The winners of the 2024 ABS Global Image Awards were announced during America’s Beauty Show, on Saturday, April 20, 2024, during an evening of excitement, fun and celebration. The ABS Global Image Awards finalists and winners were recognized in front of hundreds of salon professionals and leaders in the beauty industry. The night also kicked off America’s Beauty Show, with live music by Two Hype Crew, where attendees partied to anthems of the 90’s and early 00s, with an all-live six-piece band, emcees, and dancers.
The ABS Global Image Awards recognizes hairdressing talent on an international level. It celebrates the passion and artistry of professional and emerging stylists in an image competition that features professional and student categories.
This year’s competition rose in popularity with participants from across the globe entering their finest creative collections. Exclusive to America’s Beauty Show, the ABS Global Image Awards is the one-to-watch for years to come.
“The ABS Global Image Awards is an incredible award that brings together talent from around the world and is gaining more notoriety every year, elevating artists who are mastering their craft on an elite level,” says Lorrene Conino, president of Cosmetologists Chicago. “Thank you to all who entered, and a big congratulations to this year’s winners for submitting remarkable collections and content.”
The 2024 ABS Global Image Awards Winners are:
BARBER – PROFESSIONAL
- A-Rod, USA
o IG: @arod23pr
CREATIVE COLOR – PROFESSIONAL
- Janelle Eyre, USA
- IG: @jeyre.hair
FULL CONCEPT – PROFESSIONAL
- Chrystofer Benson, USA
- IG: @cbensonhair
HAIRCUTTING – PROFESSIONAL
- Shogo Ideguchi, Japan
- IG: @shogoideguchi
TEAM COLLABORATION – PROFESSIONAL
- George Alderete, Colorboygeo, USA
- IG: @georgecolorboygeo
TEXTURE EXPERT – PROFESSIONAL
- Manuel Mon, Spain
- IG: manuelmonoficial
STUDENT
- Samantha Clark, USA
LEO PASSAGE GOLD TROPHY AWARD
- of Málaga, Spain won the 2024 Leo Passage Gold Trophy award, in honor of the late Pivot Point founder and Cosmetologists Chicago member, Leo Passage.