Dr. Ena Hennegan honored by The Today Show, earning 2018 TODAY Style Heroes recognition along with Gabrielle Union, Helen Mirren, Mindy Kaling, and Drew Barrymore and others

Three Daughters of the Doctor founder and CEO Dr. Ena Hennegan, the creator of the Many Ethnicities line of curl care products, was honored today (September 17, 2018) by NBC's The TODAY SHOW as one of TODAY'S 2018 Style Heroes.

The TODAY SHOW's editors selected 40 women and men from across the spectrum of acting, sports, art and activism who inspired them this year.

"It's completely unexpected, and a wonderful honor," Dr. Ena said. "To be included in this group means so much to me because I was just trying to do something positive for my family and for people who simply felt shut out of the conversation about beautiful, natural hair. I never could have imagined that it would lead to something as wonderful as this. Thank you to everyone at the Today Show."

Read Today.com reporter Chrissy Callahan's feature on Dr. Ena and her journey to this award here. 

The TODAY SHOW's list of honorees included Mindy Kaling, Awkwafina, The Curvycon Founders, Beanie Feldstein, Shanelle Armstrong-Fowler, Busy Philipps, Carmen Shehorn, Jameela Jamil, Jonathan Van Ness, Mirai Nagasu, Erin Darke, Drew Barrymore, Helen Mirren, Mona Baltazar, Fran Drescher, Gabrielle Union, Nia Jax, Zoe Lister-Jones, Halma Aden, Debra Messing, the Curlfest Founders, Hailie Sahar, Adam Rippon, Gregg Renfrew, Priyanka Chopra, Alli Webb, Charlene Holy Bear, Keisha Greaves, Melissa Gilbert, Bryce Dallas Howard, Shaholly Ayers, Guy Branum, Anja Mayrock, Huda Kattan, Jessica Chastain, Britt Baron, Bailey Davis, Mia Kang and Simone Biles.