Zendaya made a splash on her first Oscars red carpet in 2015. But she told Vogue she wasn't technically supposed to be there.

Law Roach discusses the lasting impact of Zendaya wearing faux locs on the 2015 Oscars red carpet. Some may recall when Zendaya, then best known as a Disney star, arrived on the red carpet of the ...

“My wearing my hair in locs on an Oscar red carpet was to showcase them in a positive light, to remind people of color that our hair is good enough,” she said. Zendaya attended her first ...

Zendaya made her Oscars debut in 2015 wearing a striking white Vivienne Westwood gown with long locs to compliment her look. It's the same night "Fashion Police" host Giuliana Rancic made a ...

"That's how change happens," the star said of her decision to publicly defend herself at the time Style + Beauty Assistant, PEOPLE When Zendaya wore dreadlocks to the 2015 Academy Awards ...

“Tackling a big thing like having a locs on a Barbie doll, that’s a big deal right there! And that’s a big deal for a lot of African American women,” Zendaya later told Time. “But she ...

Years later, she still recognizes her impact: “My wearing my hair in locs on an Oscar red carpet was to showcase them in a positive light, to remind people of color that our hair is good enough,” she ...