DiBiase won the same award at the Hair Expo in 2007. This year, she also received the prize for Best Photographic Collection.

Other winners on the night were:
NEW ZEALAND HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR: Adrian Barclay, Venom, Invercargill, NZ
COLOUR TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR: Jacen Ward, TONI&GUY, Paddington, NSW
SALON TEAM OF THE YEAR: Gary Latham, Wild Life Hair, Milsons Point, NSW
NEW CREATIVE FORCE: Jason Fassbender, Parlour Hair, Malvern, SA
SESSION HAIR STYLIST OF THE YEAR: Benn Jae, Look Production & Management, Darlinghurst, NSW
APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR: Alexandra Kontos, Nischler, Hobart, TAS
BEST NEW SALON DESIGN: Cranium Hair, Manly, NSW
BEST PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION: Caterina DiBiase, Heading Out Hair & Beauty, Fitzroy, VIC
ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR: Dennis Langford, TONI&GUY, Paddington, NSW
EXCELLENCE IN SALON MARKETING: TONI&GUY, Paddington, NSW
EXCELLENCE IN HAIRDRESSING EDUCATION – REGISTERED ORGANISATION: BIBA Academy, Fitzroy, VIC
EXCELLENCE IN HAIRDRESSING EDUCATION – INDIVIDUAL: Sharon Blain, The Art of Hair, Pennant Hills, NSW
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: Anthony and Susa Wynne-Hoelscher, Culture Magazine, Toowong, QLD