Gay Wardle is a well-known independent aesthetic and beauty trainer. She holds a Bachelor of Health Science in Dermal Therapies and has lectured at prestigious Sydney and Brisbane universities. With four decades of experience in the skin and beauty industry, and over a decade in education, her contributions to the Australian beauty industry have been widely recognised. Gay was inducted into both the ABIA Hall of Fame and the Reed Exhibition Hall of Fame in 2014, and named The Educator of the Year in 2015, recognising her outstanding work.