Kim Kardashian West, the ever so hungry for fame socialite recently received slack for attributing her new hairstyle to Bo Derek; an iconic actress. The Fulani people also referred to as the Fula, Fulany, or Fulbe inhabit the Sahel and West Africa. pic.twitter.com/UuQkh8VKOi — Bo Derek (@boderek) January 31, 2018The issue here is not the fact that Kardashian-West wore the braids. So, for clarification, Fulani braids come from the Fula people. Not Bo Derek.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 02, 2018 15:22 UTC