Beauty

5 Beauty Lessons We Learned From The Iconic Dolly Parton

‘Never ignore your roots, your home, or your hair.’

Published on August 26, 2026

Define Your Own Beauty

Parton built her signature look around the kind of woman she found beautiful, not the woman society told her she should become. She has previously shared stories about a local woman whose bleached hair, bold makeup and fitted clothes who was dismissed as “trash.” All Parton saw was glamour and she wanted a piece of it.

The lesson is simple: Other people can have opinions about your appearance, but they do not get to define what makes you feel beautiful.

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Stephenetta (isis) Harmon

Stephenetta Harmon is a Black beauty editor, curator, and digital media and communications expert who builds platforms to celebrate the power, impact, and business of Black beauty. Prior to founding Sadiaa Black Beauty Guide, she served as editor-in-chief for the MN Spokesman-Recorder and digital media director for Hype Hair. Find her at stephenetta.com.