Mónica Aguilera, a professional hairdresser and makeup artist who runs two salons in Córdoba, received a nomination at the European edition of the Booksy Live Fashion Awards 2026, according to Interempresas Media. The gala took place on October 18 at the Espacio Mutua Tinerfeña in Tenerife.
Interempresas Media reports that the nomination places Aguilera among the most prominent talents in the European hairdressing scene, recognizing both her technical standards and her business approach.
The awards, organized alongside Live Fashion Hair, are described by the outlet as a leading international competition celebrating technical excellence and innovation across hairdressing, barbering and beauty. This year's event drew more than 1,000 professionals.
Why it matters
A nomination at an event of this scale carries weight beyond the individual stylist. The Booksy Live Fashion Awards bring together practitioners from across Europe, and recognition there signals that a nominee's work meets a benchmark set by the wider industry rather than a local market alone.
For Aguilera, the nod also reflects the dual nature of a modern salon career. Interempresas Media frames the nomination as validation of her technical rigor and her business vision together, suggesting that running salons and developing craft are increasingly judged as one package.
The event's reach matters for another reason: it gives independent salon owners access to the same stage as larger industry players. Aguilera, who operates two salons in Córdoba, was among the professionals recognized at that level.
Inside the gala and the masterclasses
Aguilera did not attend only as a nominee. According to Interempresas Media, she took part in high-level masterclasses led by figures in the sector, including Simone Petinatti, Joel Torres, José Almendral and Reggy Van Gils. She described the event as a chance to observe the latest global trends at close range.
In comments reported by the outlet, Aguilera said the nomination confirmed that careful work, ongoing training and a commitment to high standards bring results. She added that the most valuable part of the experience was exchanging ideas with professionals from other markets.
She said she brought new perspectives back to her salon, particularly on coloring and textures, along with a broader view of how to manage and position a beauty business today. Those remarks, as reported by Interempresas Media, point to a practical takeaway from the event: the masterclasses and peer exchanges are treated by participants as working tools rather than spectacle.
The presence of more than 1,000 professionals at the Tenerife gala underlines the scale of the gathering. For a stylist based in Córdoba, the trip offered exposure to international approaches in a setting where technical skill and commercial strategy are assessed side by side.
What to watch
Aguilera's nomination stands as the confirmed outcome of this edition. Whether it converts into further recognition at future Booksy Live Fashion Awards events, and how the techniques she cited — in coloring, texture and salon management — show up in her Córdoba salons, are the developments to follow.
