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Ewanda Is Living Her Dream As An Award Winning Master Stylist.

Founder and CEO of Detroit’s renowned Happy To Be Nappy Natural Hair Salon & Spa.

By day, Ewanda was fast becoming a sought after Master Hair Artist, responsible for awakening the culture of beauty, transforming her high profile devotees into high fashion natural tresses, cutting edge hair extensions and trendy tendrils to name a few....

Ewanda still continues to ignite complex moments of communication that call for a high degree of professionalism and attention, not just creative styling, but appearing on talk-shows, photo shoots, fashion shows, beauty editorials, hair magazines and interviews with international books and magazines such as Essence and "Thank God I'm Natural".

Outside of her natural gift of performing hair art, Ewanda is currently under internship as a screen write/producer. See her "Features & Productions" list for more ...

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Ewanda Philosophy,
“There’s no mountain high enough, no river wide enough to
keep her from doing what she loves.”

Ewanda Wyndella Ferguson, a visionary in pursuit of a dream with a Divine appointment.  A single mom of five, she pioneered her career as a self-proclaimed Master Stylist whose works have been recognized nationally and abroad. 
 
Gifted with ambition, she moved behind the scenes and realms of entertainment, television, film and interactive media.  Ewanda sacrificed all things necessary to travel abroad training over the years at the Hollywood Film Institute, Cinema Make-up School in LA, attended Robert McKee Emmy Award-winning screen - writing seminars and interned at CMNTV in Michigan. 
 
Ewanda has garnered the know-how to get behind the cameras, operating editing suites, grasping the creative process, creative tools and discipline required for effective team efforts.

Ewanda continues to break through barriers of stereotypes, judgment, poverty and hopelessness, transforming lives and encouraging people to see themselves differently.  A labor of love, Ewanda's works continue to be a contribution to society. 
 
Ewanda, an entrepreneur, motivational speaker, mentor and artist, she drives to send you fruits of stories that will bring happiness and encourage that humanity can see themselves differently.

In 2003, Ewanda developed her own Natural Product Line, Natribe, featuring a revitalizing shampoo designed with you mind, a tea tree anti - septic and a twisting crème enriched with shea butter and natural herbs.

Jennifer HudsonIn 2005, Ewanda birthed her first international Hair & Fashion Expo featuring Oscar Award Winner, Jennifer Hudson, which included over 40 vendors and recognized city officials, Detroit’s Kwame Kilpatrick even spoke. Ewanda was ready to move to a bigger market.

Fascinated with theater & productions since she was a child, Ewanda had Hollywood In her sights. Ewanda soon began working on productions with the world’s most recognized artist, Jennifer Hudson, Erika Badu, Fred Hammond, David E. Talbert, Morris Chestnut, Avant, Floetry, & Ludicris to name a few.

In addition to working behind the scenes for the BET Awards, Ewanda was also garnered first place for the Most Creative Hairstyle at The Vibe 2005 Music Festival. Recently with L.A. in her sights, Ewanda Began to seek additional training by attending L.A.’s top Cinema Styling Schools and in Mid-Winter of 2007 she studied under 24 Emmy Award Winner Robert McKee for screen-writing at Loyola University in Los Angles.

Mega talented hairdressing superstar.  Whether it's styling, running my Detroit based salon Happy To Be Nappy and
running my own production company, I do it with tenacity and an unstoppable grind. With a mogul-in -the-making ambition,
I can never be stuck in a box!

FEATURES / PRODUCTIONS:

  • Key Stylist - "They Don't Know Jack", SAG, Film October 2009
    Stylist for Jeffrey Figer, Jack Kevorkian and Prosecuting Attorney.
    HBO behind the scenes.

  • KEY STYLIST - "Morgan College", Documentary August 2009
    Director SAG - Matthew Gray

  • Writer/Director/Producer - "Cracked Open", Short 2009

  • Tyra Banks Show - 2009, Episode - "Good Hair"

  • Key Stylist - "Red and Blue Marbles" SAG, Film May 2008
    Producer - Leigh Jones/LP - Diane Cheklich

  • Director - ”Burn Broadway Hair Production, MGM GRAND - Detroit 2008

  • Casting Director - ’Art of Dressing A Woman”, Runway Show - Detroit 2008

  • Continuity - Consultant - “Love In The Nick of Tyme”,
    Stage Play 2007 (Small Assignment)
    David E. Talbert/First Friday - Producer/Director.

  • Assistant Hair/Make Up - “Twilight’s Shadow”, Film 2007
    Tina Scorzafava, Director.

  • Key Stylist - MTVLOGO, featuring R&B recording artist” Felony“ 2006
    Stylist/Featured Interview

  • Executive Producer - Detroit’s Holistic Arts & Performance Expo 2005
    Oscar Award Winner Jennifer Hudson, Bet’s Dennis Clarke,
    R&B artist Ray - Ray and the city’s Mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick.

  • Key Stylist - BET Awards 2005
    Seagram's Gins sponsored Celebrity Mixer for Jermaine Dupri accompanied by
    Janet Jackson. Special guest attending, Ludicris, Cuba Gooding, Anthony Hamilton,
    John Legend, Kenny Latimore and Chante Moore.

For Hair Appointments or Production/Set Bookings & Inquires Please Contact Ewanda at:
313-340-4247 or email at:
ewandawyndella@aol.com