Hairstylist Kim Kimble's Career Evolution Story
How Kim Kimble Became Hollywood's Go-To Hairstylist
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Working with Townsend opened up a whole new world for Kimble. That same year, she got the opportunity to work on the 1997 film "Cinderella," which is how she met Brandy, followed by "Carmen: A Hip Hopera," starring none other than Beyoncé.
This was the kickoff to a longtime working relationship with the star. Just a year later, she worked with Beyoncé again on "Austin Powers in Goldmember," and pretty soon, Kimble became her regular hairstylist. "It really changed my career — I was travelling the world and doing magazine covers, album covers," Kimble says. "When it came to Beyoncé, that was a whole other level."
This was around the star's "Crazy in Love" era post-Destiny's Child. "I'd have salon work and then I would do freelance work, and I was working with a megastar," Kimble says. Though Beyoncé was already famous for her film work and career in Destiny's Child, Kimble had a front-row seat to the singer's most transformative career moments.
Since they began working together in the early 2000s, Kimble has had the opportunity to contribute to countless projects. "'Lemonade' was pretty monumental because it was the first visual album," she says. "And I have to say Coachella — that was a big experience." There was also the Super Bowl, numerous films, music videos — the list goes on.