“My wearing my hair in locs on an Oscar red carpet was to showcase them in a positive light, to remind people of color that our hair is good enough,” said Zendaya in response to Giuliana Rancic’s harsh criticism of her red carpet looks.
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Ava DuVernay
This film director shuts down the red carpet with her beautifully styled locs every time. We especially loved when her locs cascaded down the right side of her face at the 2015 ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood event.
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Lisa Bonet
Loc veteran, Lisa Bonet shows the natural hairstyle can be fun and creative as she sports a half-up-half-down style at the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Shanola Hampton
This Shameless star accentuates her stunning neck and jawline with feminine locs at a pre-Oscar Awards event.
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Goapele
Before the singer cut her hair and dyed it blonde, she wore perfectly coiffed locs to the 2006 ASCAP Rhythm And Soul Music Awards.
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Jill Scott
Jill Scott wore sweet, bronze-streaked locs to launch her Butterfly Bra at Ashley Stewart in 2008.
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Terry McMillan
Terry McMillan showed how to wear colored locs in an updo at the 2002 ESSENCE Awards.
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Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi keeps her shoulder-length locs neatly styled while posing for a picture at Glamour’s 2014 Women Of The Year event.
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Ledisi
No one does two-toned locs like Ledisi. Her ‘do consistently complements her beautiful smile.