More than 850 attendees gathered at The Plenary in the Melbourne Convention Centre in Australia for the 2018 Hair Expo Awards.
The annual three-day event took place from June 9 to 11, and has celebrated industry talent for more than 30 years.
Joey Scandizzo of Joey Scandizzo Salon in South Yarra VIC took home the night’s big award: Australian Hairdresser of the Year.
“For me, this is a dream come true and I’ve been working on this for years and years,” said Scandizzo, who first won this coveted award in 2012. “To take this baby home is awesome!”
Among the night’s big winners was Danny Pato of D&M Hair Design in Auckland, who was awarded New Zealand Hairdresser of the Year for the third consecutive year, and Vincent and Anton de Lorenzo, who were inducted into the Hair Expo’s Hall of Fame.
The judging panel featured 10 local and 10 international judges, such as Sharon Blain, Tabatha Coffey, Peter Gray, Mark Hayes, Mark Leeson and Angelo Seminara.
Congratulations to all 2018 Hair Expo winners!
AUSTRALIAN HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
Joey Scandizzo – Joey Scandizzo Salon, South Yarra, VIC
NEW ZEALAND HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
Danny Pato – D&M Hair Design, Auckland, NZ
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE
Vincent and Anton de Lorenzo
COLOUR TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR
Stevie Corthine – Stevie English Hair, Glebe
NSW MEN’S HAIRDRESSER / BARBER OF THE YEAR
Uros Mikic – Kinky Curly Straight, Adelaide SA
NEW CREATIVE FORCE
Joe Habbaki – TONI&GUY Armadale, VIC
APPRENTICE / STUDENT OF THE YEAR
Nicholas Tragos – Colour Cosmetica, Adelaide SA
SALON TEAM OF THE YEAR
UVA Salon – Prahran, VIC
SESSION STYLIST OF THE YEAR
Sarah Laidlaw – Union Management
EDITOR’S CHOICE
Hermiz Daniel – Joey Scandizzo Salon, South Yarra VIC
BEST SALON DESIGN
Rixon Hair – Brisbane, QLD
EDUCATION BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Sharon Blain Education
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR
Jules Tognini – Lil’ Off The Top
INDUSTRY BUSINESS PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Excellent Edges
SALON BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Circles of Subiaco – Perth, WA
NSW-ACT HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
Nathan Cherrington – TONI&GUY Concord
NSW SA-TAS HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
Sam James – Orbe North Adelaide, SA
VIC HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
Hermiz Daniel – Joey Scandizzo Salon, South Yarra VIC
WA-NT HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
Pauline McCabe – Rock Paper Scissors Hair Studio, Freemantle WA
QLD HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
Brodie Lee Stubbins – ROKSTAR, West End QLD
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