I know this is an old topic for some, but the contrast in the two top ladies on NBC's Today Show was especially striking today.

Katie's hair has gone a few shades darker this week, but it also looked very thin and limp this morning. Would there be any point whatsoever to getting her hair thinned out during a trim and coloring session?

When Ann let's her BSL/midback length hair down, the world notices. At least I do. She looked spectacular today. Her hair is longer than I've ever seen it. I wish she'd wear it down more often.

Alas, there are no photos of either woman from today on GoGoMags.

Good news, Mike. The site has been updated and there is a nice side show of Ann:

http://www.gogomag.com/cgi-bin/tvheads_viewer.pl?tvheads43694&43694&Ann - http://www.gogomag.com/cgi-bin/tvheads_viewer.pl?tvheads4369 4&43694&Ann

I know there was some speculation, probably accurate, that Ann's haircut would be in December.  I'll have to go back and look for the old posts but I think it was about this time a year ago that it became known that she was growing her hair long for Locks of Love. 

As this picture shows, she certainly has the length now to do the donation and still leave her with some hair.  I guess when she does cut it I expect something on the order of a just past chin length bob type cut.  Not sure how many inches that would mean she is donating but maybe around 12?  I know the minimum is 10.  It will be interesting to see what happens with it and how they cover it on the Today show.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Even Ann looks either 1) surprised she actually wore her hair down for a change, 2) how long her hair has gotten or 3) how freakin' nice she looks in the monitor.

Ann has been wearing her hair down much more often the past couple of weeks.  Moreover, as those latest pictures indicate, she's wearing her hair in front much more so you can really see the length. 

I've been expecting the LOL haircut for several months.  I should be past the point of guessing when it will happen.  She has more than enough hair to donate the minimum.  I'm guessing if she wants to cut her hair on the short side, like a chin length cut, that she could donate 14 inches.  That's a lot of hair....maybe she'll do less and keep it closer to her shoulders.  Of course the delay may be because of the daughter.   

SanFranBrent wrote: They are good examples of why beautiful, feminine women usually look better in short adorable hairdos. They look very ordinary with long hair.

Sorry to disagree, but there is nothing ordinary about this look from a TV news anchor. Very few, if any, have long, gorgeous hair. I cherish every day Ann looks like this:

http://www.gogomag.com/cgi-bin/tvheads_viewer.pl?tvheads47517&47517&Ann - http://www.gogomag.com/cgi-bin/tvheads_viewer.pl?tvheads4751 7&47517&Ann

I will admit that the reason I love "talking heads" is that most of them do have short hair.  I know it's true for my local anchorwomen too.

I am a fan of Ann with short hair but if she can keep it styled and not tucked behind the ear, or center parted or out of a pony tail, I would love her look with long hair

S. I'm not sure why, but every time I see your profile photo, I think of my favorite shorthair news anchor, Heidi Collins. Different hair color, but somewhat similar style. Sorry if I told you this before. Don't be surprised if I forget and tell you again some day.

http://www.gogomag.com/cgi-bin/tvheads_viewer.pl?tvheads46307&46307&Heidi - http://www.gogomag.com/cgi-bin/tvheads_viewer.pl?tvheads4630 7&46307&Heidi

I guess I could have started a new thread with this, but Katie Couric has changed the part in her hair from the right to the left. I know this probably shouldn't be a big deal, but somehow she looks better today. I'll post photos if/when I see them. Here is the last shot on gogomag.com, showing the way her hair looked last week.

http://www.gogomag.com/cgi-bin/tvheads_viewer.pl?tvheads47303&47303&Katie - http://www.gogomag.com/cgi-bin/tvheads_viewer.pl?tvheads4730 3&47303&Katie

Here is a photo from the past when Katie had her hair parted the way it was today:

http://www.cameroncole.com/cgi-bin/imageFolio.cgi?action=view&link=News_Babes/Other/Katie_Couric&image=200503010101.jpg&img=160&tt - http://www.cameroncole.com/cgi-bin/imageFolio.cgi?action=vie w&link=News_Babes/Other/Katie_Couric&image=200503010 101.jpg&img=160&tt =

Here is a distant shot of Katie today from gogomag.com. I know it's just a change in how she parts her hair, but she really looked a lot better.

http://www.gogomag.com/cgi-bin/tvheads_viewer.pl?tvheads48025&48025&Katie - http://www.gogomag.com/cgi-bin/tvheads_viewer.pl?tvheads4802 5&48025&Katie

http://www.gogomag.com/cgi-bin/tvheads_viewer.pl?tvheads48024&48024&Katie - http://www.gogomag.com/cgi-bin/tvheads_viewer.pl?tvheads4802 4&48024&Katie

At the risk of causing a stampede of rabid speculation, Friday's (1/13) TODAY show will feature "long hair makeovers" with Louis Licari.  Combine that with the fact that Ann has been noticably wearing her hair down most of the time over the past couple of weeks and it appears the long rumored cut may finally come to fruition.

Just passing along the news,

JF

Katie's hair part experiment lasted all of one day. Today, it was back the way it was the day before.

http://www.gogomag.com/cgi-bin/tvheads_viewer.pl?tvheads48278&48278&Katie - http://www.gogomag.com/cgi-bin/tvheads_viewer.pl?tvheads4827 8&48278&Katie

Ann's hair has NEVER looked better.

did she cut her hair

I didn't tune in until 8:45 a.m. or so, but Ann was definitely on periodically this morning from that point until the end of the show at 10. I was under the impression she was filling in for Katie Couric because Natalie Morales was doing the news in Ann's spot. Ann's hair was down. It was a good morning.

Here's proof:

http://www.gogomag.com/cgi-bin/tvheads_viewer.pl?tvheads49213&49213&Ann - http://www.gogomag.com/cgi-bin/tvheads_viewer.pl?tvheads4921 3&49213&Ann

Wow! Three Cheers for Ann Curry's Long Locks! LOL.......

   Ok I'll just say it, Get a life or grow your own hair, or get extentions, or a wig, or a barbie, or Ann Curry blow up doll!

Great news! I just found the manual to create my own Ann Curry doll!

http://www.snapandshare.com/photo_album-uid-26314-fid-38903.htm - http://www.snapandshare.com/photo_album-uid-26314-fid-38903. htm

So, what I'm thinking happened with Ann is that they set the "long hair makeover" segment up and then for some reason she decided not to participate.  Why do I think this?  Well...

• This seemed custom made for Ann to have her opportunity to cut her hair on the show with a name stylist (Louis Licari)
• Natalie Morales did the segement, 'cause Ann was on assignment and out of town.  Seems like they would have rescheduled, 'cause it would a natural for Ann at least for the conversation with Louis about her own long hair
• They only had two models.  They never have only two models.  There are always either one or three plus.  Where was the third?

Sure, it's circomestantial, but it rings true at least for me.  And is it just me, or does it seem like Ann got a light trim/shape up on her long locks of late?  Dunno what the deal is.

Oh, and Katie looks 100% better with the additional layering and flip.  Amazing what a difference a small change makes.

JF

Could be Ann is, like Halle Berry, coming to appreciate her long locks.

I also noticed that Ann's hair seemed slightly shorter compared with before she was gone for the week.  It's hard to tell for certain because she usually has it curled but I could definitely believe it. 

I wonder if she has decided to not do it...or what?  Maybe wait until summer?  I guess that is my best guess...that she and her daughter will do the donation this summer.  Maybe her daughter decided she needed to wait and that put the whole thing on hold.  It's also possible that she just decided 'no deal' although that does seem unlikely considering it had received some press. 

Rod wrote: I don't think she was ever donating. There was supposedly an article over a year ago that said she was. The article didn't actually quote Ann, but someone who said Ann was. If you Google Ann and Locks of Love, there is no article and every link is someone who said they heard it somewhere. Has anyone actually heard Anne say it on "Today" or anywhere else? I think this is an Internet myth.

There have been numerous "hearsay" kinda articles, but she did indeed state that she and her daughter were growing their hair to donate on one of those Lifetime "Intimate Portrait" bio shows last fall.  She also mentioned that her long hair was driving her nuts and Katie Couric said she looked like Pocahontas (sp?).

So, it has been confirmed by Ann herself, but where that plan stands at this point is anyone's guess.  I still say it was supposed to be back on Friday the 13th, but something prevented it...

JF

I so agree with you, Bob. She has transformed her look. I often wonder if Ann would have been offered her gig on Dateline NBC if she hadn't looked so hot. Gord used to say Katie Couric had the hair transformation of the 21st Century. I believe Ann Curry has the most improved head of hair in the last year.

Here is today's photo update on gogomags:

Well, so much for that.

Ann Curry confirmed what others have reported on this site: that she's only growing her hair to donate it to Locks of Love.

The conversation on Tuesday's "Today Show" turned to hair when Alexis Glick commented how beautiful an older woman (I'm paraphrasing) could look with long hair, using Ann as an example. Ann, sitting at the news desk, said she "hated" her hair and was only growing it to cut it and donate it to LoL. Katie Couric, who had her own new style going, countered by saying Ann did not hate her hair and it was beautiful. Katie said Ann's daughter had already cut her waistlength hair and donated it to LoL and that she credited Ann for also wanting to contribute to the charity. Ann noted that kids who had lost their hair and kids who would never be able to grow back their hair are the beneficiaries of LoL donations.

I was stunned; so much so that I didn't pay much attention to the rest of the conversation, which may have included Katie admitting she changed her own look and that she just wanted to have sex. I know the sex part was part of it, for sure.

Ann did not say when the haircut would happen or if it would happen on the air or what she was waiting for. I agree with the person who reported earlier that Ann's hair appeared to be trimmed. I wonder if LoL prefers all donated hair to be the same length.

Hearing all that, I won't be wasting much of my time praising the virtues of Ann Curry's hair, knowing for sure that it won't be there for long.

Yes, there do seem to be certain ambiguities present in the situation.

 "Mourning" is way too strong a word. I rarely watch Today even *with* Ann's long hair. When I do tune in, the hope of seeing it is the only reason, I admit! (lol) But 90% of the time I think of Ann, it's b/c of her threads here. Any time a woman attains such magnificent tresses, yet finds no joy in them, I find it a little sad.

This probably belongs on the "Politics" board, but I think many "professional" women who grew up in the 70's have an ingrained belief that long hair fails to garner respect from others, and that the hair itself is "girlish". I think that theory is outdated, but persistent. I was hoping that through Ann, others might break free of the bonds of the stereotype. Maybe she herself has, or never believed it in the first place, but I have difficulty comprehending that after all her effort in *intentionally* achieving her wonderful cascade of hair, she now claims to "hate" it.  Smacks of past hauntings to me. Blessings, Bob

Sorry for the misprints. I guess I'll record every day til the cut on March 1st. To everyone enjoy those lucious locks till then!!! Please Ann Decide not too short.!!!

http://www.cameroncole.com/gallery/News_Babes/Other/Ann_Curry/200503010006.jpg - http://www.cameroncole.com/gallery/News_Babes/Other/Ann_Curr y/200503010006.jpg  

This style is what I would love to see Ann go back to.

WHAT A SHAME if Ann Cuts her gorgeous hair!!! It is the only thing that makes the otherwise boring Today Show worth watching.

"Locks of Love" is a FRAUD!! The hair that Ann will supposedly cut will be sold to a wigmaker and the proceeds go to LOL. Supposedly, LOL uses the money to buy wigs for children who need them. They service about 100 children a year, but they obtain hair from thousands of misled and unfortunate women. They don't actually use the hair they obtain to make a wig for a child with cancer. If NBC wanted to be journalistically responsible, it can investigate this organization and unearth the facts rather than provide it free publicity. I intend to write the producers of the show and tell them that.

DesertDavid, I don't know if you are aware, but we go through the "Locks of Love is a fraud" argument about 3 or 4 times a year.  Let's not rehash that.  If she would not be donating her hair to LOL, I believe she would have cut her hair a long time ago.  She has made it very plain that she does not like long hair.

I'll be amongst those cheering and waving little flags when it's gone, that's for sure!  As for polls to decide the style, I would like to be in one, but I also have to think if there were one, I'd be out-voted by all the rabid LHFs, and never be heard :-P .  Bleh.  Maybe better if she decides for herself rather than catering to the whims of others.

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