CHAMPIONSHIP! BEAUTY BADNESS 2025: The Fiercest Hair on Instagram

And then there were TWO.

It's time to vote in the Championship round of BEAUTY BADNESS 2025: The Fiercest Hair on Instagram! 

These two finalists each bested 31 jaw-dropping hair looks to emerge as the winners of their side of the Beauty Badness 2025 Brackets. Now, they face off against each other in the ultimate challenge:

  • Salon owner Danielle King, who works in Blandon, PA and is a color specialist, educator, and creative stylist; vs.
  • Celebrity wig artist Meaghan Masterson Louis, who works in Hauppage, NY and is an educator and Paul Mitchell Creative Color Ambassador.

Vote for the winning hair look below! Tap the competitor's @handle to see their original post on Instagram.

Beauty Badness 2025 Brackets - Championship Round
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THE RULES - PLEASE READ!

  1. Votes may be cast for each look once per day, per device. Any attempt to bypass that limit or artificially inflate votes will disqualify the competitor.
  2. Championship voting is live from 12pm noon ET, April 4 to 12pm noon ET, April 8.
  3. The winner of this head-to-head battle is the winner of BEAUTY BADNESS 2025! The champion will be announced on @american_salon on Instagram on April 8, and on AmericanSalon.com on April 9.  

The champion will receive 2 tickets to the International Beauty Show in either New York or Las Vegas, an American Salon feature article; and all-important bragging rights.

Have fun, good luck, and may the baddest hair slay!

 

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

 

@danikingxhair - "It's LIT" vs. @meaghanmastersonhair - “Sweet Honey Buckin’ ”

"It's LIT"
"It's LIT" —  (@danikingxhair)
“Sweet Honey Buckin’”
"Sweet Honey Buckin'" —  (@meaghanmastersonhair)

Voting for this round is open through 12 noon ET on Tuesday, April 8.

The BEAUTY BADNESS 2025 champion will be interviewed Tuesday, April 8 on Instagram at 7pm ET, and officially announced on Wednesday, April 9 on AmericanSalon.com.

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