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oh no she didn't
April 11, 2016

20 Great Wigs Inspired by Kylie Jenner

By Ashley Weatherford

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The April “Fresh Faces” issue of Marie Claire was fronted by Zendaya, Ellie Goulding, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Hailey Baldwin, but all four took a backseat to innovator of our time, Kylie Jenner. Jenner, a modern woman who most certainly doubled-down on Lean In over spring break, was in no mood to undercut her impressive résumé. With the assurance of a woman who runs a successful cosmetics brand and is a sister-in-law to God himself, she cleared her throat and said: “I started wigs, and now everyone is wearing wigs.”

As the undisputed inspiration to anyone who decided to plop on a wig, click through the slideshow for 20 humans in history who followed in Jenner’s footsteps.

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Katy Perry  Photo: Charley Gallay/KCA2010/2010 Getty Images
RuPaul  Photo: Ron Galella, Ltd./1995 Ron Galella, Ltd.
Marie Antoinette  Photo: GraphicaArtis#Unified ED
Celia Cruz  Photo: Michael Caulfield
John Travolta  Photo: New Line Cinema
Viola Davis  Photo: Gregg DeGuire/2016 Gregg DeGuire
Carrie Fisher  Photo: Lucasfilm
Raquel Welch  Photo: Steve Granitz/2015 Steve Granitz
Lil Kim  Photo: Jeff Kravitz
Cher  Photo: Jason Merritt/2012 Getty Images
Diana Ross  Photo: NBC/© NBC Universal, Inc.
Cleopatra  Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Lady Gaga  Photo: Larry Busacca/2011 Getty Images
Nicki Minaj  Photo: Steve Granitz/2011 Steve Granitz
Mata Hari  Photo: Keystone-France/KEYSTONE-FRANCE
Tina Turner  Photo: Michael Ochs Archives
Madonna  Photo: Jeff Kravitz
George Washington  Photo: Stock Montage
Beyoncé   Photo: Jon Kopaloff/2015 Jon Kopaloff
Jennifer Garner  Photo: Mitch Haaseth/2010 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
Dolly Parton  Photo: Manchester Daily Express/Daily Herald Archive/Science and Society Picture Library
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