Miley Cyrus has been credited with bringing back the 80s haircut in style.Īs for the winners of the USA Mullet Championships, fans will have to wait a little longer for the results. Yesterday, JoJo Siwa made a splash by debuting her own controversial mullet style. In 2022 she is in good company, with other big names such as Demi Lovato, Zendaya, Billie Eilish, Kesha and Rihanna jumping on the train. Miley Cyrus, who apparently succeeded her father, sported a fresh take on the look dubbed a “modern mullet” in late 2019, arguably leading the resurgence with a style that mimicked the classic shag with slightly less contrast from front to back. While some have speculated about the popularity of Joe Exotic’s signature look from the infamous pandemic watch tiger king (2020) may have something to do with it, or just the general revival of DIY hairstyles during the COVID-19 lockdowns, others have noticed the trend making its way into celebrity culture. Research collated by Cosmetify found that the mullet saw a 142 percent increase in searches in 2021, making it the most-searched haircut of the year, with 15.5 million hits.
While the USA Mullet Championships touts its own online Hall of Fame, featuring well-known figures such as Billy Ray Cyrus, TV character Kenny Powers (played by Danny McBride), Blake Shelton and Patrick Swayze, younger generations have also seen a wave of interest in the “neck warmer” style. Of the 2,000 men surveyed, 20 percent chose the mullet as a superior option over other old-school styles, including “curtain bangs” and “undercuts,” making the iconic ’80s look a cut above the rest. In fact, a 2021 survey by OnePoll on behalf of Sports Clips Haircuts found that one in five men are ready for a comeback. , the ‘do’ of the old rebel has certainly not been forgotten. The business-in-the-front, party-in-the-back haircut got its official name in 1994, thanks to the Beastie Boys song “Mullet Head,” and though the classic Kentucky Waterfall came in the late ’90s. Even cooler is the $2,500 prize that will be offered to the winner, according to the competition’s website. “Looks cool as hell,” said one userwhile another complained that they wanted to be “half as cool” as one of the kids. The contest currently has 25 kids from 15 states listed as finalists on the official website, four of which were featured in a tweet sent Tuesday by While the original post, which garnered more than 200,000 likes and 22,000 retweets, pokes fun at the names of four of the participants, other users quickly showed interest in the “rad” styles to see. Some of this year’s children’s ward finalists have received viral attention thanks to at know with their submission photos, and the internet couldn’t help but be charmed by the championship’s youngest competitors. Mullets are about as all-American as can be - at least according to the USA Mullet Championships, a national competition that honors only the best and busiest of the iconic hairstyle.