In a historic move, Miss Côte d’Ivoire 2025 is flipping the script, saying “no more” to wigs, weaves, and extensions in their ...

Consumer Reports finds harmful chemicals in popular synthetic hair used for braids and wigs, raising health concerns for ...

Wigs and beauty contests are big business in the West African nation but the industry is facing change.

braids signified status and wealth as they were practiced on wigs created for royalty. In other African cultures, braids served as a form of identification, as different tribes would adorn their ...

The Miss Ivory Coast pageant has banned contestants from wearing wigs and weaves in its preliminary stages, instead embracing ...

Side note; women of different races also wear wigs not just black ... natural hairstyles like afros, braids, Bantu knots, and ...

Outstanding Wig and Hair (Drama Desk Awards) for Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, Outstanding Wig and Hair (Drama Desk Awards) for The Harriet Holland Social Club Presents The 84th Annual Star ...

Marlène-Kany Kouassi is one of only two winners of Miss Ivory Coast over the last six decades to wear her crown over natural hair Long, flowing wigs and ... whether with braids or straightened ...