Priyanka Chopra Jonas Receives Woman of Impact Award at InStyle Imagemaker Awards

InStyle held the third annual InStyle Imagemaker Awards in Los Angeles on Thursday, 15 October 2026, according to Yahoo Entertainment. GlamCheck reports the event was held in Los Angeles and says it more broadly honored stylists, makeup artists, hairstylists, nail artists, groomers and costume designers. The event recognizes the teams behind a celebrity’s look, while red carpet coverage usually focuses on the star, GlamCheck notes.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas received the Woman of Impact Award, which GlamCheck describes as one of the night’s standout honors. Yahoo Entertainment names InStyle Editor-in-Chief Sally Holmes as the evening’s host.

Image Makers Among the Honorees

GlamCheck names Law Roach, Jason Bolden, Kellon Deryck, Thuy Nguyen and Trish Summerville as recognized for their work. Roach is a celebrity stylist, Bolden a stylist, Deryck a hairstylist, Nguyen a nail artist and Summerville a costume designer. That article does not name an award for each of them. Yahoo Entertainment says Roach also received an award that night.

Yahoo Entertainment adds Chris Horan, who received an award presented by Charli XCX, and describes Nguyen as Joey King’s longtime manicurist. Yahoo does not name the award Horan received.

GlamCheck also lists Megan Thee Stallion, Heidi Klum, Joey King, Charli XCX, Adam Driver, Elizabeth Debicki, Simu Liu and Lisa Rinna among the attendees. Yahoo Entertainment also names Julia Stiles, Anna Cathcart, True Whitaker, Hayes Warners and Molly Greenwald among those photographed.

Yahoo Entertainment says Charli XCX wore custom Balmain and Bucherer fine jewelry. It describes Joey King’s Alex Perry look as worn with pieces from Alexis Bittar, Savfriedkin, Larroudé x Nicolò Beretta and Ahikoza.

Roach appears in both outlets’ coverage, as an honoree in GlamCheck’s report and as an award recipient in Yahoo Entertainment’s. The two outlets also describe Nguyen differently, as a nail artist in GlamCheck’s report and as a manicurist in Yahoo Entertainment’s.

Event Date
The third annual InStyle Imagemaker Awards took place on Thursday, 15 October 2026, in Los Angeles, according to Yahoo Entertainment.

Earlier Honors and What the Awards Recognize

The awards were already in their second year in 2025, according to an InStyle article republished on AOL. That article describes the honorees as the creative professionals who shape the looks of entertainment’s best-known faces. It says their collaborative work helps stars achieve all that they are worth, and describes those stars’ image as their currency.

The 2025 honorees included makeup artists Gita Bass and Kara Yoshimoto Bua, stylists Jamie Mizrahi and Ilaria Urbinati, hairstylists Lacy Redway and Takisha Sturdivant-Drew, and stylist Enrique Melendez, who received the Future of Fashion Award. The article describes that award as new.

Actor Laura Dern received the 2025 Woman of Impact Award, the same honor Priyanka Chopra Jonas received in 2026. The 2025 article lists the Imagemaker Awards, the Woman of Impact Award and the Future of Fashion Award as separate honors. Yahoo Entertainment describes the 2026 event as the third annual edition.

Three Presenters for the Woman of Impact Honor

One Yahoo Entertainment report names Megan Suri, Avantika Vandanapu and Amita Rao as the presenters of Chopra Jonas’s award. A second Yahoo Entertainment report names the same three women among earlier speakers but does not say they presented the award.

According to the second Yahoo Entertainment report, Chopra Jonas made a joking remark about her husband when she took the stage to receive the honor.

The first report also lists the presenters’ own looks. Megan Suri wore a Bach Mai spiral gown, and Avantika Vandanapu wore Tiffany & Co. jewelry.

Nick Jonas Joins by Video Tribute

Nick Jonas appeared by video tribute, describing Chopra Jonas as a global icon, advocate, ally, philanthropist and entrepreneur. He also called her a force of nature. Yahoo Entertainment reports that he appeared on screen unexpectedly, after the earlier speeches. He said he was on tour with his brothers and about to go on stage, and that he would otherwise have attended in person.

He said he was most proud of her as a mother, daughter, friend, sister, wife and support system. He tied that pride to their daughter, Malti Marie, and to others in her circle. He noted that women often tell her that her work made them feel seen and that they belong, and he praised her humility and grace.

He cited her work with UNICEF as part of why she deserved the award, then congratulated her and said he loved her. The same article says the couple has been married for eight years and recently celebrated their daughter’s fourth birthday.

Nick Jonas appeared by video tribute, describing Chopra Jonas as a global icon, advocate, ally, philanthropist and entrepreneur.

A Pink Two-Piece and Other Looks on the Carpet

GlamCheck describes Chopra Jonas’s outfit as a soft pink two-piece with gold embroidery, which it says added a romantic touch to the red carpet. It does not name the designer. Yahoo Entertainment’s second report adds a plunging top, a corseted waist, padded sleeves with slits and a fitted pencil skirt.

Yahoo Entertainment identifies the look as a pink Matières Fécales piece from the brand’s spring 2027 ready-to-wear collection, styled by Law Roach. The first Yahoo Entertainment report also says her accessories were unreleased jewelry from Emily P. Wheeler’s Sphere collection, set to launch on 20 October.

The first report also lists other looks. Heidi Klum wore Leviev diamonds and Zydo Italy jewelry, and Elizabeth Debicki wore a Kallmeyer halter gown with Jimmy Choo sandals. Jessica Belkin wore Manolo Blahnik sandals, and Hannah Einbinder wore a Bottega Veneta leather Intrecciato coat.

Megan Thee Stallion wore Robert Wun Couture, and Tyriq Withers and Costa D’Angelo wore Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello. Ella Beatty wore an Akris Cruise 2027 bustier fringe dress.

What Remains Unconfirmed

No current film, series or production project for Chopra Jonas is named in these reports, and none is described as upcoming. The venue is given only as Los Angeles, with no building or address named.

The criteria for the Woman of Impact honor are not described in these reports, so the honor’s purpose is not stated here.

Yahoo Entertainment names Sally Holmes as host, and GlamCheck does not name a host. The second Yahoo Entertainment report does not say who presented Chopra Jonas’s award. Both give the date as 15 October 2026.

Her remarks are described here only in paraphrase, and the joking remark about her husband is not repeated word for word.

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