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16 Times Larry Sims Slayed Your Favorite Celeb's Hair

Remember when Zendaya wore a mullet to the Grammy Awards and Megalyn Echikunwoke sported beautiful braids on the Emmys red carpet with Chris Rock? These are just two of many mane moments crafted by celebrity stylist Larry Sims. His client roster includes a who's who of black Hollywood: Kerry Washington, Sanaa Lathan, Aja Naomi King and Ruth Negga; just to name a few. With a rolodex this legendary, we guarantee this isn't the first time you've heard of the hair master, who also worked his magic on Gabrielle Union for our November 2016 cover. In honor of his latest style win, we're looking back at 16 times he slayed your favorite celebrity's hair on the red carpet. 
By Nikki Brown · Updated October 26, 2020
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Gabrielle Union
Gabrielle Union on the November cover of ESSENCE.
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Gabrielle Union
Gabrielle Union at the premiere of “The Birth of a Nation,” in Hollywood.
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Gabrielle Union
Gabrielle Union at the 2016 BET Awards.
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Jurnee Smollett Bell
Jurnee Smollett Bell at the “Underground” For Your Consideration EMMY Event.
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Ruth Negga
Ruth Negga at the Los Angeles Premiere of “Warcraft.”
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Aja Naomi King
Aja Naomi King at the 2016 BET Awards.
16 Times Larry Sims Slayed Your Favorite Celeb's Hair
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Leona Lewis
Leona Lewis at the 3rd Biennial Rebels with a Cause Fundraiser.
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Naomie Harris
Naomie Harris at the “Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology” Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Sanaa Lathan
Sanaa Lathan at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party
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Megalyn Echikunwoke
Megalyn Echikunwoke at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Tracee Ellis Ross
Tracee Ellis Ross at The 68th Emmy Awards.
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Zendaya

On the 2015 Grammy Awards red carpet, Zendaya emerged with a mullet. We seriously thought she had cut her hair, until we later realized it was just a super believable wig. 

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Adepero Oduye
Adepero Oduye at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
16 Times Larry Sims Slayed Your Favorite Celeb's Hair
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Kylie Bunbury
Kylie Bunbury at the premiere of Fox’s “Pitch” at West LA Little League Field.
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Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson at the 2016 Summer TCA Tour.
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Jaz Sinclair
Jaz Sinclair at the “When the Bough Breaks” LAPremiere.
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TOPICS:  Aja Naomi King Celebrity Hairstyles Gabrielle Union Jennifer Hudson Leona Lewis Tracee Ellis Ross Zendaya