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From Marilyn Monroe to Kim Kardashian, the Best Platinum Blondes Throughout History


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Sure, bleached hair is having a moment now, but women have been dying their hair platinum for decades. Here, a brief history of the best platinum blondes.

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Jayne Mansfield
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Jayne Mansfield, circa 1955.

2
Marilyn Monroe
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Marilyn Monroe, circa 1953.

3
Courtney Love
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Courtney Love at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, March 1995.

4
Gwen Stefani
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Gwen Stefani at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, December 2000.

5
Lady Gaga
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Lady Gaga at the 88th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 2016.

6
Carey Mulligan
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Carey Mulligan at the 82nd annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, March 2010.

7
Soo Joo Park
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Soo Joo Park at the premiere of Youth during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 2015.

8
Taylor Swift
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Taylor Swift at the BMI Pop Awards in Beverly Hills, California, May 2016.

9
Michelle Williams
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Michelle Williams at the Louis Vuitton exhibition in Hollywood, California, February 2015.

10
Zosia Mamet
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Zosia Mamet at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards in New York, New York, November 2014.

11
Kristen Stewart
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Kristen Stewart at a screening of Cafe Society in New York, New York, July 2016.

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Kim Kardashian
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Kim Kardashian at the Balmain Fall 2015 show in Paris, France, March 2015.

13
Miley Cyrus
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Miley Cyrus at the 57th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, February 2015.

14
Rita ora
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Rita Ora at the Q102 Jingle Ball in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 2014.

15
Jared Leto
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Jared Leto at the Balenciaga Fall 2015 show in Paris, France, March 2015.

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Jennifer Lawrence
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Jennifer Lawrence at the premiere of Woman in New York, New York, May 2016.

17
Maria Grazia Chiuri
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Maria Grazia Chiuri at the Valentino Haute Couture Fall 2016 show in Paris, France, July 2016.