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Jennifer Lawrence, Beyoncé, Miley, And More Stars With Pixie Cuts (PHOTOS)

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On Wednesday, Jennifer Lawrence debuted a new pixie cut. A look at more stars who chose to go super-short.

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Audrey Hepburn paved the way for pixie cuts in the late 1950s, and actress Mia Farrow and supermodel Twiggy followed. Since then, women have been chopping it all off for any reason they can find, whether it's because of the sweltering heat (most of these celebs went short in the summer months), for movie roles, or just to free themselves of unruly locks and an absurd amount of expensive hair products. Beyoncé is the latest celebrity to hop on the chopped trend, but people like Sinead O'Connor have been bald and beautiful for decades. Here's a gallery of some of our favorite super-short celebrity cuts.   

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The pixie cut is clearly catching fire. Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence showed off her new blonde ‘do on Wednesday in a smiley Facebook pic. This short style sets Lawrence apart from Katniss, the character she’s currently playing on the set of the third Hunger Games. While Lawrence’s pixie is fashion forward, Katniss always rocks a classic braid with her badass bow and arrow.

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The last week of October was a huge one for this dainty style. Jennifer Hudson jumped on the pixie cut bandwagon, debuting short, spiky locks at the BET Network's Black Girls Rock! show. 

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In what she described as “a big brave moment”, Kristin Chenoweth chopped off her long blonde hair, debuting a perky pixie cut. Turns out Chenoweth’s new look is inspired by her Boy Next Store co-star Jennifer Lopez, who was a huge proponent of the cut.

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Beyoncé posted this photograph on Instagram Wednesday night, showing off her new pixie cut. Known for whipping her long curls back and forth on stage, this new look comes as quite a surprise. But it's well timed, since the singer finished her “Mrs. Carter” summer world tour on Monday. 

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When Miley Cyrus cut off her hair in August 2012, she shed not only some brunette locks, but also her Disney good-girl image. "It changed my life," she told the Toronto Sun in reference to her new look. 


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Rihanna can't seem to decide on a hairstyle, and in the span of a single year she's gone from a pixie cut, to gray, to a curly afro. 

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Emma Watson told her Twitter followers after cutting her hair in August 2010 that her new look was "the most liberating thing ever."

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Michelle Williams first cut her hair in 2007, but has kept it short ever since the death of Heath Ledger, who apparently loved the look on her. 

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After showing up on the Oscars red carpet in 2012 with a new hairdo, Charlize Theron told Ryan Seacrest "every woman should do it." The pixie cut was apparently only a first step though, because shortly after the Oscars, Theron stepped out with a full buzzcut for her role in Mad Max

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Keira Knightley cut her hair in 2004 for her role in the film Domino

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Evan Rachel Wood chopped off her hair in 2011 and has been slowly growing it back ever since. 

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Katie Holmes first experimented with a bob haircut, but then took the plunge in 2008 with her pixie cut. 

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"I love short hair—that’s me, that’s who I am," Halle Berry told the Huffington Post in 2012 after she experimented with curls briefly. Berry inspires women for many reasons, but her short hair has always been a source of reverence. 

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Demi Moore's haircut for her role in the film G.I. Jane in 1997 caused a lot of buzz (pun intended), but she got the pixie cut back in 1990 for her role in Ghost

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Musician Sinead O'Connor is the pioneer of short hair for women, referred to by many as the one who made bald beautiful. 

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