JoJo Siwa Says She Kept All Her Old Hair Bows — and She's Still Tempted to Put One on

Mar. 15, 2025

JoJo Siwa in 2015; JoJo Siwa in 2024.Photo:Vincent Sandoval/WireImage; Steven Simione/WireImage

Vincent Sandoval/WireImage; Steven Simione/WireImage

JoJo Siwamay have moved past her “JoJo Bows” phase of life, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t still have all her bows stashed away for sentimental reasons.She absolutely does.The singer, dancer and internet personality said at Rhode Island Comic-Con on Nov. 1 that she’s held onto the bows that she became so well-known for as a child.JoJo Siwa wearing a colorful bow.Aaron Poole/Peacock/NBCU Photo Bank via GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“They’re hanging out,” Siwa, 21, said of her hair accessories during a panel. “They’re in my studio still. It was the day after my 18th birthday, and I just decided … I’m not going to wear this every day anymore. It was very natural how I felt at the time.“Siwa went on to say that part of her wishes that she could just “wake up” and put on a bow again, especially because she’s back to her long hair aftercutting it short and shaving the sidesin 2022. But even though she has the hair for it, she says she “really couldn’t.“The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!TheDance Momsalum did say, however, that despite wearing her blonde hair tightly pulled back into ponytails and tied into bows over the years, her hair was not damaged. And her decision to cut it off and do a “cool” undercut and shave wasn’t due to damage either. She just wanted a change.JoJo Siwa at Fashion Week.Gregory Pace/ShutterstockSomething else that changed as Siwa grew up was her style. In the last couple years, she’s been upping the ante over and over again with her bold fashion choices — wearing everything from a giant fur ball to New York Fashion Week to a Britney Spears-coded sheer catsuit for a music video.She told PEOPLE in September that she just likes tohave fun with fashion.“I think for me, when I’m finding a style, it’s ‘How can I be so messed up, so weird, so whack?'” she said in an episode of PEOPLE’sRules for Lifeseries. Making heads turn is often her goal and she always wants others to ask themselves, “Why is she wearing that, what is she doing, what is she wearing now?” when they see her looks. “It’s a fun game for me to play,” she added.

JoJo Siwamay have moved past her “JoJo Bows” phase of life, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t still have all her bows stashed away for sentimental reasons.

She absolutely does.

The singer, dancer and internet personality said at Rhode Island Comic-Con on Nov. 1 that she’s held onto the bows that she became so well-known for as a child.

JoJo Siwa wearing a colorful bow.Aaron Poole/Peacock/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty

Aaron Poole/Peacock/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty

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“They’re hanging out,” Siwa, 21, said of her hair accessories during a panel. “They’re in my studio still. It was the day after my 18th birthday, and I just decided … I’m not going to wear this every day anymore. It was very natural how I felt at the time.”

Siwa went on to say that part of her wishes that she could just “wake up” and put on a bow again, especially because she’s back to her long hair aftercutting it short and shaving the sidesin 2022. But even though she has the hair for it, she says she “really couldn’t.”

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

TheDance Momsalum did say, however, that despite wearing her blonde hair tightly pulled back into ponytails and tied into bows over the years, her hair was not damaged. And her decision to cut it off and do a “cool” undercut and shave wasn’t due to damage either. She just wanted a change.

JoJo Siwa at Fashion Week.Gregory Pace/Shutterstock

Gregory Pace/Shutterstock

Something else that changed as Siwa grew up was her style. In the last couple years, she’s been upping the ante over and over again with her bold fashion choices — wearing everything from a giant fur ball to New York Fashion Week to a Britney Spears-coded sheer catsuit for a music video.

She told PEOPLE in September that she just likes tohave fun with fashion.

“I think for me, when I’m finding a style, it’s ‘How can I be so messed up, so weird, so whack?'” she said in an episode of PEOPLE’sRules for Lifeseries. Making heads turn is often her goal and she always wants others to ask themselves, “Why is she wearing that, what is she doing, what is she wearing now?” when they see her looks. “It’s a fun game for me to play,” she added.

source: people.com