
In tennis, there’s only one greatest player of all time, and it’s champion Serena Jameka Williams. She’s a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion (with 14 wins in doubles) and four-time Olympic gold medalist with a whopping 367 career wins overall.
But, not only is she a beauty mogul, thanks to her founding Wyn Beauty, a brand inspired by her on-court movement, she’s a trendsetting beauty icon.
We’d be remiss to mention the champion without acknowledging her relationship with hair beads. Since her first Grand Slam at the U.S. Open in 1999, Williams (and her iconic sister, Venus) rocked multi-colored beads as their first signature look.







Although she ditched the beads in 2001 (see: her French braid at Wimbledon), she never lost her footing in beauty, cycling through a number of looks over the years: from blonde box braids to brown wigs, natural bobs to curtain bangs.
Just like her iconic hair moments, her makeup beats are equally noteworthy. We’ve seen her in shimmering lip gloss and thick black eyeliner at the 2013 French Open. Then, a nude matte lip at the 2017 Met Gala, and a set of full brows at the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party. More recently? Purple eyeshadow and curled lashes at Louis Vuitton’s 2024 Paris Olympics Party.
To celebrate the tennis star’s 43rd birthday, take a look at 9 moments that mark her iconic beauty evolution.
Serena Williams’s First Grand Slam at the 1999 U.S. Open

2000 ATP Lipton Tennis Championship

Wimbledon 2001

Los Angeles Portrait Series 2005

Wimbledon 2008

ITF World Champions Dinner 2013

2017 Met Gala

2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party

Louis Vuitton’s 2024 Paris Olympics Party
