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Top 10: Hairstyles of the Week 6/8/2012

Top 10: Hairstyles of the Week 6/8/2012
By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020
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#10: Solange Knowles

Where: The 2012 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall in New York City.

Why: Knowles is one of our favorite naturalistas and we love how fluffy her natural coils are.

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#9: Chanté Moore

Where: The Signature LA Fitness grand opening in Woodland Hills, California.

Why: Moore loves flaunting her natural waves and we love seeing her in them.

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#8: Tina Atkins-Campbell

Where: The 2012 Apollo Spring Gala at The Apollo Theater in New York City.

Why: Atkins-Campbell picked a honey-gold hair color that’s perfect for her skin tone.

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#7: Alicia Keys

Where: The Social Innovation Summit 2012 at United Nations Plaza in New York City.

Why: Keys ditched her flat-ironed strands in exchange for a head full of cascading curls.

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#6: Sanaa Lathan

Where: The 57th Annual Drama Desk Awards at Town Hall in New York City.

Why: Lathan turned up the glam in chunky spirals with a center part.

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#5: First Lady Michelle Obama

Where: The unveiling of First Family portraits in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.

Why: Mrs. Obama’s signature bob always looks stunning and we especially love the flipped curls she added.

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#4: June Ambrose

Where: The 2012 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall in New York City.

Why: Ambrose knows how to work her fashion game and this full mane of soft waves shows she’s on top of the hair trends, too.

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#3: Jennifer Hudson

Where: The Samsung’s Annual Hope for Children gala at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

Why: Hudson paired blunt bangs with long waves — which we don’t see often, but works perfectly for her face shape.

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#2: Yvette Nicole Brown

Where: The 23rd Annual “A Time For Heros”’ Celebrity Picnic at Wadsworth Theater in Los Angeles.

Why: Brown’s angled cut flatters her face and makes her curls pop.

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#1: Ciara

Where: The Los Angeles premiere of That’s My Boy.

Why: Ciara’s audacious hair color took a while to grow on us, but we’ve gotta admit that she looks hot.

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