Ken Pavés is an American

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. He has worked as hair stylist for many celebrities including Jennifer Lopez and

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. As an entrepreneur he has collaborated with Jessica Simpson and Karen Marie Shelton, and markets his own line of hair products. He is a spokesperson for the

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charity.

Early life

Ken Pavés was born in the Detroit suburb of

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as the youngest of three children of Helen Paves, who is of

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and

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descent,Adato, Allison; Ingrassia, Lisa; Baker, K C. (2006-06-12), "The Mane Man". ''People''. 65 (23):107-108 and Gary Paves, who is of

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descent. Pavés credits his mother Helen for his entry into the world of hair and fashion, saying that when she dressed up "she turned almost into a superhero." He graduated in 1994 from a

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school in

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, Michigan.

Career

After school, Pavés became assistant to star stylist Oribe in Miami — a job that paid

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75 a week. He would moonlight doing strippers' hair until 4 A.M. When these clients showed up in Oribe's shop during regular business hours, Oribe learned that Pavés could do "big, beautiful hair." Pavés studied hair design at Vidal Sassoon Academy and Toni & Guy Institute. He traveled with other celebrity hair stylists during tours of Europe where Pavés created hairstyles in conjunction with couture collections for

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, Valentino and others. However, he met his most regular client, Jessica Simpson, in 1998 when she hired him as the stylist for her imminent album cover. In 2002, Pavés met Hairboutique.com founder Karen Marie Shelton at a '' Seventeen'' magazine shoot in Dallas, Texas for Jessica Simpson. Pavés and Shelton formed an ongoing collaboration where his celebrity hair advice was initially featured (with exclusive celebrity hair tips) on the Internet through the Hairboutique.com website. Also beginning in 2002, Pavés appeared regularly on ''

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'' creating a series of hair make-overs for Oprah Winfrey audiences. Pavés has appeared on several episodes of MTV's reality show '' Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica'' starring Jessica Simpson and

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in addition to his appearances on MTV,

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and similar entertainment shows, providing hair care tips. In 2004, Pavés launched Flawless by Pavés Professional which was originally sold in

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and on Hairboutique.com. In 2006 he launched the 'Hairdo' line of clip-on hair extensions that he created in partnership with Jessica Simpson and the HairUWear company. Simpson and Paves appear in the promotional video ''Simpson & Ken Paves: Behind the Scenes''. Pavés has worked with celebrities such as

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, Avril Lavigne,

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, Jennifer Lopez, Lindsay Lohan, and

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along with others since the mid-1990s. His hair designs have appeared in beauty, fashion and hair publications including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Marie Claire'', ''

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'', '' Seventeen'', ''

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'', ''Celebrity Living'', '' Life & Style Weekly'' and '' Star''. Pavés is currently working for the HAIRuWEAR company, which markets "alternative hair" accessories, extensions and systems, and wigs for cancer patients. He is also associated with the ElevenSpa Vegas development in

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. He has featured in television commercials for hair products.

Charity

Pavés is a spokesperson for

Charity and has accompanied Jessica Simpson on international trips on behalf of the charity. Jessica Simpson has served as International

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since 2003 when Pavés introduced her to the organization.Operation Smile – Search Results
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Filmography

*''Jessica Simpson: A Public Affair'' (2006) (TV) - himself *''

Monster-in-Law ''Monster-in-Law'' is a 2005 romantic comedy film directed by Robert Luketic, written by Anya Kochoff and starring Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan and Wanda Sykes. It marked a return to cinema for Fonda, being her first film in 15 year ...

'' (2005) (aka ''Das Schwiegermonster'' (Germany)) - hair stylist to Jennifer Lopez, additional photography *'' Jersey Girl'' (2004) - hair stylist to Jennifer Lopez *'' You Don't Know Jack... About MonsterFest'' (2001) (TV) - hair stylist and makeup artist to Carmen Elektra *''

The Wedding Planner ''The Wedding Planner'' is a 2001 American romantic comedy film directed by Adam Shankman, in his feature film directorial debut, written by Michael Ellis and Pamela Falk, and starring Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey. Plot Ambitious Sa ...

'' (2001) - hair stylist to Jennifer Lopez)

Notes

External links

The official site of Ken Pavés
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paves, Ken American hairdressers Living people American people of Filipino descent American people of Portuguese descent American people of Romanian-Jewish descent People from New Baltimore, Michigan Year of birth missing (living people)