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Top 10: Hairstyles of the Week 4/20/2012

Top 10: Hairstyles of the Week 4/20/2012
By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020
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#10: Jessica White

Where: The 2012 Tribeca Film Festival at the State Supreme Courthouse in New York City.

Why:White flaunted the most delicious wavy extensions for a beautiful, beachy look.

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#9: Jurnee Smollett

Where: 2012 Jenesse Silver Rose Awards gala and auction at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

Why: Smollett’s voluminous waves are exactly what we’re coveting for spring.

Top 10: Hairstyles of the Week 4/20/2012
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#8: Angela Bassett

Where: The Paul Simon Songbook to Benefit Jazz at Lincoln Center gala concert & dinner at Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City.

Why: Bassett’s cropped cut is shiny, chic and fly.

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#7: Goapele

Where: The 6th Annual Asomugha Foundation Gala at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.

Why: While we always loved Goapele’s signature cornrows, she traded in her old look for a glamourous half-up/half-down hairstyle.

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#6. Tika Sumpter

Where: Food Bank for New York City’s Can-Do Awards in New York.

Why: Sumpter revealed her latest diva ‘do— a full-blown cascade of kinky curls— and we’re loving the new look.

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#5. Kimora Lee Simmons

Where: A celebration for Glamour’s new book in West Hollywood, California.

Why: Lee Simmons proves that her “fabulousity” is still in full force with these Rapunzel-esque, ebony waves.

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#4. Leona Lewis

Where: The Ariella Couture fashion show at 250 Bishopsgate in London.

Why: Lewis traded in her usual soft curls for bone straight strands that give the songstress a dramatic edge.

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#3. Halle Berry

Where: The 4th Annual Halle Berry Celebrity Golf Classic held at Wilshire Country Club in Los Angeles.

Why: Berry’s cropped cut is still iconic and wildly beautiful even after all these years.

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#2. Solange

Where: The New York Academy of Art 2012 Tribeca Ball.

Why:Solange can do no wrong when it comes to flaunting big, fabulous, knock-em-dead spirals.

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#1: Christina Milian

Where: The 2012 NBC Universal Summer Press Day at The Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa in Pasadena, California.

Why: Milian looked simply stunning in soft, waist-length waves swept over one shoulder.

Top 10: Hairstyles of the Week 4/20/2012
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