“It’s very intimidating and really inspiring — I’m only 3 years old,” demurred Selena Gomez on the 2023 Beauty Inc Awards on Thursday, of the way it felt to be amongst her fellow award winners on the Rainbow Room in Recent York City’s Rockefeller Center.

Though the actress, singer and Pete Born Impact Award winner’s color cosmetics brand Rare Beauty may indeed only be three years old, its reach far transcends its age; thus far, the brand has raised $12 million of the $100 million it has committed to mental health causes through its Rare Impact Fund, and by the tip of 2023, Rare will cross the $300 million sales threshold.

In a hearth chat with Jenny B. High-quality, WWD and Beauty Inc’s executive editor, beauty, Gomez said she feels “humbled by the success” of Rare — successful that, for her, goes beyond creating quality products.

“An important thing from the start of making this brand was to have a positive impact in the sweetness space — to create a brand that will just can help you embrace who you’re, and never necessarily lead people to look a certain way as a way to reach ‘perfection,’” said Gomez, who has been transparent about her own mental health journey, including her experiences with Lupus, depression and bipolar disorder. “Creating the mental health impact fund through Rare — that, to me, is body, mind and soul.”

The brand’s concentrate on authenticity has played a key role in propelling standout online success, with Rare quickly becoming social media’s top-ranked beauty brand within the U.S.; concurrently, Gomez herself reigns as probably the most followed person on Instagram, with 429 million followers.

“I’m looking forward to continuing to slowly construct Rare; it truly seems like that is only the start,” said the multihyphenate. “The things now we have lined up are special, and we’ve just been doing an excellent job of attempting to keep every little thing latest and fresh and exciting to make use of, and most significantly — easy and accessible for everybody.”

In total, 28 awards were distributed on the ceremony, which commemorated the yr’s most progressive launches, meaningful initiatives and brightest changemakers. “We’re back baby,” exclaimed Jerrod Blandino as he and Too Faced cofounder Jeremy Johnson accepted the Newcomer of the 12 months Award for his or her latest enterprise, color cosmetics brand Polite Society.

Brand Builder of the 12 months, meanwhile, went to Milani chief executive officer Mary van Praag for her successful turnaround of the brand, which saw a 30 percent increase in sales this yr alone and is now the one indie in the highest 10 in color at mass. August CEO and cofounder Nadya Okamoto received the Purposeful Initiative of the 12 months award for her efforts to combat the taxing of feminine care products through her Tampon Tax Back Coalition (fittingly, she donned a transparent, tampon-filled purse to just accept the distinction), while social media sensation Patrick Ta was named creative force of the yr.

Top share spot holder in mass market hair care P&G Beauty accepted the award for Category Builder of the 12 months for hair care; the Estée Lauder Firms’ historic acquisition of Tom Ford earned the Transformational Deal of the 12 months award.

Here, the entire list of 2023 Beauty Inc award winners.

The Pete Born Impact Award: Selena Gomez, founder, Rare Beauty

Brand of the 12 months, Mass: Naturium

Brand of the 12 months, Prestige: Sol de Janeiro

Brand of the 12 months, Wellness: Love Wellness

Retailer of the 12 months/Company: Amazon

Retailer of the 12 months/Person: Creighton Kiper, vice rresident, merchandising, beauty, Walmart Inc.

Influencer of the 12 months: Monet McMichael

Creative Force: Patrick Ta

Launch of the 12 months, Prestige: Prada Beauty

Launch of the 12 months, Mass: High-quality’ry

Transformational Deal of the 12 months: The Estée Lauder Cos. acquisition of Tom Ford

Breakthrough Brand of the 12 months: RMS Beauty

Newcomer of the 12 months: Polite Society

Buzzy Collab: Lancôme x Louvre

Category Builder of the 12 months, Hair: P&G Beauty

Category Builder of the 12 months, Skin: Glow Recipe

Category Builder of the 12 months, Makeup: Charlotte Tilbury

Category Builder of the 12 months, Fragrance: Dior

Brand Builder of the 12 months: Mary van Praag, chief executive officer, Milani Cosmetics

Newsmaker of the 12 months: E.l.f. Beauty

Product of the 12 months, Hair Care: Dyson Airstrait

Product of the 12 months, Makeup: Danessa Myricks Beauty Groundwork Defining Neutrals Palette

Product of the 12 months, Skin Care: Westman Atelier Skin Activator Serum

Product of the 12 months, Fragrance: Burberry Goddess

Product of the 12 months, Wellness: Liquid I.V. Sugar-Free Hydration Multiplier

Purposeful Initiative of the 12 months: The Tampon Tax Back Coalition

Sustainability in Beauty: Future Society by Arcaea

The CSR Award: Beekman 1802 Kindness Initiative