ICMAD VIPs and Young Designers (L-R): Leslie Blodgett, creator of bareMinerals and executive chairman of Bare Escentuals; Pamela Busiek, president and CEO of ICMAD; student winners Irina Shvarts, Chad Lowe and Cheuk Lau.

The Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers & Distributors Association (ICMAD) celebrated the 2011 ICMAD Young Designers Competition at a gala dinner September 21, in New York City. ICMAD president and CEO Pamela Busiek welcomed members and guests to the 12th annual Young Designers Awards presentation. ICMAD’s chairman, Ian Ginsberg, added comments on opportunities available to members.Leslie Blodgett, creator of bareMinerals and executive chairman of Bare Escentuals, recalled her own entrepreneurial story and presented the Young Designers Awards. Blodgett urged attendees to “be a force of beauty.” Speaking directly to the winners, she emphasized “pretty is what you are, but beauty is what’s inside and that can change the world.”