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✨ Calling All Indigenous Beauty Brands ✨

Entries for the Global Indigenous Beauty Awards 2026 are officially open.

This global awards programme celebrates Indigenous excellence in beauty - our stories, our ingredients, our innovation, our culture. From Aotearoa to the Pacific, Turtle Island to Latin America, the Arctic Circle to Africa, Indigenous beauty is rising. These Awards exist to honour that.

If you are an Indigenous-owned or aligned beauty, skincare, haircare, fragrance, or wellness brand — this is your moment to be seen on a global stage.

Categories include:
Skincare • Haircare • Body • Fragrance • Storytelling • Indigenous Ingredients • Packaging & Design • Sustainability • Innovation • Community Impact • Founder Awards

Key Dates:
Entries Open: 23 March 2026
Early Bird Ends: 25 April 2026
Entries Close: 30 May 2026
Finalists: 11 June 2026
Winners: 20 June 2026

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Let’s honour Indigenous beauty — worldwide.
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🌺 Entries now open
GLOBAL INDIGENOUS BEAUTY AWARDS 2026

Indigenous beauty lives everywhere — in our lands, our lineages, our rituals, our innovation. Today we begin mapping it.

This is the Global Indigenous Beauty Map.
A living directory of Indigenous beauty brands, founders, and creators from every corner of the world.

From Aotearoa to Turtle Island, the Pacific to South America — we’re charting the stories, the culture, and the excellence that shape our global beauty landscape.

If you know an Indigenous beauty brand that deserves to be seen, tag them below!
We’ll be adding new pins every week and spotlighting new brands and founders as they enter the awards!

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✨MEET THE JUDGES✨

We’re so proud to announce the first 4 judges on the 2026 panel for the Global Indigenous Beauty Awards!
An elite lineup of expertise, leadership, and Indigenous excellence. Thank you all for being part of the world’s most first Indigenous beauty awards 🥹✨

SWIPE NEXT TO MEET THE JUDGES ➡️

Jenn Harper

Tribal Affiliation/s: Ojibwe, Northwest Angle #33, Kenora ON
Founder & CEO of Cheekbone Beauty Cosmetics INC, championing Indigenous representation and sustainability while giving back over $250K to community.

Tiila Abbitt

Founder of ATHR Beauty and former Sephora executive, a global leader in clean beauty and sustainable product innovation.

Kaye‑Maree Dunn

Tribal Affiliation/s: Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Mahanga, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Ngāi Te Rangikoianaake
Māori tech entrepreneur and co-founder of Making Everything Achievable, leading innovation, governance, and community impact across Aotearoa.

Rawinia Rimene

Tribal Affiliation/s: Whakatohea, Rangitāne, Ngāti Raukawa ki Wharepūhunga, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa
Founder & CEO of Girl Native and creator of the Global Indigenous Beauty Awards, dedicated to elevating Indigenous beauty, culture, and wāhine leadership.

ENTRIES NOW OPEN! LINK IN BIO 🤍
(Closes in May)

What are you waiting for? ☺️

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