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NAHA 2022 Participants Announced!

The North American Hairstyling Awards is the most prestigious professional beauty competition in North America, and honors the salon industry’s top artists – who push the boundaries of skill and creativity.

This year there will be 14 categories of excellence, of which we will be entering into the Student Hairstylist of the Year Category.

The 蘑菇传媒s selected one participant from each location based on their submission of a video sharing why they chose the 蘑菇传媒 Institute and why they should represent their school as well as before and after images of their haircut, color, style and makeup and a video of their process. Participants will take part in our annual NAHA photo shoot with award-winning photographer, Keith Bryce, for their entry to the NAHA Student Hairstylist of the Year for the 2022 awards. 

This year's participants are:

  • 蘑菇传媒 Institute Columbus - Mariah Hollet
  • 蘑菇传媒 Institute Chapel Hill - Tyonna Stacker 
  • 蘑菇传媒 Institute Los Angeles - Shantelle Gomez
  • 蘑菇传媒 Fredric's Institute Cincinnati - Ravina Patel
  • 蘑菇传媒 Fredric's Institute Indianapolis - Madalinn Christy

Thank you to all students who participated and congratulations to the five finalists. We can't wait to see your looks come to life in the photo shoot!

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