MAC Hires Bodybuilder Model: Inside the World of Muscle Makeup

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Another bygone look from years past: bleached blonde hair. "A lot more of us used to be platinum," says Howlett. "My hair was falling out in clumps from all the chemicals." Now brunettes are having a moment in bodybuilding, thanks in part to the competition's popularity in countries outside the U.S.

Photo by: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Another bygone look from years past: bleached blonde hair. "A lot more of us used to be platinum," says Howlett. "My hair was falling out in clumps from all the chemicals." Now brunettes are having a moment in bodybuilding, thanks in part to the competition's popularity in countries outside the U.S.