Hair Expo Australian Hairdresser of the Year.

Hair Expo Australian Hairdresser of the Year. Jayne Wild from Wild Life Hairdressing in Sydney was yesterday announced Hair Expo Australian Hairdresser of the Year.

The first female winner since 1995, Jayne declared herself "gob-smacked" by the award. "I'm still numb. I never dreamed this would come true for me. Even to be nominated amongst these guys who I've looked up to for so long would have been enough". Jayne commented that the team at her Milsons Point salon were her inspiration. "Everyone says that their team is the best, but mine really is. They push me and inspire me every single day".

The last female Australian Hairdresser of the Year, Sharon Maher, was also inducted into the Hair Expo Hall of Fame.

Now in its 19th year, the Hair Expo Australian Hairdressing Awards, judged by a panel of independent industry experts from Australia and overseas, are the most respected, established and longest running awards in the Australian hair industry. These 'Oscars' of the hair world are the industry standard and the pinnacle of hairdressing excellence.

The awards take into account all aspects of hairdressing and help to promote consumer awareness of the high standards of excellence in the Australian hairdressing industry.

Susa Wynne-Hoelscher, co-director of Hair Expo, commented, "The Hair Expo Awards are hard to win, but if you do it's the highest accolade… you're the best! And Jayne has earned it. We're delighted to welcome her into this highest level of hairdressing which is recognised internationally as the benchmark for Australian hairdressing."

Recognising the calibre of entries this year, the judging panel selected 10 finalists in the major category - the Australian Hairdresser of the Year. These were -
  • Shane Henning, from Noddy's On King salon in Newtown (NSW)
  • Oscar Cullinan from Oscar Oscar Salon in Brisbane
  • Emilio Cataldo from Cataldo's Salon in Canberra
  • Robert Bava from Toni & Guy, Adelaide
  • Brett McDonald from Synergy Hair, Sydney
  • Brad Ngata from Brad Ngata Hair Direction in Sydney
  • Lee Preston from Lee Preston Hairdressing in Perth
  • Sharon Blain from The Art of Hair in Sydney
  • Caterina Di Biase from Heading Out Hair & Beauty in Melbourne
  • Jayne Wild from Wild Life Hairdressing in Sydney

    Winners announced in other categories for the 19th annual Hair Expo Australian Hairdressing Awards included New Zealand Hairdresser of the Year, Hairdressing Technician of the Year, New Creative Force, Apprentice/Trainee of the Year, Best New Salon Design, Excellence in Salon Marketing, Salon Team of the Year, Excellence in Hairdressing Education and Photographic Collection of the Year. Details of each finalist and their salon are listed below.

    The awards gala was preceded by a one-off, show-stopping editorial fashion spectacular by two-time Fellowship British Hairdresser of the Year, Antoinette Beenders for Aveda, and staged by the world's greatest fashion show producer, Mike Esa.

    HAIR EXPO 2004
    AUSTRALIAN HAIRDRESSING AWARDS WINNERS

    AUSTRALIAN HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
    Jayne Wild, Wild Life Hairdressing, Sydney
    NEW ZEALAND HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
    Bronwyn Illingworth, Toni & Guy, Auckland
    HAIRDRESSING TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR
    Dieter Mersmann, Wild Life Hairdressing, Sydney
    SALON TEAM OF THE YEAR
    Brad Ngata, Hair Direction, Sydney
    EXCELLENCE IN HAIRDRESSING EDUCATION (PART-TIME)
    Leonard Newton, Toni & Guy, Sydney
    EXCELLENCE IN HAIRDRESSING EDUCATION (FULL-TIME)
    Goldwell, Sydney
    EXCELLENCE IN SALON MARKETING
    Suki, Newcastle/Sydney
    BEST NEW SALON DESIGN
    Visions 24/7, Mildura
    NEW CREATIVE FORCE
    Wiela Shieh, Tognini's Hair Skin Body, Brisbane
    APPRENTICE/TRAINEE OF THE YEAR
    Scott Best, Togninis Hair Skin Body, Brisbane
    PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION OF THE YEAR
    Wiela Shieh, Togninis Hair Skin Body (New Creative Force Collection)


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