‘Mean Girls’ Day: Biggest Stars Whose ‘Hair Looks Sexy Pushed Back’

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Paramount Pictures

There are two days of the year with the utmost importance to the millennials among us.

First: April 25. A day with weather so perfect, all you need is a light jacket.

The second is today. What day is it? It’s October 3.

This, of course, is the unofficial Mean Girls holiday. It’s the day when Aaron Samuels asks Cady Heron for the date during the middle of Calculus. (It was October 3, in case that wasn’t clear).

While the cinematic masterpiece (with a real bad musical remake released earlier this year) offers no shortage of quotable moments—“Get in loser, we’re going shopping!”; “Boo, you whore;” “She doesn’t even go here!;” “You go Glen Coco!;”; “Brutus was just as cute as Caesar;” and, “It’s like I have ESPN or something” to merely name a few—there is one so perfect, it comes to mind each time I see someone with a head of perfectly coiffed hair.

That pivotal line: “Your hair looks sexy pushed back.”

For those who have somehow avoided a cultish adoration of this cinematic masterpiece (but for appreciated and unknown reasons has made it this far into the story), this line comes at the turning point of the film. Cady, our heroine (played by peak Lindsay Lohan), is forced in classic and humiliating mean girl fashion by Queen Bee Regina George (perfectly portrayed in human form by Rachel McAdams) to compliment Aaron Samuels’ hair—the magical tresses of Cady’s crush, who is unfortunately Regina’s boyfriend. In Regina’s defense, Aaron Samuels’ hair does look sexy pushed back.

So, in honor of Tina Fey’s impeccable addition to mid-aught culture, we present a collection of people whose hair, inarguably, looks sexy pushed back.

Congratulations to them and their hair stylists and a sincere thank you from us.

Christian Bale in American Psycho (2000)

Christian Bale in American Psycho (2000)

Lionsgate
Tilda Swinton on September 3, 2024

Tilda Swinton on September 3, 2024

Andreas Rentz/Getty
Antonio Banderas in Desperado (1995)

Antonio Banderas in Desperado (1995)

Sony Pictures
Jon Hamm as Don Draper in Mad Men (2007)

Jon Hamm as Don Draper in Mad Men (2007)

AMC
Hugh Grant in Notting Hill (1999)

Hugh Grant in Notting Hill (1999)

Universal Pictures
Megan Rapinoe at the 2019 Women's World Cup quarter-final on June 28, 2019

Megan Rapinoe at the 2019 Women's World Cup quarter-final on June 28, 2019

Franck Fife/Getty
John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever (1997)

John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever (1997)

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Rodrigo Santoro in Love Actually (2003)

Rodrigo Santoro in Love Actually (2003)

Universal
David Beckham on July 16, 2005

David Beckham on July 16, 2005

Warren Wimmer/Getty
Zendaya on December 5, 2021

Zendaya on December 5, 2021

Gareth Cattermole/Getty
River Phoenix in 1991

River Phoenix in 1991

Nancy R. Schiff/Getty
Kit Harington in Game of Thrones (2011)

Kit Harington in Game of Thrones (2011)

HBO
Michael Douglas in Wall Street	(1987)

Michael Douglas in Wall Street (1987)

20th Century Fox
Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic (1997)

Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic (1997)

Paramount Pictures
Simu Liu on November 9, 2022

Simu Liu on November 9, 2022

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty
Colin Farrell in October 2010

Colin Farrell in October 2010

Jon Kopaloff/Getty
Jack Nicholson in Chinatown

Jack Nicholson in Chinatown (1974)

Paramount Pictures
Joe Keery in Stranger Things (2016)

Joe Keery in Stranger Things (2016)

Netflix
Rihanna on July 24, 2017

Rihanna on July 24, 2017

Tim P. Whitby/Getty
Jake Gyllenhaal on May 24, 2022

Jake Gyllenhaal on May 24, 2022

Gareth Cattermole/Getty
Neymar on January 18, 2018

Neymar on January 18, 2018

Pascal Le Segretain/Getty
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley on December 2, 2013

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley on December 2, 2013

John Phillips/Getty
Kristen Stewart on March 12, 2024

Kristen Stewart on March 12, 2024

MediaPunch/Bauer-Griffin/Getty
Odell Beckham Jr on Apr 26, 2016

Odell Beckham Jr on Apr 26, 2016

AP
Brad Pitt in Troy (2004)

Brad Pitt in Troy (2004)

Warner Bros.
Elvis Presley on March 24, 1958

Elvis Presley on March 24, 1958

Bettmann/Getty
Robert Pattinson in Twilight (2008)

Robert Pattinson in Twilight (2008)

Summit Entertainment
Gaston in Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Gaston in Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Disney
Steven Yeun on March 7, 2021

Steven Yeun on March 7, 2021

Rich Fury/Getty
Harry Styles on September 5, 2022

Harry Styles on September 5, 2022

Tiziana Fabi/Getty
Heath Ledger on September 11, 2007

Heath Ledger on September 11, 2007

Patrick McMullan/Getty
Benjamin Bratt on October 13, 1998

Benjamin Bratt on October 13, 1998

Penske Media/Getty
Robert DeNiro in Cape Fear (1991)

Robert DeNiro in Cape Fear (1991)

Universal Pictures
Diego Luna on December 10, 2016

Diego Luna on December 10, 2016

Charley Gallay/Getty
Henry Cavill in Man of Steel (2013) and Christopher Reeves in Superman (1978)

Henry Cavill in Man of Steel (2013) and Christopher Reeves in Superman (1978)

Warner Bros.
Dev Patel on September 29, 2018

Dev Patel on September 29, 2018

Ennio Leanza/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Jennifer Lopez on November 23, 2014

Jennifer Lopez on November 23, 2014

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/Getty
Andy Garcia on October 6, 1987

Andy Garcia on October 6, 1987

Bonnie Schiffman Photography/Getty
Cindy Crawford on March 29, 2003 at the 65th Academy Awards

Cindy Crawford on March 29, 2003 at the 65th Academy Awards

William Nation/Getty
Zayn Malik on November 23, 2014

Zayn Malik on November 23, 2014

Jason Merritt/Getty
Fabio on July 12, 1993

Fabio on July 12, 1993

Barry King/Getty
Joan Smalls on March 4, 2018

Joan Smalls on March 4, 2018

Jon Kopaloff/Getty
John Travolta in Pulp Fiction	(1994)

John Travolta in Pulp Fiction (1994)

Miramax
Charlie Hunnam in Sons of Anarchy (2014)

Charlie Hunnam in Sons of Anarchy (2014)

AMC
Tom Hardy in Legend (2015)

Tom Hardy in Legend (2015)

Studio Canal

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