Tonya Riner

About Tonya Riner

Tonya Riner hair and make up started a two-stoplight town on the low profile plains of Thomas County Kansas might seem like an unlikely place to launch a high profile career as a makeup artist. But that’s just where it began for Tonya Riner when she was a teenager.  And it wasn’t too long before she declared herself a professional and has spent the last twenty-five years globetrotting to fashion shoots and runway shows, working both commercially and editorially. Tonya’s work has been featured prominently in the media, including Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue and Paper City among other publications and destinations and Allure Magazine has named her one of the best makeup artists in the United States. Her backstage work has included being a member of the renowned styling teams of Frederic Fekkai and Ted Gibson. Her bona fides in the entertainment industry include recent work on Beyonce’s chart-topping video for "Blow".  And her long list of celebrity and bold print clients includes Heidi Klum, Erin Wasson, Julie Anderson, Rachel Hunter, Chandra North and Lauren Bush among others.