Check out the behind-the-scenes footage of Olympic gold medal gymnast Gabby Douglas’ photo shoot with ESSENCE.

For the photo shoot, celebrity hair stylist Ted Gibson chose to do away with Gabby’s gym-ready ponytail for long wavy locks.

Gibson, who has worked with A-list celebrities, said working with the 16-year-old gold medalist has been one of the highlights of his career.

Gibson said:

“We’re hoping this new ‘do will finally snatch the spotlight away from Gabby’s hair and silence all the haters.”

Check out the photo shoot below:

To see the complete shoot, check out the October and November issues of ESSENCE when they hit newsstands this fall.

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