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Hot Hair: Going Platinum

It all started with Etta James, the bawdy, brassy, ultra-blonde torch singer who showed 1950s-era Black women that Marilyn wasn't the only one who could rock a platinum 'do. These days, our sexiest A-listers are following in her footsteps, sporting ultra-blonde wigs, extensions and dye jobs. From Mary J. Blige's golden yellow strands to Eva Marcille's white-blonde pixie, these superstars are looking pretty in platinum...
Hot Hair: Going Platinum
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By Tia Williams · Updated October 29, 2020

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It all started with Etta James, the bawdy, brassy, ultra-blonde torch singer who showed 1950s-era Black women that Marilyn wasn’t the only one who could rock a platinum ‘do.

These days, our sexiest A-listers are following in her footsteps, sporting ultra-blonde wigs, extensions and dye jobs.

From Mary J. Blige’s golden yellow strands to Eva Marcille’s white-blonde pixie, these superstars are looking pretty in platinum…