Protege Competition 2011
As soon as we launched the second Protégé Competition the entries started rolling in. The quality was fantastic, which made our judges’ job a lot harder. But they soldiered on and managed to settle on six finalists, each of whom were then paired with one of our six mentors ahead of D-day in November.
Announcing the protege 2011 finalists
As soon as we launched the second Protégé Competition the entries started rolling in. The quality was fantastic, which made our judges’ job a lot harder. But they soldiered on and managed to settle on six finalists, each of whom were then paired with one of our six mentors ahead of D-day in November.
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Finalist: Jodi Pullar, Blue Cactus, Wellington |
Finalist: Sophia Stace, Get Funkd, Wellington Mentor |
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| Finalist: Kaleb Pritchard, Blaze, Auckland Mentor: Jock Robson, dharma |
Finalist: Laura Williams, Jan Waite Hairdressing, Auckland Mentor: Sasha Lenski, Bettjemans |
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| Finalist: Ben Williams, Willis York, Wellington Mentor: Mobeen Bhiko, Stephen Marr |
Finalist: Hilton Dewes, Maelstrom, Auckland Mentor: Kate Henry, Me salon |
HIGHly commended goes to ...
Jordyn McLachlan from Willis York, Wellington
Nicola White from NV Hair, Hamilton
Kyla Smith from Milton Andrews, Havelock North
David Issacs from House of Hair, Gisborne
Valeria Lenskia from Bettjemans, Auckland
For everyone who didn’t make the cut, keep an eye on who wins and learn from it – and enter again next year!!
Important dates:
Entries open May 31, 2011
Entries close August 1, 2011
Finalists named August 26, 2011
Photoshoot and Awards ceremony end of November 2011
What you can win
Each finalist gets:
• Flights and accommodation to Auckland
• professional photoshoot
• L’Oreal Professional, Kerastase, Matrix, Pureology and Redken products
• Final photo published in the Summer issue of TRADE
• Next Generation Hair Expo passes for Sydney 2012
The winner gets all that plus:
• The cover of the summer issue of TRADE
• Flights and accommodation for one to Sydney for Hair Expo 2012
The mentors
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| Jaimee Smith Zaibatsu, Dunedin |
Jock Robson dharma, Auckland |
Kate Henry Me Salon, Auckland |
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| Mana Dave Blaze, Auckland |
Mobeen Bhiko Stephen Marr, Auckland |
Sasha Lenski Bettjemans, Auckland |
The judges
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| Amanda Betts Red11 Models |
Jackie Meiring Photographer |
Jaimee Clapham TRADE |
Michael Beel Buoy |
The Protege Competition 2011 is sponsored by:
* In the interest of fairness and transparency, entries from apprentices at dharma and Buoy were not considered.
