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Home • Hair

Top 10: Hairstyles of the Week 9-28-2012

This week, we spotted a bevy of hot hairstyles around the globe as stars jet-setted to the Emmy Awards, movie premieres and Milan Fashion Week.  Check out the silky waves, sassy cuts and more.
By Nicole Marie Melton · Updated October 28, 2020
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01
Shaun Robinson

Where: The 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California.

Why: Robinson was the epitome of elegance in this chic, side chignon and sweeping bang.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
02
Vanessa Williams

Where: The 666 Park Avenue premiere at the Crosby Street Hotel in New York City.

Why: Williams looked radiant in soft, shiny waves.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
03
Solange

Where: The amfAR Milano 2012 during Milan Fashion Week at La Permanente.

Why: The trendy naturalista stepped out in a halo of fluffy, kinky curls.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
04
Rihanna

Where: The 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Why: Rih-Rih is one of our favorite hair chamelons and we’re in love with her jet-black pixie cut.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
05
Viola Davis

Where: The Won’t Back Down premiere at Ziegfeld Theater in New York City.

Why: Davis always looks so regal when she wears her naturally curly crop.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
06
Nicki Minaj

Where: The Pink Friday fragrance Launch Event at Macy’s Herald Square in New York City.

Why: Minaj took center stage in a waist-legnth, blonde wig that was as bold as her vivid personality.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
07
Laila Ali

Where: The 27th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner at The Waldorf Astoria in New York City.

Why: Ali sported chic, shoulder-length waves with eyebrow-grazing bangs.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
08
Tika Sumpter

Where: The Urbanworld Film Festival in New York City.

Why: Tika is known for sporting mile-long locks and we are smitten with her bone-straight strands.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
09
Christina Milian

Where: The 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Why: Milian wore her honey blond and brown hair swept over one shoulder for an easy-breezy look.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
10
Garcelle Beauvais

Where: The 2012 Entertainment Weekly Pre-Emmy Party at the Fig & Olive in West Hollywood.

Why: We love Beauvais’ chunky, shiny curls.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles