
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.
Wella Professionals recently announced the finalists for their North American Trend Vision Awards to be held in Las Vegas on July 19.
Wella Professionals recently announced the finalists for their North American Trend Vision Awards to be held in Las Vegas on Friday, July 19. These final few will create their own interpretation of the four 2013 trends from "Sound of Color" and will be judged on their overall styling and creativity.
Finalists will compete live in front of a panel of judges to include celebrity stylist, Andy LeCompte and celebrity colorist, Jennifer J. The event will also include runway hair shows interpreting the Wella trends. "Sound of Color" was the collaborative effort of Wella Wella Professionasls Creative Team, including Global Creative Directors Eugene Souleiman and Josh Wood.
Trend Vision winners will represent North America against 52 other countries at the International TrendVision Awards in Frankfurt, Germany in May, 2014.
To purchase tickets and to find out about a live webcast of the event, visit www.wellatrendvision.com
The finalists and their categories are:
COLOR
Shirley Gordon
Shane Moreland
Arleen Ledezma
Samantha Gray
Olga Voicu
Heather McGowen
Carrera Bailey
Suzanne Pack (Canada)
Fay Linksman (Canada)
Alina Friesen (Canada)
Illona Garson (Canada)
Marie-Line Rangel Perez (Canada)
Damien Carvery (Canada)
YOUNG TALENT
Lisa Bryant
Erika Nash
Jamie Gonzales
Rose Marie
Mary Caputo
Mariah Joseph
Tamara Chestnut
Sabrina Tremblay (Canada)
Janie Abele (Canada)
Fernando Monge (Canada)
Natalie Thompson (Canada)
Lucy Zemba (Canada)
Laura Saad (Canada)
STUDENT
Courtney Michaelis
Roselyn Bannerman
Day Tresvant
Tiffany Bernard
Chandra Ingram
Mike Anthony Kolbaba
Michael Myles Diaz II
Alexandria Victoria Borg (Canada)
Roxanne Dubeau (Canada)

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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