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Top 10: Hairstyles of the Week 10-5-2012

This week, red carpets from coast to coast were flooded with golden waves, kinky curls and more top looks. See which celeb styles made it onto our list of sizzling mane moments.
By Nicole Marie Melton · Updated October 28, 2020
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01
Adepero Oduye

Where: Lifetime’s Steel Magnolias premiere in New York City.

Why: Oduye styled her natural tresses into a sleek and elegant pompadour.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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02
Solange

Where: The Everything Or Nothing The Untold Story Of 007 premiere at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Why: Solange’s full, fluffy ‘fro is naturally fabulous.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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03
Jill Scott

Where: Lifetime’s Steel Magnolias premiere in New York City.

Why: We can’t get enough of Scott’s sassy “big chop!”

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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04
Lianne La Havas

Where: Maison Vionnet’s 100th anniversary party during Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2013 at Hotel Salomon de Rothschild.

Why: La Havas swept her luscious locks over to one side for a gloriously elegant look.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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05
KeKe Palmer

Where: Teen Vogue’s 10th Annual Young Hollywood Party in Beverly Hills.

Why: Palmer is a huge fan of long, lush hair and we never tire of her flowing strands.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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06
Keri Hilson

Where: Lifetime’s Steel Magnolias premiere in New York City.

Why: Hilson’s bold, blonde bob is as striking as her beautiful smile!

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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07
Jennifer Hudson

Where: The “We Day” at Air Canada Centre in Toronto.

Why: Hudson’s softly curled hair has loads of layers and tons of style, too.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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08
Jordin Sparks

Where: The 2012 Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s Honoring the Promise gala at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

Why: Sparks was all smiles in long, free-flowing waves.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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09
NeNe Leakes

Where:  Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live in New York City.

Why: Seriously, how hot is Leakes’ platinum blonde cropped cut?  She wears this hairstyle so well!

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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10
Selita Ebanks

Where: The SickKids Bliss Ball at Fort York in Toronto.

Why: Ebanks embodied elegance in soft, side-swept auburn curls.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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