Competition marks 100 scholarships honoring
Sassoon’s legacy and marks halfway point of $1.5M scholarship
commitment
Wella’s Hairdressers at Heart and the Beauty Changes Lives
Foundation announced the winners of the Vidal Sassoon Professional
Beauty Education Scholarship Program “Basic” and “Advanced”
competitions on May 28. The 10 “Basic” and 10 “Advanced” winners
were selected from hundreds of applicants who competed in the
national competition funded by Wella’s Hairdressers at Heart and
administered by the Beauty Changes Lives Foundation.
Ten “Basic” winners will each receive a scholarship covering 50%
of cosmetology school tuition (up to $10,000) at an American
Association of Cosmetology Schools member school. Ten “Advanced”
scholarship winners will each receive a five-day course at a
Sassoon Academy in North America, including travel and course fees
(up to $5,000).
Winners of the “Basic” Vidal Sassoon Professional Beauty
Education Program are as follows: Candace Aussant, Paul Mitchell
The School, San Antonio, TX; Haley Condor, Cosmetology Career
Institute, Greenville, TX; Monesha Cooper, Regency Beauty
Institute, Pasadena, TX; Debora Fuentes, Aveda Institute, Dallas,
TX; Christine Gebbia, Paul Mitchell the School, Denver, CO; Megan
Goldberg, Paul Mitchell the School, Las Vegas, NV; Demetra Kottis,
Aveda Institute, New York, NY; Sarah Stuffelbeam, Cinta Aveda
Institute, San Francisco, CA; Abrea Tillman, Cinta Aveda Institute,
San Francisco, CA; Lisa Torres, ARROJO Cosmetology School, New
York, NY.
Winners of the “Advanced” Vidal Sassoon Professional Beauty
Education Program and their salons are as follows: Kellie Crossley,
Color by Kellie, Niagara Falls, ON; Layla Dudley, London Hair
Studios, Eugene, OR; Kelsey Higginbotham, RUSH by Dino Palmieri,
Cuyahoga, OH: Zinta Kalnins, Avalon Hair Design, North York, ON;
Caitlin Lambert, Caitlin HairArtistry StL, St. Louis, MO; Vanessa
Li, Salon La Sirena, Haleiwa, HI; Kay Matthews, Madison Avenue
Salon, Seattle, WA; Amy Schaming, Metropolis Salon & Dry Bar,
Columbia, SC; Leigh Schultz, Salon Decorum, Tottenham, ON; Dorothy
Wrightsman, Bellus Academy, Poway, CA.
The scholarship program honors beauty visionary and entrepreneur
Vidal Sassoon’s lifelong passion for education. Since the
competition was introduced in 2013, the Vidal Sassoon Professional
Beauty Education Scholarship Program has awarded 100 scholarships
and fulfilled half of a $1.5M scholarship commitment Wella is
funding through 2017.
A judging team composed of elite hairstylists selected the
winners whose applications reflected their passion for the
professional beauty industry and their desire to change lives as a
licensed beauty and wellness professional. Winners’ applications
may be viewed at social beauty network Bloom.com
http://www.bloom.com/ and at www.beautychangeslives.org.
“The Beauty Changes Lives scholarship suite has grown to include
multiple educational opportunities in addition to a mentoring
program,” said Lynelle Lynch, president of the Beauty Changes Lives
Foundation. “However, the Vidal Sassoon Professional Beauty
Education Scholarship was the first branded-scholarship offered by
BCL and we’re thrilled to see the program’s legacy grow as
scholarship winners complete their education and make their mark on
the beauty world.”
Wella North America CEO Sal Mauceri noted how Vidal Sassoon’s
legacy extended far beyond his iconic geometric cuts. “Vidal was a
great hairstylist and artist, but he was also an extraordinary
entrepreneur, educator, philanthropist and humanitarian who
believed deeply in the power of education to change lives,” he
said. “Three years after his passing, Wella’s Hairdressers at Heart
is pleased to see Vidal’s commitment to education live on through
the Vidal Sassoon Professional Beauty Education Scholarship.”
For more information on the Basic and Advanced scholarships and
to view entry videos submitted by previous winners, please visit:
www.beautychangeslives.org and www.hairdressersatheart.com.
About the Beauty Changes Lives Foundation: The Foundation
is a 501(c)(3) created by the American Association of Cosmetology
Schools to build awareness of the extraordinary career
opportunities available in the beauty and wellness industry and
massage therapy. The Foundation also organizes and participates in
numerous philanthropic fundraisers that shine the spotlight on the
charitable initiatives of the beauty and wellness community.
About Wella, the Salon Professional Division of P&G:
Wella’s products help make beauty dreams real every day for
millions of stylists and consumers worldwide. Wella brands are
distributed in more than 180,000 salons across the globe, and
include Wella Professionals Care and Styling as well as Koleston
Perfect, Illumina Color, Color Touch and Blondor by Wella
Professionals; Sebastian Professional; Clairol Professional and
Nioxin. The Vidal Sassoon Professional Beauty Education Scholarship
grant is part of Wella’s “Hairdressers at Heart,” an industry-wide
program that supports stylists at each stage of their career with
scholarships, through artistic competition, and with assisted child
care and salon grants for community service.
About Sassoon Academy: Sassoon Academy offers its
celebrated, industry-leading philosophy and courses worldwide
through its renowned Academies, and instructional DVDs and books.
All classes are developed and designed to be contemporary, relevant
and forward thinking and are delivered with passion, commitment and
technical excellence. The aim is to share the knowledge that is
gained in the development of our craft and ensure that our students
gain real commercial skills from our courses, as well as take away
a piece of the culture that created Sassoon. To learn more about
Sassoon Academy, visit www.sassoon.com or follow us on
Facebook: facebook.com/SassoonAcademy,
Twitter: twitter.com/SassoonAcademy and Instagram:
@sassoonacademyofficial.
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Beauty Changes Lives:Susan Miller,
765-620-2007smiller@5metacom.comorWella’s Hairdressers at
Heart:Ashley
Johnson, 212-546-8557ajohnson@devriesglobal.com
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