28 March 2024

Estetica Applauds The NAHA 2014 Finalists!

North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) is celebrating 25 Years this year, as the Top Honor for the Professional Beauty Industry!

And after the Professional Beauty Association (PBA) announcement of the much anticipated finalists for the 2014 NAHA, we at Estetica want to give a personal salute to all the finalists: Congratulations! Estetica will be in fabulous Las Vegas (Sunday, July 13th) for the celebration recognizing all of the industry’s leading talent and we can’t wait to give our readers the inside scoop from NAHA 2014!

As the most prestigious photographic beauty competition in North America, NAHA celebrates the artistry and skill of the professional salon industry. As the pinnacle achievement for professional hairstylists and makeup artists, past and present NAHA entrants, finalists and winners continue to push the boundaries of trend-setting style. Drawing from leading editorial, celebrity, and platform artists whose work graces top fashion and beauty magazines, runway shows, and red carpets, NAHA is the culmination of style, beauty trends and sheer artistry.

NAHAs are given in 14 distinct categories including Avant Garde, Contemporary Classic, Editorial Stylist of the Year, Haircolor, Make-Up Artist of the Year, Master Hairstylist of the Year, Men’s Hairstylist of the Year, Newcomer Stylist of the Year, Salon Design, Salon MBA, Salon Team, Student Hairstylist of the Year and Texture. The highest honor is the coveted award for Hairstylist of the Year.

The 2014 NAHA Awards Ceremony is open to ALL and will be held on Sunday, July 13, 2014 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. This is an evening filled with high-energy, creative expression and artistic presentations by Aveda, jcp salon, Redken and Allen Ruiz, recipient of the 2013 Hairstylist of the Year award.

Renowned entertainment journalists, television personalities and producers, Bill and Giuliana Rancic will host this year’s Awards Ceremony.  The Rancic’s are one of America’s most beloved couples. Each week on E! the couple is watched by millions on their hit reality show, “Giuliana & Bill,” which recently debuted its seventh season. The ceremony will also be broadcast live, via streaming video, by Modern Salon at modernsalon.com/naha

Here is the complete list of finalists for the 2014 NAHA:

  • AVANT GARDE
    Silas Tsang, Blushes, Ottawa, ON
  • 
Ludovic Leroy, Medz Salon, Verdun, QC

  • Austin Finley, Toni & Guy, Dallas, TX
  • 
Jake Thompson, Lunatic Fringe, Salt Lake City, UT

  • Chrystofer Benson, South Weber, UT

  • CONTEMPORARY CLASSIC
    Sal Misseri, Ladies and Gentlemen Salon, Chicago, IL

  • Michael Haase, Platinum Black, Los Angeles, CA
  • 
Sonna Brado, Jaazz Salons, Inc., Spokane, WA

  • Shirley Gordon, Strands Hairs Studio, Wheaton, MD

  • Geno Chapman, Julian August, Los Angeles, CA

  • EDITORIAL HAIRSTYLIST OF THE YEAR
    Lisa Espinoza, Salon Fluxx, Naperville, IL
  • 
Geneva Cowen, Sam Villa, Anchorage, AK
  • 
Franco Della Grazia, Cutler Salon NYC, Florham Park, NJ
  • 
Michael Albor, The Loft Salon, Boston, MA

  • Sherri Jessee, Sherri’s Hair Salon, Bristol, VA

  • HAIRCOLOR
    Daniel Rubin, Dennis Bartolomei, Chicago, IL

  • Loretta Tom, Salon Haze, Vancouver, BC
    Chrystofer Benson, South Weber, UT
  • 
Alina Friesen, A Michael Levin Salon Group, Vancouver, BC

  • Berry Bachen, MainEntrance Artists, New York, NY

  • HAIRSTYLIST OF THE YEAR
    Alain Pereque, Saco Salon Drummond, Montreal, QC

  • Steven Robertson, Lunatic Fringe Salon, Salt Lake City, UT
  • 
Anthony Cress, Studio 4 Salon, Costa Mesa, CA

  • Chrystofer Benson, South Weber, UT
  • 
David Barron, Barron’s London Salon, Atlanta, GA

  • MAKEUP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
  • Katy Albright, Waxhaw, NC
  • 
Janell Geason, Aveda, Eden Prairie, MN

  • Katelyn Simkins, Denver, CO

  • Brad Van Dyke, Aveda Institute Denver, Denver, CO
  • 
Heath Bryant-Huppert, HAUS Salon, Minneapolis, MN

  • MASTER STYLIST OF THE YEAR
    Anna Pacitto, Salon Pure, Montreal, QC

  • Chrystofer Benson, South Weber, UT
  • 
Vivienne Mackinder, Hairdesigner TV, Riverhead, NY
  • 
Richard Ashforth & Alain Pereque, Saco Salon Drummond, Montreal, QC
  • 
Ruth Roche, Rare by Ruth Roche, New York, NY

  • MEN’S HAIRSTYLIST OF THE YEAR
    Jorge Bucio, J Buccio Salon, Austin, TX

  • Paul Pereira, Solo Base, Toronto, ON

  • Matthew Tyldesley, Hair by Charles & Company, Louisville, KY
  • 
Marylle Koken, The Harlot, Venice, CA

  • Matthew Morris, Matthew Morris Salon and Skincare, Denver, CO

  • NEWCOMER STYLIST OF THE YEAR
    Carley Throgmorton, Dallas Roberts Salon, West Jordan, UT

  • Oxana Kim, Etual by Larisa, Valencia, CA
  • 
Chris Rushton, Logan 14 Salon & Spa, Washington D.C.
  • 
Bailey Bute, Butterfly Loft Salon, Newbury Park, CA

  • Jaelyn Walker, Michael Levin Salon, Vancouver, BC

  • SALON/SCHOOL DESIGN OF THE YEAR
    Zoltons Salon and Spa, Scottsdale, AZ 

  • Platinum Entourage, Las Vegas, NV
  • 
Schardein’s Salon and Spa, Oklahoma City, OK 

  • HC Studio, Brookline, MA 

  • 6 Salon, Royal Oak, MI

  • SALON MASTER OF BUSINESS AWARD
    Matthew Morris, Matthew Morris Salon and Skincare, Denver, CO
  • 
Karie Bennett, Atelier Studio, San Jose, CA

  • Tina Morschauser, Rejuvenation Spa, Madison, WI

  • China Wong, Salon Spa W, Des Moines, IA

  • Bryan Nunes, Blo, Raleigh, NC

  • SALON TEAM OF THE YEAR
    Van Michael Salons, Atlanta, GA
  • 
Lunatic Fringe, Salt Lake City, UT

  • Moods Hair Salon, Vancouver, BC
  • Pure Salon, Montreal, QC
  • MainEntrance Artists, New York, NY

  • STUDENT HAIRSTYLIST OF THE YEAR
    Kayla Bosaw, Aveda’s Fredric’s Institute, West Chester, OH

  • Jason Appel, Aveda’s Fredric’s Institute, Indianapolis, IN

  • Angel Alferez, Eric Fisher Academy, Wichita, KS

  • Shie Eck, Eric Fisher Academy, Wichita, KS
  • 
Nicole Gary, San Bernardino Beauty College, San Bernardino, CA

  • TEXTURE
    Danielle Keasling, Salon Karma, Blufton, SC

  • Lisa Vann, Milagros Salon Spa, Seattle, WA
  • 
Mark Dolan, Evolution, Minneapolis, MN
  • 
Diva Poulos, Diva International Salon, San Francisco, CA
  • 
Dilek Onur-Taylor, JCP Salons, Dallas, TX

To learn more about NAHA, visit probeauty.org/naha

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