[PAR] [TLE] Finger wave [SEP] A finger wave is a method of setting hair into waves (curls) that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s and again in the late 1990s in North America and Europe.  Silver screen actresses such as Bette Davis or Anita Page, and singer/dancer Josephine Baker are attributed with the original popularity of finger waves.  In their return in the 1990s, the style was popularized by Hip Hop stars of the time, specifically Missy Elliot.  The popularity of finger waves in the 1990s was aided by a movement toward shorter, more natural hair in the African-American community. [PAR] [TLE] Josephine Baker [SEP] Josephine Baker (born Freda Josephine McDonald; 3 June 1906 – 12 April 1975) was an entertainer, activist, and French Resistance agent.  Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in her adopted France.  During her early career she was renowned as a dancer, and was among the most celebrated performers to headline the revues of the Folies Bergère in Paris.  Her performance in the revue "Un Vent de Folie" in 1927 caused a sensation in Paris.  Her costume, consisting of only a girdle of bananas, became her most iconic image and a symbol of the Jazz Age and the 1920s.
[PAR] [TLE] Finger wave [ SEP ] A finger wave is a method of setting hair into waves ( curls ) that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s and again in the late 1990s in North America and Europe . Silver screen actresses such as Bette Davis or Anita Page , and singer / dancer Josephine Baker are attributed with the original popularity of finger waves . In their return in the 1990s , the style was popularized by Hip Hop stars of the time , specifically Missy Elliot . The popularity of finger waves in the 1990s was aided by a movement toward shorter , more natural hair in the African - American community . [PAR] [TLE] Josephine Baker [ SEP ] Josephine Baker ( born Freda Josephine McDonald ; 3 June 1906 – 12 April 1975 ) was an entertainer , activist , and French Resistance agent . Her career was centered primarily in Europe , mostly in her adopted France . During her early career she was renowned as a dancer , and was among the most celebrated performers to headline the revues of the Folies Bergère in Paris . Her performance in the revue " Un Vent de Folie " in 1927 caused a sensation in Paris . Her costume , consisting of only a girdle of bananas , became her most iconic image and a symbol of the Jazz Age and the 1920s .
A finger wave is a method of setting hair into waves (curls) that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s and again in the late 1990s in North America and which continent, Silver screen actresses such as who, she was an entertainer, activist, and French Resistance agent?
A finger wave is a method of setting hair into waves ( curls ) that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s and again in the late 1990s in North America and which continent , Silver screen actresses such as who , she was an entertainer , activist , and French Resistance agent ?
Europe
Europe