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.