It's been over 20 years since Selena Quintanilla's tragic death, yet we're still all very much obsessed with her. Not only was the Tejano singer incredibly talented, she also had some seriously great style. From her high-waisted pants, her blinged-out bustiers, and her classic red lips, Selena stayed on point. But what a lot of people don't talk about, is how much Selena loved and embraced her natural curls during a time when curly or textured hair was still being referred to as "pelo malo" (bad hair.) Before she was rocking long, blown-out straight strands, the Mexican singer was gracefully sporting her natural rizos. Here's a few pictures that prove Selena was all about her curls!
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Selena loved rocking a pretty pajon in the 80s.
Look how sexy her curls looked in a lob!
Her curls looked so cool with sunglasses.
It’s like "Almost Famous” Latina-style.
She might have gone lighter.
We're not sure if this was hair dye or just intense camera flash. Either way, she looked great!
The curls really went well with her edgy style.
Dark lipstick and curly hair all day, every day!
That time Selena rocked orange-y red curls.
And still looked flawless.
A full curly ponytail is everything.
Selena obviously knew that.
We can barely recognize Selena in this curly hair throwback pic.
The girl was working those curls!
Who says you can't rock a short bob with curly hair?
Selena made it look flawless.
This curly cut is making want us to go for the big chop.
This look was stunning!
She looked her prettiest all-natural.
No makeup and natural hair was probably Selena’s best look.
She was rocking soft polished curls before there were cleansing conditioners.
How did she keep those curls so hydrated and defined? We need to know what her secret was.
We’re sure even Luis Miguel was digging her curls.
Seriously, how cute did she look in this pic?
She proudly rocked braids.
Selena was wearing protective styles before any of us even knew what that was.
Sometimes she even styled her curls.
This half-up, half down look really showed off the natural bounce and volume of her curls.
This Selena artwork is everything.
We’re not sure if this is based on a real photo or not, but we’re still obsessed!
