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

Kylie Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga and more.

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)
David Beckham - This British soccer star is known today as Mr. GQ off the field, but once upon a time, he wore cornrows while showing off his fancy footwork. It doesn't look half bad, considering that he was beasting the field all day long. We see why Becks opted for cornrows — convenience and style in one neat package.(Photo: Ben Radford/Getty Images)
Gwen Stefani - During her No Doubt days, Gwen Stefani made African-American style bantu knots her signature look. While some of white America saw it as a revolutionary, members of the Black community knew Stefani was inspired by a look that goes back generations deep in the Black community. (Photo: GettyImages)
Bo Derek - Actress and model Bo Derek rose to fame in the late '70s and is best-known for her role in the 1979 film 10, for which she rocked cornrows completed with beads at the ends.(Photo: Bettmann/CORBIS)Rachel Dolezal - Aside from the fact that she pretended to be African-American for more than a decade, Rachel Dolezal received a lot of warranted backlash for rocking a "natural" wig to give her adopted identity some credibility. The race-faker has no immediate Black roots — both of her parents are white — but even her most vocal critics had to admit she nailed the hair!(Photo: Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review via AP, File)

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David Beckham - This British soccer star is known today as Mr. GQ off the field, but once upon a time, he wore cornrows while showing off his fancy footwork. It doesn't look half bad, considering that he was beasting the field all day long. We see why Becks opted for cornrows — convenience and style in one neat package.(Photo: Ben Radford/Getty Images)

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