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On the evening of May 15, 2026, the Cannes Film Festival found a new kind of ceremony — one that had nothing to do with the Palme d’Or and everything to do with individuals redefining excellence today. The Business & Fashion Awards were presented in media partnership with Porterium Magazine, the Monaco-based luxury publication founded by serial entrepreneur Liliya Rogova Tippetts. Co-hosting the evening was Laganza — fashion designer, creative force, and producer behind the world-touring VSD Couture Show. Together, they brought rigorous taste and genuine spectacle to a room full of visionaries.
Liliya Rogova Tippetts was honored with the Transformational Energy Mentoring & Human Potential Award. Founder of the FAES Method™, she works with high-level clients across Hollywood and the global creative world — empowering visionaries and leaders to access the quantum field and unlock their highest potential.
LAGANZA received the Future of Fashion: AI & Couture Creative Vision Award. The creative force behind VSD Couture, she unveiled two defining collections this year — the EVENING LINE for Cannes red carpets, and the FESTIVAL LINE conceived for Burning Man and Coachella — pioneering the integration of artificial intelligence into couture creation.
Victoria Silvstedt received the Fashion & Lifestyle Entrepreneur Icon Award. The international television star, model, and entrepreneur recently co-created the limited-edition Wild Life collection for Monaco-based sustainable fashion brand Must-Have Marley Dresses — blending conscious fashion with Riviera-inspired elegance.
Nargiza Wisbey received the Global Inspiration Queen 2026 Award. A Swiss-based television presenter, producer, and Ms Universe World International 2026, she brings over a decade of media experience and advocates powerfully for women’s empowerment at every age.
Antonina Trokhymenko won the Best Real Estate Advisor Award, recognized for her excellence in luxury property across Dubai, London, and the South of France — known for strategic vision and exceptional client advisory.
Alina Leshchynska won the Haute Couture Hair Extensions Award. Founder of premium brand WOWHAIR, she brings over 20 years of expertise, creating luxurious, seamless hair for celebrities and clients who value exclusivity and premium quality.
Daria Dmitrieva received the Pioneer of Integrative Success: Where Business Meets Art Award. Her debut title The Personal Branding Book, published by LID Publishing in the United Kingdom, cements her as a defining voice in branding and contemporary leadership.
Yuliya Zaporoshchuk won the Influencer in Fashion & Luxury Lifestyle Excellence Award. Regional Manager at Luxury Concept Magazine in Monaco, she combines editorial authority, luxury concierge expertise, and genuine influence — proof that ambition and family can coexist beautifully.
Valentyna Sylka, General Manager of Villa Fabulite, received the Best French Riviera Boutique Luxury Hotel Award. Under her vision, Villa Fabulite has become one of the most quietly coveted addresses on the Côte d’Azur — adult-only, private, and deliberately unhurried.
Kristina Stets received the International Creative Excellence Award — Videography, Photography & AI Artistry. With work spanning Paris Fashion Week to the red carpets of Cannes and Venice, she has forged a distinctive creative language bridging cinematic imagery, fashion aesthetics, and AI-generated visual content.
Mady Wigleven received the Entrepreneurial Vision & Connection Award — a builder of ventures across coaching, consultancy, elite athlete reintegration, and hospitality, recognized for her rare ability to bring people, ideas, and opportunities to life.
Alexander Skobtsev, founder of Meet Future, received the Visionary Event Experience Creator 2026 Award, recognized for over two decades redefining corporate and marketing events through technology, design, and multimedia production.
Iryna Tomusiak received the Best Luxury Portrait & Fashion Photographer Award. Paris-based, she builds a body of work spanning fashion, portrait, and wedding photography — each image a fusion of Parisian aesthetics and deeply personal artistry.
Julia Berisset received the Best VIP Concierge & Public Relations Award — the trusted name behind privileged access to the world’s most exclusive events, and Chief Editor of TheGlam Luxury Lifestyle Magazine.
Molly Winckelmans received the Women of Influence in Contemporary Art Award — an internationally acclaimed painter and gallerist whose work, rooted in African identity and femininity, has earned recognition across Europe including exhibitions associated with the Louvre.
Isidora Ranković received the Timeless Beauty Icon Award. At just 25, Mrs. Monaco Universe 2026 embodies authenticity over appearance, championing domestic violence awareness and environmental protection.
Svetlana Verina won the Global Fashion Visionary Award — founder of World Fashion Week Dubai, operating across Paris, Milan, Cannes, and Venice, building a premier strategic hub for designers entering international markets.
At the close of a radiant Cannes evening, the Business & Fashion Awards celebrated the visionaries redefining excellence across fashion, beauty, entrepreneurship, and beyond.