Who’s The 2024 Fellowship Hairdresser Of The Year?

Annual Luncheon and Awards also unveils new FAME Team for 2025 

by AMANDA | INDUSTRY NEWS

2024 Fellowship Award winners

Suzie McGill scooped Hairdresser of the Year while Nicky Clarke OBE took home a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Fellowship for British Hairdressing annual Luncheon and Awards. 

Held at The Londoner, president Ashleigh Hodges hosted with help from vice president, Michelle Griffin, and Project X leader, Lisa Farrall, announcing two more Centres of Excellence and a progression into Europe with its Projects initiative, following the launch of Project Scotland this year. 

The 450-plus guests also learned of the new Ann Herman Scholarship, the announcement of the new Fellowship Youth Board and plans for 2025, including their Net Zero and Safe Space initiatives, ahead of revealing their roster of award winners, including the reveal of the 2025 FAME Team. 

Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Nicky Clarke, with Ashleigh and past president, Robert Eaton

And the winners are… 

Fellowship Hairdresser of the Year – Suzie McGill, Rainbow Room International 

Fellowship Lifetime Achievement Award – Nicky Clarke OBE 

2025 FAME Team, mentored by Christel Barron-Hough – Sam Bickle, ARKIVE by Adam Reed; Stevie-Leah Loscombe, Blue Tit; Bekki Delehedy, Dot Hair; Annie Franklin, Prestige Hair 

Hall of FAME Award – Josh Goldsworthy  

The Trevor Sorbie Award for Creative and Commercial Innovation – Kelly Rowney 

Community Hero – Laura Leigh Kerr, Rainbow Room International   

President’s Award – Stewart Roberts, Haircuts 4 Homeless 

Member of the Year – Billy Ryan, Tribe Salons  

Snapshot Image of the Year – Giuseppe Stelitano, Trevor Sorbie, London 

Men’s Image of the Year – Sam Elliot, Toni&Guy, Covent Garden, London 

Colour Image of the Year – RUSH Artistic Team  

Afro Image of the Year – Cos Sakkas, Toni&Guy Academy, London 

International Image Award – Antoinette Beenders, Aveda, USA 

Image of the Year – Cos Sakkas, Toni&Guy Academy, London 

Independent Business of the Year – Stā Studios  

Salon Business of the Year – Medusa 

Barber Business of the Year – RW Wolf Barbers 

Educator of the Year – Laura Leigh Kerr, Rainbow Room International  

Session Stylist of the Year – Nick Irwin  

2025 FAME Team – Sam Bickle, ARKIVE by Adam Reed; Stevie-Leah Loscombe, Blue Tit; Bekki Delehedy, Dot Hair; Annie Franklin, Prestige Hair, with mentor Christel Barron-Hough

Achiever of the Year Awards:  

Clubstar Art Team – Jess Dennis, Tate Hair 

Project Colour – Amelia Krasinski, KH Hair  

Project X – Lucy Melvin, Diamond Appearance 

Project Men & Media – Kieran Martin, Charter Cutting Company  

Project Sassoon – Callum Bate-Siney, William & Mary Hair & Beauty  

Project Afro – Nataša Stantić Brajović, Andrew Jose  

Project Extend – Jade Miles, Voila Hair Studio