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Janelle Monáe's Accessorized Hairstyles Continue To Win Awards Season

These accessories are pretty gutsy, and if anyone can pull it off, it's Monáe.
Janelle Monáe’s Accessorized Hairstyles Continue To Win Awards Season
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By Jennifer Ford · Updated October 26, 2020

Besides her many nominations alongside the cast of Hidden Figures, Janelle Monáe is also getting nods for having the coolest hairstyles to ever grace the red carpet. This past weekend, the singer turned actress hit the SAG Awards in a beautiful updo, adorned with tiny flower jewels. As of late, the hair chameleon has been rocking lots of unconventional accessories like googly eyed craft stickers and gold wire.

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Her creative coifs are accredited to longtime hairstylist, Nikki Nelms, the self-proclaimed hair MacGyver who is also responsible for Solange Knowles beaded braid look in her “Don’t Touch My Hair” music video. Nelms told Cosmopolitan.com that she often frequents Michael’s Arts and Crafts store and “loves finding more than one purpose for things,” which explains that time Monáe artfully rocked safety pins in her hair on the red carpet.

These accessories are pretty gutsy, and if anyone can pull it off, it’s Monáe. See a roundup of her standout looks below. 

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Janelle Monáe’s Hair Accessories

This past weekend, she attended the SAG Awards rocking a beautiful updo adorned in tiny flower jewels.

Janelle Monáe’s Accessorized Hairstyles Continue To Win Awards Season
David Livingston
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Janelle Monáe’s Hair Accessories

She wore googly eye craft stickers in her hair for press rounds of Hidden Figures in December 2016.

Janelle Monáe’s Accessorized Hairstyles Continue To Win Awards Season
Slaven Vlasic
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Janelle Monáe’s Hair Accessories

Janelle arrived at the D.C. screening of Hidden Figures with wire intertwined in her shoulder length braids. 

Janelle Monáe’s Accessorized Hairstyles Continue To Win Awards Season
Paul Morigi
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Janelle Monáe’s Hair Accessories

Janelle accessorized with pearls for the 2017 Golden Globe Awards.

Janelle Monáe’s Accessorized Hairstyles Continue To Win Awards Season
Steve Granitz
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Janelle Monáe’s Hair Accessories
Janelle Monáe’s Accessorized Hairstyles Continue To Win Awards Season
Jason LaVeris
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Janelle Monáe’s Hair Accessories

Janelle wore small duck bill clips in her hair for a discussion about Hidden Figures at the White House in December 2016. 

Janelle Monáe’s Accessorized Hairstyles Continue To Win Awards Season
Getty Images
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Janelle Monáe’s Hair Accessories

Janelle decorated her hair with bobby pins for Marie Claire’s Image Maker Awards in January 2016. 

Janelle Monáe’s Accessorized Hairstyles Continue To Win Awards Season
Steve Granitz
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Janelle Monáe’s Hair Accessories

Janelle worked gold wire into her updo for the 28th Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala.

Janelle Monáe’s Accessorized Hairstyles Continue To Win Awards Season
Barry King
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Janelle Monáe’s Hair Accessories

Janelle arrived to the 2017 Producers Guild Award wearing silver string intertwined through her updo.

Janelle Monáe’s Accessorized Hairstyles Continue To Win Awards Season
Gregg DeGuire
TOPICS:  Celebrity Hairstyles Janelle Monae
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