RICHMOND, Texas - August 28, 2026 - US Beauty Award has announced its High-Level Jury Panel, bringing together specialists across artistry, hospitality, customer psychology, brand strategy and salon operations to support an independent and professional evaluation framework. Â
kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i ;FDE:7JjQmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^DE2E:4]H:IDE2E:4]4@>^>65:2^`a5h3`0_6fc22e6aab3c7gdg_be2b46ch6bc5d3O>Ga]A?8^G`^7:==^H0`cg_[90hgg[2=04[B0h_[FD>0_]ee0`]__0_]_`[6?402G:7[BF2=:EJ02FE@^`a5h3`0_6fc22e6aab3c7gdg_be2b46ch6bc5d3O>Ga]A?8Q 2=ElQQ ^mk^Am
kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i ;FDE:7JjQmkDEC@?8mqF:=5:?8 %CFDE %9C@F89 !C@76DD:@?2= tG2=F2E:@?k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i ;FDE:7JjQmpD E96 362FEJ :?5FDECJ 4@?E:?F6D E@ 6IA2?5[ 4@?DF>6CD 7246 2? :?4C62D:?8=J 4C@H565 =2?5D42A6 @7 D2=@?D[ D6CG:46 AC@G:56CD 2?5 :?5FDECJ C64@8?:E:@?D] u@C E96 &$ q62FEJ pH2C5[ >62?:?87F= C64@8?:E:@? >FDE 36 32D65 @? 56>@?DEC2E65 BF2=:EJ C2E96C E92? 4@>>6C4:2= :?7=F6?46 @C 7:?2?4:2= A2CE:4:A2E:@?]k^Am
kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i ;FDE:7JjQm%96 2H2C5 H2D 6DE23=:D965 2C@F?5 2? 6G2=F2E:@? A9:=@D@A9J 46?E6C65 @? AC@76DD:@?2= DE2?52C5D[ EC2?DA2C6?4J 2?5 :>A2CE:2=:EJ] xED 2DD6DD>6?E 7C2>6H@C< 4@?D:56CD ?@E @?=J E649?:42= 4C27ED>2?D9:A[ 3FE 2=D@ E96 6?G:C@?>6?E[ D6CG:46 6IA6C:6?46[ 4FDE@>6C 42C6[ @A6C2E:@?2= AC24E:46D 2?5 D276EJ DE2?52C5D E92E 4@==64E:G6=J D92A6 E96 BF2=:EJ @7 2 362FEJ 6DE23=:D9>6?E]k^Am
kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i ;FDE:7JjQm(:E9 E96 2??@F?46>6?E @7 :ED w:89\{6G6= yFCJ !2?6=[ E96 &$ q62FEJ pH2C5 :D 7FCE96C 567:?:?8 E96 6IA6CE:D6 369:?5 E92E 6G2=F2E:@? AC@46DD]k^Am
kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i ;FDE:7JjQmkDEC@?8m%9C66 $A64:2=:K65 r@F?4:=D qC:?8 s:776C6?E !6CDA64E:G6Dk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i ;FDE:7JjQm#2E96C E92? A=24:?8 6G2=F2E:@? C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ H:E9 2 D:?8=6 A2?6=[ E96 &$ q62FEJ pH2C5 92D DECF4EFC65 :ED ;FCJ 24C@DD E9C66 DA64:2=:K65 4@F?4:=D[ 6249 6I2>:?:?8 2 5:776C6?E 5:>6?D:@? @7 E96 362FEJ 6IA6C:6?46]k^Am
kF= DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i ;FDE:7JjQmk=:mkAmkDEC@?8m%96 pCE:DECJ U2>Aj rC62E:G6 r@F?4:=k^DEC@?8m 7@4FD6D @? E649?:42= 6I64FE:@?[ 4C27ED>2?D9:A 2?5 4C62E:G6 5:C64E:@?] }2:= pCE rC62E:G6 s:C64E@C t=6?2 #@DD: 6G2=F2E6D 26DE96E:4 AC64:D:@? 2?5 4C62E:G:EJ[ H9:=6 =FIFCJ D2=@? DA246 56D:8? 6IA6CE |2C4FD %9@C?6 6I2>:?6D 9@H D2=@? 6?G:C@?>6?ED 4@>3:?6 G:DF2= 56D:8? H:E9 4=:6?E 4@>7@CE]k^Amk^=:mk=:mkAmkDEC@?8m%96 w@DA:E2=:EJ U2>Aj $6CG:46 tI46==6?46 r@F?4:=k^DEC@?8m 6G2=F2E6D E96 4FDE@>6C ;@FC?6J] u:G6\DE2C D6CG:46 EC2:?:?8 6IA6CE $2C29 y6?<:?D 2?5 4FDE@>6C ADJ49@=@8J DA64:2=:DE sC] yF=:2? '2?46 2DD6DD 2C62D :?4=F5:?8 4=:6?E 42C6[ 4@>>F?:42E:@?[ D:EF2E:@?2= 92?5=:?8 2?5 AC@76DD:@?2= D6CG:46 24C@DD <6J 4FDE@>6C E@F49A@:?ED]k^Amk^=:mk=:mkAmr@>A=6E:?8 E96 7C2>6H@C<[ E96 kDEC@?8mqFD:?6DD U2>Aj qC2?5 $EC2E68J r@F?4:=k^DEC@?8m 4@?D:56CD E96 7@F?52E:@?D 369:?5 DFDE2:?23=6 D2=@? 56G6=@A>6?E] q62FEJ 3C2?5 DEC2E68:DE ':4E@C:2 }8FJ6? 2?5 D2=@? @A6C2E:@?D 4@?DF=E2?E #@36CE $E6C=:?8 7@4FD @? >2?286>6?E AC24E:46D[ @A6C2E:@?2= 42A23:=:EJ[ 2?5 962=E9 2?5 D276EJ 4@>A=:2?46]k^Amk^=:mk^F=m
kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i ;FDE:7JjQmkDEC@?8mk^Am
kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i ;FDE:7JjQmp }@?\r@>>6C4:2= pAAC@249 E@ #64@8?:E:@?k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i ;FDE:7JjQmp 46?EC2= AC:?4:A=6 @7 E96 &$ q62FEJ pH2C5 :D :ED 4@>>:E>6?E E@ ?@E 2446AE:?8 4@>>6C4:2= DA@?D@CD9:A 7C@> A2CE:4:A2E:?8 6?E:E:6D] p44@C5:?8 E@ E96 @C82?:K2E:@?[ E:E=6D 42??@E 36 AFC492D65 2?5 6G2=F2E:@?D 2C6 :?E6?565 E@ C67=64E 24EF2= D6CG:46 BF2=:EJ 2?5 AC@76DD:@?2= 42A23:=:EJ]k^Am
kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i ;FDE:7JjQm%96 2DD6DD>6?E AC@46DD :?4@CA@C2E6D 567:?65 6G2=F2E:@? 4C:E6C:2 2=@?8D:56 2?@?J>@FD |JDE6CJ $9@AA6C C6G:6HD[ 2==@H:?8 D6CG:46D E@ 36 6IA6C:6?465 7C@> E96 A6CDA64E:G6 @7 2? @C5:?2CJ 4=:6?E]k^Am
kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i ;FDE:7JjQmqJ D6A2C2E:?8 C64@8?:E:@? 7C@> DA@?D@CD9:A[ E96 &$ q62FEJ pH2C5 2:>D E@ AC6D6CG6 E96 4C65:3:=:EJ @7 :ED 46CE:7:42E:@?D H9:=6 8:G:?8 362FEJ AC@76DD:@?2=D 2 36?49>2C< 7@C 6G2=F2E:?8 2?5 :>AC@G:?8 E96:C @H? DE2?52C5D]k^Am
kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i ;FDE:7JjQmkDEC@?8m#2:D:?8 $E2?52C5D p4C@DD E96 q62FEJ x?5FDECJk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i ;FDE:7JjQm%96 w:89\{6G6= yFCJ !2?6= 7@C>D A2CE @7 E96 &$ q62FEJ pH2C5VD 3C@256C G:D:@? E@ 56G6=@A 2 C676C6?46 7C2>6H@C< 7@C BF2=:EJ H:E9:? E96 362FEJ :?5FDECJ] %9C@F89 AC@76DD:@?2= 6G2=F2E:@?[ E96 @C82?:K2E:@? D66<D E@ 6?4@FC286 D2=@?D 2?5 2CE:DED E@ 4@?E:?F2==J :>AC@G6 4C27ED>2?D9:A[ 9J8:6?6[ D6CG:46 BF2=:EJ 2?5 E96 @G6C2== 4FDE@>6C 6IA6C:6?46]k^Am
kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i ;FDE:7JjQmu@C 4@?DF>6CD[ E96 :?:E:2E:G6 :D :?E6?565 E@ AC@G:56 2? 255:E:@?2= C676C6?46 H96? C6D62C49:?8 362FEJ 6DE23=:D9>6?ED 2?5 D6CG:46D] u@C :?5FDECJ AC@76DD:@?2=D[ :E 4C62E6D 2 7C2>6H@C< E9C@F89 H9:49 BF2=:EJ[ 4@?D:DE6?4J 2?5 4@?E:?F65 56G6=@A>6?E 42? 36 C64@8?:K65]k^Am
kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i ;FDE:7JjQmkDEC@?8mp3@FE &$ q62FEJ pH2C5 {{rk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i ;FDE:7JjQm&$ q62FEJ pH2C5 {{r :D 2? :?56A6?56?E 362FEJ C64@8?:E:@? @C82?:K2E:@? 565:42E65 E@ 9@?@C:?8 6I46==6?46 24C@DD E96 &]$] 362FEJ :?5FDECJ] %9C@F89 2 EC2?DA2C6?E 2?5 AC@76DD:@?2= 6G2=F2E:@? AC@46DD[ E96 @C82?:K2E:@? C64@8?:K6D @FEDE2?5:?8 D2=@?D 2?5 362FEJ AC@76DD:@?2=D 32D65 @? BF2=:EJ[ 6IA6CE:D6[ 2?5 :?5FDECJ DE2?52C5D]k^Am
kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i ;FDE:7JjQmkDEC@?8m{62C? >@C6 23@FE E96 &$ q62FEJ pH2C5 2?5 :ED AC@76DD:@?2= DE2?52C5D]k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i ;FDE:7JjQm(63D:E6i k2 C6=lQ?@7@==@HQ 9C67lQ9EEAi^^FD362FEJ2H2C5]4@>^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmFD362FEJ2H2C5]4@>k^2mk^Am
kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i ;FDE:7JjQmx?DE28C2>i k2 C6=lQ?@7@==@HQ 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]:?DE28C2>]4@>^FD362FEJ2H2C5^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmoFD362FEJ2H2C5k^2mk^Am
kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i ;FDE:7JjQmu2463@@<i k2 C6=lQ?@7@==@HQ 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]72463@@<]4@>^AC@7:=6]A9An:5le`dh_b`````a_hQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm&$ q62FEJ pH2C5k^2mk^Am
kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i ;FDE:7JjQmkDEC@?8ms:D4=2:>6Cik^DEC@?8m k6>m&$ q62FEJ pH2C5 9@?@CD 9:89\BF2=:EJ 362FEJ D6CG:46D[ AC@G:5:?8 4=:6?ED D66<:?8 26DE96E:4 6?92?46>6?ED H:E9 2 C6=:23=6 C676C6?46 E@ 5:D4@G6C 7=2H=6DD D6CG:46 6IA6C:6?46D[ H9:=6 >@E:G2E:?8 2CE:DED 2?5 D2=@?D E@ 4@?E:?F@FD=J 6=6G2E6 E96:C AC@76DD:@?2= DE2?52C5D] %96D6 2H2C5D 2C6 ?@?\4@>>6C4:2= 2?5 5@ ?@E 2446AE DA@?D@CD9:A 7C@> 2?J 6?E:EJ]k^6>mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\D:K6i`gAI P:>A@CE2?EjQm|65:2 r@?E24Ek^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mr@>A2?J }2>6ik^DEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]23?6HDH:C6]4@>^4@>A2?J?2>6^FD362FEJ2H2C5]4@>0`hc``_]9E>=Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm&$ q62FEJ pH2C5 {{rk^2mk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mr@?E24E !6CD@?ik^DEC@?8m "&*}w }v~k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mt>2:=ik^DEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]23?6HDH:C6]4@>^6>2:=04@?E24E0FD]A9AnAClFD\362FEJ\2H2C5\F?G6:=D\9:89=6G6=\;FCJ\A2?6=\E@\DEC6?8E96?\:?56A6?56?E\362FEJ\DE2?52C5DQ C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm$6?5 t>2:=k^2mk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mp55C6DDik^DEC@?8maca_b u2=4@? !@:?Ek^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mr:EJik^DEC@?8m sC] zp%*k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m$E2E6ik^DEC@?8m %)k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mr@F?ECJik^DEC@?8m &?:E65 $E2E6Dk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m(63D:E6ik^DEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^FD362FEJ2H2C5]4@>^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm9EEAi^^FD362FEJ2H2C5]4@>^k^2mk^Am
kAmk^Am
kAm k^Am
kAm!C6DD #6=62D6 s:DEC:3FE65 3J k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]23?6HDH:C6]4@>Qmpq}6HDH:C6]4@>k^2mk^Am
kAm%@ G:6H E96 @C:8:?2= G6CD:@? @? pq}6HDH:C6 G:D:Ei k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]23?6HDH:C6]4@>^AC6DDC6=62D6D^FD\362FEJ\2H2C5\F?G6:=D\9:89=6G6=\;FCJ\A2?6=\E@\DEC6?8E96?\:?56A6?56?E\362FEJ\DE2?52C5D0gbaed_]9E>=Qm&$ q62FEJ pH2C5 &?G6:=D w:89\{6G6= yFCJ !2?6= E@ $EC6?8E96? x?56A6?56?E q62FEJ $E2?52C5Dk^2mk^Am
kAmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^HHH]23?6HDH:C6]4@>^AC6DD0DE2E]A9AnAClFD\362FEJ\2H2C5\F?G6:=D\9:89=6G6=\;FCJ\A2?6=\E@\DEC6?8E96?\:?56A6?56?E\362FEJ\DE2?52C5DQ 2=ElQQ H:5E9lQ`AIQ 96:89ElQ`AIQ ^mk^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.