The waiting is over and the nominees for HJ’s 26th British Hairdressing Awards, sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional have been announced…
From a specially selected group of industry experts, beauty journalists and international trade press, eight inspirational and influential hairdressers – the cream of the British hairdressing industry, have been nominated for the prestigious British Hairdresser of the Year Award.
The nominated hairdressers are;
In the British Hairdressing Awards 26 year history there have only been 15 hairdressers who have been awarded this esteemed title.
They are – Trevor Sorbie, Anthony Mascolo, Irvine and Rita Rusk, John Frieda, Andrew Collinge, Nicky Clarke, Charles Worthington, Umberto Giannini, Beverly C, Mark Hill, Antoinette Beenders, Lisa Shepherd, Andrew Barton, Angelo Seminara and Akin Konizi.
2009 British Hairdresser of the Year, Akin Konizi was ecstatic when he won the coveted title.
“Winning HJ’s prestigious British Hairdresser of the Year Award for a second consecutive year in 2009 was absolutely incredible and is almost too hard to put into words! As only the third hairdresser in the history of the awards to win this title two years in a row, I feel very proud to be recognised in this way and it really is a true honour to fly the flag for British hairdressing – which is the most amazing industry to work in,” adds Akin.
Jayne Lewis-Orr, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Hairdressers Journal International was delighted to announce the nominees.
“British hairdressing is viewed throughout the world as being creative and inspiring and the eight British Hairdresser of the Year nominees, all live up to that expectation. The forthcoming months are going to be very exciting, as we have the first round judging of the regional and specialist categories, followed by the announcement of the six finalists within nine regional categories and the six specialist categories. Within that time, the British Hairdresser of the Year nominees will be preparing their exclusive portfolio, which will be judged with the regional and specialist category finalists. I wish everyone involved the best of luck, as winning a British Hairdressing Award can really change your life.”
The British Hairdressing Awards 2010 is presented by Hairdressers Journal International and sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional.
The winners in all sixteen categories, culminating in the premier accolade, British Hairdresser of the Year 2010, will be announced at a fantastic star studded awards ceremony and dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel, A JW Marriot Hotel, Park Lane, London on Monday 22nd November 2010.
