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* Mon Mothma, leader of the Rebel Alliance, from ''[[Return of the Jedi]]''. One of the few sci-fi examples of this trope.
* Elizabeth Perkins in ''[[Big]]''. As she goes from a hard-nosed businesswoman to a more whimsical romantic interest, her hair softens from scene to scene.
* [http://www.alicia-logic.com/capsimages/br_004SeanYoung.jpg Rachel] in ''[[Blade Runner]]'', in an [[Eighties Hair|'80s]] version. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160912175200/http://www.hotflick.net/flicks/1982_Blade_Runner/982BLR_Sean_Young_013.jpg At least], [[Letting Her Hair Down|until she lets it down...]]
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
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== [[Real Life]] ==
* [[Hillary Clinton]] is probably the most famous example in the USA, since she always had a youthful hairstyle that that went past her shoulders... until she became first lady, at which point she almost immediately opted for a shorter, more "mature" haircut.
** Unfortunately this got her almost immediately labeled as [[God Save Us From the Queen|power hungry]], even though she never made statements more than expression ambition (which is what politicians need to have of course).
** She
* Angela Merkel, past [[The Chancellors of Germany|Chancellor of Germany]]
* Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile. Also, several of her female advisors ''and'' ladies from the opposition, like right-wing senator Evelyn Matthei.
* Condoleeza Rice, former US Secretary of State
* Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the US House of Representatives (and former Speaker)
* Kim Campbell, very briefly Canadian Prime Minister
** Other prominent female Canadian politicians of Campbell's generation such as Alexa McDonough and Sheila Copps fall under this as well. More recently, many female Canadian Members of Parliament have subverted this trope, with Olivia Chow, Ruby Dhalla, Nina Grewal and Belinda Stronach
* [[Margaret Thatcher]], former British Prime Minister.
** Although her hair was in a perm when she was younger.
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* On the other hand, another California businesswoman, Carly Fiorina, is a prime example of Power Hair. Incidentally, she also headed up H-P (as Chairman, President, and CEO 2000-2005) and also ran for office (a US Senate seat from California) in 2010 (and lost to Democrat Barbara Boxer, who incidentally also sports power hair).
* Roza Otunbayeva, who overthrew the government of Kyrgyzstan and became head of the interim government, has this kind of hair.
* Averted by [[wikipedia:Julia Gillard|Julia Gillard]], the new{{when}} [[Australian Politics|Prime Minister of Australia]], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/asia_pacific/10393918.stm who wears her hair in a sort of bob].
** Interestingly, [[wikipedia:File:Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard.JPG|she had a classic Power Hair cut a mere three and a half years ago]], soon after becoming Deputy PM.
* Considering what Cyndi Lauper [https://web.archive.org/web/20131105223710/http://www.rad80sfashion.com/cyndi-lauper.htm used to look like] back in [[The Eighties]], it's astonishing to see her [http://www.mytopartists.com/cyndi-lauper/222255_0022-nc.jpg with this kind of hairstyle.]{{Dead link}}
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