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Lauryn Hill is as notorious for her beauty as she is for her musical talent.
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Her dread-locked look became emblematic of her spiritual and political outlook.
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She now renounces her 1990s fashion statements, saying she did not understand just how heavily pigeonholed her appearance would make her.
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This image of Lauryn Hill was so iconic for a while in the late 90s that her face adorned a designer watch, among other things.
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Gone are the famous dreadlocks.
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Although Rohan Marley—yes, Bob’s son—is the father of five of her children, Hill announced in 2011 that he is not the father of her sixth. Both say they have had a loving (if complicated) relationship over the years.
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Hill makes a public appearance with no makeup (Gasp!) with her oldest son and daughter in tow.