A Timeline of the Best Afros
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2/19Jimi Hendrix (1967)
The musical legend set the world afire with his groovy guitar riffs and his psychedlic flair. He often wrapped a tie-dye bandanna around his amorphous, curly afro.
3/19Marsha Hunt (1968)
The Hair star turned heads in the ‘60s with her au naturel beauty and captivating coiffed ‘fro, so much so, that she was the muse behind The Rolling Stone’s Brown Sugar.
4/19Angela Davis (1969)
The Civil Rights activist and former Black Panther’s politically and socially charged ‘do was a symbol of unapologetic Black power and pride.
5/19Michael Jackson (1972)
A young Michael stole our hearts with his youthful exuberance, cock-sure coiffe, and smooth moves and voice.
6/19Sly Stone (1972)
The funkadelic frontman for Sly and the Family Stone complemented his towering topper with mondo mutton chops.
7/19Pam Grier (1973)
The reigning queen of Blaxploitation movies rocked a bad-ass ‘fro that was as foxy as she was divine. In her films, her dangerous ‘do literally slayed, since she often utilized it as a hiding place for her razor blades.
8/19Diana Ross (1975)
Whether it’s an asymmetrical Sixties bob or a voluminous Seventies ‘fro, the glam diva’s tresses always reigned supreme.
9/19Gil Scott Heron (1981)
The leonine bristle and ‘fro combo of the soulful spoken word artist, best known for his composition The Revolution Will Not be Televised, heightened his emboldened statements.
10/19Beyoncé (2002)
Queen Bey’s glorious halo of golden curls was resplendent for her turn as Foxxy Cleopatra in Goldmember, an Austin Powers film.
11/19André 3000 (2003)
With his Afrofuturistic stylings and his picked out ‘fro, the OutKast member’s unique, surreal approach set him apart from the “standard” hip-hop style quo of the late '90s and early oughts.
12/19Erykah Badu (2008)
Hair ain’t nothing but a thang. The provocative songstress is widely recognized as a beauty trailblazer. Here, she stuns with her billowing brazen mane.
13/19Esperanza Spalding (2010)
The Grammy Award winning artist’s signature fluffy ‘fro distinguished her from the sea of silky locks of the times.
14/19Solange (2011)
Though the chic coiffe chameleon proudly flaunts her naturally, textured locks with exalted artistry, just know it is not OK to touch her hair.
15/19Julia Sarr-Jamois (2012)
With her larger-than-life locks and her breezy eccentric style, the French-Senegalese street-style star and senior fashion editor at ID magazine is the epitome of downtown cool.
16/19Questlove (2013)
The Roots drummer and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon bandleader punctuates his trademark orbital gyre with a plastic black pick.
17/19Prince (2014)
Unafraid to make daring statements, Prince set aside his more fluid, androgynous look for one that harked back to the defiant Black Power movement.
18/19Maria Borges (2015)
On November 2015, Angel history was made. The Angolan bombshell strutted down the Victoria’s Secret runway with her natural TWA (teeny weeny Afro). No wavy weaves or extensions; just natural beauty.
19/19Lineisy Montero (2016)
The Dominican model’s dazzling textured topper was gilded with a slew of ornate jewels and pins at Dolce & Gabbana.
