Super-Hair.Net: The 9th Annual Crown Awards

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The 9th Annual Crown Awards

It's time again to hear from you about the best hairstyles of the year! Our Crown Award nomination list is built primarily by your nominations -- then you get to vote for the winners, in Super-Hair's biggest event of the year.

Our open nomination period closed on 27 December. Then we announced the finalists in a live chat 4 January. This year's nominees are....

BEST SHORT HAIR

Catherine Anaya - KPHO/Phoenix anchor

Susie Gharib - Nightly Business Report anchor

Rihanna - singer

Victoria Warren - WHDH/Boston reporter

Jacintha Wesselingh - Former CFTO/Toronto reporter

NOTE: Rebecca Jarvis, Suzy Kolber and Kyra Phillips were submitted, but are disallowed because their styles were too long (at least shoulder-length) as of the nomination deadline.

BEST LONG HAIR

Jessica Alba - actress

Kate Beckinsale - actress

Bonnie Bernstein - ESPN host

Aikaterini Evangelinou - Pageant contestant/model; EuroCup 2008 champion

Brooke Shields - Lipstick Jungle actress

ALSO SUBMITTED: Erin Andrews, Connie Britton, Genevieve Chappell, Anna Kournikova, Molly Qerim, Ashley Tisdale.

BEST CURLS

Jessica Biel - actress

Dr. Lori Buckley - relationship therapist

Rebecca Gayheart - actress

Leona Lewis - singer

Debra Messing - The Starter Wife actress

BEST BANGS

Jordana Brewster - Chuck recurring guest

Paget Brewster - Criminal Minds actress

Patti Anne Browne - Fox News Channel anchor

Jennifer Garner - actress

Natalie Zea - Dirty Sexy Money actress

ALSO SUBMITTED: Kim Kardashian, Kyra Phillips.

BEST HAIRSTYLE ON TELEVISION

Maria Canals-Barrera - Wizards of Waverly Place actress

Lauren Conrad - The Hills actress

Samantha Harris - Dancing with the Stars co-host

Holly Hunter - Saving Grace actress

Brooke Shields - Lipstick Jungle actress

NOTE: Several names submitted for this category were disallowed, because they are news or sports journalists. They are no longer allowed in this category, under a 2007 rules change.

BEST HAIRSTYLE IN A MOVIE

Kristin Davis - Sex and the City

Zooey Deschanel - Yes Man

Jenna Fischer - The Promotion

Olga Kurylenko - Quantum of Solace

Eva Mendes - The Spirit

Ashley Tisdale - High School Musical 3

BEST HAIRSTYLE IN MUSIC

Alicia Keys

Martina McBride

Shakira

Taylor Swift

Carrie Underwood

ALSO SUBMITTED: Crystal Gayle, Faith Hill.

BEST HAIR IN ATHLETICS

Jennie Finch-Daigle - U.S. Olympic softball

Jessica Fishburn - Stanford volleyball

Heather Mitts - U.S. Olympic soccer

Andrea Sellmeyer - Oklahoma golf

Maria Sharapova - Tennis champion

ALSO SUBMITTED: Amanda Adamson, Christy Hemme.

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

Maria Canals-Barrera - Wizards of Waverly Place actress

Jessica Fishburn - Stanford volleyball

Andrea Sellmeyer - Oklahoma golf

Natalie Zea - Dirty Sexy Money actress

DISQUALIFIED: Jill Martin - Not new on Super-Hair in 2008

ALSO SUBMITTED: Amanda Adamson.

BEST BLONDE

Erin Andrews - ESPN reporter

Aikaterini Evangelinou - Pageant contestant/model

Holly Hunter - Saving Grace actress

Emily Procter - CSI: Miami actress

Carrie Underwood - singer

ALSO SUBMITTED: Genevieve Chappell, Maria Sharapova.

BEST BRUNETTE

Bonnie Bernstein - ESPN host

Anne Hathaway - actress

Claudia Lynx - model/actress

Robin Meade - HLN Morning Express anchor

Sam Ryan - WCBS/New York anchor/reporter

ALSO SUBMITTED: Suzy Kolber, Brooke Shields.

BEST REDHEAD

Connie Britton - Friday Night Lights actress

Christy Hemme - professional wrestler

Debra Messing - The Starter Wife actress

Julianne Moore - actress

Kyra Phillips - CNN anchor

ALSO SUBMITTED: Catherine Anaya, Khrystyne Haje.

BEST HAIRSTYLE IN JOURNALISM

Barbara Bermudo - Primer Impacto anchor

Chris Jansing - NBC News correspondent

Robin Meade - HLN Morning Express anchor

Stacey Skrysak - WPBN/Traverse City, MI anchor

Victoria Warren - WHDH/Boston reporter

Alex Witt - MSNBC anchor

ALSO SUBMITTED: Kyra Phillips.

MAKEOVER OF THE YEAR

Sharyn Alfonsi - ABC News correspondent

Rebecca Jarvis - CNBC anchor

Jenny McCarthy - actress

Shania Twain - singer

Natalie Zea - Dirty Sexy Money actress

ALSO SUBMITTED: Ashley Judd, Bonnie Somerville, Megan Willis.

BEST NEW ORIGINAL STYLE

Brea Grant - Heroes actress

Rihanna - singer

Tammy Terry - WRBL/Columbus, GA anchor

BEST HAIR IN WEATHER/SCIENCE

Kelly Cass - The Weather Channel

Jackie Guerrido - Univision

Dr. Lisa Masterson - The Doctors co-host

Heather Tesch - The Weather Channel

Laura Wibbenmeyer - KFVS/Cape Girardeau, MO

BEST HAIR IN GOVERNMENT/POLITICS

Pres. Cristina Fernandez - Argentina

Supriya Jindal - First lady of Louisiana

Elizabeth Kucinich - Wife of Ohio Congressman

Gov. Sarah Palin - Alaska

Maria Shriver - First lady of California

BEST HAIR IN SPORTS REPORTING

Erin Andrews - ESPN

Bonnie Bernstein - ESPN

Tina Cervasio - MSG Network

Suzy Kolber - ESPN

Tracy Wolfson - CBS Sports

As always, we'll also award a Crown to the Super-Hair Wars Champion Hairstyle of the Year.

SPREAD THE WORD about the Crowns -- download and print our one-page flier (updated 1/4/9).

CROWN AWARDS SCHEDULE

TUESDAY, 6 JANUARY: Voting opens on finalists (three ballots, normally changing on Tuesdays)

SATURDAY, 7 MARCH: Voting closes

SUNDAY, 15 MARCH: Winners announced LIVE in our chat room, time to be announced

THE CROWN AWARDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR CATEGORY OR TITLE SPONSORSHIP. E-MAIL SuperHair@Gmail.com FOR DETAILS!

Review past Crown Award winners: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 All years, text-only

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