News / Events
March 2011
Oceanside College of Beauty Student
Competed in National Competition
Beatriz Sandoval, a cosmetology student at Oceanside College of Beauty, recently participated in a national hairstyling competition sponsored by Clairol Professional. She was one of two student finalist selected from entries across the country who travelled to Atlanta, Georgia to compete live on stage. We’re proud to announce that Beatriz won second place overall!
To enter the contest, Beatriz had to use haircolor from the Clairol Beautiful collection and create a look on a live model.
“I didn’t even really plan on entering the contest,” she explained. “My friend wanted a new look, so I did her hair and we submitted it.”
She used several colors, mixing browns and reds to achieve the desired look. After submitting a photo and detailed explanation of how she achieved the look, her entries were reviewed by a panel of judges.
As a finalist, her prize was a 3 day/2 night trip to Atlanta, Georgia for herself and guest, where she attended the Bronner Show and competed against the other finalists. In Atlanta, Sandoval met her model for the first time, developed a plan for a new hair style using Clairol Beautiful colors, and created the look on the model.
“They gave us three diagrams of the styles we could choose from, and we had the opportunity to talk with our model and analyze their hair,” Beatriz said. “It was the first time I’d really worked with African American hair, so it was different to work with, but a great experience.”
The contestants completed all of the actual styling backstage, keeping within a strict time limit. But, they also periodically went on stage to show their progress and talk with the judges. At the end of the styling time, each contestant also participated in a question and answer session with the audience and the judges.
Beatriz’s passion, dedication, and talent showed through to everyone else in the competition.
“When I was shampooing my model’s hair, we were chatting, and she asked me how long I had been doing hair. When I told her I had only been in school for four and a half months, everyone was surprised, but very encouraging,” she said. “It was a really humbling experience and I’m so glad I got to be a part of it.”
“We’re so proud of Beatriz’s hard work,” said Ray Stainback, owner of Oceanside College of Beauty. “It’s wonderful to see one of our students challenging herself and accomplishing so much, so early in her career.”
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