International Hairdressing Awards 2025: Meet the pre-Nominees

International Hairdressing Awards 2025: Meet the pre-Nominees

The International Hairdressing Awards 2025 have announced the pre-nominees for International Hairdresser of the Year and International Artistic Team of the Year.

The International Hairdressing Awards has published the list of pre-nominees for International Hairdresser of the Year 2025 and International Artistic Team of the Year 2025, these are the two categories of the competition that require an invitation in order to participate. The rest of the categories in the competition (Best International Men’s Collection, Best International Women’s Collection and Best International Avant-Garde Collection) are open to any hairdressing professionals in the world, who must present their trend collections to be eligible.

As of this moment, the professionals who have been shortlisted are invited to present their candidacies for these two categories. This will take place from September 18, 2024 to January 14, 2025, in accordance with the competition rules (see www.ihawards.com). The pre-nominees are:

2025 International Hairdresser of the Year pre-nominees (by alphabetical order)

Aili Puss (Estonia) 

Alicja Glos Krawczyk (Poland)

Angelo Seminara (UK)

Annie Ankervik (Sweden)

Antoinette Beenders (USA)

Brayden Pelletier (USA)

Candice McKay (Portugal)

Chinney Yeap (New Zealand)

Christophe Gaillet (France)

Christos Michailidis (Greece)

Chrystofer Benson (USA)

Cos Sakkas (UK)

Daniele Dragotta (Germany)

Danny Pato (New Zealand)

Danny van Tuijl (Austria)

David Siero (Spain) 

Dee Parker-Attwood (Australia)

Dicksum Low (Malaysia)

Elise Antoine (France)

Emmanuel Esteban (France)

Erika Dancsó (Hungary)

Erin Fernandes (Canada)

Errol Douglas (UK)

Garos Sekertzis (Greece)

Harri Akerberg (Finland)

Ignazio Muñoz (Mexico)

Jeff Fung (Hong Kong)

Jorge X (Spain) 

Jude McEwen (Australia)

Juliette Den Ouden (Netherlands)

Linda Schuster (Sweden)

Lucian Busuioc (Romania)

Lyndal Salmon (Australia)

Manuel Mon (Spain)

Mark Leeson (UK)

Mark van Westerop (Netherlands)

Martin Dürrenmatt (Switzerland)

Michalis Michael (Cyprus)

Mimmo Laserra (Italy)

Nicole Pede (Canada)

Peter Vonkunz Brun (Norway)

Petra Mechurova (Czech Republic)

Pierre Ginsburg (France)

Pushkar Sen (India)

Rafael Bueno (Spain)

Romeu Felipe (Brazil)

Rozan Zonneveld (Netherlands)

Rudy Mostarda (Italy)

Said Rubaii (Germany)

Sally Brooks (UK)

Sawamaru Pokir (Japan)

Shogo Ideguchi (Japan)

Steven Smart (UK)

Viktoriia Vradii (Ukraine)

For the International Hairdresser of the Year category, the list of pre-nominees includes hairdressers who have won hairdressing competitions around the world and hairdressers who have been nominated by the organizing committee with the help of the international editors of Estetica Magazine International Network, taking into account their careers, the quality of their photographic work and their educational/artistic activities.

2025 International Artistic Team of the Year pre-nominees (by alphabetical order)

Attilio Artistic Team (Italy)

Avanti Kappers (Netherlands)

Bundy (Austria)

Capaldi Kappers (Netherlands)

Carlos Valiente Art Team (Spain)

Curylo Academy (Poland)

Evolve Salon (Singapore)

Experimento No Name (Spain)

Fame Team (Australia)

Haute Coiffure Française (France)

HOB Salons (UK)

Hooker & Young (UK)

Hüseyin Alkan (Turkey)

J-7 (Germany)

Juno Academy (Korea)

Maison de Beauté Estatoff (France)

Marc Antoni Hair (UK)

Mark Leeson Art Team (UK)

Noos (Japan)

O79N (Hong Kong)

Prestige Telis Kikeris (Greece)

Pro-Solo (Netherlands)

Provi Academy (China)

Quinn Enright & Michelle Oliver (Canada)

Rush Hair (UK)

Saco Hair (UK)

Salon Pure (Canada)

Salon Michal Zapomel (Czech Republic)

Sanrizz (UK)

Shy+Flo (Switzerland)

Siëro Hair Studio (Spain)

Studio W (Brazil)

Toni&Guy Artistic Team (UK)

Trevor Sorbie Artistic Team (UK)

Tskinaris Hair (Australia)

Vipul Chudasama (India)

Visavis (Taiwan)

Zoih Team (Italy)

For the  International Artistic Team of the Year category, which awards a team that represents a hairdressing firm (not a cosmetics brand), the shortlist includes teams that have won hairdressing competitions around the world and teams that have been nominated by the organising committee with the help of the international editors of Estetica Magazine International Network, taking into account their careers, the quality of their photographic work and their educational/artistic activities.

The International Hairdressing Awards are an independent company, powered by hairdressers, founded and directed by the well-known Spanish hairdresser Mikel Luzea. The International Hairdressing Awards are supported by Estetica Magazine as global media partner and Salón Look Madrid, Artero and The Hair MBA as sponsors.