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Rihanna Rocks Seventeen Magazine, Tells Girls to Dye Their Hair Green

by Mark Marino (Subscribe to Mark Marino's posts)
Posted Jul 1st 2010 at 6:45PM  
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Rihanna gets summery on the August cover of Seventeen. Photo courtesy of Seventeen

Her hair has been every color from blonde to blue-black to "matador" red, but Rihanna wants you to dye your hair green.

Speaking to the August issue of Seventeen, the Moe-haired superstar singer, who was photographed by Peggy Sirota, tells the magazine's readers, "If you want to dye your hair green and that's what makes you happy, then dye your hair green -- no matter what other people might say about it."

Rihanna, who rocks blondish locks on the cover and looks like a glam gypsy in a white peasant blouse, fuchsia belt, lime green skirt, and multiple strands of colorful beaded necklaces, says it all comes down to being confident and knowing who you are.

"The thrill in fashion, for me, is taking a risk and daring myself to make it work," she says in a behind-the-scenes video from her shoot, in which she poses in a bright yellow shift with gray shoulders, a slinky white knit dress, and a long-sleeve shirt with frilly nude shorts and red Chanel fingerless gloves.

"Even when I go shopping, I always buy something twisted. I'm going to figure it out somehow. I'm going to put some shoe on with it or some hat or sunglasses... [to] make it my own. I just like to dare myself to make it work. Taking risks, that's the thrill in fashion."

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Splendor in the grass: Rihanna catches some rays in Seventeen. Photo courtesy of Seventeen

And the 22-year-old Bajan babe is hoping that readers will follow in her bold footsteps. "Don't be afraid to be yourself just because you're not like everybody else in class," she says. "Not everybody is going to like you -- that's the world we live in; that's reality."

For more Rihanna, including her take on favorite things like minidresses ("They're flirty and you get to show a little skin without revealing too much"), sunglasses ("I really like cat-eye"), and ankle boots ("They always give a great shape to my leg"), visit Seventeen's Web site.

In other news, see how Rihanna would look with Betty White hair.
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xxrosexofxsharyn, 7-05-2010, 4:13PM

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xxrosexofxsharyn

Good advice. Be young while you still are!

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barb, 7-05-2010, 4:16PM

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barb

Some role model..

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llenette1, 7-05-2010, 4:26PM

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llenette1

Yeah! Dye your hair green and work in fast food....or Hot Topic! What a way to get ahead....

What a dumb@ss.

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Alyssa, 7-05-2010, 5:24PM

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Alyssa

omigosh. she's not telling girls to dye their hair green. "If you WANT to dye your hair green and that's what makes you HAPPY, then dye your hair green -- NO MATTER WHAT OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT SAY ABOUT IT."
she's giving an example, she's basically just saying do what makes you happy & don't listen to other people who disagree or try to put you down. Instead of looking at headlines, maybe you should look at what she says, & look deeper into the situation. But it says it in black & white right there, so idk why people are having such a hard time understanding that.

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Richard, 7-05-2010, 5:18PM

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Richard

I can't believe the air heads on here who agree with this empty headed clown. This country is headed to hell in a hand basket if we continue to hold up these dumb azz brain dead floozies as role models. Damn, you make intelligent people sick, can't believe I wasted my time reading this crap.

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ennui, 7-05-2010, 5:26PM

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ennui

GOD FORBID THIS BLACK WOMAN WOULD TELL BLACK WOMEN TO LET THEIR HAIR GO NATURAL....OH NO.....GO BLOND, GREEN,.....ANYTHING BUT BLACK....SHE IS ANOTHER POSTER-CHILD FOR BLACK SELF-HATRED.

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Emily, 7-05-2010, 9:01PM

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Emily

Because she likes to dye her hair that means she hates herself? Are you kidding me? Why don't you get off your fat ass and go do something because it sounds like the only person who hates them-self is you!! If you take something as simple as coloring your hair to mean the someone hates them-self, you have some serious self esteem issues.

The other sad part about your comment is how you made it a race issue. It was on SEVENTEEN MAGAZINE. She was telling GIRLS to do what makes them HAPPY. You took a nice comment she made about encouraging girls to be themselves and completly turned it around.

I suppose I'd hate myself too if I was a black woman who can't read.

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drunknhines, 7-06-2010, 12:25AM

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drunknhines

That's funny as it seems the world hates whites more than anything! I would say i'm proud to be white but that would cost me my job and I'd be labeled a racist! F that shiite!

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Kimberly, 7-05-2010, 5:32PM

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How clearly some people miss the mark ... read the article... it isn't about telling girls to dye their hair green in some mass statement or blind fashion trend. It is about encouraging people to do what makes them happy. That's not mindless, careless, or thoughtless... it is enlightened.

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Heather, 7-05-2010, 6:04PM

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Unless of course you're job seeking...in which case don't dye your hair green.

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exoticdoc2, 7-05-2010, 6:11PM

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Such a marvelous role model. Young girls are so good at deciding what is best for them that this is obviously great advice. Everyone knows that green-haired girls are just first in line for school placement, good jobs, etc. Rihanna, you are such a bubble-brain.

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exoticdoc2, 7-05-2010, 6:11PM

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By the way, for those interested, if you sometimes post comments on Pop Eater (and their related popsugar) or Politics Daily, they will censor what you say, and not just for vulgarities. If the comment is not PC enough and disagrees with what they think, they will not post it. I found it ironic in that the place I tested this idea with popeater was on the article on Muslim censorship, via threats of violence (surprise, surprise), of South Park. So just be aware that Pop Eater is into censorship big time. Two of their favorite protectorates are Muslims and illegal aliens. Politics daily will also follow suit and censor an absolutely true, non-vulgar comment simply because they disagree with it and it is not PC enough. I have been repeatedly testing the popeater and Politics Daily comments section and they also censor any negative comments about themselves, such as this. Apparently they are ashamed of what they are doing and trying to hide it. In soome, popeater was censoring comments while allowing others to use profane vulgarities. How inconsistent. The latest confirmatory test was 7/2/10.

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MTM, 7-05-2010, 6:44PM

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MTM

Another idiot thinks they have good advice for American kids. The best advice they can receive is ignore celebs regardless of who they think they are.

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Cyn, 7-05-2010, 7:00PM

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Cyn

next time you should have Lindsay Lohan on the cover telling its okay to trash there careers and educations .Its ok to be bold and reckless. Cant you find a decent role model for our kids. I just had to go to the principles office cause my 6th grader is changing into real short skirts and applying make up hidden in her back pack. I'm banning her from reading any of this helpful advise from teen crap magazines.

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bren, 7-05-2010, 7:07PM

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Ask your parents before you dye your hair green! Then have fun!!! lol

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The Chief, 7-05-2010, 7:37PM

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She can tell my girls to jump off a cliff - they don't listen to her, they listen to me, their Parent. Gotta stay one jump ahead of these socialists liberals.

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JBaer, 7-05-2010, 7:47PM

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Big whoops. It doesn't mean your kids actually have to do it.

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kerry, 7-05-2010, 8:38PM

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kerry

who cares ....I would like to be with her in that grass...hmmmm

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Cutie, 7-05-2010, 10:34PM

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Cutie

Is there any subject where we all agree???

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fred, 7-05-2010, 11:22PM

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To the author and his team of editors: Are you people abe to read at least as well as your average reader? The operative word in what she said was happy. It had little to do with green hair. If she had substituted "playing clarinet" for green hair, would your title have been to the effect that she wants everybody to play the clarinet? I don't think so. If she'd substituted "eating oyesters with chocolate sauce" for green hair, what would your title have been. Honestly, why don't you hacks take a breath and learn your job. This isn't cute.

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