Iconic hair often seems to come accompanied by a talent for overcoming adversity. Rihanna kept a low profile during and after adversity found her. Upon returning to the spotlight, this daring scene-stealing hairstyle seemed to tell the world that Rihanna was stronger and more confident than ever.

There's a fine line between fame and infamy. This is true for both celebrities and their iconic hairstyles. Kate Gosselin (and her hair strangely captivating hairstyle) embodies this notion perhaps better than just about anyone in recent memory.

Tina Turner is the original powerful female to overcome great challenges and emerge with ... an iconic hairstyle. It's hard to imagine Turner performing her trademark energetic moves onstage without her signature electric hairstyle playing its part.

Sure, many think of her original tangled -- almost dreadlocked -- mop tied back with a lace ribbon as the signature Madonna 'do. But the peak of Madge's career came with her "Truth or Dare" tour and the film that documented it. As moviegoers watched Madonna's stylist create this "I Dream of Jeannie"-inspired updo hairstyle before each performance, the image of it, and her pointy Gaultier bra, burned itself into the collective memory for eternity.

Who among us, at one time or another, hasn't related so intensely to Marge Simpson that she believed with all her heart that she'd be entirely comfortable in a two-foot high beehive hairstyle? God bless Marge Simpson and all she stands for. Her story will never be tarnished and her place in history never challenged.