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Oprah Winfrey at the 54TH ANNUAL PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS, Sunday, September 22, at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA.    2002ImageDirect  Photo by:Kevin Winter/ImageDirect

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 21:  TV personality Oprah Winfrey speaks onstage during the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre on September 21, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Beauty

The evolution of Oprah's hair

To celebrate the TV host’s 60th birthday, take a look back at the celebrity icon’s many hairstyles.

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10/20/97 Hollywood, CA. Oprah Winfrey at the premiere of \"Before Women Had Wings.\"

Oprah's hair throughout the years

Happy birthday, Oprah! To celebrate the TV host’s 60th birthday on Jan. 29, take a look back at the celebrity icon’s many hairstyles. From pixie cuts to loose curls, her ‘dos never disappoint:

Oprah sported a short pixie cut at the October 1997 premiere of the movie "Before Women Had Wings," in which she starred.

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1/11/98 Los Angeles, CA. Oprah Winfrey with a new hairdo at the 24th Annual \"People's Choice Awards.

Curling up

With tight ringlets and a big smile, Oprah showed off her new look at the People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 11, 1998.

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1st Anniversary Party for O Magazine

Bobbed

Oprah celebrates the first anniversary party of O Magazine with a cropped bob in New York on April 17, 2001.

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Us talk show host Oprah Winfrey poses after winnin

Flipping out

With a short, flipped-out style, Oprah poses on Sep. 22, 2002 after winning the first ever Bob Hope Humanitarian Award at the 54th Annual Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.

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WEST HOLLYWOOD, UNITED STATES:  US talk show host Oprah Winfrey arrives at the Vanity Fair dinner and post-party celebrating the seventy-fourth Academy Awards, 24 March  2002, at Mortons in West Hollywood, CA.  AFP PHOTO/RICH SCHMITT (Photo credit should read RICH SCHMITT/AFP/Getty Images)

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 11:  Television Star Oprah Winfrey poses backstage during the 30th Annual People's Choice Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium January 11, 2004 in Pasadena, California.  (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11:  Presenter/actress Oprah Winfrey arrives at the12th Annual Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame Gala at the Marriott Marquis November 11, 2002 in New York City, New York.  (Photo by Mark Mainz/Getty Images)

Signature style

Oprah stayed consistent with her cropped hair from 2002 to 2004.

Oprah arrives at the Vanity Fair dinner and post-party celebrating the Academy Awards in West Hollywood, Calif. on March 24, 2002; Oprah smiles backstage during the 30th Annual People's Choice Awards in Calif. on Jan. 11, 2004; Oprah arrives at the12th Annual Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame Gala in New York on Nov. 11, 2002.

Mercedes-Benz Presents The 16th Carousel of Hope - Show

Longer locks

In 2004, Oprah began growing her hair out from years of short styles. Here, she speaks onstage at the 16th Carousel of Hope benefiting the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Oct. 23, 2004.

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2005 Matrix Awards

Business casual

Oprah steps out at the 2005 Matrix Awards in New York on April 11, 2005 wearing a shoulder-length curly style.

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33rd International Emmy Awards Gala - Press Room

Lovely waves

With loose waves and an Emmy in hand, Oprah poses with Hillary Rodham Clinton in the press room at the 33rd International Emmy Awards Gala in New York on Nov. 21, 2005.

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The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity Award Dinner Honoring Oprah Winfrey

Lightening up

Oprah's trusted hairstylist of 24 years added highlights to her hair in 2007. She wore the illuminating look at The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity Award Dinner in New York on May 20, 2007.

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US TV personality Oprah Winfrey (R) wave

Straight and sleek

Oprah Winfrey has her long, straight strands pushed back with a headband as she walks along the main street of Copenhagen, Denmark on Sep. 30, 2009.

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Oprah Winfrey Visits Australia - Day 7

Layers of love

Oprah took her show to Australia in December 2010, and brought along this layered look as well.

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Special Screening Of Walt Disney Pictures' The Odd Life Of Timothy Green Hosted By Scott Sanders

Classy curls

Oprah Winfrey and actor Hugh Jackman attend a special screening of Walt Disney Pictures' "The Odd Life of Timothy Green" in New York on June 27, 2012.

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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 05:  Actress Oprah Winfrey (L) and director Lee Daniels attend Lee Daniels' \"The Butler\" New York premiere, hosted by TWC, DeLeon Tequila and Samsung Galaxy on August 5, 2013 in New York City.  (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for The Weinstein Company)

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 12:  Oprah Winfrey arrives at the premiere of The Weinstein Company's \"Lee Daniels' The Butler\" at Regal Cinemas L.A. Live on August 12, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Curls gone wild

In 2013, Oprah arrived to both the Los Angeles and New York premieres of Lee Daniels' "The Butler" with a full head of curls.

Oprah Winfrey dons a 3.5 pound wig on the September 2013 cover of O Magazine.

Wigging out

Oprah Winfrey dons a 3.5 pound wig on the Sept. 2013 cover of O Magazine.

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