MASTERS by Winn Claybaugh Features Classic Interview with First Lady of Hairdressing, Carrie White

SANDY, Utah - May 16, 2025 - PRLog -- With a career spanning more than 50 years, Carrie White styled everyone from Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret to Sandra Bullock and Brad Pitt. The "First Lady of Hairdressing" collaborated with Richard Avedon on shoots for Vogue, partied with Jim Morrison, styled Sharon Tate's hair before her wedding to Roman Polanski, and got high with Jimi Hendrix. She counted Jennifer Jones, Betsy Bloomingdale, Elizabeth Taylor, Goldie Hawn, and Camille Cosby among her favorite clients, and her work appeared in every leading magazine. A mother of five, Carrie owned and operated Carrie White Hair in Beverly Hills.

In her autobiography, Upper Cut, Carrie wrote: "I was living a hairdresser's dream. I was making my mark in this all-male field. My appointment book was filled with more and more celebrities. And I was becoming competition for my heroes . . ." But behind the glamorous facade, Carrie's world was in perpetual disarray and always had been.

After her father abandoned the family when she was still a child, Carrie was sexually abused by her domineering stepfather, and her alcoholic mother was unstable and unreliable. Carrie was sipping cocktails before her tenth birthday and had had five children and three husbands before her twenty-eighth. She eventually lost her home, her car, her career—and nearly her children but she battled her way back, getting sober and rebuilding her relationships and reputation.

Interviewed by Winn Claybaugh, Carrie shared her inspiring journey to recovery. Sadly, Carrie died from cancer in 2022, but her legacy lives on.

About MASTERS by Winn Claybaugh

Winn Claybaugh has interviewed over 325 beauty and business professionals, artists, educators, and mentors for his popular MASTERS series. With over 1 million downloads and 100 podcasts to date, MASTERS by Winn Claybaugh features a new interview every month plus "classics" from the 20-year collection.

The MASTERS roster includes beauty industry luminaries like Vidal Sassoon, Robert Lobetta, Ted Gibson, Tabatha Coffee, Ruth Roche, Vivienne Mackinder, and John Paul DeJoria, along with leaders outside the industry: actors Gary Sinise and Fran Drescher, entertainer and philanthropist Marie Osmond, inspirational speaker and author Tim Storey, bestselling author and wealth/wisdom advisor Patrice Washington, TV and radio personalities Leeza Gibbons and Larry King, Olympic gold medalist Peter Vidmar, American hero and double amputee Cedric King, Paralympic champion Mike Schlappi, hearing-impaired comedian and motivational speaker Kathy Buckley, Emmy nominated actor-producer Monique Coleman, and more—telling their stories and sharing their wisdom.

Learn more at https://www.mastersbywinnclaybaugh.com and @WinnClaybaugh on social media.