The Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) 2009 Beauty Awards-Who Was There & Who Won?!

Alison Blackman

May 20, 2009

The Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) 2009 Beauty Awards luncheon is as eagerly anticipated by those in the cosmetics and fragrance world, as actors anticipate the Academy Awards. Beauty and fragrance products are nominated and voted on electronically, in an industry-wide competition that includes nearly550 products entered and more than 260 brands, represented. This year's content included 28 award categories and 140 finalists.

Winning one of these coveted awards doesn't necessarily mean that it is endorsed by the CEW organization, but adding the award seal to a winning product is one more way that consumers can see that it is a unique, high performing product. Consumers want to purchase those products!

CEW is a non-profit professional organization has over 4,000 members -- executives in the beauty, cosmetics, fragrance, and related industries. The annual awards luncheon is just one of the many activities. CEW was founded in 1954 as a social organization for professional women working in the cosmetics industry, but it has expanded to include charitable and educational activities, and industry development.

The awards luncheon is a glittery affair in the elegant ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria. Celebrities du jour help present the coveted, crystal awards to industry execs for specific products in myraid beauty categories. This year presenters included Style & Beauty Expert Gretta Monahan (from Tim Gunn's Guide to Style); Creative Director of Barneys New York Simon Doonan; Michelle Obama's makeup artist, Ingrid Grimes-Myles; and four of the Bravo reality show Real Housewives of New York City's stars: Jill Zarin, Alex MCCord, Luann Delesseps, and Romona Singer. Here are some of my personal photos from the event: As in years past, Allure Magazine's Linda Wells makes opening remarks and the charming ("Sex & the City") actor Mario Cantone has held hosting honors.

For photos of the event, visit: http://www.advicesisters.net/2009/05/photos-from-cosmetics-executive-womens.html

FOR A FULL LIST OF THE 2009 CEW BEAUTY AWARDS WINNERS, GO TO: http://www.advicesisters.net/2009/05/cew-beauty-awards-pick-best-products.html

Alison Blackman

Alison Blackman Dunham Aka. "Advice Sister Alison," is a life & career expert, freelance writer, and creator of the Advice Sisters online publications, including the "Great Relationships" web site, advicesisters.net. The Advice Sisters are credited with bringing the advice and info-tainment genre, online, and for their "Double-Take" two-views for every situation, Q&A columns. Ms. Blackman Dunham's can also be seen in online publications and in print around the world.

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