Hair council students of the year announced

The winners of the Hair Council Student of the Year, in association with L’Oreal Professionnel and VTCT, have been announced. They are Liberty Clark from Francesco Group who won the Level 2 competition and to Jurgita Allen from Coleg Cambria who won the Level 3 competition. "It was so exciting to win,” said Liberty. “I really enjoyed the day and am still over the moon. I’m looking forward to being able to promote myself with a new title and show off my beautiful trophy. With the encouragement and advise I got from the judges afterwards I’m planning to do the best I can with some new knowledge and connections. I’ll be looking out for updates on the Hair Council’s progress and am truly inspired to become a part of it in the future." Jurgita Allen Jurgita: "I am so proud and pleased to have won the Hair Council Student of the Year for the second year in a row! This last year has opened so many opportunities and has enabled me to grow as a stylist and as a person. I am proud to use SRH after my name and have so much more aware of the importance of state registration which I have been promoting with my college, work place and on social media. I am looking forward to the year ahead and the opportunities that may arise from winning this amazing competition again." The winners will receive a day shadowing celebrity hairdresser Andrew Barton and a career guided lunch with Sophia Hilton as well as afternoon tea at the House of Commons. Both winners had to recreate a photographic entry in front of a panel of judges, including Southern Hairdresser of the Year, Anne Veck, seanhanna's artistic director and session stylist, Yesmin O'Brien and Jayne Schauenburg, a previous winner herself and hairdressing educator.