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Elvis Presley Pompadour Named Most Classic Hairstyle in Head & Shoulders Survey

by Erin Donnelly (Subscribe to Erin Donnelly's posts)
Posted Mar 2nd 2010 at 1:08PM  
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Elvis gets our vote for sexiest hair. Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Elvis' pelvis may have gotten all the gals to swoon once upon a time, but these days we can't help falling in love with his... 'do.

In a Head & Shoulders survey of 4,000 Britons, Elvis Presley's shellacked pompadour nabbed the prize for most classic hairstyle, earning a whopping 50 percent of the vote, reports the Daily Express.

Why thank ya, thank ya ver-uh muuuuch.

The King -- who would have turned 75 this past January -- reportedly beat out David Beckham and mulleted British DJ Pat Sharp, who won 17 and 15 percent of the vote, respectively.

And Brits aren't the only ones smitten with the late crooner's vertical hairstyle. As previously reported, Elvis-style pompadours ruled the runways at Milan Fashion Week.

But don't bust out the teasing comb just yet, fellas. A supporting survey found that 66 percent of British women think crew cuts are sexier than big pompadours, according to the paper.

Aw, girls -- don't be cruel!

Meanwhile, see which other male celeb has earned high hair honors.

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gege, 3-03-2010, 5:56PM

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gege

I love Elvis Presley and I will have his pompadour Hairstyle for my ponytail of course :)

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imansmimi, 3-04-2010, 12:18PM

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I love Elvis and always will (met him when I was a college student in Memphis) but what is Britian trying to prove?? They have never been known for fashion, food or dental care.

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franplatt, 3-04-2010, 12:34PM

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Ick, who would want to touch greasy Elvis hair? But I find it even harder to believe that a majority of women anywhere think crew cuts are sexy. Men with crew cuts or buzz cuts look like they just escaped from an institution (prison, mental hospital, the military - your pick). I wish the gorgeous long-haired men of my youth would come back! But unfortunately, the ones my age mostly don't have enough left for more than a comb-over.

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Annette, 3-04-2010, 12:55PM

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imansmimi
I have to say dear I am a Brit who has lived in the USA for ten years and while living here have seen more bad teeth more bad fashion and more bad meals than I ever seen in my thirty something years living in the UK ....Sorry dear maybe you should get out more often and open your eyes.......

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twinks, 3-04-2010, 2:24PM

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Bloody Good Comment from one Brit to another!

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irisheyesmilw, 3-04-2010, 1:31PM

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My father wore his hair like that until the day he died. It looked ven better on him than it did on Elvis.

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Annette, 3-04-2010, 2:29PM

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Thanks Twinks......

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