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Feb 24, 2012 @ 10:25 am

Viola Davis stepped out yesterday with her hair au natural, thanks to a little encouragement from her husband, Julius Tennon. “My husband wanted me to take the wig off,” the Best Actress Oscar nominee told us at the private Alfre Woodard dinner hosted by Grey Goose in Los Angeles. “He said, ‘If you want to wear it for your career, that’s fine, but in your life wear your hair. Step into who you are!’ It’s a powerful statement.” As for whether she’ll ever return to wigs, which she’s worn for years, she said: “We’ll see. I think I’ll change it up every once in a while. It gives me flavor. It makes me feel like I’m spicing my life up a bit.” Either way, she looks beautiful!

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I think she’s even more beautiful without a wig. Stunning!

-Veronica on February 24th, 2012

OMG, Viola Davis is GORGEOUS with her own hair!! I wish more people would do the same. She is stunning!

-Tina on February 24th, 2012

She’s got great hair – hope she goes wig-free more often in the future. Like for Ender’s Game?

-Laurie Mann on February 24th, 2012

She’s very pretty and blessed to have a husband who loves her. Great role models!

-Meli on February 24th, 2012

She looks so much younger without the wig .You can see more of her face much much better !!!!

-Loette Johnson on February 24th, 2012

Thank God for her husband! She looked absolutely RADIANT during her Oscar interview with Oprah. After seeing how great she looked without it, I was puzzled as to why she wore them in the first place! Ms. Davis, PLEASE burn the wigs!

-Glenda on February 24th, 2012

How stunning! She looks so much more beautiful with her natural hair. I understand wanting to spice it up every now and then, but no wig she’s worn has ever made her glow as much as she does in this photo!

-Joyce on February 24th, 2012

Have to agree……Natural is best for her.

-GeoDiva on February 24th, 2012

Wow, she looks FAB with her own hair! I love it so much more — she looks really beautiful and really cool. And confident! Confident=sexy!

-Keeks on February 24th, 2012

She looks stunning! Please ditch the wigs..

-Bimby on February 25th, 2012

I just went natural too and I’m totally taking this picture to my stylist to get that color.

-Terisa on February 25th, 2012

I think she looks more beautiful then ever !!!

-Pat on February 25th, 2012

She looks gorgeous! The wig was a hinder to her beauty!

-Penni on February 25th, 2012

I’m a wig wearer also with a natural style underneath. I like Viola with wig styles and au naturelle. She works both looks perfectly. Hey I understand that there are sometimes when a woman needs “picture and certain outfit hair.” Do your thang!

-yolanda on February 25th, 2012

She’s beautiful either way. Beauty is what beauty does. And Viola has done, is doing and will continue to do beautiful things. ROWYBS Viola. (translation: Rock on with your bad self.)

-shirley on February 25th, 2012

Are you kidding, I wish I looked that great with my “real” hair! She is gorgeous, with or without a wig…AND an amazing actress to boot!

-Heather on February 26th, 2012

Wish someone would to a tutorial for that makeup. It’s the bomb.

-94locs on February 26th, 2012

That person is BEAUTIFUL….and maybe it the dramatic makeup….but that doesn’t look like Viola. STILL BEAUTIFUL if it is.

-Char on February 26th, 2012

I was just scrolling through facebook and wondered who is that beaautiful woman…it was you Viola. I am so happy you found out.

-Kay Benjamin on February 26th, 2012

Love this… real, authentic, and far more beautiful. What a lovely husband she has to encourage her to share her true physical beauty. Love this story!

-Natalie Christine on February 26th, 2012

YES!!!! DO it girl!!!! U look marvelous!!!

-Cherie on February 26th, 2012

I love Voila’s naturl do tonite. She looks so beautiful I want to know how her mother got her natural curl to look so good. Love Love it

-Amanda Ellis on February 26th, 2012

She looks soooo much younger!!! I love it! Beautiful complexion, eyes, lips, and bone structure!!

-sashay on February 26th, 2012

It’s obvious that black women suffer from “self-hatred” and the fact that this woman would habitually wear wigs for various Hollywood occasions proves my point. Her rejection of wearing a wig signifies that she is trying to accept her natural hair texture for what it is.

-Pigletti on February 26th, 2012

Wow, what a lovely woman she is! I love how her natural hair let’s her natural beauty shine through! You go girl, you look absolutely fabulous!

-Mary on February 27th, 2012

I love your husband’s love for you. Thank you Viola for agreeing to let your “SOUL GLO”

-CeeCee on February 27th, 2012

Applause, applause, applause and more applause, Viola. Your beauty – unblocked by those unhealthy fiberglass wigs – is delightful, head-turning and ever so wonderful.

Your husband’s encouraging confidence in your uniquely yours beauty is refreshing and so liberating for men who so selfishly want to hide their spouse’s allurement.

-James Poole on February 27th, 2012

u go sister’ wigs’ I dont think so’ lv u natural

-Aneesah on February 27th, 2012

My former boyfriend convinced me to go short and natural years ago. It was the most liberating and self empowering move I have ever made and very affirming by men. I believe that men will appreciate most hairstyles if we wear them with confidence and in a society obsessed with weaves and straight hair, it takes a bold and self confident black woman to go natural.

She is stunningly beautiful and sexy. Look out Beyonce, your days are numbered.

-Linda Davis on February 27th, 2012

Can you say “FABULOUS”!! I mean, the woman looks absolutly Amazing! Forget the wigs!

-Eleni on February 27th, 2012

Viola Davis is more beautiful with her own hair. After all whatever God create was good.

-Diane on February 27th, 2012

I was flipping the channels and came upon an interview Oprah was having with this beautiful sister who just glowed. I was trying to figure out who this woman was. To my surprise when she smiled I realized this was Viola Davis. Sister girl looks awesome. I applaud her for setting herself free. I had this natural hair dilemma when i started exercising. What did it for me, I went to the salon on Thursday, paid $80 to get a touch up.It looked beautiful. I went to the gym on Monday morning to workout. WhenI finished exercising my hair was gone. I should have just walked in, handed my beautician $80 and walked out. Need I say more, I have gone natural and I feel so free. Praise the Lord I feel free. One day it occurred to me “You are not your hair”. I love it \; that is all that matters. I have not regretted my decision to go natural.

-Denise on March 1st, 2012

Wow, Ms Davis you are simply stunning with your natural hair!!!!!! Wendy Williams what are you waiting for?

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