
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.
Farouk Systems celebrated the launch of its BioSilk Volumizing Therapy line at America’s Beauty show with platform Anna Cantu.







Farouk Systems celebrated the launch of its BioSilk Volumizing Therapy line at America’s Beauty show with platform Anna Cantu as she energized the company’s “Turn up the Volume” campaign before an audience of more than 500 stylists. All attendees at the stage show received free gifts of full-size bottles of BioSilk Volumizing Therapy Root Lift.
The CHI team also presented a sneak peek at the CHI Keratin line through behind-the-scenes video of the product being used backstage at the Miss Universe 2012 pageant. The company handed out more than 10,000 samples of CHI Keratin Silk Infusion.
The “scissor slingers” Joe Anthony Pena and Rocky McCormick gave the audience a taste of their lighting fast cutting techniques in a presentation that they call “edutainment.”
Farouk Shami, founder and chairman of Farouk Systems, and Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo appeared onstage to announce the winner of the Miss Universe CHI Model Search who will become “Miss CHI 2013” and represent CHI as its spokes model. Miss Netherlands Nathalie Den Dekker was named Miss CHI 2013. Shami also appeared behind the chair onstage to create an up do for Miss Universe, calling it “the perfect hair for the perfect lady.”

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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