Wella professionals announces xposure regional heat winners
Published
09th May 2016
by maryforester
Wella Professionals has announced the lucky regional finalists in their annual XPOSURE competition this week.
30 competitors (15 from each category) from the photographic heat were judged in a series of regional heats held throughout the UK. XPOSURE is a hairdressing competition solely aimed at hairdressing students giving them the opportunity to take their first steps on the competition ladder. 2016 is better than ever with two new categories Academy Category and College Category providing more opportunities for young and motivated individuals to go head to head with fellow students in the nationwide search for the title of Wella Professionals XPOSURE winner 2016.
Each competitor was asked to create a commercial cut and colour and had an hour to style the hair and finish their total look before taking to the catwalk.
“Winning Xposure has been a fundamental part of my career in this passionate industry. I’m now even more determined to be a success. I wish everyone the very best of luck.” Danielle Cooper, Jet Hairdressing Academy XPOSURE Winner 2015
The 16 finalists were judged by a list of esteemed judges from the hairdressing industry and will now go onto compete to win the final on 8 June 2016 at the Wella World Studio, London
The regional heats took place throughout the UK in Scotland, Manchester, Walsall and Bristol.
And the finalists are:
| ACADEMY NAME | HAIRDRESSER |
| Creator Hair Academy | Phoebe Wolsternholme |
| Creator Hair Academy | Abbie Wood |
| Francesco Group | Hannah Woods |
| Francesco Group | Rosie Wilcox |
| Francesco Group | Chloe Pullen |
| Francesco Group Training Academy (Poole) | Gemma Jackson |
| Francesco Group Training Academy (Poole) | Harriet Le-Feaux |
| Leslie Frances Training | Sophie Whittaker Baines |
| Michaeljohn Training School | Jessica Jones |
| PH Academy | Briony Austin |
| Qualitas International | Brogan Russell |
| Qualitas International | Callum Percival |
| Qualitas International | Bria Mckechnie |
| Reflections Training Academy (Birmingham) | Molly Gibson |
| Reflections Training Academy (Bristol) | Abi Britt |
| Rhona McCallum Hair | Lucy Fraser |
| COLLEGE CATEGORY UK FINALISTS | |
| COLLEGE NAME | HAIRDRESSER |
| Coleg Cambria | Laima Medzelevskaite |
| Doncaster College | Helen Elliot |
| Farnborough College of Technology | Georgie Akers |
| Fife College | Cameron Baxter |
| Fife College | Lyndsy Hopkins |
| Guernsey College of Further Education | Sabrina Stoddart |
| Kendal College | Lizzie Braithwaite |
| Kendal College | Sophie Knowles |
| Lowestoft College | Toni Moyse |
| South Lanarkshire College | Hazel Watson |
| South Lanarkshire College | Heather Gibson |
| Stafford College | Alex Whitehurst |
| Walsall College | Emily Broadhurst |
| Walsall College | Jayne Willdig |
| Weymouth College | Shannon Marie Neal |
| Weymouth College | Chloe Fishwick |
