NAHA 2013 was easily among the finest shows EVER inside the salon industry. It was a real celebration of the abilities of our salon professionals, with artists from coast to coast taking home the head honor. There has been high energy, an ideal flow from the red carpet to the awards presentation and joy for and from the finalists and winners.

There is such a lot curiosity in regards to the judges and the judging process that we decided to get to the lowest of it. Brad Masterson, Communications Manager with the PBA (Professional Beauty Association) and Vice chairman of Y Public Relations, works with the NAHA committee who selects the judges and work to confirm the whole integrity of the blind and fair judging process.

“PBA goes to extensive lengths to ensure that the method is totally fair,” he says. “We select the correct judges from world wide, and nobody judge judges each of the categories.

“NAHA allows anybody to go into,” he continues. “The contest gives everyone an opportunity and it is usually a career changer.”

This year there have been two new categories: Men and Make Up, and Brad says there’s new or tweaked categories for the 25th anniversary awards show next year.

Brad offers a short overview of the judge selection and judging process on this short video. For additional information about NAHA, visit: Probeauty.org/NAH.