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Gina Kirschenheiter Is Unrecognizable as a Brunette (PHOTO)

See how The Real Housewives of Orange County cast member has markedly changed her look over the years, including having brown hair. 

By Cynthia Robinson

Since joining The Real Housewives of Orange County back in Season 13 in 2018, Gina Kirschenheiter has shown off various incredible looks, including different hairstyles ranging from long, light blonde tresses to a short platinum blonde bob.

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Though we've often seen Gina rocking blonde tresses (and a darker bronde in her earlier RHOC years), we recently dug up an epic throwback photo that honestly made our jaws drop. In a March 2019 photo, Gina revealed her old brunette hair color while celebrating her college graduation. "[Throwback Thursday] to my college graduation and dark hair!" Gina captioned the epic photo, where she was all smiles in a cap and gown. 

For a refresher, Gina, a native of Long Island in New York, attended Hofstra University. You can check out where the rest of the RHOC cast attended college here

Gina Kirschenheiter's Hair Evolution

Though Gina's hair looks over the years on RHOC prompted strong opinions, she always took it in stride, even jokingly warning viewers prior to Season 15 that her hair would only get "worse."

Later, in an exclusive interview with The Daily Dish in 2022, Gina reflected on her hair evolution over the years and some of the beauty ups and downs she faced in her early RHOC years. “My hair being such a disaster the last few years was very indicative of where I was in my life,” the California mom, who dealt with some personal issues including a divorce in 2019, shared during the interview. 

Things shifted since then, and the mom of three even got a "crazy amount" of fan requests via Instagram to share a tutorial of her pearl-embellished hairstyle from her Season 16 interview look. "I feel great about it," Gina told us. "I see everything that people write."

What new hairstyle will she try next? In an August 26 Instagram video, Gina revealed she might try bangs. "I've been seeing a lot of bangs lately," she said in the video. "A lot of bangs on the Reels and the TikToks And I'm just like, 'Am I gonna have to get bangs?!' Because I really feel like that's just not in my best interest, you know? And we all know I'm not going to survive another bad hair blunder."

Honestly? Gina's always been stunning to us, from her dark brunette locks to her blonde waves to her elegant blonde chop. 

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