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Home • Hair

Lauryn Hill's Natural Hair Evolution

Braids, locs, fros and blow-outs, this legendary (and legendarily reclusive) artist has done them all. In advance of a tour reported to be kicking off this month, here's a review of Ms. Hill's epic natural style.
By Crystal G. Martin · Updated October 27, 2020
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2013: Close Crop

Hill out in New Jersey earlier this year sporting a cute baby fro.

Lauryn Hill's Natural Hair Evolution
02
2012: Short and Sweet

Lauryn performs at HOT 97’s Summer Jam concert rocking a small afro.

Lauryn Hill's Natural Hair Evolution
03
2011: Looking Up

The five-time Grammy winner sports a fluffy blow-out at the 2011 Rock the Bells Music Festival.

Lauryn Hill's Natural Hair Evolution
04
2011: Blue Dream

Lauryn’s hair is bluntly cut in layers and full of body at the L.A. Rising Music Festival.

Lauryn Hill's Natural Hair Evolution
05
2010: Hello, Halo

Hill supports the Tanzania Education Trust at a New York City gala wearing voluminous curls.

Lauryn Hill's Natural Hair Evolution
06
2006: Pretty Woman

Hill poses at the Regent Beverly Wilshire sporting a vintage-looking fro.

Lauryn Hill's Natural Hair Evolution
07
2002: She’s a Natural

Hill appears in concert at Jones Beach in New York wearing her signature natural ‘do.

Lauryn Hill's Natural Hair Evolution
08
1999: Pony Up

The Jersey girl pulls her locs into a simple updo to accept her Soul Train Music Award.

Lauryn Hill's Natural Hair Evolution
09
1999: Winning Look

On Grammy night 1999, the artist holds five awards for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. This is Lauryn as we all love to remember her: Locs at a flattering bob length and beaming from ear to ear.

Lauryn Hill's Natural Hair Evolution
10
1998: Lovely Locs

A young Lauryn looks pretty in a chin-length hair.

Lauryn Hill's Natural Hair Evolution
11
1997: Love Knots

Hill pulls her locs into knots on the set of a Fugees video.

Lauryn Hill's Natural Hair Evolution
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1996: Braid Babe

Hill rocks  micro braids the year The Fugees released The Score.

Lauryn Hill's Natural Hair Evolution