Best Hair Stylist Winners In!!
The Best Hairdresser North America Hair Styling Awards 20 (NAHA) Winners
I’ve found this hair stylist competition to be one of my favorites to check out annually and they have just announced this years winners. It never ceases to amaze me the creativity shown by the best hair stylists who choose to participate in this event (over 600 this year.) Just when you think you’ve seen it all . . . the next grandiosity is presented. Who are these people? They are just some of the most driven and talented hair professionals in the country!
The North America Hair Styling Awards is known as the “most prestigious hair styling competition in North America.” This year marked the 20th anniversary of the competition which was held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The competition is held in conjunction with the Cosmoprof North America Hair Event.
Contestants choose from 12 categories in which to present their hairdo creations. They send in their top three interpretations by photographs to a panel of judges for a blind-on-line process. Judges for this competition, total more than 60 top hair stylists, consumer beauty editors and trade magazine editors. Each judge confidentially determines their top 5 in each category, coming together with make-up, photography and of course, the main focus, hair styles!
Hair stylist of the year
Richard St. Laurent
Montreal, QB
Photographer: Ara Sassoonnian
Master hair stylist of the Year
Brian and Sandra Smith
Dalton, GA
Photographer: Rick Day
Student Hair Stylist of the Year
Kelli Parks
Wichita, KS
Photographer: Eric Fisher
Makeup Artist of the Year
Janell Geason
Eden Prairie, MN
Photographer: Bill Tyler
Avant Garde
Darian Bishop
Dallas, TX
Photographer: Ben Cook
Contemporary Classic
Edwin Fontanez
Lakewood, OH
Photographer: Grey Zisser
Fashion Forward
Faatemah Ampey
St. Paul, MN
Photographer: Buck Holzemer
Haircolor
Adriana Balea
Toronto, ON
Photographer: Babak
Texture
Shawna Parvin
Austin, TX
Photographer: Holly Bronko
Salon Team of the Year
Salon Inpure
Montreal, QB
Photographer: Ara Sassoonnian
For all you fashionistas who think the center of the fashion universe is Los Angeles or New York, take note of the fact that every one of these winners is from “fly over country”.
So, to all of you competitive minded hairdressers who want to ‘push the envelope,’ have more fun and perfect your skill’s, think about being a part of this competition next year!! You could gain the title to the next, “Best Hair Stylist of the Year!”
For more details on entering NAHA 2010
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