'Dos and Don'ts: Black Hairstyles on White Celebrities

Kylie Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga and more.

Justin Timberlake - The fellas aren't exempt. Before his "Cry Me a River" days, JT was in that "awkward boy-band fashion" phase, where he tried out the cornrows for a while. We don't think it's his best look, but, hey, it was the '90s.(Photo: Brenda Chase/Getty Images)
Kesha - Before pop star Kesha toned down her look and ditched the dollar sign from her name, she looked like this. Aside from the long, multicolored cornrows, she would wear heavy amounts of glitter, oversize sunglasses and plenty of acid-washed denim — like the female version of Riff Raff. We're just glad she's over this phase.(Photo: Cousart-Rayne/JFXimages/WENN.com)
Lady Gaga - Like Madonna, Gaga has experimented with her fair share of looks throughout her career. From wearing meat to walking on stilted platform shoes, Gaga even goes as far as to create her own fashions. However, it was this melodramatic dread loc 'do that had some giving her applause and others boos. What do you think? Did the "Born This Way" singer go a bit too far?(Photo: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
Jane Child - This one-hit wonder was almost unforgettable with her epic braids. Maybe because it was before social media, no one seemed to notice when the Canadian dance-pop singer rocked the fake braids in her 1990 hit song "Don't Wanna Fall in Love." We haven't heard from her since, though.(Photo: Warner Bros Records)Vanilla Ice - This now-fallen MC capitalized on Black culture throughout his somewhat short-lived career. From high top fades to oversize 'fits, Vanilla Ice had the whole Black '90s rapper swag going for him pretty well. It was when he decided to switch to a different form of Black expression, dreadlocks, that made even his most loyal fans say, "Huh?" To this day, we're still wondering what he was thinking.(Photo: SBK Music)

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Kesha - Before pop star Kesha toned down her look and ditched the dollar sign from her name, she looked like this. Aside from the long, multicolored cornrows, she would wear heavy amounts of glitter, oversize sunglasses and plenty of acid-washed denim — like the female version of Riff Raff. We're just glad she's over this phase.(Photo: Cousart-Rayne/JFXimages/WENN.com)

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