IBI Awards Names Winners

Best Natural Hair Winner- Shanna Thomasson of Stockbridge, Georgia
Best Natural Hair Winner- Shanna Thomasson of Stockbridge, Georgia
Courtesy of International Beauty Industry Awards

The International Beauty Industry Awards (IBI Awards) has announced the winners and finalists of the 2020-2021 award categories. (June 2021) 

Founded by Dianna Hampton, the IBI Awards are a globally inclusive online competition for hair and makeup artists. 

Hair and makeup artists from more than 30 countries entered their work into 50 award categories. IBI Awards StatuetteIBI Awards StatuetteCourtesy of International Beauty Industry Awards

"The IBI Awards statuette was painstakingly created to transcend nationality, race and gender," says Hampton. "We collaborated with the same team that created the Emmy and MTV awards. The IBI Awards are focused purely on the talent of beauty artisans [...] IBI's goal is to give beauty artisans an international platform to be recognized, offer an inclusive outlet for opportunity, and cultivate a global community of discovery and inspiration."

Some overall category winners include:

  • Best Creative/Unconventional Makeup: Michelle Jacobsz of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Best Glam: Archangela Chelsea of Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Best Student Makeup: Ting-Yu Lin of Taipei City University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
  • Best Natural Hair: Shanna Thomasson of Stockbridge, Georgia
  • Best Before & After: Tom Yek Teng Siong of Klang, Malaysia
  • Best Reparative Hair: Roxanne Jade of Surrey, England

View the complete list of winners from all 50 categories.

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