Rihanna says that at the beginning of her career, she was completely styled by music executives, until on a whim in 2006, she decided to cut off her long hair.

She says, “In the past I had no say in how I was presented. Those decisions were made for me, right down to the color of my lipstick. I was in Paris and I fancied a change of hairstyle. I had my long locks cut off and came away with this cute bob. Someone from my record company saw me and said, ‘It looks nice but it’s just not you. We’ll have to put extensions in.’ I was completely crushed. That’s when I realized things had to change. I make my own decisions now.”

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WENN