The 7th annual Hollywood Beauty Awards (HBAs), founded by CEO Michele Elyzabeth, took place on Saturday, March 19 at the Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles. The HBAs honor the architects of beauty, recognizing talent in hair, makeup, photography and styling for film, TV, music, the red carpet and editorial.
Celebrity hairstylist, Jenny Cho attended for her second nomination. This year she was up for The Frida Aradottir Hairstyling Award. Nominated in a category with Brandon Liberati and Robert Ramos, Jenny’s name was called when 2020 Hairstyling winner Marissa Marino opened the envelope and announced the winner!
Jenny Cho honed her skills at Vidal Sassoon Academy before becoming an Academy Instructor. Working with photographers from Patrick Demarchelier to Annie Leibovitz, her hairstyles are often featured in and on the covers of Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, Allure, InStyle and more.
Creating looks for the MET Gala, Academy Awards and the Emmys, Jenny works with Jennifer Lawrence, Anya Taylor-Joy, Carey Mulligan, HoYeon Jung, Ana de Armas, Emilia Clarke, Scarlett Johansson, Kirsten Dunst, Sandra Oh, Amanda Seyfried, Kristen Bell and more. Designing hair for campaigns with Adidas, Clé de Peau Beauté, Dior, Happy Dance, and Neutrogena; more recently, Jenny struck product partnerships with R+Co and Augustus Bader.
Award highlights include: Lizzo made a surprise appearance for Makeup winner Alexx Mayo, Laura Dern presented to longtime film hairstylist Frida Aradottir, Henry Golding announced the winner of the premiere Groomer of the Year award and presented to friend, Melissa DeZarate.
The 2022 honorees included: Ann-Margret (The Timeless Beauty Award), Frida Aradottir (Outstanding Achievement In Hairstyling), Sue Cabral-Ebert (Outstanding Achievement In Makeup & SFX Makeup), Lawrence Davis (Outstanding Achievement In Hairstyling), Sharen Davis (Outstanding Achievement In Costume Design), Drew Elliott (MAC Cosmetics) (Product of the Year), Diane Gomez-Thinnes (Galderma) (The Beauty Enhancement Award), Marco Parsiegla (Amouage) (The International Beauty Award), Norma Patton-Lowin (Outstanding Achievement In Makeup), Neal Preston (Outstanding Achievement In Photography), Stefanie Spodek (Fragrance of the Year on behalf of Estee Lauder’s Luxury Collection).
The 2022 presenters included: Saisha Beecham, Dyan Cannon, Larry Cherry, Christine Chiu & Dr. Gabriel Chiu, Laura Dern, Jill Eikenberry, Yolonda Frederick-Thompson, Henry Golding, Bobby Holland, Candice Lambert, William Lauder, Marissa Marino, Molly Ringwald, Angelica Ross, Saniyya Sidney, Larry Sims, Troye Sivan, Courtney B. Vance, Jon Voight, Anne Winters, Kiyah Wright, with celebrity appearances by Corbin Bernsen (Actor, LA Law), Karina Brez (Founder of Karina Brez Jewelry and Former Miss USA), Logan Browning (Actress), Casey Dandridge (Model), Cesar Deleon Ramirez (Former HBA Hairstyling Winner), Drew Elliott (Creative Global Director of MAC Cosmetics), Nabil Hayari (HBA’s Official Couturier, HAYARI PARIS), Reema Khan (Brow Bar by Reema), Jaime King (Actress), Lizzo (Artist), Taryn Manning (Actress), Aida Rodriguez (HBA Host), Renaud Salmon (Chief Experience Officer of Amouage), Vincent Spinnato (Founder of Vincenzo Skincare), Chrissy Teigen (Model/Personality) and more.
Danielle Lauder, actress, entrepreneur and the great-granddaughter of Estée Lauder, officiated as the Ambassador for this year’s Hollywood Beauty Awards.
Galderma is the Title Sponsor of the 7th Hollywood Beauty Awards.
Christopher Guy is the official designer of the HBA’s Holly statuette.
Every year, the award ceremony benefits Helen Woodward Animal Center (HWAC) for their incredible efforts in rescuing animals from natural disasters and finding their forever homes. For direct donations and to support HWAC through HBAs, visit: www.animalcenter.org/hba
