posted on: 03/05/2024
The ABS Global Image Awards celebrates professional and emerging stylists' passion and artistry in an image competition featuring professional and student categories. This year’s competition yielded entries from across the globe to enter their strongest collections through image and storytelling.
This incredible international competition is driven by intense creativity and passion by hairdressers, colorists, salon teams, nail technicians, makeup artists, students, and teams. It culminates in a huge celebration and presentation during America’s Beauty Show on the evening of Saturday, April 20, 2024.
All America’s Beauty Show attendees are invited to the Cosmetologists Chicago Presidents Party before the ABS Global Image Awards on Saturday night. Everyone is invited and welcome to join the celebration at no charge.
The evening will feature the finalists and winners of the 2024 ABS Global Image Awards plus live music by Two Hype Crew, who will be playing anthems of the 80s, 90s, and early 00s, accompanied by a live, six-piece band, emcees, and “Fly Girl” dancers. The night is the signature celebration for America’s Beauty Show—What’s NEXT. Get ready to celebrate What’s NEXT in beauty!
The 2024 ABS Global Image Awards FINALISTS are:
Barber–Professional
Ammon Carver (@ammoncarver), Ammon Carver Studio, USA
Tyler Kelbert (@tyler_kelbert), Studio Tribe Salon, USA
A-Rod (@arod23pr), L3VEL3, USA
Creative Color–Professional
George Alderete (@georgecolorboygeo), ColorboyGEO, USA
Brian Leo McCallum (@roar_ginger), ROAR, United Kingdom
Janelle Eyre (@jeyre.hair), Ulta Beauty, USA
Full Concept–Professional
Chrystofer Benson (@cbensonhair), Chrystofer Benson Collective, USA
Nick Pagano (@nickpaganohairdesign), id Salon, USA
Jamie Wiley (@jamiewileyeditorial), HAIRBOSS Salon Studio, USA
Haircutting–Professional
Gilad Goldstein (@myguiltycrown), Ulta Beauty, USA
Shogo Ideguchi (@shogoideguchi), fabric, Japan
Brayden Pelletier (@justbhair), just b hair, USA
Texture Expert–Professional
Chrystofer Benson, Chrystofer Benson Creative, USA
Rafael Bueno (@rafaelbuenopeluqueros) and Manuel Mon, Manual Mon Estilistas (@manuelmonoficial), Spain
Takeyra Shipps (@hair_bytakeyra), Ulta Beauty, USA
Team Collaboration–Professional
George Alderete, ColorboyGEO, USA
Liza Espinoza Achurra (@modaliza2), Rogue Artistry, USA
Reva Haga (@reva_danielle), Sean Godard (@seangodard), David Lopez (@davidlopezzz), Gilad Goldstein, USA
Student
Samantha Clark, Capri College Dubuque, USA
Asia Nagy, Brown Aveda Institute, USA
Addyson Schiltz, Pivot Point Academy, USA
“Entering the ABS Global Image Awards allows stylists and students from around the world to showcase their creativity, build confidence, and achieve tremendous success in their career,” says Lorrene Conino, President of Cosmetologists Chicago. “The styles and looks we see from this competition represent What’s NEXT in beauty. Proudly, we congratulate all the finalists who entered this year!”
Each category will offer a single winner an impressive award from America’s Beauty Show to proudly display. In addition to each category winner, one extraordinary submission from the professional categories will be awarded The Leo Passage Gold Trophy Award in honor of the late Pivot Point International founder and Cosmetologists Chicago member Leo Passage.
The ABS Global Image Awards were anonymously judged by an esteemed panel of industry experts, media, educators, and elite artists. More information regarding the 2024 ABS Global Image Awards can be found at AmericasBeautyShow.com.