After receiving a record number of entries in all three Goldwell Hair Care Color Zoom Categories, the US finalists have been announced.
The jury was made up of Goldwell hair care experts like Goldwell® Brand Celebrity Stylist, Rona O’Connor; Special Creative Artist, Nick Arrojo; Co-Founder of Hairbrained.me, Randy Taylor, and a team of industry media editors.
New Talent Semi-Finalists
Melissa Iris Garner: Mizu New York, New York, NY
Michael Gierl: Mizu New York, New York, NY
Zachary Allen Jancek: Robert Allen Salon, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Nicole Larsen: Salon Vivo, San Carlos, CA
Kassandra Retos: Krave Salon, Washington, PA
Creative Semi-Finalists
Michelle Azouz: Tangles, Wichita Falls, TX
Salina Bernal: Tangles, Wichita Falls, TX
Leslie Cook, Tangles, Wichita Falls, TX
Robin Cook, Tangles, Wichita Falls, TX
Kati McDonald : Tangles, Wichita Falls, TX
Partner Semi-Finalists
Robert Brown: Hairobert Salon, Germantown, TN
Tiffany Conway: CoCo Cheveux,South Portland, ME
Nicholas Pagano: I.D. Salon, Syosset, NY
Daniel Rubin: Alpha Hair Design, Inc., Berkeley, IL
Derrick Zeno: TresImage, Reno, NV
Now the submissions of the Semi-Finalists (5 from each of the three categories) will be sent to Global Headquarters where it will be up to an International Panel to choose the one winner from each category who will represent the United States at the 2012 Color Zoom Finale Live Competition in London, England on October 13th, 2012. Congratulations and continued good luck to all!