There is barely one biggest player of all time in tennis and that’s champion Serena Jameka Williams. She is a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion (with 14 doubles wins) and a 4-time Olympic gold medalist with a formidable 367 profession victories.
But thanks to its foundation, it will not be only a tycoon within the cosmetics industry Wyn Beautya brand inspired by her movement on the court, she is a trendsetting beauty icon.
It can be a sin to mention the heroine without informing her about her relationship hair beads. Since her first Grand Slam on the US Open in 1999, Williams (and her iconic sister, Venus) dazzled with multi-coloured beads as their first signature look.
Although she ditched beads in 2001 (see: French braid at Wimbledon), she never lost her beauty balance, evolving through a wide range of looks over time: from blonde box braids to brown wigs, natural bobs, and draped bangs.
Just like her iconic hair moments, her makeup looks are equally noteworthy. We saw her shimmering lip gloss and thick black eyeliner in the course of the French Open 2013. Then, nude matte lips on the 2017 Met Gala and the set full eyebrows on the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar party. Recently? Purple eye shadow and curled eyelashes on the Louis Vuitton Olympic event in Paris in 2024.
To have fun the tennis star’s forty third birthday, take a take a look at 9 moments that mark the evolution of her iconic beauty.
Serena Williams’ first Grand Slam on the 1999 US Open
September 11, 1999: Serena Williams celebrates her victory over Martina Hingis of Switzerland after the US Open singles final on the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York. Must-see credits: Jamie Squire/ALLSPORT
2000 ATP Lipton Tennis Championships
Serena Williams poses for a portrait in the course of the ATP Lipton Tennis Championships on March 23, 2000 in Key Biscayne, Florida, United States (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Wimbledon 2001
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN – JULY 03: WIMBLEDON 2001, London; Serena WILLIAMS/USA (photo: Bongarts/Getty Images)
A series of portraits from Los Angeles 2005
LOS ANGELES – 2005: American tennis star Serena Williams poses for a portrait in 2005 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo: Harry Langdon/Getty Images)
Wimbledon 2008
LONDON – JULY 03: Serena Williams of the United States serves in the course of the women’s singles semi-final against Jie Zheng of China on day ten of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship on the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 3, 2008 in London, England. (Photo: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
ITF World Champions Dinner 2013
PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 04: Serena Williams of the United States poses with the Women’s Singles World Champion award in the course of the ITF World Champions Dinner at Pavillion D’Armenonville on June 4, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Met Gala 2017
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 01: Serena Williams attends the Costume Institute Gala “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” on the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly)
Vanity Fair Oscar party 2022
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 27: Serena Williams attends the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscars Party hosted by Radhika Jones on the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 27, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo: Daniele Venturelli/WireImage)
Paris 2024 Olympic Games event organized by Louis Vuitton
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 25: Serena Williams attends the 2024 Paris Games Prelude on July 25, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo: Marc Piasecki/WireImage)
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