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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 2016
Page
13
The piece surveys how hair costs and challenges have trailed politicians. It notes François Hollande's $11,000 monthly barber bills and recalls Hillary Clinton and John Edwards hair scandals from recent campaigns, highlighting tensions between image and expense in public life.
Cherie Blair faced ridicule after reportedly spending 2668 dollars on a personal hair stylist for a 1997 G7 summit in Denver with stylist Andre Suard flown in for four days. In 1993 Bill Clinton grounded Air Force One in Los Angeles for a hair cut by Cristophe Schatteman, delaying flights.
The remark notes Hillary Clinton joking about a rival with a notable hair topic as Barbara Walters in a 2015 interview quipped about Donald Trump’s cranium. The exchange underscores how hairstyle became a recognizable feature in political discourse.
Bill Gates criticized Silvio Berlusconi for prioritizing his hair over foreign aid after photos showed varying hair growth. The Microsoft founder ridiculed the Italian leader’s hair transplant and Italy’s aid record, telling Suddeutsche Zeitung that rich people focus on personal issues rather than malaria relief.
Shock spread in 2008 as records showed John McCain’s campaign spent over 165000 in just over two months on stylists for Sarah Palin. The expenditure included hairstyling and clothing and challenged Palin’s folksy hockey mom image.
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