America’s Beauty Show (ABS) 2020, which was scheduled from April 18 - 20, 2020 at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, has been officially cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The industry’s celebrated 3-day beauty bash, America’s Beauty Show (ABS) by Cosmetologists Chicago (CC), is at the forefront of beauty and wellness shows for professional cosmetologists, nail techs and estheticians.

The winners of the 2019 ABS Global Image Awards were announced last night during the Beauty Changes Lives Experience on Sunday, March 31, 2019 during an evening of glitz and glamour at the Geraghty in downtown Chicago.

The industry's most significant fundraiser is HERE – The 7th Annual Beauty Changes Lives Experience during America's Beauty Show in Chicago on March 31st.

Are you ready? The 2019 ABS Global Image Awards will recognize international talent in nine different categories and will discover the best of the best in original hairstyling, hair coloring, and haircutting. Winners from all categories will be recognized during America’s Beauty Show 2019! You've got time to send your entries until next Friday, February 15th!

Are you ready? The 2019 ABS Global Image Awards will recognize international talent in nine different categories and will discover the best of the best in original hairstyling, hair coloring, and haircutting. Winners from all categories will be recognized during America’s Beauty Show 2019!

Cosmetologists Chicago on Monday, November 5, 2018, held its Annual Business Meeting at the Ulta Headquarters in downtown Chicago. Items on the agenda included association and show updates by President Larry Silvestri and CEO Paul Dykstra.

The Beauty Changes Lives Foundation will honor the late Paul Mitchell with the Legacy Award on Sunday, March 31, 2019, during the 7th annual Beauty Changes Lives Experience co-hosted by America’s Beauty Show and Pivot Point International.

Cosmetologists Chicago (CC), the salon professional non-profit that owns America’s Beauty Show (ABS), and Questex, the producers of the International Esthetics Cosmetics and Spa Conferences (IECSC) have changed the dates for their 2019 co-located event in Chicago’s McCormick Place, due to a conflict at the venue.

Sunlights Balayage, the makers and purveyors of the world’s leading balayage products and education, shattered an all-time education record at the 95th America’s Beauty Show in Chicago on Sunday, April 29, 2018.