OMC Hairworld 2024 lit up Paris with a spectacle of unmatched artistry and innovation, turning the city of light into the hair art global epicenter.
Held during the prestigious MCB by Beauté Sélection, OMC Hairworld 2024 competition drew some of the most visionary hairstylists from across the globe, each determined to redefine the limits of creativity and technical prowess in the beauty industry.
From intricate avant-garde styles to impeccably executed classic techniques, the stage was alive with a display of extraordinary skill and dedication. As participants poured their passion into each creation, it was clear that OMC Hairworld 2024 was poised to not only meet but exceed the high standards set by past competitions. The event was made possible through the support of major industry players: L’Oréal Professionnel Paris, Takara Belmont, Raphaël Perrier and MCB by Beauté Sélection, who joined as Platinum Sponsors; alongside Gold Sponsors Vitality’s and Silkey Professional. Additionally, mannequin Gold Sponsors Pivot Point, YY Hair, Calcagni Diffusion, and Jinda Hairs lent essential support to the competition.
Salvatore Fodera, Chairman and Founder of OMC Hairworld, led the presentation of this prestigious event, accompanied by OMC World President Gianni Fodera, CEO and OMC Hairworld President Vincent Fodera, and OMC Vice President Carmelo Gugliotti. Together, they orchestrated a celebration that honored both tradition and the future of hairstyling. With Paris as the breathtaking backdrop, OMC Hairworld 2024 will be remembered as an event where passion and innovation fused, inspiring professionals worldwide to reach new heights in their craft.
As a grand finale, Raphaël Perrier presented a magnificent hair show that elevated the hair artistry to new heights, leaving the audience in awe of the creativity and technique on display. With Paris as the breathtaking backdrop, OMC Hairworld 2024 will be remembered as an event where passion and innovation fused, inspiring professionals worldwide to reach new heights in their craft.
MEET THE OMC HAIRWORLD 2024 WINNERS!
▶ LADIES CREATIVE STYLE
- 5th place: ONODA AYAKA (Japan)
- 4th place: KIM EUN-JI (Korea)
- Bronze Medal: OH SEUNG-HYUN (Korea)
- Silver Medal: LEE DA-HYUN (Korea)
- OMC World Champion: PARK HYEONG-DAE (Korea)
▶ LADIES HAIR BY NIGHT
- 5th place: ALICE MOSER (Germany)
- 4th place: PARK HYEONG-DAE (Korea)
- Bronze Medal: TIA PAUGAM (France)
- Silver Medal: AURÉLIE MICHELIN (France)
- OMC World Champion: LÉA BONETTO MARMUGI (France)
▶ LADIES CREATIVE CUP
- 5th place: NORWAY (Marte Bringsrud, Sofie Margrethe Elstad, Isabella Nguyen)
- 4th place: MONGOLIA (Khulan Alyeksandr, Purevdorj Demberelsuren, Sanduijav Erdenebat)
- Bronze Medal: JAPAN (Takahiro Yamaguchi, Ayaka Onoda, Yuya Hachisuka)
- Silver Medal: FRANCE (Léa Bonetto Marmugi, Aurélie Michelin, Tia Paugam)
- OMC World Champion: KOREA (Hyeong-Dae PArk, Da-Hyun Lee, Seung-Hyun Oh)
▶ LADIES OPEN WAVE STYLE – LONG HAIR
- 5th place: JENNIFER LETORT (France)
- 4th place: LAETITIA CORBLIN (France)
- Bronze Medal: GIANNOYLAS SAKIS (Greece)
- Silver Medal: CÉLIA IDÉE (France)
- OMC World Champion: VALENTINA BIRCHER (Switzerland)
▶ LADIES ROMANTIC BRIDAL
- 5th place: LAURA BJERRE LARSEN (Denmark)
- 4th place: SHAKIRA RIVERA (Puerto Rico)
- Bronze Medal: BELKY CABRERA (Puerto Rico)
- Silver Medal: GIANNOYLAS SAKIS (Greece)
- OMC World Champion: VALENTINA BIRCHER (Switzerland)
▶ LADIES FASHION CUP
- 5th place: DENMARK (Laura Bjerre Larsen, Sara Hoeg, Lotte Cecilie Christensen)
- 4th place: PUERTO RICO (Belky Cabrera, Shakira Rivera, Antonio Rivera)
- Bronze Medal: FRANCE (Célia Idée, Laetitia Corblin, Jennifer Letort)
- Silver Medal: GREECE (Sakis Giannoylas, Pelina Malliou, Ornela Nasho)
- OMC World Champion: SWITZERLAND (Valentina Bircher, Stephanie Gossweiler, Valeria Riniti)
▶ LADIES PRESTIGE GALA
- 5th place: NIU DAN (China)
- 4th place: VALENTINA CANTONI (Italy)
- Bronze Medal: ÉLISE ROGER (France)
- Silver Medal: YUN-JI MIN (Korea)
- OMC World Champion: TAE WON-JU (Korea)
▶ LADIES PRESTIGE BRIDAL
- 5th place: YULIIA OLESHKO (Ukraine)
- 4th place: MARINE MURADYAN (Ukraine)
- Bronze Medal: LÉA MAGADDINO (France)
- Silver Medal: VALENTINA CANTONI (Italy)
- OMC World Champion: ÉLISE ROGER (France)
▶ LADIES PRESTIGE CUP
- 5th place: UKRAINE (Marine Muradyan, Yuliia Oleshko, Hanna Golub)
- 4th place: CHINA (Dan Niu, Lizhen Wu, Yuanjing Yang)
- Bronze Medal: ITALY (Valentina Cantoni, Gessica Garisto, Danilo Catanzaro)
- Silver Medal: GREECE (Sakis Giannoylas, Pelina Malliou, Ornela Nasho)
- OMC World Champion: FRANCE (Élise Roger, Léa Magaddino, Morgan Queignec)
▶ LADIES RED CARPET LOOK
- 5th place: ANDRESEN AGATA SHKHALAKHOVA (Norway)
- 4th place: MARINE GEVORGYAN (Armenia)
- Bronze Medal: HAYK MUSAELYAN (Armenia)
- Silver Medal: INGA PETRICEVIC (Croatia)
- OMC World Champion: KARINE PARONYAN (Armenia)
▶ LADIES CREATIVE HAIR COLOR AND STYLE
- 5th place: JULIETTE AVRILLON (France)
- 4th place: IULIIA ALEKSANDRINA (Russia)
- Bronze Medal: GEMMA MILES (Great Britain)
- Silver Medal: KAMILA LIDIA JANECKA-SKALSKA (Norway)
- OMC World Champion: NIKOLAI KHARITONOV (Russia)
▶ LADIES CREATIVE BRAIDED STYLE
- 5th place: MARIA SURACE (Italy)
- 4th place: GIACOMA GAGLIO (Italy)
- Bronze Medal: VIVIEN BARANYAI (Hungary)
- Silver Medal: MARIO BORRELLI (Italy)
- OMC World Champion: MARIANNA TOTH (Hungary)
▶ LADIES STREET CUT AND STYLE
- 5th place: LEUNG YUK PUI (Hong Kong)
- 4th place: NORBERT HARMATH (Hungary)
- Bronze Medal: OSCAR CHIOVE (Switzerland)
- Silver Medal: VALENTINA BIRCHER (Switzerland)
- OMC World Champion: STEPHANIE GOSSWEILER (Switzerland)
▶ GENTS COMMERCIAL FADE CUT
- 5th place: MATTEO RICCARDO CHINNICI (Italy)
- 4th place: ROSARIO MARZANO (Italy)
- Bronze Medal: AKITOSHI HIRANO (Japan)
- Silver Medal: GIUSEPPE LO GERFO (Italy)
- OMC World Champion: ANDREIY SHAPOVAL (Italy)
▶ GENTS SKIN FADE CUT
- 5th place: ISACCO CAPITALE (Italy)
- 4th place: ALFREDO AMOROSO (Italy)
- Bronze Medal: MATTEO RICCARDO CHINNICI (Italy)
- Silver Medal: ANDREA CAMPOSANTO (Italy)
- OMC World Champion: AKITOSHI HIRANO (Japan)
▶ GENTS BARBER CUP
- 5th place: PUERTO RICO (Valeria A. Adorno Gonzalez, Samuel Rivera Amaro, Axel Antonio Rivera Cuevas)
- 4th place: PALESTINE (Samer Badwan, Jehad Nafee, Khaled Shoman)
- Bronze Medal: SERBIA (Vanja Kubet, Dejan Jankovic, Ivan Cvetkovic)
- Silver Medal: JAPAN (Akitoshi Hirano, Shun Shinoda, Terumasa Hirata)
- OMC World Champion: ITALY (Riccardo Mateo Chinnici, Andreiy Shapoval, Andrea Camposanto)
▶ GENTS CLASSIC FADE CUT
- 5th place: VALENTIN RICOIS (France)
- 4th place: IURII ZHDANOV (Russia)
- Bronze Medal: AKITOSHI HIRANO (Japan)
- Silver Medal: SUKHBAATAR MUNKHNASAN (Mongolia)
- OMC World Champion: MARIO BUONANNO (Italy)
▶ GENTS CLASSIC CUT
- 5th place: SUKHBAATAR MUNKHNASAN (Mongolia)
- 4th place: CÉLIA DOLAY (France)
- Bronze Medal: AKITOSHI HIRANO (Japan)
- Silver Medal: DIANA ROSHKA (Russia)
- OMC World Champion: ADIYA BAYARMAGNAI (Mongolia)
▶ GENTS CLASSIC CUP
- 5th place: FRANCE (Célia Dolay, Valentin Ricois, Nathan Moreau)
- 4th place: ITALY (Mario Buonanno, Andrea Dinone, Antonio Cadavero)
- Bronze Medal: RUSSIA (Diana Roshka, Iurii Zhdanov, Tatiana Prygova)
- Silver Medal: JAPAN (Akitoshi Hirano, Shun Shinoda, Fumiko Shimamoto)
- OMC World Champion: MONGOLIA (Munkhnasan Sukhbaatar, Bayarmagnai Adiya, Amgalanbayar Adiya)
▶ GENTS CURLY HAIR – LONG HAIR
- 5th place: NICOLÒ SARNATARO (Italy)
- 4th place: MARIO DE LUCIA (Italy)
- Bronze Medal: ISACCO MORMONE (Italy)
- Silver Medal: MICHELE IAVARONE (Italy)
- OMC World Champion: IBRAHIM HOZAN (Denmark)
▶ GENTS STREET CUT AND STYLE
- 5th place: SALVATORE PASTORE (Italy)
- 4th place: LYNGSTAD VILDE (Norway)
- Bronze Medal: ANDREA FAETA (Italy)
- Silver Medal: MICHELE IAVARONE (Italy)
- OMC World Champion: ALBERTO COLAMARCO (Italy)
▶ GENTS FASHION CUP
- 5th place: CROATIA (Josipa Bobovec, Nevenka Vincetic, Marin Simek)
- 4th place: NORWAY (Vilde Lyngstad, Kjersti Herre Hansen, Mimoza Llapqeva)
- Bronze Medal: POLAND (Gabriela Wnuk, Marlena Kania, Izabela Bogucka)
- Silver Medal: DENMARK (Hozan Ibrahim, Freja Hauge Lauridsen, Laura Jorgensen)
- OMC World Champion: ITALY (Michele Iavarone, Alberto Colamarco, Mario de Lucia)
▶ GENTS AVANT-GARDE
- 5th place: GRAHAM LYNCH (Northern Ireland)
- 4th place: AXEL ANTONIO RIVERA CUEVAS (Puerto Rico)
- Bronze Medal: YULIIA NIHRETSKUL (Poland)
- Silver Medal: LADA SISOVA (Russia)
- OMC World Champion: LAURA JORGENSEN (Denmark)
▶ GENTS FULL FASHION LOOK
- 5th place: IZABELA BOGUCKA (Poland)
- 4th place: ARNALDO FRANCISCONI (Italy)
- Bronze Medal: LIDIJA IVANOVE (Lithuania)
- Silver Medal: LUCA COLA CESARE (Italy)
- OMC World Champion: DEJAN JANKOVIC (Serbia)
▶ GENTS CREATIVE STYLE
- 5th place: ADIYA BAYARMAGNAI (Mongolia)
- 4th place: MARIO BUONANNO (Italy)
- Bronze Medal: DOMINIKA ZIMNA (Poland)
- Silver Medal: CÉLIA DOLAY (France)
- OMC World Champion: VALENTIN RICOIS (France)