Congratulations to this year’s Contessa finalists!

CANADIAN HAIRSTYLIST

Frank Cini, Taz Hair Co., Toronto

Alina Friesen, A Michael Levine Salon Group, Vancouver

Zazoon Huynh, Käaz, Montreal

Olivier Miotto, Glam Salon Boutique, Montreal

Michelle Pargee, Milica SalonSpa, Langley, B.C.

Alain Pereque, Salon Pure, Montreal

Kye Pyeon, Suki’s, Vancouver

Tony Ricci, Ricci Hair Co., Edmonton

Chad Taylor, Moods Hair Salon, Vancouver

Silas Tsang, Blushes, Ottawa

CANADIAN SALON TEAM

Blunt Salon Inc., Edmonton

Blushes, Ottawa

Civello Rosedale Salon and Spa, Toronto

Cutting Room Creative, Nanaimo, B.C.

The Hair Force, Mount Pearl, N.L.

Hype Studio, Vancouver

JC Salons, Toronto

A Michael Levine Salon Group, Vancouver

Planète Hair, Montreal

Sound Salon Spa, St. John’s, N.L.

ELITE MASTER

Frank Cini, Taz Hair Co., Toronto

Michael Crispel, Earth, A Salon by Michael Crispel, Toronto

Johnny Cupello, JC Salons, Toronto

Janet Jackson, JouJou Hair Studio Inc, Etobicoke, Ont.

Edwin Johnston, Cutting Room Creative, Nanaimo, B.C.

Rossa Jurenas, Studio Rossa, Tillsonburg, Ont.

Anna Pacitto, Pure Coiffure, Montreal

Michelle Pargee, Milica SalonSpa, Langley, B.C.

Alain Pereque, Salon Pure, Montreal

Timothy Switzer, Timothy & Co. Salon and Spa, Oshawa, Ont.

MASTER COLOURIST

Rodica Hristu, De Berardinis Salon & Spa, Toronto

Rossa Jurenas, Studio Rossa, Tillsonburg, Ont.

Michelle Oliver, Kick Hair & Body, Edmonton

Michelle Pargee, Milica SalonSpa, Langley, B.C.

Timothy Switzer, Timothy & Co. Salon and Spa, Oshawa, Ont.

CANADIAN COLOURIST

Simon-Pierre Daoust, Planète Hair, Montreal

Timothy Kuo, Markus J Hair, Vancouver

Michelle Pargee, Milica SalonSpa, Langley, BC

Alann Sluser, KoKo the Salon, Edmonton

Marlo Steenman, The Glamour Box Hair Studio, Edmonton

Michael R. Shire, Holt Renfrew Salon and Spa, Toronto

Silas Tsang, Blushes, Ottawa

Amber Turcotte, A Michael Levine Salon Group, Vancouver

Jessica Van Kuyk, Suki’s, Vancouver

Julie Vriesinga, Salon Entrenous, London, Ont.

SESSION

Andor Bubelenyi, Fuss Art of Hair, Edmonton

Martin Hillier, The Lounge Hair Studio, Vancouver

Uyen Huynh, Quinn’s World Salon, Saskatoon, Sask.

Timothy Switzer, Timothy & Co. Salon and Spa, Oshawa, Ont.

Caffery VanHorne, Studio Caffery VanHorne, Toronto

TEXTURE

Jenny Bell, WAC Hair Group, Markham, Ont.

Cindy Duplantis, Koi Hair Studio, Brampton, Ont.

Marie-Josée Dupuis, Escompte-Coiffe, Québec

Kye Pyeon Suki’s, Vancouver

Alann Sluser, KoKo the Salon, Edmonton

MEN’S

Jeff Bernardini, Funky Toque, Montreal

Matthew Conrad, Victory Barber & Brand, Victoria

Phillip Elliott, Chrome Hair Design, Calgary

Pete Goupil, Salon Espace C, Brossard, Que.

Caffery VanHorne , Studio Caffery VanHorne, Toronto

AVANT GARDE

Elshadai Erbeto, McKinnon Hair Design, Hamilton

Alina Friesen, A Michael Levine Salon Group, Vancouver

Tony Jorge, RST Creative Studio, Toronto

Sandro Macri, Salon Collage, Toronto

Sean Theriault, MËDZ Salon, Verdun, Que.

MAKEUP ARTIST

Jennifer Dionne, Freelance, Montreal

Craig-Ryan French, Freelance, Toronto

Maria Li, Freelance, Toronto

Jakki Polyoka, Makeup by Jakki, Hamilton

Gabriela Soares, GSMakeup Art, Waterloo, Ont.

NAIL ENHANCEMENT DESIGN

Alexandra Chrustel, Nails by Alexandra, Barrie, Ont.

Allison Patterson, Beverly Ashdown Nail Studio, Saskatoon

Robyn Schwartz, Polished + Pampered Hair and Esthetics, Grand Forks, B.C.

Rheanne Thackeray, Vivid Hair & Esthetics, Lloydminster, Alta.

Melissa Dawn Zaran-Mayer, Rumors Hair Studio, Regina

MULTICULTURAL

Russel Bally, EGO Salon, Brampton, Ont.

Jenny Bell, WAC Hair Group, Markham, Ont.

Phillip Elliott, Chrome Hair Design, Calgary

Alicia Marie Rollins, Pomp and Proper Salon, Vancouver

Stacey Staley, Blonde Salon, Toronto

NEWCOMER

Melissa Blom, Blushes, Ottawa

Kim Coady, Brio Salon Inc., Lethbridge, Alta.

Sarah Mak, Zinc Hair, Vancouver

Brittany Smith-Francis, Élan Hair and Esthetics, Winnipeg

Krystal Sobhie, Blushes, Ottawa

STUDENT/APPRENTICE

Leanne Curtis, Essentique Salon and Spa, Winnipeg

Anastasia Kravtsova, Farshad Hair Studio, Toronto

Natalie Litynsky, A Michael Levine Salon Group, Vancouver

Amy Middleton, Salon Pop, Winnipeg

Dina Morrell, JC Salons, Toronto

ALBERTA

John Jen Hoe Chong, Blunt Salon Inc., Edmonton

George Hajjar, Salon Pure, Calgary

Penny Hicken, Catwalk Salon Spa, Lethbridge, Alta.

Jeff Louis, Elysium Hair Body Spirit, Edmonton

Alann Sluser, KoKo the Salon, Edmonton

ATLANTIC

Alison Bradbury, Hair Factory, St. John’s, N.L.


Stephanie Corbett, The Hair Force, Mount Pearl, N.L.

Melissa Duguay, Eccentric Hair Studio, Moncton, N.B.

Chelsea Sutherland, Hair Factory, St. John’s, N.L.

Elizabeth Winters, The Hair Force, Mount Pearl, N.L.

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Alina Friesen, A Michael Levine Salon Group, Vancouver

Timothy Kuo, Markus J. Hair, Vancouver

Dana Lyseng, Supernova Salon, North Vancouver, B.C.

Michelle Pargee, Milica SalonSpa, Langley, B.C.

Loretta Tom, Markus J. Hair, Vancouver

ONTARIO

Jenny Bell, WAC Hair Group, Markham, Ont.

Frank Cini, Taz Hair Co., Toronto

Erin Fernandes, Maria Bikas Salon, London, Ont.

Lisa Sallabank, Salon Entrenous, London, Ont.

Aldo Scopazzi, WAC, Hair Group, Markham, Ont.

QUEBEC

Sandy Hogue, Panache Salon, Montreal

Dobrinka Kuyumdzhieva, Käaz, Montreal

Sophie Tessier, La Rousse Espace Beauté, Montreal

Dominik Vincent, Styl-Lib Coiffure, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que.

Jason Williams, Kharactèr Style Couleur, Montreal

SASKATCHEWAN/MANITOBA

Guy Lemieux, Berns & Black Salon, Winnipeg

TJ Pepper, Élan Hair & Esthetics, Winnipeg

Chris Pritchard, Daniel Christopher, Regina

Brittany Smith-Francis, Élan Hair & Esthetics, Winnipeg

Josie Vilayvanh, Élan Hair & Esthetics, Winnipeg

SALON INTERIOR DESIGN

Carte Blanche Coiffure, Montreal

Carte Blanche Haute Coiffure and Spa, Orleans, Ont.

Jerry’s Hair Salon & Day Spa, Winnipeg

Salon & Spa Roxx, Sherwood Park, Alta.

Studio So Lara, Kitchener, Ont.

JOHN STEINBERG AWARD FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE

Artists Salon & Spa, Newmarket, Ont.

Guys and Dolls Salon & Spa, Elmira, Ont.

Karma Salon and Spa, Calgary

Metamorphosis Beauty Group, St. Catharine’s, Ont.

Quinn’s World Salon, Saskatoon

BUSINESS EXCELLENCE

FRED.beauty, Halifax

St. Vital Unisex Hair Salon, Winnipeg

Zennkai Salon, Vancouver

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