The Oribe Backstage Miami: La Fama, held this past summer, was a multi-day event taking stylists on a journey through Oribe’s Latin influences. Several thousand salon professionals attended the grand finale event, THE SHOW, which was full of hair, beauty and fashion inspirations.

Those who attended La Fama were invited to take part in a challenge: Recreate the keenness from the show, and capture it on camera in an original salon team photo shoot. Salons were allowed to submit one professionally shot portfolio (as much as 10 photos) per location. The photographs needed to have a standard theme or tell a comprehensive story that was inspired by some means by the Backstage event.

More than 50 salons, ranging in size from two to 30-plus chairs, entered the Backstage Inspiration Challenge. Every entry was posted on Oribe.pro, the personal Oribe community for the Oribe network, and members were asked to vote for his or her favorite three portfolios. Once the end 16 were chosen by their peers, the finalists were submitted to a judging panel that included Oribe, members of the Oribe Education Team and our own Beauty and Fashion Director Maggie Mulhern. Collectively, every photo submitted was posted on Facebook for the Fan Favorite Contest, during which thousands of votes were cast.

Modern is thrilled to announce the winners. Congrats to all.

1st Place: Salon Karma, Bluffton, SC Prize: Trip to Miami Beach for as much as six members of the winning salon (trip includes dinner with the Oribe Hair Care executive team); one spot to help backstage at an upcoming fashion week. 1st Place: Salon Karma, Bluffton, SC Prize: Trip to Miami Beach for as much as six members of the winning salon (trip includes dinner with the Oribe Hair Care executive team); one spot to help backstage at an upcoming fashion week. click image to zoom 2nd Place: Skyline Salon Downtown, Kansas City, MO Prize: $10,000 worth of Oribe products; one spot to aid backstage at an upcoming fashion week. click image to zoom 2nd Place: Skyline Salon Downtown, Kansas City, MO Prize: $10,000 worth of Oribe products; one spot to help backstage at an upcoming fashion week. click image to zoom 3rd Place: Phresh Spa Salon, St. Paul, MN Prize: One in-salon class (value: $10,000); one spot to help backstage at an upcoming fashion week. click image to zoom 3rd Place: Phresh Spa Salon, St. Paul, MN Prize: One in-salon class (value: $10,000); one spot to help backstage at an upcoming fashion week. click image to zoom 3rd Place: Phresh Spa Salon, St. Paul, MN Prize: One in-salon class (value: $10,000); one spot to help backstage at an upcoming fashion week. click image to zoom 4th Place: Avant Garde Hair Studio, Vancouver, BC, Canada Prize: Two hands-on spots at an Oribe Hair Care Atelier click image to zoom 0 5th Place: Mario Russo at Fan Pier, Boston, MA Prize: An Oribe Hair Care prize pack for every member of the salon team. click image to zoom 1 5th Place: Mario Russo at Fan Pier, Boston, MA Prize: An Oribe Hair Care prize pack for every member of the salon team.