Emmy Award-Winning Makeup Artist in Nashville, TN | Stephanie Wilson | Pink Mantis Beauty
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There are thousands of makeup artists in Nashville. There is one Emmy Award winner.
Stephanie Wilson is the founder of Pink Mantis Beauty — Nashville, Tennessee's premier Emmy Award-winning mobile hair and makeup full kit studio set up anywhere. With over a decade of full-time professional experience spanning bridal, TV and film production, editorial, celebrity, commercial, and corporate beauty, Stephanie has built one of the most credentialed and trusted beauty practices in Middle Tennessee.
This post is the full story — who Stephanie is, what the Emmy Award means, what her credentials include, and why Nashville clients, production companies, and aspiring artists choose Pink Mantis Beauty above every other option in the market.
What Does It Mean to Be an Emmy Award-Winning Makeup Artist in Nashville?
The Emmy Award is one of the most prestigious recognitions in the American television industry, presented by the Television Academy to individuals whose work demonstrates outstanding achievement in television production. For hair and makeup artists, an Emmy Award represents peer-recognized excellence in the most demanding, highest-scrutiny environment in the beauty industry — live and recorded television.
On a television set, there are no filters, no retouching after the fact, and no second chances. Lighting conditions shift constantly. Talent sits under HD and 4K cameras that reveal every flaw in technique and product. Timelines are tight, continuity is critical, and the final product is broadcast to millions of viewers. Makeup that performs under those conditions — and earns recognition from industry peers for doing so — represents a level of technical mastery that simply cannot be faked.
Stephanie Wilson earned her Emmy Award through exactly that kind of work. It is not an honorary title, a social media designation, or a self-applied credential. It is a formal recognition from the Television Academy for professional excellence in television hair and makeup artistry.
Who Is Stephanie Wilson — The Artist Behind Pink Mantis Beauty?
Stephanie Wilson is a Nashville-based, multi-licensed, fully insured professional hair and makeup artist who has been working full time in the beauty industry for over a decade. She founded Pink Mantis Beauty as a mobile studio that brings professional-grade artistry directly to clients — at their homes, hotels, bridal suites, venues, and production sets — anywhere in Middle Tennessee.
Her career spans virtually every category of professional beauty work:
Hundreds of Nashville-area weddings over 10+ years. Stephanie is one of the most experienced and highly reviewed bridal makeup artists in Middle Tennessee, with 100+ five-star Google reviews from real brides and a deep understanding of what it takes to create looks that hold from ceremony to last dance under every lighting condition.
An Emmy Award winner with screen credits on major television networks. Stephanie's on-set experience spans narrative television, documentary, reality programming, commercial production, and nationally broadcast specials. Her understanding of how cameras read makeup is unmatched in the Nashville mobile beauty market.
Magazine-style and advertising beauty work requiring technical precision, creative vision, and the ability to execute complex looks efficiently under production pressure. Stephanie's editorial experience informs every look she creates — even for clients who will never appear on camera.
High-profile event and celebrity beauty work requiring discretion, professionalism, and the ability to perform flawlessly under pressure with no room for error.
Executive makeup, conference speaker prep, LinkedIn headshots, and company-wide team headshot days across Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Stephanie's camera expertise translates directly into superior headshot results.
As the founder of Pink Mantis Beauty University, Stephanie is also a practicing beauty educator — teaching beginner and advanced artistry courses, running a mentorship program, and developing the next generation of Nashville beauty professionals.
Full Credentials — Why Stephanie Wilson s Nashville's Most Credentialed Mobile Artist
Full Production Publication List (last decade)
"George Gruhn Doc ft. Grammy winning Vince Gill"-Octane Rich Media
HMUA December 2025
"Experian Health"-Live Corperate Event-Headshots and Testimonial shoot
Key Hair & Makeup Artist October 2025
"Hermes Paris Collective" - Live event- Anchor Street collective
Key Hair & Makeup October 2025
"Pay Day" Short Film- TUB inc. Studios
Hair & Makeup September 2025
Lifetime interview ft Juju & Kevin Frazier- ABC
Hair & Makeup Artist August 2025
MLB "Speedway Classic" ft. Derek Jeter & Tim Mcgraw- Fox Sports
Key Hair & Makeup Artist August 2025
'ABC' Impact X Nightline "Chrisley's Know Best" Interview ft. Juju Chang- Disney+Hulu
Key Hair & Makeup Artist June 2025
WNBA 'Caitlin Clark'"NIKE" corperate shoot- CANADA
Key Hair & Makeup May 2025 Indianapolis
"Midnight Blue" ft. Omer Netzer music video-Director Ryan Hood
HMUA May 2025
Major League Soccer "ADIDAS" commercial- Name&Number
Key Hair & Makeup May 2025
"Crash Champions" Corperate commercial-Heisenbergs
HMUA May 2025 Memphis
"Magic Fashion Event"-Nashville MGNET Group
Key Hair & Makeup Artist April 2025
"Lee Company Commercial"- LCP
Hair & Makeup March 2025
"Hiller Commercial"-New Style Pictures
HMUA February 2025
"Service Now University Career Journey Film" -BeverlyBoy Productions
Hair & Makeup January 2025
American Idol open Auditions
HMUA November 2024
"Josie Music Awards"- Fans choice winner-Christine Radlmann
Hair & Makeup Dept. October 2024
"Gloria Johnson for Senator" Campaign commercial shoot
Key Hair & Makeup Artist-September 2024
"Shaker" Recruitment Corperate event production shoot-Skillscout
Hair & Makeup for talking head interviews-September 2024
"LOOMIS" CORPERATE COMMERCIAL/INTERVIEWS"-TAA
HAIR & MAKEUP ARTIST FOR TALKING HEADS- AUGUST 2024
"Dark side of the ring" s.6- VICE productions
Hair & makeup July 2024
Gatorade commercial ft. NFL pro "George Kittle"-Axiom ENT.
Head Hair & Makeup June 2024
"THE BALANCING ACT" S.5 EP.01 -LIFETIME CHANNEL
Indianapolis KEY MAKEUP/HAIR- JUNE 2024
CMA FEST "HOME FREE GUYS" Live Performance-CMT
MAKEUP HEAD-JUNE 2024
"HE NAMED HIM ADAM" Official Movie Trailor-CRUNCH ENT.
Memphis HMUA JUNE 2024
BROOKDALE COMMERCIAL-Treeline Bamboo Partners
Alabama MAKEUP DEPARTMENT HEAD April-October 2024
Patsy Cline live music performance @ Ryman-ft. Paula Dean Works Ent.
Hunstville Makeup dept. head for talent April 2024
"Neora" Corperate live event Conference @ Opry Hotel Convention center
Makeup Department head April 2024
"Wingfeather Saga S.2 Premiere" Red Carpet Event Tony Nominated actress Jodie Benson
Hair & Makeup April 2024
"Antech" corperate conference "headshots" & photoshoot- Media Direct Productions
Makeup department head March 2024
Millitary Makeover Episode on Lifetime Channel-New Style Independent Pictures
HMUA February 2024
"Brookdale Lifestyles" Commercial- Treehouse Bamboo Partners
Key HMUA February 2024
Skinriched Aethetics Commercial -Sona Creative
Key HMUA January 2024
NASCAR Awards Event -Justin Marks Country Music Hall of Fame
HMU Nashville November 2023
Jenny Grace Music Video "Live" -Dynasty Inc.
Key HMU- October 2023
People's Choice Awards CMA'S 2023 Nashville
Key HMU- October 2023
"Stand by Me" Home Free Guys- Home Free Productions
Key Hair & Makeup Artist- September 2023
WKRN News 2 Nashville-Interview ft. Bugsy Drake from Bravo's "Below Deck"
Hair & Makeup Artist -August 2023
"USET" Corperate Shoot-Webouts LLC
Key Hair & Makeup Artist -July 2023
'Gilbreath' for Mayor Candidate Shoot-Matchstick Media
Key Hair & Makeup -Montgomery, AL -June 2023
Kumar Aesthetics Institute "ETV "Commercial Shoot
Sona Creative Group- Makeup Dept Head- May 2023
George "The Possom" Jones Tribute Concert 2023 -No Show Ent.
Huntsville AL, Key Celebrity Hair & Makeup
OAAA We Are Trademark "Breakthrough" Conference VIP's
Head Hair & Makeup- Marck 2023
"EmSculpt" Commercial-27Notch
Head Hair & Makeup -February 2023
ADP Cooperate Commercial- Malka Media
Hair/Makeup- January 2023
Cigna Healthcare Cooperate Commercial- The Flatiron Works
Hair/Makeup- September 2022 Wilmington, NC
HomeFree Productions & BOLO Brothers Creative Home Free Music Videos
"Save the World" "Whats left in my Heart" "Dont laugh at Me" ft. Mark Willis
Hair & Makeup for Musicians/Talent and Cast
Indeed Commercial- "Futureworks" ROC NOIR
Talent Hair/Makeup on set -August 2022
"Chasing Dirt Roads" Artist Deanna Wheeler Country Music Video-Oakes Ent,
Hair & Makeup Artist- July 2022
"April" Short Film- Stafford Productions-IFF
Hair & Makeup Artist -July 2022
"Blippi's Adventures" Moonbug Entertainment PEACOCK TV
Hair & Makeup Artist -July 2022
"Firestone Corporate Video Shoot" The Media Group
Key Hair & Makeup- June 2022
"Price is Right" (S50, E179) Paramount +
PRIV Hair & Makeup- June 2022
"HOME FREE" Music Video Single EP- The Avenue Agency
Hair & Makep Artist- May 2022
"90 Day Fiancé"(s.4-s.5)- TLC Network, Sharp Entertainment
Key Hair & Makeup Artist- Dec 2021-April 2022
"Reconnecting Roots" PBS Network, lilDRAGONtv
Key Hair & Makeup Artist-April 2022
"Juneteenth Corporate Interview Shoot" -Black Tent Group & Limelite Videos
Hair & Makeup-May 2022
"Exposing Parchman DocuSeries" A&E Network, ITV America
Hair & Makeup Artist- March 2022
"Upstream Rehabilitation Corporate Commercial" AV Collective
Key Hair & Makeup Artist- Jan 2022
"Swing Low Sweet Cadillac" Live Album Release video Eric Burgett -Hardees Commercial- CKR
Set Hair & Makeup Artist- May, 2019
"Icon for Hire LLC"-Single EP Live Music Video -Wales BMI
Key Hair & Makeup– August 2019
Country Music "Hole in Sky Single EP" Video – Bobby Shelton -Dieter Spears Studio
Hair & Makeup For Set Actors and Artist- November, 2017
"Delta Faucet" Corperate interview -Sandenwolff Productions
Hair & Makeup for Interviewees- Sept-Nov 2017
Last decade of Publications
NASHVILLE VOYAGER MAGAZINE- Featured Professional July 2024
VIP Murfreesboro Magazine- Featured Hair & Makeup Artist 2023
SALON OTTER MAGAZINE- FEATURED PRO see full article here!
CANVAS REBEL MAGAZINE -FEATURED PROFESSIONAL 2023 see full article here!
KIDS FASHION MAGAZINE -Ft. Deanie Charles Couture
LEAD HAIR & MAKEUP- Jan 2017
NASHVILLE FASHION WEEK
LEAD HAIR & MAKEUP -April 2018 — June 2018
WOMEN'S DAY MAGAZINE -Meaghan Murphy Todays Show
Hair & Makeup Oct 2018 — Nov 2018
Corporate –Model Alex Vanzelant MAXIM Magazine
LEAD HAIR & MAKEUP- June 2019
Models Ink Magazine- January 2020
Professional Hair & Makeup pages 30-37
2024 Emmy Award winning music video hair & makeup for "Were Home" Reconnecting Roots PBS, and George Jones Tribute Concert event in Hunstville!
More Credentials!
🏆 | Emmy Award Winner Television Academy Emmy Award for outstanding achievement in hair and makeup artistry for television. One of the most prestigious recognitions in the American television industry. |
📺 | Television Production Credits TLC • PBS • CMT • A&E • Amazon Prime • Reconnecting Roots (PBS) • George Jones Tribute (nationally broadcast) • Magic Fashion Show. Full credits available at imdb.com/name/nm13996371. |
📋 | Tennessee Cosmetology License Multi-licensed cosmetologist operating in full compliance with Tennessee state licensing requirements. Fully insured professional business. |
⭐ | 100+ Verified Five-Star Google Reviews More than 100 verified five-star reviews from real Nashville-area clients across bridal, events, production, and corporate beauty. The most reviewed mobile makeup artist in Middle Tennessee. |
🏅 | Top 3 Makeup Artist in Nashville Independently recognized by ThreeBestRated.com as one of the top three makeup artists in Nashville, Tennessee based on reputation, credibility, and service quality. |
🎬 | IMDB Listed Professional Listed on the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) as a professional hair and makeup artist with verified production credits. IMDB listing: imdb.com/name/nm13996371. |
💍 | WeddingWire Top-Rated Artist Featured on WeddingWire as a top-rated Nashville bridal makeup artist with verified client reviews from real couples. |
🎓 | Founder, Pink Mantis Beauty University Creator and lead instructor of Pink Mantis Beauty University — offering beginner and advanced beauty education courses, a mentorship program, and a Nashville apprenticeship pipeline for aspiring professional artists. |
More TV CREDENTIALS!
TLC | TLC Original Programming | Lead Hair & Makeup Artist |
PBS | Reconnecting Roots | On-Set Hair & Makeup Artist |
PBS | PBS Original Documentary Programming | On-Set Hair & Makeup Artist |
CMT | CMT Original Programming | Lead Hair & Makeup Artist |
A&E | A&E Original Programming | On-Set Hair & Makeup Artist |
Amazon Prime | Amazon Prime Original Content | On-Set Hair & Makeup Artist |
National Broadcast | George Jones Tribute (Nationally Broadcast Special) | Lead Hair & Makeup Artist |
Fashion Production | Magic Fashion Show | Lead Hair & Makeup Artist |
What the Emmy Award Means for You as a Pink Mantis Beauty Client
An Emmy Award is not just a trophy or bragging rights, It is a direct indicator of what you can expect when you book a session with Stephanie Wilson. Here is what that credential translates to in practical terms for every client:
 | Camera-ready results, every time. Stephanie's television training means she understands exactly how makeup performs under HD and 4K cameras, under studio lights, under flash photography, and in natural daylight. Whether your session ends at a wedding altar, a TV set, a headshot studio, or an Instagram post — the results photograph beautifully. |
 | Technique that holds all day. On a television set, there are no touch-up windows between scenes — makeup must last. That standard is applied to every client. Long-wear product systems, proper setting techniques, and professional-grade formulas ensure your look stays intact from first look to last photo. |
Professionalism under pressure. Live television is the highest-pressure environment in the beauty industry. Tight timelines, last-minute changes, demanding talent, and zero tolerance for error. That experience produces an artist who stays calm, works efficiently, and delivers exceptional results even when the circumstances are less than perfect. |
 | Inclusive expertise across all skin tones, ages, and types. Network television requires working with a diverse range of talent — different ages, skin tones, skin types, and beauty backgrounds. Stephanie's kit and her technique are developed for everyone, not just one demographic. |
 | An artist who does this full time. Stephanie is not a part-time artist, a weekend hobbyist, or someone building a portfolio. Pink Mantis Beauty is her full-time professional practice — which means you get the focused expertise of an artist who is actively working, actively learning, and fully committed to her craft every single day. |
✦ KEY TAKEAWAYS & FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS!
✓ Stephanie Wilson is Nashville, Tennessee's Emmy Award-winning mobile hair and makeup artist and founder of Pink Mantis Beauty. |
✓ The Emmy Award is presented by the Television Academy for outstanding achievement in professional hair and makeup artistry for television. |
✓ Stephanie has 10+ years of full-time professional experience in bridal, TV/film, editorial, celebrity, commercial, corporate, and beauty education. |
✓ Television production credits include TLC, PBS, CMT, A&E, Amazon Prime, the George Jones Tribute, and Reconnecting Roots. IMDB: imdb.com/name/nm13996371. |
✓ Pink Mantis Beauty has 100+ verified five-star Google reviews and is recognized as a Top 3 Nashville Makeup Artist by ThreeBestRated.com. |
✓ Services include bridal, events, full glam, production day rates, corporate makeup, headshots, men's grooming, and beauty education. |
✓ All services are 100% mobile — Stephanie comes to your home, hotel, venue, or set anywhere in Middle Tennessee. |
✓ Stephanie is also the founder of Pink Mantis Beauty University, offering beginner and advanced beauty courses and a Nashville apprenticeship program. |
✓ Book online 24/7 at pinkmantisbeauty.com/book-now or text (931) 446-1489. |
Q: Is Stephanie Wilson really an Emmy Award-winning makeup artist? |
A: Yes. Stephanie Wilson is an Emmy Award winner, recognized by the Television Academy for outstanding achievement in professional hair and makeup artistry for television. Her production credits include TLC, PBS, CMT, A&E, and Amazon Prime, and she is listed on IMDB. |
Q: Who is the Emmy Award-winning makeup artist in Nashville TN? |
A: Stephanie Wilson, founder of Pink Mantis Beauty, is Nashville's Emmy Award-winning mobile hair and makeup artist. She serves clients across all of Middle Tennessee including Nashville, Murfreesboro, Franklin, Brentwood, Mt. Juliet, and beyond. Book at pinkmantisbeauty.com/book-now. |
Q: What TV shows has Stephanie Wilson worked on as a makeup artist? |
A: Stephanie Wilson's television credits include productions for TLC, PBS (including Reconnecting Roots), CMT, A&E, Amazon Prime, the nationally broadcast George Jones Tribute, and the Magic Fashion Show. Her full credits are listed here. |
Q: What services does Pink Mantis Beauty offer? |
A: Pink Mantis Beauty offers bridal hair and makeup, event glam, full glam combos, bridal party packages, TV and film production day rates, corporate and headshot makeup, men's grooming, beauty education courses, and more. All services are mobile across Middle Tennessee. Book at pinkmantisbeauty.com/book-now. |
Q: How many Google reviews does Pink Mantis Beauty have? |
A: Pink Mantis Beauty has 100+ verified five-star Google reviews from real clients across Nashville, Murfreesboro, Franklin, Brentwood, and all of Middle Tennessee. Pink Mantis Beauty is also recognized as a Top 3 Makeup Artist in Nashville by ThreeBestRated.com. |
Q: Can I take a makeup course with an Emmy Award-winning artist? |
A: Yes — Stephanie Wilson offers one-on-one beauty education courses through Pink Mantis Beauty University. The 4-hour Beginner Course is $500 and the 12-hour Advanced Artistry Course is $1,500. A mentorship and apprenticeship program is also available by application. Learn more at pinkmantisbeauty.com/beauty-courses. |
Q: How do I book Nashville's Emmy Award-winning makeup artist? |
A: Book online 24/7 at pinkmantisbeauty.com/book-now, text (931) 446-1489, or email pinkmantisbeauty@gmail.com. Pink Mantis Beauty is fully mobile and serves all of Middle Tennessee. |
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