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Home · Natural

21 Celebrity Afros To Swoon Over This Season

Long story short: afros are bold and beautiful. And as of late, our favorite celebs are embracing the staple 'do in a variety of ways. Whether it’s all natural or enhanced with extensions, we’re loving all of these afro variations and bookmarking them as spring hair inspo. 
By Samantha Callender · Updated October 26, 2020

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01
Yaya DaCosta

Always sporting a chic natural look on the red carpet, Yaya’s simple and healthy ‘fro complimented her classic look for a W Magazine event.

21 Celebrity Afros To Swoon Over This Season
Michael Buckner
02
Yvonne Orji

The Insecure star displayed some major volume at the 2017 ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood event.

21 Celebrity Afros To Swoon Over This Season
Amanda Edwards
03
Kiersey Clemons

In February 2017, the Dope actress hit the red carpet in a afro-licious ‘do. 

21 Celebrity Afros To Swoon Over This Season
J. Countess
04
Jill Scott

Jilly from Philly blessed the Red Carpet with her full and fabulous ‘fro at the 2017 Grammy Awards.

21 Celebrity Afros To Swoon Over This Season
Dan MacMedan
05
Saycon Sengbloh

The Scandal actress attended the show’s 100th episode celebration donning tresses that framed her face beautifully.

21 Celebrity Afros To Swoon Over This Season
Gregg DeGuire
06
Gabourey Sidibe

“My hair and I have been through a lot (it’s been on fire twice),” said Sidibe in her new memoir. “There are many more hair battles to come, but I know my strength and beauty start at the roots. I’ve realized that black women have the most beautiful hair: long hair, weaves or natural; bobs, cut straight or asymmetrical; braids; dreads; Afros; shaved bald; faded with a flat top. Our hair can be anything! Choose a color, choose a texture, and our hair can do it. There’s an entire Black Woman Hair Universe of Possibilities.”

21 Celebrity Afros To Swoon Over This Season
Jason LaVeris
07
Solange Knowles

The singer rocked wispy and large hair during her performance at the 2017 SXSW Conference and Festival.

21 Celebrity Afros To Swoon Over This Season
Tim Mosenfelder
08
Tracee Ellis Ross

The Blackish star flaunted her luscious curls on the FYC red carpet.

21 Celebrity Afros To Swoon Over This Season
Paul Archuleta
09
Sasheer Zamata

The glowing goddess rocked her short and healthy coils to this year’s Sundance Film Festival. 

21 Celebrity Afros To Swoon Over This Season
Sonia Recchia
10
Jenifer Lewis

The Blackish star always looks fabulous in her signature ‘fro on the red carpet. 

21 Celebrity Afros To Swoon Over This Season
Paul Archuleta
11
Shonda Rhimes

The Queen of Thursday Night sported large and gorgeous coils at our very own ‘Black Women in Hollywood’ event.

21 Celebrity Afros To Swoon Over This Season
Rodin Eckenroth
12
Yara Shahidi

This starlet always give us hair goals. Here she is at an event for CFDA and PopSugar, casually slaying in her beautiful curls. 

21 Celebrity Afros To Swoon Over This Season
Michael Kovac
13
Hayley Norman

The actress sported  blonde, highlighted coils to the April 2017 premiere of Let it Fall.

21 Celebrity Afros To Swoon Over This Season
Tara Ziemba
14
Jillian Hervey

The Lionbabe songstress set off the 2016 Keep A Child Alive Ball red carpet in her honey blonde afro. Always a stunner! 

21 Celebrity Afros To Swoon Over This Season
Andrew Toth
15
Leslie Uggams

A colorful and bold ‘fro was the look she sported to the premiere of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.

21 Celebrity Afros To Swoon Over This Season
Dimitrios Kambouris
16
Ammoye

The singer attended the 2017 Juno Awards in brilliant blonde coils.

21 Celebrity Afros To Swoon Over This Season
George Pimentel
17
Kat Graham

The actress and singer kicked off festival season in this larger-than-life mane. 

21 Celebrity Afros To Swoon Over This Season
Jonathan Leibson
18
Uzo Aduba

The Orange is the New Black actress embraced her coils while hosting a SAG-AFTRA event in January 2017. 

21 Celebrity Afros To Swoon Over This Season
Dave Kotinsky
19
Fleur East

The British singer-songwriter is known for her big blonde afro and continues to rock it effortlessly in 2017. 

21 Celebrity Afros To Swoon Over This Season
Karwai Tang
20
Kellee Stewart

In August 2016, the Love by the 10th Date actress looked absolutely radiant in an afro while attending the Cocktails for a Cause event. 

21 Celebrity Afros To Swoon Over This Season
David Livingston
21
Nathalie Emmanuel

The Game of Thrones actress rarely deviates away from her curly afro for high profile events. 

21 Celebrity Afros To Swoon Over This Season
Matt Winkelmeyer
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