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Award-winning actor Tracee Ellis Ross is always serving glamour.

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Fromarchitectural ponytailsand box braids to gorgeous afros and sleek buns, shes continually giving us beauty inspiration.

Tapping into her passion for a fabulous hair look (it’s genetic, after all!

As the megastar turns 52, we look back on some of her best beauty moments to date.

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2024

Tracee rocked a blunt ponytail at a Loewe x Saks dinner earlier this autumn.

Tracee sported jumbo braids at an Emmys party.

2023

Lavender eyeshadow and soft brown ombre lipstick for the US Fashion Trust Awards.

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2021

A blunt cut bob hairstyle with blocky bangs for the 2021 Met Gala.

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