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"At last night&amp;amp;#8217;s Glamour&amp;#x27;s 2008 Women of the Year awards, I couldn&amp;amp;#8217;t help notice that a number of the awe-inspiring awardees (um, hello Hillary Clinton, Tyra Banks, and Jane Goodall) and equally impressive presenters wore their hair tightly pulled back into strict buns or super-sleek ponytails. The evening&amp;amp;#8217;s mini-trend made me wonderHow many of you (long and medium-haired) ladies pull your hair back in a simple &amp;amp;#8216;do for serious events&amp;amp;#8212;interviews, meeting the parents, work presentations, somber family affairs, etc etc? (I have to admit, I often swoop my hair up into a quick ponytail when I need to concentrate on something major: something about having my hair off my shoulders and up in a fuss-free ponytail makes it easier to focus on more important stuff.) Anyway, back to last night&amp;amp;#8217;s serious hairstyles: Jane Goodall and Debra Messing, who introduced the renowned primatologist, both sported sleek, simple &amp;amp;#8216;dos. (As guests saw in Goodall&amp;#x27;s video, a center-part, low pony has been her signature style since age 26.) &amp;amp;#133;as did Chanel CEO Maureen Chiquet (ok, ok, so her pixie-cut gives her a perma-updo) and Kate Bosworth had a super-tight bun. Natalie Portman wore hers down, in a formal-looking, straight curtain of hair while US volleyball champs Misty May-Treanor and Kerry Walsh showed off their long locks. (Which must have been a welcome change from the super-tight &amp;amp;#8216;dos that they have to wear on the sand!) So what about you? Are you more likely to wear your hair up or down at serious events? ( surveys) Dying to see and know more about last night&amp;amp;#8217;s awesome event? (Especially non-style-related tidbits?) Stay tuned for a highlight video here on glamour.com, and be sure to keep the Kleenex handy&amp;amp;#8212;the lives that these women have led and the wisdom they now have just may bring you to tears! Photo: Wireimage "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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