The America’s Magnificence Present World Picture Awards celebrates the artistry, progress and fervour that drive the wonder trade. The ABS World Picture Awards (GIA) competitors options each rising expertise and seasoned professionals who’ve submitted their strongest collections, mixing creativity, picture and storytelling to signify the way forward for magnificence.
This worldwide competitors is pushed by intense creativity and collaboration. It underscores the ability of group and the private {and professional} progress of every participant. Stylists, colorists, salon groups, nail technicians, make-up artists and groups from world wide have come collectively to share their tales, their imaginative and prescient and their expertise.
The ABS World Picture Awards hosts a spectacular celebration throughout America’s Magnificence Present on Saturday, April 5, 2025. This occasion shall be a real reflection of the expansion and collaboration that make the wonder trade so particular.
All America’s Magnificence Present attendees are invited to the Cosmetologists Chicago President’s Social gathering at 6 p.m. CST earlier than the ABS World Picture Awards at 7:30 p.m. CST on Saturday night time. This inclusive celebration is open to all, and attendees are invited to affix the festivities at no cost.
The night will characteristic the finalists and winners of the 2025 ABS World Picture Awards, plus reside music by Libido Funk Circus, bringing an electrifying power to the celebration. This yr’s occasion is a real reflection of progress and group, as we come collectively to honor these shaping the way forward for magnificence. The night time will replicate a celebration of expertise and the shared imaginative and prescient that strikes our group ahead. The occasion is the signature celebration for America’s Magnificence Present.
ABS World Picture Awards Finalists
Barber — Skilled
Inventive Colour — Skilled
- Karine Belanger (@karinestyliste), Karine Styliste Salon, Canada
- Chrystofer Benson (@haircbc), Chrystofer Benson Collective, USA
- Janelle Eyre (@jeyre.hair), Ulta Magnificence, USA
- Sean Godard (@seangodard), Redken / Ulta Magnificence, USA
- Joel Ibañez Maturana (@joelcastellbisal), Joel Magnificence Salon, Spain
Full Idea — Skilled
- Lacye Geitgey (@racyelaye), Sheer Professionals, Inc, USA
- Jackie Litscher (@jackielitscher), Jackie Litscher Hair, USA
- Anthony Negron, Ulta Magnificence, USA
- Brayden Pelletier (@justbhair), Simply B Hair, USA
- Teresa Romero (@_teresa_romero), Jose Luis Salon, USA
Haircutting — Skilled
- James Abu-Ulba (@method_education), Methodology Training, Canada
- David Barron (@barronslondonsalon), David London Salon, USA
- Chrystofer Benson (@haircbc), Chrystofer Benson Collective, USA
- Gilad Goldstein (@myguiltycrown), Ulta Magnificence, USA
- Shogo Ideguchi (@shogoideguchi), Cloth, Japan
Crew Collaboration — Skilled
- Chrystofer Benson (@haircbc), Chrystofer Benson Collective, USA
- Rafael Bueno and Manuel Mon (@rafaelbuenopeluqueros @manuelmonoficial), Rafael Bueno & Manuel Mon, Spain
- Ruth Roche (@ruthroche), Ruth Roche, USA
- Jerica Wentzell (@jericawentzell @lukaspress_), Gingersnap Salon & Lukas Press Hair, USA
- Jamie Wiley (@jamiewileyeditorial), JV Crew, USA
Texture Knowledgeable — Skilled
- Chrystofer Benson (@haircbc), Chrystofer Benson Collective, USA
- Nanette Guild (@nanette_guild), Exclamations! Salon, USA
- Brayden Pelletier (@justbhair), Simply B Hair, USA
- Lukas Press (@lukaspress_), Lukas Press Hair Studio, Canada
- Jamie Wiley (@jamiewileyeditorial), HAIRBOSS Salon Studio, USA
“Collaborating within the ABS World Picture Awards highlights the extraordinary artistry and craftsmanship our trade is thought for,” says Jessi Marshall, VP of Occasions and Training. “This yr’s submissions showcase the immense expertise, innovation and dedication of every artist. As a group, we come collectively to have a good time and honor these exceptional achievements. We’re proud to acknowledge all of the finalists who’ve contributed their artistry to this collective celebration of expertise and creativity.”
Every class will provide a single winner a formidable award from America’s Magnificence Present to proudly show. Along with every class winner, one extraordinary submission from the skilled classes shall be awarded the Leo Passage Gold Trophy Award in honor of the late Pivot Level Worldwide founder and Cosmetologists Chicago member, Leo Passage.
The ABS World Picture Awards had been anonymously judged by an esteemed panel of trade specialists, media, educators and elite artists.
