The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) has announced the winners of the 28th annual North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA), the beauty industry’s most prestigious photographic competition. NAHA took place during PBA Beauty Week at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Sunday, July 9, 2017.
As the top hair, makeup and nail competition in all of North America, NAHA features 15 categories of excellence including two new categories, Haircutting and Styling & Finishing. This year’s event featured special guest Eden Sassoon and honored legendary hairstylist Sam Villa with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Winners for 2017
NAHA 2017 Avant Garde Winner Chelsea James of Forma Collective Salon, Englewood, CO • Photos Courtesy of PBA
NAHA 2017 Editorial Stylist of the Year Winner Heggy Gonzalez of Aveda Institute Provo, Orem, UT • Photos Courtesy of PBA
NAHA 2017 Haircolor Winner Matt Swinney of Evolution, Minneapolis, MN • Photos Courtesy of PBA
NAHA 2017 Haircutting Winner Winner Anica Iordache of ModMop, Ottawa, ON • Photos Courtesy of PBA
NAHA 2017 Hairstylist of the Year Winner Mio Sota of Trio Salon, Chicago, IL • Photos Courtesy of PBA
NAHA 2017 Makeup Artist of the Year Winner Florencia Taylor, London, ON • Photos Courtesy of PBA
NAHA 2017 Master Hairstylist of the Year Winner Damien Carney, New York, NY • Photos Courtesy of PBA
NAHA 2017 Men’s Hairstylist of the Year Winner Whitney VerMeer of The Aesthetic X Whitney VerMeer, Minneapolis, MN • Photos Courtesy of PBA
NAHA 2017 Nail Professional of the Year Winner Rochelle Dingman of Shear Fashion Salon, San Jose, CA • Photos Courtesy of PBA
NAHA 2017 Newcomer Stylist of the Year Winner Junryl Molina of Patrick Evan Salon, San Francisco, CA • Photos Courtesy of PBA
NAHA 2017 Salon/School Design of the Year Winner Broome Street Society, New York, NY • Photos Courtesy of PBA
Student Hairstylist of the Year Winner Aisling Campbell of Aveda Institute Tucson, Tucson, AZ • Courtesy of PBA
NAHA 2017 Styling & Finishing Winner Diana Skrabanek of Ruiz Salon, Austin, TX • Photos Courtesy of PBA
NAHA 2017 Texture Winner Julie Kocanyar of Reverie Salon, Chicago, IL • Photos Courtesy of PBA
NAHA 2017 People’s Choice Award Winner Blushes, Ottawa, ON• Photos Courtesy of PBA
NAHA 2017 Awards Ceremony
NAHA 2017 celebrated the beauty industry’s most talented artists and recognized the skill, vision and creative execution of both individual finalists’ award-winning entries and the artistic presentations from NAHA Diamond Sponsors including Aveda, Beauty Underground, Morrocanoil, Living Proof, Mizani as well as 2016 Hairstylist of the Year, Matt Swinney.
NAHA 2017, which includes the entire awards ceremony and interviews from the pre-show Red Carpet Reception, is available to stream on-demand at www.nahalive.com.
2018 Event
NAHA 2018 will take place Sunday, July 29, 2017 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The NAHA 2018 entry process opens December 1, 2017. Collections will be available online at probeauty.org/naha.
