Headwraps are not just a quick fix for a bad hair day. Colorful scarfs intricately wrapped around our crows have always been part of our culture.
So for Challenge 2 the models of America's Next Natural Model show their headwrap skills with the goal to show the new season's scarfs in the NappShop. So if you like what you see you can order it now!
And since it's Martin Luther Kings Day, the contestants also tell us what this means to them.
Kala G on Challenge 2
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I love this head wrap! As the temperature outside drops there is less moisture in the air. Wraps are one of my favorite protective styles in the winter, but I also use them in the summer to spice up my styles.
CarlieM on Challenge 2
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There are several wraps I do....for one, I bring the two ends of the scarf up and around my head, cross them and tuck them in. For another, I do the same but just twist them up top and let the two ends fall down. For the more involved one, I tie the scarf back and wrap it around a ponytail and tuck the ends in.
Head wraps: Past, present, and future
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As my father once said “Black people are truly original, there is no one like us”. That’s how I feel when I think of how Black women all over the globe wear their head wraps. From the Muslim women in Somalia to the women in the Caribbean, or the urban chic in Brooklyn, New York, we know how to turn a scarf into a fashion statement.
Desyray ElModelo
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Hats are definately one of the vital blocks on my fashion pyramid! They play a big part in the display of my individuality and love for fashion freedom! Not to mention the fact that they reflect a part my Jamaican background.
ReShonda Parker on Challenge 2
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For this challenge, i wanted to talk about Martin Luther King Jr., and what his life meant to me. To me, he represented so much more than a dream for equality and a call for brotherhood.
Nefertiti on Challenge 2
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In years past, I only relied on headwraps as a way to remedy an unfortunate hairdo. But, once I began to look for more options to add to my protective styling repertoire, I realized that headwraps and turbans were so much more than a "last resort."
Head wraps! Justyce Chavez
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Growing up as a young African American woman in today’s society has not being easy. From being made to feel inferior to others because of my darker skin tone and kinkier hair texture, to not being afforded the same opportunities as some of my peers because of where I come from.
Natasha: Celebrating Culture
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As I heard the challenge, the first thing that came to mind with the head wrap was African beauty that birthed African women. It was as if my mind went to pictures that I had previously seen of the big head wraps, with women carrying children and balancing baskets displaying the strength that we come from.
Natural Jael on Challenge 2
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Head wraps of many styles have been a distinctive piece of African American culture. Head wraps have traveled the time from the mother land, through slavery and landing as a style in the 20th century.
Challenge 2- Head Wraps and Culture
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Head wraps of many styles have been a distinctive piece of African American culture. Head wraps have traveled the time from the mother land, through slavery and landing as a style in the 20th century. For many women, head wraps are not just a means of covering up a bad hair day or a cultural gesture but can be worn as a styling option
