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Home • Hair

Top 10: Hairstyles of the Week 11-30-2012

From side-swept spirals to blunt-cut bobs.
By Nicole Marie Melton · Updated October 28, 2020
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01
LaLa Anthony

Where: JCPenney’s Holiday Giving Tour Kick Off At CitiPond At Bryant Park in New York City.

Why: Anthony’s side-swept waves make a head-turning style statement.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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02
Beyonce

Where: The New York Knicks vs. Brooklyn Nets game at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Why:  Beyonce’s new bangs make this hairstyle one of our favorite tress transformations of the season!

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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03
Nicki Minaj

Where:  The Elvis Duran Z100 Morning Show at Z100 Studio in New York City.

Why: While this blonde, massive mane isn’t a look that most celebs would wear, it fits perfectly into the wild child aesthetic that Minaj aims to maintain.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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04
Christina Milian

Where: On the set of The Voice in Los Angeles.

Why: Milian is quite the hair chameleon, but we have to admit that these wavy, waist-length locks are one of our favorite styles on her.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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05
Tamia

Where: The SiriusXM Studios in New York City.

Why:  We can’t get enough of Tamia’s sassy, sexy waves.  Her honey blonde highlights are the perfect match for her caramel complexion.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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06
Zoe Saldana

Where: The 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations in Hollywood.

Why: Saldana tends to stick with the same hairstyle—shiny, soft curls— but we aren’t complaining.  She knows what works for her and sticks to it.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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07
Solange Knowles

Where: The listening party for her new album ‘True’ at Sonos Studio in Los Angeles.

Why: Solange loves to represent for the curly girls, and this glossy halo of spirals is one for the record books.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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08
Jourdan Dunn

Where: The British Fashion Awards 2012 at The Savoy Hotel in London.

Why: The model’s shiny, swingable strands are oh-so-irresistable. A center part adds extra “oomph” to this simple yet stunning style.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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09
Ashanti

Where: Backstage at the Keyshia Cole concert at the Best Buy Theater in New York City.

Why: Ashanti loves to wear long, flowing weaves and this voluminous, over-the-shoulder number is totally haute!

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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Kenya Moore
Kenya Moore
Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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