
U.S. Beauty Artists Win 10 Medals at the OMC Hairworld World Cup 2026 in Paris
Makeup, brow and hair artists from across the United States won 10 medals at the OMC Hairworld World Cup 2026, held October 11–12 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles.
Each year, Sola Salon Studios selects 10 salon professionals who have not only excelled in their careers as salon owners, but also as educators, philanthropists, parents and more. Meet this year’s Faces of Sola:










Before Joey was a hairdresser, he was (and still is) a professionally trained, extraordinarily talented photographer, thanks to a career behind a camera lens, he fell in love with hair. After being introduced to the beauty industry in Maryland, he was given the chance to be an apprentice for a salon in Kansas City and was able to obtain his license through this opportunity. Joey is now killing it in his Sola Studio, working behind the
scenes at Fashion Week, and was one of six stylists recently chosen to be in a Schwarzkopf Professional campaign!
Each year, Sola Salon Studios selects 10 salon professionals who have not only excelled in their careers as salon owners, but also as educators, philanthropists, parents and more. Meet this year’s Faces of Sola:
JOEY FIGUEIREDO Daicy//Figueiredo (Prairie Village, Kansas) @stylistjoey
CHISSEL ESPINAL Chissel Beauty Studio (Metairie, Louisiana) @chisselbeautystudio
TIFFANY MARTINCIC The Tan Banana (Scottsdale, Little Italy, Clairemont) @thetanbanana
RONA BUNCH RonaBunch Inc. (Jacksonville, Florida) @ronabunchinc
KELSEY MORRIS Studio K Salon (Columbus, Ohio) @kelseymorris18
NELLY WEEKS Voyage de Splendeur (Brookfield, Wisconsin) @voyagedesplendeur
ELOM THOMPSON Elom's Hair Studio (Beaverton, Oregon) @elomshairstudio
ROXANNE MUIR Leaside, Canada @roxannemuir
KAYLA VALERIO Studio V (Attleboro, Massachusetts) @hairbykaylavee
JAYR MALLARI Legacy Barber Studio (Walnut Creek, California) @jayrmallari

Makeup, brow and hair artists from across the United States won 10 medals at the OMC Hairworld World Cup 2026, held October 11–12 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles.

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