Wella Professionals Announces North American Trend Vision 2012 Finalists

It’s the moment that these talented stylists have been waiting for!  Wella Professionals has announced the finalists who have been chosen to compete in the North American Trend Vision Awards  in Los Angeles, California.  The interpretations are based on the 2012 Trend Vision looks—Roxy, Celeste, Grace and Blaze. Be there on July 29 to see who advances to the finals—and the chance to compete in the global International Trend Vision event in Madrid in October!

U.S. Finalists: View Their Images!
Color Category
Nicole Obert
Carrera Bailey
Paul Awh
Kenneth Collins
Heather McGowen
Anthony Cress
Miriam Ruiz
Matthew Hom

Young Talent Category
Olga Shamatrina
Hannah Cook
Brenton Lee
Clayton Beck
Kelsey Deuel
{atricia Perez
Aisha Bashman
Kara Stiverson

Student Category
Darla Glover
Gloritza Aviles
Jamie Ferero
Karen Martinez
Mary R. Bismonte

Canadian Finalists: View Their Images!
Color Category
Michelle Porowski
Philip Ferreira
Caroline Lavoie
Jessica Gauvin
Suzanne Pack
Virginia Micolucci
Mujda Sultani

Young Talent Category
Jade Francoeur
Kimberly Hoang
Sabrina Tremblay
Stephanie Bilas
Thea Serbec
Mathieu Hubert
Remi Cardin

On Sunday, July 29th, 2012, top hair professionals from the US and Canada will gather at L.A Live between 6:30pm and 10pm for the North American Trend Vision Awards. The stage will be overcome with talent, and a new wave of creativity will beat through the realm of hair color and styling. All of the looks will be critiqued by panel of highly regarded judges in the hair industry, including celebrity stylists to the stars Thomas Dunkin, Janine Jarman, and Jennifer J. The event also includes runway hair shows by the Sebastian Professional, Nioxin and Toni & Guy creative teams which interpret the Wella trends and are guaranteed to inspire!

The stylists will compete as they interpret the released Trend Vision trends, as curated by the Wella Professionals Creative team. Only two of the most passionate and inventive stylists will be selected to represent North America against 52 other countries at the International Trend Vision Awards in Madrid, Spain this October.

The trends that are interpreted each year are created by Wella Professionasls Creative Team, including Global Creative Directors Eugene Souleiman and Josh Wood, who forecast four of the most cutting-edge trends each year.  Wella Professionals continues to influence the runways, red carpets, and real life each year as the forecasted Trend Vision looks come to fruition

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