15 celebrities who have put their own twist on the bantu knot hairstyle

• The style has recently set social media abuzz with women sharing images of themselves wearing it following Minnie Dlamini posting her version of the style with a caption that some critiqued.
  
• Social media controversy aside, YouTubers can tell you how this style can help lock moisture and generate buoyant curls.
• Others can reference ‘that’ Rihanna bantu knot look she sported on I-D Magazine.
• However, this hairstyle is by no means new, it's been increasingly embraced over the years. 

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This style is said to have roots in Southern Africa, but many Black women across the world have rocked the look – including Hollywood’s finest. Peep the looks of 15 celebrities who have put their own twists to this iconic hairstyle:

1. Kiki Layne

2. Rihanna

3. Beyoncé

4. Tika Sumpter

5. Boity

6. Marsai Martin

7. Cardi B

8. Natasha Thahane

9. Rapsody

10. Amanda du Pont

11. Tracee Ellis Ross

12. Yara Shahidi

13. Blac Chyna

14. Amandla Stenberg

15. Ciara

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