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4 North American stylists hit the jackpot in Las Vegas

On Friday, July 19, 2013, contestants from the United States and Canada and top hair professionals from every corner of  North America gathered  at The Mirage Hotel and Casino Las Vegas for an unforgettable evening at the Wella Professionals North America Trend Vision competition. But our titles is misleading, as this was not merely a win based on chance, but rather earned through the hard work and creativity of visionary stylists in the  Student, Young Talent and Color categories. 

More than 2,000 attendees cheered encouragement to the finalists competing for the Gold, Silver and Bronze awards in each category. The gold winners of the 2013 North America Trend Vision Awards, Rose Marie Corpuz of San Jose, CA (Young Talent), and Shirley Gordon of Wheaton, MD (Color Category), will represent the USA, while Canada will instead be represented by gold winners Lucy Zemba of Orillia, ON (Young Talent) and Fay Linksman of Toronto, ON (Color Category) at the next International Trend Vision competition and celebration set to take place in Frankfurt, Germany, during the week of Hairworld.

This event was the fourth annual North American Trend Vision Awards, one of the worldwide rounds designed to select the finalists who will face off in the international competition. Thirty-five finalists were judged by a panel of experts that included celebrity stylists Andy LeCompte, Jennifer J., industry icons The Doves, Wella International Creative Director Reiner Sauter and behindthechair.com Consulting Editor Jackie Summers.
Trend Vision was designed to celebrate the skills of emerging stylists with an inherent sense of originality demonstrated through their interpretion of one of the four trends in the 2013 Haute Couture “Sound of Color” Collection created by Wella Professionals Global Creative Directors Eugene Souleiman and Josh Wood.

To keep the creative fire alive, there was also an star-studded roster of top international artistic teams performing on stage, including Shay Demsey and Hans Nilsson of the Sebastian Professionals International Artistic Team. Session stylist and international educator Carmody Homan for Clairol Professional, Mark Hayes and Tracy Sakosits for Sassoon Academy were also on hand, while Joey Scandizzo, International Trend Vision Award winner and one of the youngest hairdressers to be named Australia’s Hairdresser of the year, completed the line-up. 

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NA TVA 2013 SILVER/BRONZE/GOLD WINNERS

YOUNG TALENT USA:
Bronze: Lisa Bryant – Hairroin Salon (Hollywood, CA)
Silver: Mariah Joseph – Blaze Color Salon (Coralville, IA)
Gold: Rose Marie Corpuz – UMBRELLA Salon (San Jose, CA)
YOUNG TALENT CANADA:
Bronze: Fernando Monge – Heady Candy (Toronto, ON)
Silver: Sabrina Tremblay – Toque & Cie (Victoriaville, QC)
Gold: Lucy Zemba – Cavana Inn and Spa (Orillia, ON)
COLOR USA:
Bronze: A. J. Arleen Ledezma – Gadabout Salon Spas (Tucson, AZ)
Silver: Heather McGowen – Planet Salon (Beverly Hills, CA)
Gold: Shirley Gordon – Strands Hair Salon (Wheaton, MD)
COLOR CANADA:
Bronze: Damien Carvery – Texture Hair Boutique (Ottawa, ON)
Silver: Alina Friesen – A Michael Levine Salon Group (Vancouver, BC)
Gold: Fay Linksman – P&H Salon and Spa (Toronto, ON)

STUDENT NORTH AMERICA:
Bronze: Courtney Michaelis – Bellus Academy (Poway, CA)
Silver: Day Tresvant – Beau Monde Academy (Portland, OR)
Gold: Tiffany Bernard – Citrus Community College (Glendora, CA)