HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson, the married power duo from the hit series “Dancing With the Stars,” both multiple Mirror Ball champions in their own regard, will host the 12th Annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706), presented by L’Oréal Groupe and Giovanni Eco Chic Beauty. The MUAHS Awards will take place on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. For Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson headshots and full bios: CLICK HERE
LIVESTREAM INFORMATION: Tune in on YouTube and Vimeo
6:15 p.m. PT “Live on the Red Carpet” Pre-Show with Frankie Grande
7:30 p.m. PT MUAHS Awards Livestream
“Val and Jenna are ‘Dancing with the Stars’ superstars and DWTS mirror ball trophy winners. Their impeccable performances not only showcase an immense talent and creativity, but also an undeniable charisma. Both are a pleasure to work with when collaborating with the hair and make-up teams to create weekly characters for the show, sometimes with multiple live changes in one episode. We are honored to have Val and Jenna bring their magic and talent as this year’s hosts,” said Julie Socash, President, MUAHS, IATSE Local 706.
Val Chmerkovskiy rose to stardom as a fan-favorite dance professional. He is a 14-time US National Champion, a two-time World Dance Champion, and a three-time Mirror Ball winner on “Dancing with the Stars.” Val appeared in the Amazon Prime film “Being the Ricardos,” and numerous television shows including Netflix’s “Fuller House” and Fox’s “Flirty Dancing,” and served as a judge on “Dancing with the Stars: Juniors.” Val has starred in six DWTS national tours, co-writing and co-directing his very own 55-city North American tour “Our Way” as well as additional sold-out national tours including “Confidential” and “Stripped Down.” In 2018, Val released his first memoir titled “I’ll Never Change My Name.” As a classically trained violinist, Val has performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.
Val is the co-founder and owner of Dance with Me Studios, a leading nationwide network of dance studios. In response to the 2022 humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, Val, along with his brother and father, launched Baranova 27, a charitable organization that provides funds and humanitarian aid.
Jenna Johnson Chmerkovskiy is a fan-favorite from “Dancing with the Stars” and “So You Think You Can Dance,” who was most recently crowned the champion of “Dancing with the Stars” Season 33 alongside “The Bachelor’s” Joey Graziadei. Additionally, Jenna was the champion of Season 26, partnered with Olympian Adam Rippon, and made history dancing in the first-ever same-sex couple with her star partner JoJo Siwa. Jenna has been a professional dancer on DWTS for 15 seasons and has participated in six of the “Dancing with the Stars: Live!” tours.
Jenna and Val were recently nominated for an Emmy® Award for their routine honoring late “DWTS” judge Len Goodman.
Emmy®-winning make-up artist Todd McIntosh (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Memoirs of a Geisha”), and Peter Tothpal, (“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,”) will receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Awards. The Vanguard Award will be bestowed upon RCMA Makeup.
In light of the recent devastating Los Angeles wildfires that have affected many Union members, Local 706 will raise funds at the 12th Annual MUAHS Awards to support the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Walsh Di Tolla Spivak Foundation. For more information about the Walsh Di Tolla Spivak Foundation, please visit: https://iatse.net/socal-fires/. To make a donation, please click HERE.
Returning as producers of this year’s MUAHS Awards (#MUAHSawards) are IngleDodd Media and Erick Weiss of Honeysweet Creative. Further inquiries regarding the MUAHS Awards should be directed to MUAHSAwardsSupport@IngleDodd.com. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.local706.org.
The 12th Annual MUAHS Awards are proudly sponsored by Presenting Level: L’Oréal Groupe, Giovanni Eco Chic Beauty; Premier Level: Ardell, Netflix, The Walt Disney Company, MAX; Platinum Level: Schwarzkopf Professional, Amazon Studios, BigMack Hair & Makeup Trailers; The Milton Agency, Paramount Pictures; Gold Level: Le Mieux Skincare, First Entertainment Credit Union, Warner Bros. Pictures; Double Silver Level: STARZ; Silver Level: A24, AMC, Codex Labs™, GHD, I.A.T.S.E., Immunocologie Skincare, Nocturnal DesignZ Studio, Moonplay Cosmetics, Westmore Beauty; Gift Bag Sponsors: L’Oréal Groupe and Giovanni Eco Chic Beauty; Addiction Tokyo, Ardell, Cinema Secrets, Codex Labs ™, Felix Professional, K18 Hair, Lab Series, Le Mieux Skincare, Olaplex, RCMA Makeup, Schwarzkopf Professional, and Westmore Beauty; Media Sponsors: Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, Immersive Media, The Powder Group, Shoot Online, Variety, The Wrap.
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About the Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706), visit www.local706.org.
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MUAHS AWARDS SUPPORT CONTACT:
MUAHS Awards Support Team • MUAHSAwardsSupport@IngleDodd.com.
TALENT RELATIONS CONTACT:
Marley Wittuck • marley.wittuck@gmail.com
MEDIA CONTACT:
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