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Bette Midler Ditched Her Gray Hair For This Beautiful, Softer Shade

The actress completely nails this new look.
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Here is the Divine Miss M sporting a short gray haircut in June 2016.
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We will love Bette Midler no matter what she does with her tresses, but we must say that her choice to ditch the gray hair in favor of a soft blonde with light pink streaks has us wowed. We have been fans through long and short hair, gray and pre-gray. But her guest appearance on “The Voice” just has us hairily dazzled.

Take a look at Midler’s hair through the years, scroll down to the bottom to see her newest hairdo, and see if you don’t agree that this may be the best look ever for our favorite 70 year old.

 

Bette was a redhead in 1990 when she won a Grammy for “Wind Beneath My Wings.”

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Red hair suits you, Bette! And so do the curls and the Grammy!
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The actress in 2000 sported blonde highlights and a longer style.

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Blonde highlights and a longer style for a softer-looking Bette.
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Bette Midler in 2005 as a rich honey-blonde.

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Bette Midler in 2005, as a rich honey-blonde with a hair style that reminds us of Mary Tyler Moore's flip.
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In 2007, Bette Midler went platinum blonde.

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Bette Midler in 2007 moved to platinum blonde.
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In 2014, she was just a downright brassy blonde.

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Bette does brassy!
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A totally gray Bette Midler in June. 

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A totally gray Bette Midler attends the New York Restoration Project's Spring Picnic at Morris-Jumel Mansion in June.
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And here’s Bette Midler’s new look: soft blonde with traces of pink. Loving it!

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Bette nails it with pink highlights.
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H/T StartsAt60.com

Before You Go

9 Celebs Graying Gracefully
Jon Stewart, 52(01 of09)
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Stewart, now known for being comedy's hottest silver fox, wasn't always gray. He actually used to have a head chock full of thick brown hair -- though some reports suggest he had a sprinkling of grays as early as 1994. Clearly confident with his graying look, Stewart has even embraced a full white beard. Lookin' good. (credit:Mark Davis via Getty Images)
George Clooney, 54(02 of09)
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The A-list star has always oozed old-school charm, sporting his trademark salt-and-pepper for at least two decades, including during his legendary turn on hit show "ER" as Dr. Doug Ross. And luckily for us, the star has sworn he won't be turning to the dye bottle anytime soon. In an interview earlier this year, Clooney said "You have to come to terms with getting older and not try to fight it. I'm a big believer in the idea that you can't try to look younger. You just have to try to look the best you can at the age you are." (credit:John Shearer/Invision/AP)
Hugh Grant, 55(03 of09)
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He's known for his floppy hair and charming smile -- and now Grant has let his trademark 'do go gray. The British actor has embraced mother nature since turning 50. Before his milestone birthday, the actor said he was "dreading" turning the big 5-0, but we think it might just be one of the best things to happen to him (and us). (credit:Neilson Barnard via Getty Images)
Helen Mirren, 70(04 of09)
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At 70, Mirren has been gray for a while. She's also open to having fun with her hair color. At 67, rather than reaching for a box of dye to go back to her natural blonde color, she decided to go for a temporary pink wash and debuted it on the red carpet, stunning everyone. (credit:Slaven Vlasic via Getty Images)
Richard Gere, 66(05 of09)
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The actor embraced his silver fox status decades ago, when he started to go gray quite early in his career. In a recent interview, Gere admitted he's got no problem with a little silver saying "I have never dyed my hair in my life - and I am not going to start now." Phew. (credit:Andrew Toth via Getty Images)
Glenn Close, 68(06 of09)
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She may have played Cruella de Vil in "101 Dalmatians," but in real life, Close's hair is much more glamorous than her character's. We're loving Close's hair color and apparently she is, too. The actress is said to prefer to wear wigs for roles that require a different hair color -- rather than dye her luminous locks. Who can blame her? (credit:Jeffrey Mayer via Getty Images)
Antonio Banderas, 55(07 of09)
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We love the actor's approach to aging. In a 2011 interview, Banderas swore he'd never get plastic surgery, saying: "I am starting to like gray hair and wrinkles and find them interesting...I accept myself and the way that I am growing older," he told The Telegraph. (credit:Monica Schipper via Getty Images)
Jamie Lee Curtis, 56(08 of09)
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The actress reportedly said she would give up the dye once she hit 50 and it seems she's stayed true to her promise. We applaud her for an edgier gray hair look -- Curtis has kept her trademark pixie cut. (credit:JB Lacroix via Getty Images)
Daniel Day-Lewis, 58(09 of09)
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Day-Lewis is at the top of his game in his 50s and we're thinking it's got something to do with the gray. He won an Oscar for his turn in "Lincoln" -- in which he wore aging makeup to make himself look like the older president. Guess the gray hair came in handy. (credit:Jemal Countess via Getty Images)
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