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2014 Update

Betsy remains with Ogilvy in a semi-executive role. She seems to be directing videos more than she appears on-camera. So this 2012 chat about the public relations business is a rare appearance - and it shows her classic short sideparted style, still nice and solidly in line.

Our search for updates led us to a 2010 report Betsy did for the PBS NewsHour. It was a breezy October day in Canton, Ohio, giving her Super-Hair an unusual wind test. The breeze pushed her right side close to her eye. But it didn't crack there...

...even though the wind was strong enough at times to push all her hair forward.

An even more unusual test came when Betsy visited a "haunted house." Someone jumped out and scared her in an alcove! She reacted with a 180-degree quick turn, and a nearby mirror showed this look in mid-turn. Is her "vulnerable" right side loose?

Perhaps so! As the turn continues, a strip of a hair looks like it's bending in! Is it in Betsy's eye?

Here's the main camera view at the end of the turn. Well, IS that hair in Betsy's eye?? It's certainly close....

....so close that we zoom in on her right eye. From that angle, it's arguable. We're very reluctant to declare an Ultimate hairstyle defeated based on unclear evidence. Watch the report for yourself, then let us know what you think. It certainly would be the narrowest escape Stark's had - if she did.

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2012 Update

Betsy bounced back from her ABC News dismissal in early 2012, by joining the Ogilvy public relations firm. She's made a few appearances on camera since then, but not many. This photo from a Quinnipiac University video shows her classic short sidepart of recent years remains virtually unchanged. The hair actually flexes at one point in the clip. But it went back in line - perfectly, of course.

If Betsy's going to be office-bound most of the time, her hair reputation isn't likely to change. She has a Facebook account, but it looked bare-bones when we checked it and lacked photos. Hair Fans might want to check it often to see if the "Stark survivor" (compared with Lisa) makes any adjustments.

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2010 Update

Here's how Betsy's Super-Hair looked in one of her last public appearances, in January 2010. Her style may not be quite so wide, but it was basically unchanged from the last several years -- and the shoulder-length rounded sidepart remained as perfect as ever. But that wasn't good enough for ABC News, as the business correspondent who reported on "The Great Recession" became a victim of it in April. In other words, she was laid off.

Betsy resurfaced in early October, hosting an economic forum sponsored by "The Fiscal Times." This picture from a Media Bistro "wide-angle shot" shows what appears to still be Stark's classic look. It's likely the same way when she occasionally is a guest on public radio's On Point -- but we have no in-studio photos of that. To borrow from Betsy's farewell e-mail to ABC staffers, we hope she doesn't become a stranger.

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2008 Update

After years with the same consistent look, Betsy has made a change in her style in recent months. This vid-cap from July shows the bangs have been grown out -- and that suddenly increases the risk factor for her hair. There's no buffer if the wind blows.

And a few evenings earlier, the right side of Betsy's style appeared a bit weak. She's probably counting on spray more than ever, to keep the all-around look in place. Yet Betsy's hair remains strongly undefeated - and likely still capable of outsmarting any attempts to bring it down. For a good look at how her Super-Hair has been adjusted, check the photos made available by ABC's media relations department.

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2006 Update

If there's a more consistent style on our Ultimate list, we challenge you to tell us which one it is. Betsy keeps the helmet look consistent day by day, and keeps it quite precise on a consistent basis as well. This is hair that simply holds solidly, and at least 99 percent of the time is flawless. If it isn't broken, she doesn't need to fix it.

This updated "official" photo for ABC News actually shows a bit of a modification -- as the hair seems sculpted and square on Betsy's left side. That side remains tucked behind the ear securely, as always. We don't recall that side ever off the ear, or out of position.

At least we've found a bit of a gallery of Betsy's hair, from the 2005 Business News Emmy awards. Search for those awards at the web site of photographer Bryan Brown.

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2004 Update

The toughest outdoor challenge Betsy has faced in some time occurred in 2004, with the Martha Stewart trial. But she proved she has Super-Hair by rising to the challenge. While wind seemed to blow her bangs back off the forehead, she added what some news anchors call "scoops" on the side - extra curl, sprayed into ultra-solid position.

Then came the summer day when she was invited to a White House briefing. It apparently ended just before news time - and Betsy's hair looked as unprepared as we've ever seen it. The hair on her right side was obviously out of line, but no wind was blowing to put her style in danger. She's obviously more concerned about the left side, however, because that's clearly tucked in at all times. We've never seen a reporter so conscious of that "weak side" of a sidepart.

This unusual view shows a more perfect picture, at the end of a report in the studio. This is a style well-rounded and precisely in line.

And we thank the city of Kirksville, Missouri for providing this photo of Betsy doing actual field reporting in January 2004. (It's the only place besides ABC News with a new picture at all.) Here her hair seems actually loose on both sides, with seemingly no concern of the camera catching a messed-up moment.

Betsy's still at her best, with a well-cared for style which is prepared for any trouble - well worthy of her ranking.

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2002 Update

One trait we've noticed of the top celebrity hairstyles is their consistency day after day. Betsy's become an excellent example of that. The light bangs stay wherever she places them. And they're trimmed well enough so that even when the long hair is brushed forward a bit, its stretch toward the eyes always falls about an inch short.

(Our only complaint about this perfect cap is a small personal preference. Does she have to tuck hair behind her left ear? It doesn't look symmetrical to us -- and we think the hair would hold well without it.)

Perhaps Betsy's style is too consistent for some, because she also seems lacking in online fans. (Admittedly, she isn't seen outside the studio much testing her hair's strength.) You'll have to settle for watching her reports on the ABC News web site - and we understand they're charging for views now.

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