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.
9. EDUCATION
Level 3 Hairdressing student Emma Brown (fourth from left), with Curriculum Manager Cara Hegarty, models Joanne Martin, Anna Cartwright and Lyndsey Nutt with judges Emma Bradley, Christopher Young, and Hannah McCurdy. Emma was first in Cut and Colour and second in Upstyle. Photo: NWRC
10. EDUCATION
Ruth Smyth, Level 3 Hairdressing student, second in Cut and Colour, pictured with lecturer Joanne Cooke, with models Tia Posten, Lauren McLaughlin and Jane Smyth. Also pictured are: judges Emma Bradley, Christopher Young, and Hannah McCurdy. Photo: NWRC