Mariska Hargitay is one of the few celebrities opting out of chopped bob summer.
On May 2, the 60-year-old actor was photographed arriving at Variety’s Power of Women event in New York City in a classic black dress with a subtle thigh-slit, her ultra-long mermaid extensions styled into a low ponytail and curtain bangs. This youthful style featuring blonde highlights is an unexpected departure from her usual chest-length brunette hair and serves as a refreshing way to change things up as so many of her celebrity peers have chosen to counter the upcoming hot weather with neck-baring chops.
With this stunning transformation, Hargitay has never looked less like the iconic police officer she’s played on Law & Order: SVU for over three decades, though Olivia Benson has always had pretty stunning hair for a woman so often caught in the middle of a shoot-out. (Sorry, it’s actually Captain Olivia Benson now.)
Though Mariska Hargitay is no stranger to a power bob, she’s mainly kept to mid-length waves in recent years. But no matter how immaculately her hair is styled, she clearly looks enough like the real deal while dressed as her SVU counterpart to get mistaken for an actual cop in public. Just last month, the actor—who launched her own foundation in 2004 to help survivors of sexual and domestic violence—paused production in the middle of filming to help a little girl find her mom in a New York park.
How’s that for public service?
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