More than 2,000 competitors from the 5 continents have registered for the first-ever OMC Online World Championship, making it an awesome, fabulous participation record.

Distinguished in his role as OMC World President since 1998, Salvatore Fodera has decided to step down from the President position to prepare the future of OMC with his two dynamic sons Gianni as the newly elected OMC World President and Vincent as the OMC & OMC Hairworld Marketing Director.

This year OMC organized an exciting contest on Instagram to share opportunities for artistic growth and invite their virtual community to become part of the OMC family. Thousands of pros from all around the world participated in the 2020 OMC Stylist Awards and the winners have just been announced!

Introducing the 2020 OMC World Championship, both for Mannequin Head & Live Model creations, the new online competition presented by the Organisation Mondiale Coiffure (OMC) this year exceptionally to replace the 2020 OMC Hairworld in Paris – cancelled due the Covid-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has paralyzed the world, especially our industry. Hoping everyone will come back to normal life as soon as possible, the OMC World President Salvatore Fodera has announced that for the first time in history the OMC Hairworld 2020 competition will eliminate its registration fees.

The #omcstylistaward2020 Instagram Contest set to take place on Instagram from May, 2020 thru August 15, 2020 has upped the jackpot of cash prizes, adding two categories and allowing the use of  mannequin heads for the Ladies and Gents Commercial Cut categories.

Estetica met with industry icon Salvatore Fodera, OMC World President, to talk about the OMC (Organisation Mondiale Coiffure) –the largest professional hairstylists' organization in the world– and his plans for the future of the greatest live hair competition in our industry.

Over 40 competitions, more than 50 member countries and over 2,000,000 individual members worldwide, OMC Hairworld is the competition that will lure 1,300 of the most competitive participants in the industry on a global scale in Paris from September 14th-16th 2019.

OMC Hairworld presents the very first global hair competition devoted to celebrate the art of hair replacement. The contest’s first edition, exclusively sponsored by Aderans, will take place in Paris, September 14-16 2019, during OMC World Championships.

In preparation of the 2019 OMC Hairworld / World Cup, OMC is organizing an International Jury Seminar at the Melia Hotel, Via Masaccio 19, Milan (Italy) next March, 10-11.