Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony: @AllysonFelix and @SerenaWilliams in Box Braids!

by jjbraids

JJ is a Univ of MD BA journalism degree holder who is also a recovering attorney, currently running her own digital media company. She fancies herself a social media butterly and tech inclusion advocate and enjoys writing about pop culture, politics, braided hair, parenting, fashion, celebrity and lifestyle topics on various forums including her family of blog properties.

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Look who landed in Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympics and are sporting braids: Track star Allyson Felix and tennis G.O.A.T. Serena Williams. They both are wearing very cute box braids (not boxer braids), the ultimate protective, no fuss style. Perfect for athletes!

They are called box braids because the hair is parted into a box before extensions are braided in, individually.

Me & @serenawilliams getting ready to walk! Snapchat✨Allyson_Felix pic.twitter.com/PauK4kn6sH

— Allyson Felix (@allysonfelix) August 5, 2016

I am a content creator, social media agency owner, former attorney and publicist, wife and mom. I love working in cafes, wine, food and music festivals, Sunday brunch, home decorating, travel and life.