cocktail reception in Los Angeles. Why: Milian usually wears her hair down so this sky-high topknot was a refreshing new look. 09 #5: Garcelle Beauvais Where: The 11th Annual InStyle Summer Soiree at The London Hotel in West Hollywood. Why: Beauvais flaunted swingable, shiny strands that were blunt-cut for extra pizazz. 10 #4: Kelly Rowland Where: The David Jones department store in Sydney, Australia. Why: We can’t get enough of Rowland’s decadent kinky-curly ringlets! 11 #3: Trina Braxton Where: The African Pride Hair Care “Back to School Beauty Fest” in Columbia, SC. Why: Braxton added loads of layers to her wavy curls. A side-swept bang added the final touch. 12 #2: Gabrielle Douglas Where: The America’s Got Talent post show red carpet at New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey. Why: Douglas looks amazing in the gym, but we’re loving her red carpet style, too! 13 #1: Tika Sumpter Where: The Sparkle at the Tribeca Grand Hotel in New York City. Why:Sumpter turned heads in bone-straight, waist-length hair that would make even Rapunzel green with envy.