CosmoBiz Magazine February 2020 | Page 16

Events Professional Association An- An- Professional Beauty Association nounces the 2020 2020 North North nounces Winners of the American Hairstyling Awards American Awards The 31st annual photographic beauty competition celebrated the industry’s best and brightest talent with 75 finalists vying for a coveted NAHA. January 25, 2020 (Long Beach, CA) - The Profession- al Beauty Association (PBA), is excited to announce the winners of the 31st annual North American Hair- styling Awards (NAHA), the beauty industry’s most prestigious photographic competition. The esteemed event was held Saturday, January 25th at the Long Beach Convention Center during ISSE, for the second time in the show’s 31-year history. NAHA celebrates the industry's leading talent and features 16 categories of excellence across hair, makeup, and nail artistry, including the coveted Hairstylist of the Year Award and the new #NAHAMoment award. NAHA 2020 featured artistic presentations by Aveda, Olivia Garden, Amika, and Julie Vriesinga. 16 C O S M O B I Z M A G A Z I N E In addition to the awards ceremony, NAHA 2020 included a red-carpet reception welcoming NAHA finalists, previous NAHA winners, industry icons, leading beauty influencers, and celebrities to the show, including Fox News’ Amanda Salas, Candy Shaw, Ryan Weeden, Zach Mesquit, Philip Wolff, Alfredo Lewis, Matty Conrad, Nicholas French, and more. Winners of the 2020 NAHA Awards include: ● Avant Garde | Rodrigo Araneda | Montreal, QC ● Editorial/Session Stylist of the Year | Lucie Dough- ty | Los Angeles, CA ● Haircolor | Chrystofer Benson | Ogden, UT ● Haircutting | Yuki Yasui | New York, NY ● Hairstylist of the Year | Silas Tsang | Ottawa, ON ● Makeup Artist of the Year | Katie Nash | Wichita, KS ● Master Hairstylist of the Year | Julie Vriesinga |