With every year comes a new batch of celebrity hair inspiration and 2017 is no exception. There are a million and one ways to work a braid into your hair, regardless of texture or length. And if this year’s red carpets are any indication, it’s nearly impossible to get bored with the options.
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We’ve watched some of our favorite A-listers experiment with their most daring styles to date and more often than not, the risk had paid off. From the more extreme waist-length braids to old school classics like the french or milkmaid braid, these are the looks that not only ruled 2017, but will probably inspire our 2018 hair goals, too.

At this year's Vanity Fair Oscar party, the actress looked radiant in platinum blonde micro braids.

In September 2017, the singer traded in her signature curls for these technicolor box braids.

In March 2017, the model and actress styled her platinum bob into a side braid while perusing Paris Fashion Week.

The supermodel embodied the spirit of Coachella when she wore these rainbow braids to the annual music fest.

In May, the actress' teal braid stole the show during a "Westworld" panel.

In June, the model and "America's Next Top Model" winner's floor-swept braids won the BET Awards red carpet.

For the June 2017 Hollywood premiere of "Spider-man: Homecoming," the beauty expert fashioned her blonde strands into a chic fishtail braid.

In September, the Oscar winner stepped out in this beautiful braided ponytail at the Toronto Film Festival.

The supermodel opted for a ponytail with braided details while promoting her Tommy x Gigi fashion line during Paris Fashion Week's spring 2018 season.

In June, the actress looked anything but insecure in this intricate updo at the BET Awards.

The "To the Bone" star hid a tiny braid inside her regal updo for the Golden Globe Awards.

In April, the singer wore waist-length box braids to the Daily Front Row's Fashion Los Angeles Awards.

The actress' braided updo was a perfect choice for the annual Academy Awards.

In March, the self-professed "purple unicorn" celebrated her Forever 21 collaboration in vibrant purple braids.

For the February premiere of "The Lost City of Z," Miller spiced up her half up, half down style with teeny cornrows.

In February, the actress and singer looked red hot in jumbo braids.

The red-headed actress fashioned a braid into her wispy updo for the Cannes Film Festival premiere of "Wonderstruck."

In January, the "Orange is the New Black" star celebrated the SAG Awards in this picture perfect fishtail braid.

In September, the singer looked effortless in classic pigtails for the iHeartRadio Music Festival.

The supermodel served jumbo braid goals at the CFDA Awards.

The rapper kicked off the New Year in the teeny, waist-length braids, styled into a high side ponytail.

For this year's Met Gala, the "Loving" actress slayed the red carpet in straight back cornrows.

In April, the "Empire" star hit the red carpet in wavy box braids, which she styled into a high ponytail.

The Disney star looked all grown up in a braided updo for the March premiere of "Power Rangers."

The "Cranes in the Sky" singer shut down New York Fashion Week's spring 2018 season in platinum blonde braids.

For the SAG Awards, Ross posed for cameras in a lengthy mermaid braid.

The "Insecure" star beamed in a milkmaid braid for the NAACP Image Awards.

In May, the supermodel posed in a braided do on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet.

The model remixed the top knot with this fishtail variation on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet.