[Image: Bella Rinova Salon, courtesy of PBA]The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) is excited to announce the 2017 North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) Finalists. For the last 28 years, NAHA has recognized the beauty industry’s most talented artists. Each year artists from across the industry enter the prestigious photographic beauty competition for a chance to be recognized in one of 15 categories.
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NAHA People’s Choice Award
In addition to being recognized as a 2017 NAHA Finalist in their respective category, all Finalists are also nominated for the People’s Choice Award. First round voting will take place on PBA’s website, from May 22 to June 11 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. The top five People’s Choice finalists will be announced on June 14. Voting for the People’s Choice winner will take place via text to vote, the night of the event.
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Event Details
NAHA 2017 will take place on Sunday, July 9 at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Eden Sassoon will serve as the event’s emcee. This year PBA will honor beauty industry veteran and innovator Sam Villa, co-founder of Sam Villa and Global Artistic Ambassador for Redken, with the NAHA 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the hair and beauty industry.
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