#1. Judy Fortin

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1. Judy Fortin

2006 Update

Many Hair Fans were disappointed at the start of 2006 when CNN Headline News shuffled its anchors. Fortin was moved to part-time, "fill-in" duty. We had to drop her from our Top Ten Tresses list because of it. But TV news message boards indicate Fortin didn't take well to the change, and asked for reassignment -- so now she's a reporter with CNN's medical unit. The network biography of her doesn't indicate she's with the Headline News side at all. But it does have this current picture, showing her sidepart possibly flat-ironed a bit for straightness. The bangs are ever-so-close to collapse. But as always, they don't.

The disappointing thing about Fortin's new role is that people hear her on TV more than they see her. She's the voice of "Medical Minutes" sent to many local TV stations, but on-camera appearances don't happen very often. We captured this exception in June 2006, with right-side bangs slightly mussed compared to the picture above - but if anything, these don't appear as likely to hit her eye. May CNN show her more frequently, to show the world what a true head of "Super-Hair" is all about.

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2004 Update

In an early 2004 speech at her alma mater, Fortin said she "got the anchor hair going" when she moved behind the desk at CNN Headline News. It's still going after all these years, though she still has occasional moments of slight weakness. Even if a few bangs drop as you see here, longer ones are strong enough that she averts defeat.

Here's another side view, from late 2004. It shows the precise, perfect shape of an Ultimate style. If you don't have cable, you can follow this amazing hair at a great source we use, TV Heads.

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2002 Update

Deep thanks goes to a Hair Fan in Los Angeles, for providing "vid-caps" of this "cap" style from early in 2002. Judy has shown signs either that she's getting more daring, or the "Ultimate of Ultimates" is slowly starting to weaken. This photo reflects what we saw one December day -- bangs more across the forehead than brushed to the side.

The bangs nearest the right eye are only a half-inch away from defeat -- yet still holding strong. We've seen an instance or two, though, where the hair seems to slip slightly during a long run on-camera. Only slightly, though - never enough to hit the eyes.

This is a rare profile look at the Super-style's vulnerable side. We believe she still uses a bit of layering to make longer strands look like they could collapse, when in reality they're not likely to do so.

CNN Headline News viewers don't seem to rate Judy as highly as we do, so photo collections of her are scarce. The best we could find was through joining (we're almost ashamed to post this name) the "CNN Babes" Yahoo! group.

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