Celebs With Curly Hair: Photos

By:

Elissa Anderson

August 3, 2022 9:04AM EDT

There are many celebs who rock curly hair. Here are some of our favorites!

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Celebs With Naturally Curly Hair – Pics

Celebs With Naturally Curly Hair – Pics — Michelle Obama delights fans when she does it. So do Oprah Winfrey, Zendaya and Blue Ivy. And when Halsey unveiled her teeny weeny afro, it sparked social media buzz. More and more celebs are rocking their naturally curly hair on the red carpet, proving that you don’t have to have straight hair and extensions to look glam at a fancy event.

Ever since she left the White House, former First Lady Michelle Obama seems to be shunning the flat iron more and more. Meanwhile, Blue Ivy isn’t even a teen yet and she has wowed the Bey Hive by showing off an array of natural hairstyles – from braids and top knots to blowouts and afros. As for Oprah, she has been embracing her curl for years. Gabrielle Union and Taraji P. Henson are showing fans their curly, kinky hair too, proving that the natural hair movement isn’t just a social media fad or grass roots trend, it’s here to stay and is, hopefully, the new norm.

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Michelle Obama Rocks Her Curls

Michelle Obama Rocks Her Curls — Michelle Obama rocked her naturally curly hair during an appearance at the Essence Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, in New Orleans in July 2019. The former First Lady looked gorgeous with honey-tinged tresses.

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Taraji P. Henson Wows With Blonde Curls

Taraji P. Henson Wows With Blonde Curls — Taraji P. Henson at the Global Citizen Festival in New York in September 2019, proudly showing off her honey blonde curls. Fans usually see the actress wearing straight or flat-ironed hair.

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Zendaya At NYFW

Zendaya At NYFW — Zendaya loves to mix-up her hairstyles. At the Tommy Hilfiger Spring/Summer 2020 NFYW show, the ‘Euphoria’ opted for waves, embracing her natural hair.

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Gabrielle Union Is All Smiles

Gabrielle Union Is All Smiles — Gabrielle Union posed on the ‘America’s Got Talent’ red carpet in September 2019 with a bright smile and gorgeous curls. Over on Instagram, the actress has been sharing more and more pics showing her natural hair.

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Mariah Carey Poses With Her Family

Mariah Carey Poses With Her Family — When Mariah Carey burst on to the music scene in 1990, it was with a headful of curls. Over the years she has opted for straighter hair, but at the Kid’s Choice Awards in 2017 she wore a more textured look as she posed on the orange carpet with her kids Monroe and Morrocan and her ex, Nick Cannon.

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Beyonce & Blue Ivy Are Curly Girls On Vacay

Beyonce & Blue Ivy Are Curly Girls On Vacay — In July 2018, Beyonce and her daughter Blue Ivy wore their hair curly while on vacay in Cannes, France. In recent years Jay Z has started wearing dreadlocks.

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Oprah Winfrey Stuns In White

Oprah Winfrey Stuns In White — In August 2019, Oprah Winfrey made a red carpet appearance in a sleek white dress and rocking a halo of natural curls. The talk show host completed the chic look with white glasses.

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Kerry Washington Looks Chic With Natural Hair

Kerry Washington Looks Chic With Natural Hair — Kerry Washington arrived at Michael Kors Fall/Winter 2019 show, Arrivals, Fall Winter NYFW show looking gorgeous with a shorter, curly hairdo. The former ‘Scandal’ star usually wears her hair straight.

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Halsey Shows Off Her Curly Hair

Halsey Shows Off Her Curly Hair — Halsey at the Billboard Music Awards in 2016 showing off her naturally, curly hair. In 2018 the singer wowed her fans by rocking an afro and sharing the pic on Instagram.

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Kelly Rowland Rocks The Red Carpet

Kelly Rowland Rocks The Red Carpet — Kelly Rowland looks fab in an ab-baring white pants suit, while flaunting her naturally curly hair. The singer has been wearing her hair curly more and more ever since she left Destiny’s Child.

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