It’s time to celebrate our inspiring influencer community members through the annual InfluenceHer Collective Awards!

As the home for thousands of Gen Z and Millennial influencers, the IHC Awards are our way of publicly recognizing the best of the best in the content creator space. As we embark on our sixth year of showcasing influencer excellence, we’re looking forward to highlighting our members for the content they’ve created, the communities they’ve built, and the impact they’ve had on their followers and the influencer marketing industry as a whole through six exciting categories.

 

2024 Award Categories

The Style Influencer of the Year is already wearing next season's go-to trends. Their social feeds are full of fit checks, detail shots, and curated aesthetics, which ultimately uniquely reflect their style and their followers love it. This influencer has participated in fashion brand partnerships, preferably with the IHC.

The Food & Beverage Influencer of the Year has a mouthwatering social feed. They’re always trying new recipes or restaurants and setting the trend for what foods or beverages their followers should try next. This influencer is eager to continue growing their community and has loyal foodie followers who love engaging with their content. They have also participated in food and beverage brand partnerships, preferably through the IHC.

The Lifestyle Influencer of the Year is someone who shares their day-to-day - the good and the bad - with their audience and has fostered an engaged, supportive community of followers who believe in them and each other. Whether they’re a travel enthusiast, a family devotee or an everyday college student, this influencer is encouraging and empowering and has built an audience of followers who adore them. They also have participated in lifestyle brand partnerships, preferably with the IHC.

The Beauty Influencer of the Year is a skincare or makeup fanatic. From no-makeup makeup looks to graphic pops of color, they are wizards with a palette and encourage their followers to create a makeup or skincare routine that ultimately works for them. They have participated in beauty brand partnerships, preferably through the IHC.


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The Health and Wellness Influencer of the Year takes a holistic approach to health and wellness that encompasses mental health + self-care, physical fitness, and social wellbeing. Rather than focusing on what being healthy should look like, they share tips on what truly makes them feel good because they recognize that well-being isn’t one-size-fits-all. Their openness to being authentic online inspires their followers to do the same in their own lives. This creator has participated in wellness-focused brand campaigns, preferably with the IHC.

The Mental Health Advocate of the Year is a pro at making their community feel heard and less alone. Their transparency about their mental health journey encourages their community to practice self-love and own their personal growth era. This creator’s content feels like a warm hug from a supportive friend. They have participated in brand campaigns with a focus on mental well-being, preferably with the IHC.

 How it Works

STEP 1: Nomination Period

(March 15 - April 7)

InfluenceHer Collective members are eligible to apply for an IHC Award through the nomination form. We are now accepting nominations through April 7 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Terms & Conditions apply.

Not a member of the InfluenceHer Collective? Apply here!


STEP 2: Voting Period

(April 17 - April 30)

Our team of judges will hand-pick six (6) finalists in each of our six categories to move forward to the voting period. Finalists will be chosen based on the following criteria:

  • Impact & Influence

  • Originality & Creativity

  • Category

Selected finalists across each category will be presented on this page for our open voting period.


sTEP 3: Final Round & Winners Announced

(April 30 - May 11) 

The Top 3 finalists per category who receive the most votes during the voting period will move forward to the final round. Our internal panel of judges, comprised of HCM team members and former IHC Award honorees, will vote for one (1) influencer per category based on the above criteria.

 

Meet the 2023 InfluenceHer Collective Award Winners

 
 

Instagram & TikTok: @thelaurynicole

INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR & BEAUTY INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR

Lauryn Nicole

Lauryn Nicole (she/her) is your natural hair and beauty internet bestie! She uses her platform to educate and inspire her supporters about natural hair care by offering multiple series such as “CURL University” in which she shares tips and tricks that she has learned over the years, as well as series such as “25 days of CURL-mas” or even “CURL-chella” in which she gave hairstyle inspo for the Holiday season and Coachella. In addition to showcasing curly hair content she also displays tutorials, tips and tricks for all makeup lovers that need some daily inspo to switch up their looks!

Hear from Lauryn: “Receiving the 2023 Beauty Influencer of the Year award is a truly humbling and honorable experience for me, as it has been a long-standing dream. The overwhelming love and support I have received from my community over the years and the profound impact I have had on people worldwide have left me astonished. My goal remains to inspire others to embrace and love their natural curly/coily/kinky hair while also sharing captivating makeup tutorials. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to IHC for not only granting me this award but also for consistently supporting me and providing numerous opportunities for me to grow as a content creator.”


FOOD & BEVERAGE INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR

Makena Yee

Makena (she/her) has been a content creator for over five years, she’s had copious experience working in all things food, beverage, and restaurant related. She has a passion for influencing others to try new cuisines whether that be discovering local businesses or trying her own recipes!

Hear from Makena: “I’m beyond excited and honored to receive the Food & Beverage Influencer of the Year award! Using social media to empower local businesses and create an online community surrounding my love of food has been an absolute dream of mine! Not only do I love creating content, I also thrive most when connecting with others and seeing how much of an impact social media has on the community. IHC has given me life changing opportunities to collaborate with the top brands and facilitate my content creation journey as a social media maven!”

Instagram: @seattle.grub TikTok: @makena.yee


Instagram & TikTok: @patriizzle

LIFESTYLE INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR

Patricia Monroy

Patricia (she/her) is a fashion & lifestyle content creator from California and loves to create style, beauty, travel, and wellness content. She also creates UGC and loves to share all the social media & creator tips to help aspiring creators.

Hear from Patricia: “It's truly a dream come true to be recognized as the Lifestyle Influencer of the Year. The first time I started working with a brand was through IHC so this means a lot to me. I'm so excited to keep working with IHC and also help other creators reach their goals. I can't wait to share everything with the IHC community and everyone who looks up to me as a content creator!”


STYLE INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR

Karla Polanco

Karla (she/her) is a fashion & lifestyle creator from New Jersey and she’s been a creator for almost a year. Her goal is to inspire my audience to feel confident in their style, teach them how to achieve a “cool” style at an affordable price and represent my community.

Hear from Karla: “I am overwhelmed with gratitude to have been selected as Style Influencer of the Year! This win is for my family and community who've supported me through this journey and to the IHC for being a partner in my success. I hope my platform continues to inspire others to be unapologetically confident in themselves and their style!”

Instagram: @karsace_ TikTok: @karsace