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2011: The Year in Rihanna's Hair

Her tress best, from red ringlets to a blonde bob.
Rihanna's Evolving 'Do in 2011
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By Tia Williams · Updated October 28, 2020
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Rihanna is many things — she’s one of the most glamorous international pop stars in the world; she’s a perfumista; and she’s a bonafide coif chameleon.

Since the beginning of the year, her tresses have gotten longer, shorter, curlier, browner, blonder — and everything in-between! Here, we take a look back at the evolution of the pop princess’s trendsetting tresses this year.