Rebekah's Big Red Hair

A Boho Distraction or a Sign of Sincerity?

In her column in the Daily Beast, Robin Givhan argued that Rebekah Brooks' hair was an unruly distraction at Tuesday's Parliament hearing (pictured). Perusing old photos of Brooks suggest, however, that another style would have rung false. In good times and bad, at fancy celebrity-filled fashion events and on casual afternoon strolls, Rebekah's hair is a constant, curly cloud of red.

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Catwalk Curls

Then woman then known as Rebekah Wade, editor of The Sun, attends the launch of Elizabeth Hurley's reality TV show, Project Catwalk, in December 2005. Her voluminous hair has changed little over the years.
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Curls and Piers

Rebekah’s hair brushes Piers Morgan’s shoulder at the launch party for his memoir on March 9, 2005.
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An Inequality of Hair

A lover of Rebekah’s hair, actor Ross Kemp (aka her bald husband), squeezes her at the National Television Awards in London on Oct. 25, 2005, in London.

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Foreshadowing, 2005

Rebekah’s curls overshadow Rupert Murdoch’s scowl at a Reuters event on June 15, 2005.

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Imperial Tresses

At the Night of Heroes ceremony at the Imperial War Museum in 2009, Rebekah's hair appears unusually orderly.

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Flyaway Curls

Rebekah’s hair threatens to enter her mouth at the Northern Rock All Star Cup in Newport, Wales, on Aug. 27, 2006.

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Hat Head

It must be intimidating for a hat to have to compete with Rebekah’s hair. In this 2007 matchup, her red curls still seems to win.

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Hidden by Hair

Following phone-hacking allegations, Rebekah’s face is partially hidden by her hair on July 7.

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