International Hairdressing Awards® announce the pre-nominees

International Hairdressing Awards® announce the pre-nominees

• Pre-nomination is a required condition to participate in International Hairdresser of the Year and International Artistic Team of the Year, but the remaining categories are open to every hairdresser

• The International Hairdressing Awards 2024 will take place in May in a city and date to be announced.

International Hairdressing Awards® announce the shortlist of pre-nominees for International Haidresser of the Year and International Artistic Team of the Year, the two categories of the contest which need a pre-selection to take part. The remaining categories (Best International Men’s Collection, Best International Women’s Collection and Best International Avant-Garde Collection) will be open to every hairdresser from all over the world, by uploading a photographic collection.

Now, the hairdressers who have been preselected are invited to submit their entries for these two categories, from September 18th 2023 to January 16th 2024, according to the contest rules (available at www.ihawards.com). And they are...

2024 International Hairdresser of the Year pre-nominees (by alphabetical order)

Aili Puss (Estonia)

Alessandra Ricciarelli (Italy)

Alireza Mousavi (Sweden)

Alexander Kiryliuk (Spain)

Allen Ruiz (USA)

Angelo Seminara (UK)

Anne Veck (UK)

Annie Ankervik (Sweden)

Antoinette Beenders (USA)

Arjan Bevers (Netherlands)

Besim Halimi (Switzerland)

Candice McKay (Croatia)

Carlos Valiente (Spain)

Christophe Gaillet (France)

Christophe Pujol (France)

Christos Michailidis (Greece)

Chrystofer Benson (USA)

Cos Sakkas (UK)

Daniele Dragotta (Germany)

Danny Pato (New Zealand) 

Danny van Tuijl (Austria)

Dee Parker-Attwood (Australia)

Dicksum Low (Malaysia)

Emmanuel Esteban (France)

Errol Douglas (UK)

Genny D’Auria (Italy)

Harri Akerberg (Finland)

Hody Law (Hong Kong)

Ignazio Muñoz (Mexico)

Jane Chen (China)

Jay Yeung (Hong Kong)

Jerome Fendt (France)

Juliette Den Ouden (Netherlands)

Julie Vriesinga (Canada)

Kylie Hayes (New Zealand)

Lucian Busuioc (Romania)

Manuel Mon (Spain) 

Mark Leeson (UK)

Markos Efthimiou (Greece)

Peter Vonkunz Brun (Norway)

Petra Mechurova (Czech Republic)

Rafael Bueno (Spain)

Renya Xydis (Australia)

Robert Eaton (UK)

Rudy Mostarda (Italy)

Sawamaru Pokir (Japan)

Sebastian Curylo (Poland)

Shogo Ideguchi (Japan)

Silvia Aranza (Argentina)

Tony Ricci (Canada)

Viktoriia Vradii (Ukraine)

Vitali Fischer (Germany)

For the International Hairdresser of the Year category, the pre-nominees list include individual hairdressers that have won selected hair competitions worldwide plus individual hairdressers that have been nominated by the organizing committee with the help of the editors of the Estetica Magazine International Network, taking into account their career, the quality of their photographic work and their educational/artistic activities.

2024 International Artistic Team of the Year pre-nominees (by alphabetical order)

Attilio Artistic Team (Italy)

Avanti Kappers (Netherlands)

Bundy Bundy (Austria)

Contreras Paris (France)

D&J Ambrose (UK)

Evolve Salon (Singapore)

Experimento No Name (Spain)

Hair Biz and Beyond (USA)

Haute Coiffure Française (France)

HOB Salons (UK)

Hooker & Young (UK)

Hüseyin Alkan (Turkey)

J-7 (Germany)

Jack Horton (Australia)

Juno Academy (Korea)

Marc Antoni Hair (UK)

Mark Leeson Art Team (UK) 

Noos (Japan)

Prestige Telis Kikeris (Greece)

Pro-Solo (Netherlands)

Saco Hair (UK)

Salon Espace K (Canada)

Salon Michal Zapomel (Czechia)

Sanrizz (UK)

Shy+Flo (Switzerland)

Siëro Hair Studio (Spain)

Studio W (Brazil)

Toni&Guy (UK)

Trevor Sorbie Artistic Team (UK)

Tsiknaris Hair (Australia)

Vang Hair Academy (Greece)

Visavis (Taiwan)

X-Presion (Spain)

Zoih Team (Italy)

For the International Artistic Team of the Year, a category that rewards a team that represents a hairdressing brand –not a cosmetic company–, the pre-nominees list include teams that have won selected hair competitions worldwide plus teams that have been nominated by the organizing committee with the help of the editors of the Estetica Magazine International Network, taking into account their career, the quality of their photographic work and their educational/artistic activities.

The competition

Entries are open until January 16th 2024 at www.ihawards.com. Once the entry period closes, the judges will vote the participating collections and on February, the finalists will be announced in live streaming. The winners in the five categories will be revealed among the fifteen finalists in March 2024 during the IHA World Tour. The candidacies will be chosen by a jury made up of five renowned international hairdressers, a pannel which will be announced soon. 

The organization

The International Hairdressing Awards are an independent beauty company, powered by hairdressers, which has been supported from its beginnings by a main sponsor of international relevance who believe in the message and mission of these awards, Revlon Professional. Also, Estetica Magazine acts as global media partner and Salon Look Madrid and The Hair MBA are sponsors. These brands have made a strong bet and have combined their forces to make this event an international success. For more information, visit www.ihawards.com.