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Movie stars get their polish put on one finger at a time, just like the rest of us.
by Staff
December 1, 19933 min to read
Beverly Hills superstar hairstylist Cristophe may have made the headlines when he gave President Clinton a $200 haircut, but nail technicians have their share of big-name clientele too. Professional sports players, political figures, and television personalities all need their nails done, and we found the nail technicians who do them. The glamour and glitz of such notables lures curious clients who want to know who’s doing whom. See for yourself. They’re nail superstars in their own right.
Christope (Beverly Hills, Calif.)
Isabelle Adjani
Roseanne Arnold
Rosanna Arquette
Jamie Lee Curtis
Emilio Estevez
Farrah Fawcett
Sally Field
Shelley Hack
Goldie Hawn
Quincy Jones
Swoosie Kurtz
John Larroquette
Victoria Principal
Jane Seymour
Jessica Nail Clinic (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Anna Marie Alberghetti
Betsy Bloomingdale
Mrs. Tom Bosley
Delta Burke
Jeannie Buss (Mrs. Jerry Buss)
Dyan Cannon
Vicki Carr
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Mrs. Sean Connery
Jamie Lee Curtis
Mrs. Armand Deutsch
Janice Dickerson
Mrs. Kirk Douglas
Alma Eaton (actress)
Morgan Fairchild
Cristina Ferrare
Lisa Figus (actress)
Jodie Foster
Mrs. John Gavin
Gloria Gifford (actress, singer)
Tipper Gore
Linda Gray
Pamela Hensley (actress)
Bruce Jenner
Christine Jenner
Shirley Jones
Tawny Kitaen
Abbe Lane
Kelly Le Brock
Mrs. Robert Loggia
Mrs. Henry Mancini
Constance McCashin (actress)
Marilyn McCoo
Audrey Meadows
Nancy Raegan
Julia Roberts
Elizabeth Robinson (model)
Melody Rogers
Eva Marie Saint
Beverly Sassoon
Patty Scialfa
Sarah Trigger (actress)
Joan Van Ark
Jose Eber (Beverly Hills, Calif.)
Paula Abdul
Maria Conchita Alonso
Priscilla Barnes
Josie Bissett (actress)
Clint Black
Pierce Brosnan
Cher
Natalie Cole
Rita Coolidge
Angie Dickinson
Farrah Fawcett
Flea (Red Hot Chilli Peppers)
Richard Gere
Debbie Gibson
Linda Fray
Melani Griffith
Arsenio Hall
Lisa Hartman
Dustin Hoffman
Elton John
Sally Kirkland
Vicki Lawrence
Kelly Le Brock
Ray Liotta
Shelley Long
Dolph Lundgren
Stevie Nicks
Carol Potter
Victoria Principal
Sally Jessy Raphael
Tom Selleck
Jane Seymoure
Jaclyn Smith
Tori Spelling
Elizabeth Taylor
Joan Van Ark
Vanna White
Pia Zadora
Daphne Zuniga
The Nail Works (Encino, Calif.)
Greg Bell (athlete)
Patty Duke
Jackie Jackson
Joan Esposito (newscaster)
Mrs. Rex Harrison
Goldie Hawn
Iman
Jenny Jones
Dolph Lundgren
Robin Robinson (newscaster)
Marlo Thomas
Lily Tomlin
Oprah Winfrey
Face and Facial (Chicago, Ill.)
Cindy Crawford
Mrs. Jermaine Jackson
Mary Ann Mobley
Ken Norton (athlete)
Marlo Thomas
Charlene Tilton
Marion Ross
Giuseppe Franco (Beverly Hills, Calif.)
Ellen Barkin
Tony Curtis
Sally Field
Debbie Mazar (actress)
Kristy McNichol
Cathy Moriarty
Mickey Rourke (salon co-owner)
Mitchell’s Salon and Day Spa,
Cincinnati, Ohio
Pat Barry (radio/TV personality)
Rob Dibble (athlete)
Melani Griffith
Olivia Newton-John
Stefanie Powers
Norma Rashid (radio/TV personality)
Robert Wagner
The Paul Addi (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Muhammad Ali
Eddie Murphy
Sally Jessy Raphael
Phylicia Rashad
Ivana Trump
Maximum Image Hair Salon and Day Spa (Concord, Mass.)
Dana Delany
Julie Harris
Goldie Hawn
iNatural Cosmetics,
Dearborn, Mich.
Pat Buchanan
Val Clark (radio/TV personality)
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Hollywood Curl (Los Angeles, Calif.)
George Benson
Janet Jackson
A Hair and Nail Cottage,
Las Vegas, Nev.
Mark Garay (newscaster)
Jerry Olenyn (newscaster)
Cosmos Hair Salon (Encino, Calif.)
David Selby
Jessica Walter
Dyanna Personal Care Salon (New York, N.Y.)
Fisher Stevens
Color My Nails (Midvale, Utah)
Hank Williams Jr.
Yost Studios (Las Vegas Nev.)
Eydie Gorme
#1 Nail House (Murray, Utah)
Kimberly Perkins (newscaster)
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