15 iconic hairstyles and headpieces worn by black women over the years at the Met Gala.

15 iconic hairstyles and headpieces worn by black women over the years at the Met Gala.

Lupita Nyong Towering Afro with Gold Afro Pick Combs 2019 

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Lupita is a regular in the best hairstyle list. 

L-R: Lupita effortlessly moulded afro for Met Gala 2021; Lupita Nyong'o 2016 structural afro look Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images

Zendaya’s ginger textured fro for the 2017 Met Gala 

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Anok Yai "20s-inspired sleek flapper bob" for Met Gala 2022

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Laura Harrier “Gel down finger waves, flicked up at the ends" for Met Gala 2022

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Kiki Layne perfectly shaped Afro at the 2022 Met Gala

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Janelle Monae’s showstopping stacked top hats” for 2019 Met Gala. 

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Lizzo's “ Finger wave loose weave combination” at The Met Gala 2022

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Alicia Keys bedazzled ponytail for 2022's Met Gala

Whilst, the front might seem like a basic ponytail, the back holds all the drama with the disc-shaped bedazzled hair accessory.

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Abbott Elementary’s Quinta Brunson’s Structural Updo at 2023’s Met Gala 

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Rihanna Pope Crown for 2018 Met Gala-Themed Heavenly Bodies

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Solange’s Headpiece for the 2017 Met Gala 

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Cynthia Erivo's white tall headwrap decorated with minute pearls

Her look was a reference to Tignon Law, a racist 18th-century Louisiana mandate that required Creole women to keep their hair covered.

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Michaela Coel, handmade coral-esque headpiece clipped into her cornrows for Met Gala 2023

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Jodie Turner-Smith, Met Gala 2022

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Voila Daves wearing her signature fro at 2023's Met Gala

Honorary Mention!