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Malala Yousafzai -

The Nobel Peace Prize laureate was the British Vogue's July 2021 cover. In the interview with the fashion magazine, Yousafzai said of the headscarf: “It’s a cultural symbol for us Pashtuns, so it represents where I come from."

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"And Muslim girls or Pashtun girls or Pakistani girls, when we follow our traditional dress, we’re considered to be oppressed, or voiceless, or living under patriarchy. I want to tell everyone that you can have your own voice within your culture, and you can have equality in your culture,” added the Pakistani activist for female education. 

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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge -

Kate Middleton covers her head during a visit to Assyakirin Mosque during the Cambridge's Diamond Jubilee Tour of the Far East on September 14, 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge -

The Duchess of Cambridge dresses in beautiful traditional clothes to visit Badshahi Mosque during a royal tour of Pakistan on October 17, 2019 in Lahore.

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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex -

Meghan Markle is pictured wearing a headscarf during a visit to Auwal Mosque during a royal tour of South Africa on September 24, 2019 in Cape Town.

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Diana, Princess of Wales -

Ladi Di also respected local traditions and covered her hair during a visit to Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan in September 1991.  

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Diana, Princess of Wales -

Five years later, in 1996, Princess Diana is pictured at Shaukat Khanum Hospital In Lahore, Pakistan wearing a soft headscarf. 

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Angelina Jolie -

The then-United Nations Goodwill Ambassador in a press conference in Jalozai Camp, after visiting a makeshift camp for people who survived the severe floods near Peshawar, Pakistan on September 7, 2010.

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Angelina Jolie -

The actress visited the country's northwest region to raise awareness after 21 million people were affected by the worst floods Pakistan has ever seen. 

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Queen Elizabeth II -

If there is one famous personality that epitomizes the use of the headscarf in the West, it has to be Queen Elizabeth II.

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Queen Elizabeth II -

For decades, the Queen has been pictured wearing a vast variety of headscarves. And just like her clothes, some are very colorful indeed!

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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall -

The Duchess of Cornwall barefoot and with her head covered during a visit to the Grand Mosque in Kuwait City on February 22, 2007.

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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall -

Camilla visits the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, which was still under construction on February 26, 2007.

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Princess Margaret -

The late Countess of Snowdon is pictured while on vacation in Mustique, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, in March 1973.

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Sophie, Countess of Wessex -

The wife of Prince Edward visits the Sri Guru Singh Sabha Southall Gurdwara on December 6, 2018 in Southall, England.

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Kim Kardashian -

Kim Kardashian is pictured with her head partly covered on the set of her fragrance commercial on July 10, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

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Courtney Love -

The singer wears a headscarf to the Kari Feinstein Style Lounge on January 19, 2013 in Park City, Utah.

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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall -

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall is pictured during her visit to Wightman Road Mosque on April 7, 2021 in London, England.

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Elizabeth Taylor -

The iconic actress is pictured playing Leslie Lynnton Benedict in the 1956 film 'Giant.'

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Audrey Hepburn -

The stylish actress poses for a portrait wearing a headscarf and white gloves, circa 1955.

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Gina Lollobrigida -

The famous Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida is pictured wearing a black headscarf, circa 1950.

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Helen Mirren -

The iconic English actress looks straight into the camera lens, in July 1975, in London.

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Lady Gaga -

Being the style icon that she is, Gaga could only look wonderful wearing a headscarf. The singer is seen in May 2018 in New York City.

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Jacqueline Kennedy -

Jackie Kennedy also rocked the headscarf look. Here she is near her home in Paris, France.

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Kendall Jenner -

Jenner wears a sophisticated headscarf to the Versace show at Milan Fashion Week on February 22, 2019 in Italy.

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Sophia Loren -

The stunning Italian actress is seen arriving at Crumlin in South Wales, to shoot the film 'Arabesque' in August 1965. 

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Audrey Hepburn -

The actress wears a headscarf on the set of 'Funny Face,' in Paris, France, in 1956.  

Sources: (Vogue)

See also: The evolution of the headwrap

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