Carnival Glam Hub in the Press

Carnival Glam Hub has been covered by Teen Vogue, theGrio, Jamaica Observer, Jamaica Gleaner, Our Today, CaribVoxx, Haute People. Every story below is verified coverage of Carnival Glam Hub, listed newest first with the outlet, the date and a link to the original article. Nothing on this page is a press release we wrote about ourselves.

Outlets that have covered us

Coverage

Five Carnivals. Three Weekends. One Standard.

Our Today, 12 August 2026.

Glam Hub covered Saint Lucia, Antigua, Barbados, Toronto and Grenada across three consecutive weekends, serving more than 300 masqueraders and creating paid work for over 60 women.

Nine Years Later, Carnival Glam Hub Is Still Setting the Standard

CaribVoxx, 4 April 2026. By Lushane Salmon.

A ninth-year retrospective tracing Carnival Glam Hub from Gabrielle Waite, her mother and seventeen masqueraders to a regional Carnival-day platform serving more than 15,000 clients and employing hundreds of Caribbean beauty professionals.

Glam Hub was never just about makeup. It started with vision, and that vision was rooted in faith.

Gabrielle Waite, speaking to CaribVoxx

Carnival GLAM

Jamaica Observer, 22 April 2025.

Tuesday Style Dryer features a sunset-eye road look executed at Carnival Glam Hub in Trinidad, ahead of the artist's return to Carnival Glam Hub at the Jamaica Pegasus.

Art Deco Waves

Jamaica Observer, 9 April 2024.

Miss Universe Jamaica 2023 Dr Jordanne Levy prepared for Carnival at Carnival Glam Hub at the Jamaica Pegasus, with makeup by Brittany Miller and soft barrel curls by Lisa McIntosh.

For Carnival 2024, Miss Universe Jamaica 2023 Dr Jordanne Levy, like hundreds of other revellers, bet on the team at the Carnival GLAM Hub, Jamaica Pegasus, for hair and make-up.

Jamaica Observer, April 2024

Heading to Jamaica Carnival 2024? Here's your go-to guide

theGrio, 29 March 2024. By Noel Cymone Walker.

theGrio's Jamaica Carnival guide sends readers to Carnival Glam Hub for Carnival Sunday, listing hair, sweat-proof makeup, breakfast, drinks, photography, costume assistance and shuttle under one roof.

Swing by early Sunday morning to experience Carnival Glam Hub with a reservation and indulge in hairstyling, sweat-proof makeup application, breakfast, drinks, professional photography, assistance with your carnival costume, and shuttle service, all under one roof.

theGrio, March 2024

Lucky reveller wins 'Xodus Xperience'

Jamaica Observer, 4 January 2024.

A Carnival Glam Hub makeup and photography package formed part of the Xodus Xperience prize, with Gabrielle Waite at the handover.

Leading women in business, media and beauty honoured

Jamaica Gleaner, 28 April 2023. By Aaliyah Cunningham.

Flair's Distinguished Awards honoured Gabrielle Waite for her contribution to beauty, naming her chief executive of GabbyGlam Co and Carnival Glam Hub.

Waite, chief executive officer of GabbyGlam Co and Carnival Glam Hub, shared that for her, the moment provided a chance to pause and acknowledge how far she had come.

Jamaica Gleaner, April 2023

Carnival Glam

Jamaica Observer, 4 April 2023.

Tuesday Style Dryer profiles Gabrielle Waite and the Glam Hub team's Carnival makeup work across Miami, Saint Lucia, Barbados, Trinidad and Jamaica.

Carnival GLAMHub director Gabrielle Waite and her team have been creating some of the most awe-inspiring make-up looks at Miami, St Lucia, Barbados, Trinidad, and Jamaica Carnival since 2018.

Jamaica Observer, April 2023

Carnival Come Back Home

Jamaica Observer, 1 April 2023.

Makeup credited to Carnival Glam Hub in the Observer's Carnival photo feature.

Carnival Glam Hub prepares for Carnival in Jamaica

Our Today, 8 March 2023.

A dedicated brand feature on the tenth staging of Glam Hub, covering the 2017 founding by Gabrielle Waite and Kibwe McGann and the full service line from hair and makeup to barber, henna, spray tan, photography, breakfast, shuttle, changing rooms, wing check and an air-conditioned lounge.

Carnival in Jamaica 2023 will be our 10th staging of Glam Hub. Our service has been trusted by more than 6,000 women to do their faces.

Gabrielle Waite, speaking to Our Today

A very GLAM Carnival

Jamaica Observer, 15 July 2022.

Almost 200 Bacchanal Jamaica and Xodus revellers passed through the Glam Hub at the Jamaica Pegasus ballroom, the hub's home since its launch, for the return of Jamaica Carnival after a two-year hiatus.

The excitement at the Carnival GLAMHub was palpable when almost 200 Bacchanal Jamaica and Xodus revellers flocked the Jamaica Pegasus ballroom to get primped and polished for Sunday's Jamaica Carnival Road March.

Jamaica Observer, July 2022

Jamaica Carnival Road March, in pictures

Jamaica Observer, 10 July 2022.

The Observer's Road March photo coverage opens at Carnival Glam Hub inside the Jamaica Pegasus before following revellers onto the Kingston streets.

Miami Carnival in Glam: The Glam Hub Takes Miami

Haute People, 1 October 2021.

Haute People covers the Glam Hub's Miami Carnival debut and the single-location model behind it.

Carnival Glam Hub will continue chasing carnivals and provide value-added services for masqueraders.

Kibwe McGann, speaking to Haute People

Carnival Glam Hub takes centrestage on Trinidad's beauty scene

Jamaica Observer, 2 March 2020. By Tenille Clarke.

The Trinidad expansion documented at the Hilton Trinidad, with roughly 150 clients on Carnival Monday and more than 400 people on Carnival Tuesday.

After successfully executing the Glam Hub experience in Jamaica, it was time to move into the mecca of Carnival, Trinidad.

Kibwe McGann, speaking to the Jamaica Observer

Gabrielle Waite: a young glamtrepreneur's story

Jamaica Gleaner, 2 September 2019.

Flair's early profile of Gabrielle Waite covers the creation of Carnival Glam Hub and its growth from about ten makeup artists and three hairstylists to a far larger operation.

Coverage by year

Press enquiries

Journalists, producers and editors can reach the team on WhatsApp at +1 876 509 0997 or by email at carnivalglamhub@gmail.com. We can provide founder interviews, on-the-ground access on Carnival morning and imagery from any territory we work.

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