The First Curly Hair Trend in History… 3,000 Years Ago Believe it or not, ancient Egyptians were styling curly hair long before it became a modern trend. And one of the most striking examples comes from the mummy of Maiherpri, a young noble whose tightly curled wig was carefully sewn into his scalp more than three millennia ago. Maiherpri — whose name means “Lion of the Battlefield” — was a Nubian noble raised inside the royal Egyptian court. His mummification is considered one of the finest of