Voting is conducted in tandem with a valid Facebook account, wherein individuals may use their account to cast one vote every 24 hours or by purchasing additional votes, though stylists are prohibited from paying for votes for themselves.
Purchased votes benefit the Lady Gaga s Born This Way Foundation, a nonprofit focusing on bolstering mental health and wellness among young people.
The top 15 from each group is eventually whittled down to individual group winners in five-person increments, culminating in a quarterfinal, semifinal and final competition, the winner of which will be determined on May 20.
In Simpson’s eyes, her compassion for people makes her fit for the figurative crown.