NAHA Trophy It’s essentially the most prestigious event in beauty, recognizing the incredible talents of salon professionals all around the continent. Tonight MODERN SALON Media, a proud founding father of NAHA, brings to you the list of winners presented on the North American Hairstyling Awards in Las Vegas (through the Cosmoprof North America Conference).
MODERN had the respect of broadcasting the development LIVE. Thousands tuned in as each award was announced by an industry leader. MODERN Editors Maggie Mulhern and Alison Shipley broadcasted the pre-show LIVE from the red carpet, interviewing beauty professionals attending the ceremony, and MODERN live-streamed the development at modernsalon.com/naha (watch now!). To feature to the thrill, MODERN also presented on stage the Newcomer of the Year award.
Celebrating 14 unique categories, all of the 70 finalists and hundreds of alternative entrants put hours of labor into their entries. Two innovative categories were introduced this year, the Make-Up Artist of the Year category (recognition was only available in the event you were included with a finalist in an already existing category, now it’s a class in itself,) and the Men’s category, which in accordance with NAHA Chair Renee Shakour, it’s proved to be not just a hit but one of the popular this year.
The event was emceed by Celebrity Speaker, Mario Lopez, who also received the lovely Humanitarian award, which recognizes a public figure who has a sincere commitment to giving back while being beautiful on both the interior and outdoors.
Congratulations to the 2013 NAHA winners!
Avant Garde: Matt Swinney, Evolution in Minneapolis, MN
Contemporary Classic: Geno Chapman, Julian August in L. a., CA
Editorial Stylist of the Year: Sherri Jessee, Sherri’s Hair Salon in Bristol, VA
Hair Color: Sue Pemberton, Sue Pemberton LLC in Henderson, NV
Hairstylist of the Year: Allen Ruiz Jackson, Ruiz Salon in Austin, TX
Make-Up Artist of the Year: Katy Albright, Katy Albright in Waxhaw, NC
Master Hairstylist of the Year: Dimitrios Tsioumas, Mizu NY in Manhattan, NY
Men’s Hairstylist of the Year: Matthew Morris, Matthew Morris Salon and Skincare in Denver, CO
Newcomer Stylist of the Year: Jeremy McDougle, Lunatic Fringe Salon in Salt Lake City, UT
People’s Choice Award— Dimitrios Tsioumas, Mizu NY in Manhattan, NY
Student Hairstylist of the Year: Stormie Roberts, Eric Fisher Academy in Wichita, KS
Salon Team of the Year: Lunatic Fringe Salon in Salt Lake City, UT
Salon Design: John and Jenni Kanski, Mitch’s Men’s Salon in Normal, IL
Salon MBA: Susan Haise, Neroli Salon & Spa in Milwaukee, WI
Texture: Anthony Cress, Studio 4 Salon in Newport Beach, CA
