Twelve College students competed in the competition, showing three models each.
On the day of the competition, NWRC Level 2 students from the College’s Combined Hair & Beauty & Hairdressing course helped by doing the make-up and modelling for the level 3 students.
North West Regional College Curriculum Manager Cara Hegarty said the standard of this year’s work was some of the best she had seen. The judges were industry experts and former students Hannah McCurdy, Christopher Young and Emma Bradley.
The winners were:
Cut and Colour – 1, Emma Brown; 2, Ruth Smyth; 3, Rebecca Holmes. Avant Garde – 1, Claudia Daly; 2, Rachel Donaghey; 3, Rebecca Holmes. Upstyle – 1, Martina McKenna; 2, Emma Brown; 3, Megan Laird. Overall Collection – 1, Martina McKenna; 2, Naomi Collins; 3, Mary Kate McCloskey.
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Mary Kate McCloskey, third place in the overall collection with models Emma Clingan, Cara McCloskey and Lucia Doherty and judges Christopher Young, Emma Bradley, and Hannah McCurdy. Photo: NWRC
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Megan Laird, fourth from left, pictured with Lecturer Joanne Cooke, models Luci Mclaughlin, Brooke Molloy, and Darcy Hunt. Also pictured are: judges Emma Bradley, Christopher Young, and Hannah McCurdy. Photo: NWRC
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Level 3 student Naomi Collins, second in overall collection, pictured with Curriculum Manager for Hairdressing Cara Hegarty. Naomi’s models were Rhianna McCurry, Sarah Lopez and Clodagh Murray. Also pictured are: judges Emma Bradley, Christopher Young, and Hannah McCurdy. Photo: NWRC
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Hairdressing student Rachel Donaghey with Curriculum Manager Cara Hegarty, models Kayleigh Gillander and Demi Porter, and judges Emma Bradley, Christopher Young, and Hannah McCurdy. Photo: NWRC