Empire Education Group Announces Winners Of 2010 Future Professionals Expo

by Empire Beauty School

Pottsville, PA, May 18th, 2010 – Empire Education Group announced the 2010 winners from the company’s annual Future Professionals Expo, in Hershey, PA, on May 16-17th. Nearly 350 competitors clipped, colored, styled, braided, or designed their way to the top in the six categories: Long Hair Evening Design, Ladies Trend Cut and Style with Color, Nail Art Display, Men’s Cut, Color and Style Storyboard, Make-up Artistry Storyboard, and Artistic Braided Design. Winners for the additional categories of National Future Professional of the Year, National Educator of the Year, Professional Future Stylist Team/360° by Design, and Total Team, were announced at the impressive Awards Show on Monday the 17th, which also featured a live presentation and show about the Masters of Beauty Program from famed Hairdresser and Educator Nick Arrojo. With nearly 2,500 attendees cheering on the competitors and over 100 beauty vendors on hand with products and demonstrations, the 6th annual show is now the largest student competition and tradeshow event in the nation

Long Hair Evening Design

  • 1st place: Lindsay Krug of Hanover, PA
  • 2nd place: Erin Robinson of Lisle, IL
  • 3rd place: Afifa Muhammad of Northeast Philadelphia, PA
  • 4th place: Danielle Giordano of Wyoming Valley, PA
  • 5th place: Stacie Hornberger of Williamsport, PA

Trend Cut and Style with Color

  • 1st place: Milagros Rodrigues of Northeast Philadelphia, PA
  • 2nd place: Mihael Sucilea of Avondale, AZ
  • 3rd place: Jung Mi Birch of Harrisburg, PA
  • 4th place: Misti Potts of Gwinnett, GA
  • 5th place: Rebecca Hernandez of Arlington Heights, IL

Nail Art Display

  • 1st place: Tiffany Manning of Gwinnett, GA
  • 2nd place: Amy Essig of Wyoming Valley, PA
  • 3rd place: Jennifer Soto of Aurora, CO
  • 4th place: Colorina Salazar of Central Tucson, AZ
  • 5th place: Nicole Aukerman of Portage, MI

Men’s Cut, Color and Style Storyboard

  • 1st place: Bobbie Jo Lorenzetti of Lehigh Valley, PA
  • 2nd place: April Strouse of Laurel Springs, NJ
  • 3rd place: Cory Wallace of Portage, MI
  • 4th place: Demecus Jeffries of Jackson, TN
  • 5th place: Ashley Davison of Pottsville, PA

Make-up Artistry Storyboard

  • 1st place: Bao Thao of Milwaukee, WI
  • 2nd place: Antonia Witt of Center City Philadelphia, PA
  • 3rd place: Rick Barncroft of Louisville (Hurstbourne), KY
  • 4th place: Valerie Ruiz of Lancaster, PA
  • 5th place: Tieshia Jordan of Concord, NC

Artistic Braided Design

  • 1st place: Crystal Grate of Pottsville, PA
  • 2nd place: Glenda Neives of Queens, NY
  • 3rd place: Demetrius Jackson of St. Paul, MN
  • 4th place: Ethel Long of Shamokin Dam, PA
  • 5th place: Antonia Little of Dunwoody, GA

Professional Future Stylist Team/360° by Design

  • 1st place: Gwinnett, GA
  • 2nd place: Louisville (Hurstbourne), KY
  • 3rd place: Grand Rapids, MI
  • 4th place: Waterville, ME
  • 5th place: Lancaster, PA

Total Team

  • 1st place: Pottsville, PA
  • 2nd place: Northeast Philadelphia, PA
  • 3rd place: Wyoming Valley, PA
  • 4th place: Reading, PA
  • 5th place: Portage, MI

National Future Professional of the Year

  • Tiffany Powell of Bloomington, MN
  • Troy Williams of Florence, KY

National Educator of the Year

  • Michaele Schaeffer of Exton, PA
  • Althea Walton of Wyoming Valley, PA
May 18, 2010

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