Home • News Top 10: Hairstyles of the Week 4/20/2012 Top 10: Hairstyles of the Week 4/20/2012 By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020 01 1275213 Where: Why: 02 #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. Getty Images 03 #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. Rex USA 04 #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. Charles Eshelman/Getty Images 05 #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. Maury Phillips/WireImage 06 #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. Everett Collection/Rex USA 07 #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. Donato Sardella/WireImage 08 #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. Ian Gavan/Getty Image 09 #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. Getty Images 10 #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. ROBERT PITTS/Landov 11 #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. Gregg DeGuire/WireImage