Worst 'American Idol' Hair
12. <A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/blake-lewis/505384' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Blake Lewis</font></a>
Let's see, "how many words" can we use to describe this? It's not decidedly tousled, not a complete faux-hawk. Is this what you'd call "improv hair"? We (especially The Blaker Girls) appreciate the originality, but please reserve that for beatboxing <A HREF='http://music.aol.com/artist/bon-jovi/1003148' target='_blank'>Bon Jovi</a> numbers.
11. <A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/kellie-pickler/556479' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Kellie Pickler</font></a>
Dreaming of <A HREF='http://television.aol.com/show/i-dream-of-jeannie/62517/main' target='_blank'>'Jeannie'</a>? Or <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/patty-duke/2648/main' target='_blank'>Patty Duke</a> in <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/valley-of-the-dolls/2363/main' target='_blank'>'Valley of the Dolls'</a>? If we lost you younger 'Idol' fans on that bouffant comparison, let's put it this way: It's what you'd get if a bobblehead mated with a Bratz doll.
10. <A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/ryan-seacrest/329869' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Ryan Seacrest</font></a>
<A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/david-archuleta/564981' target='_blank'>David Archuleta</a> could get away with this, but dude, you're a 33-year-old man who wants to be taken seriously. Maybe this is a subconscious (or conscious) attempt to add some inches and squelch those height jokes ... Well, we hate to break it to you, but that ain't ever gonna happen.
9. <A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/amanda-overmyer/564870' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Amanda Overmyer</font></a>
Oh, Amanda. We can assume you're trying to exude some hard-rock grrrl cred with those hair streaks, but that poof -- it looks like you just came from a windblown ride on your Harley. That's not legit, that's overblown (literally).
8. <A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/jennifer-hudson/454405' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Jennifer Hudson</font></a>
The Brillo-pad coiffure is sadly common on 'Idol' (see No. 5 for the original offender). Jennifer, we expected more from you. But you <i>did</i> go on to nab an Academy Award, so we'll let this one slide.
7. <A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/david-cook/564983' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>David Cook</font></a>
Just what is goin' on here, dawg? This slick look is a little goth, a little emo hipster, a little punk rock. And those side bangs are dipping precariously into comb-over territory.
6. <A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/nadia-turner/556473' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Nadia Turner</font></a>
There was a lot of hair on Season 4 (<A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/bo-bice/556469' target='_blank'>Bo Bice</a>, <A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/constantine-maroulis/556470' target='_blank'>Constantine</a>), so perhaps Nadia was trying to set herself apart from those rockers with her fro-hawk. It's ... inventive, but we've barely heard a word about her since, so no dice. At least she helped foreshadow a Season 6 shape that also made the list.
5. <A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/justin-guarini/355456' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Justin Guarini</font></a>
From Us to Justin: This is too reminiscent of a clown -- or more specifically, Ronald McDonald. And that's not an 'Idol' image worth idolizing.
4. <A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/sanjaya-malakar/505377' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Sanjaya Malakar</font></a>
The Teflon Idol became as infamous for his hairstyles as for his longevity on the sixth season. Whatever we think of his vocal talent and the controversy he inspired, we can't dispute the confident charmer's entertainment value, thanks in part to all those oddball follicle configurations.
3. <A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/kelly-clarkson/355457' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Kelly Clarkson</font></a>
We love us some Kelly Clarkson, but there's a fine line between trendy and tragic. Sporting a ponytail and leaving a few strands to frame your face is all the rage -- except when said ponytail looks like a bird's nest. This is a workout ponytail (<i>post</i>-treadmill), not one for "a moment like this."
2. <A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/chris-sligh/505387' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Chris Sligh</font></a>
His curly mop doesn't even look real. And with his self-deprecating sense of humor, we wonder if he fashioned it just so he'd stick out from the crowd at his Birmingham audition. But he's still sporting the 'do (in a trimmed, bob variation) in the Christian-music realm, so evidently it's here to stay.
1. <A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/carrie-underwood/519015' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Carrie Underwood</font></a>
The traditionally well-groomed and styled Carrie won Season 4 with her vocal chops, but wins our competition with this jaw-dropping faux pas. They say that the higher the hair, the closer you are to God. If that's the case, then this country singer and highest-selling Idol in history must have God on her personal speed-dial. -- <i>By Aimee Deeken</i>
