Top Cosmetology Students Win Chance to Participate in PBA Beauty Week
Phoenix, AZ (May 15, 2014) –The
Professional Beauty Association (PBA) is pleased to announce the 100 winning
students chosen to attend Beacon 2014.
These 100 students, along with 200 honorable mentions, were selected from
more than 900 applicants based on the creativity, presentation and content
of their resume, professional portfolio, and creative marketing pieces. All
of the applications were judged by PBA members, including top manufacturers,
distributors and licensed professionals from across the country. Meet these
exceptional students at PBA Beauty Week in Las Vegas July 12-15, 2014.
Held annually as part of PBA
Beauty Week, Beacon accepts
100 winners and invites 200 additional honorable mentions to be a part of
this career-changing event. Attendees are comprised of the nation’s top
cosmetology students and PBA provides them with a foundation to build a
successful future in the industry. Designed to educate students on the
various components needed to manage an accomplished career, Beacon takes
students behind the business side of the industry and provides valuable
insight on marketing, business operations, networking and leadership
training. Beacon truly
helps students recognize that they are not just choosing a job, but rather a
lifetime profession.
Beacon winners
receive free tuition, and honorable mention attendees pay a small fee, to
attend PBA Beauty Week in Las Vegas, which includes a full line up of
education tailored specifically to them. Students are also able to tour the
Cosmoprof North America trade show floor to meet beauty business leaders and
attend PBA’s annual Business Forum where they can learn the role global
distributors and manufacturers play in the industry. As part of this year’s
Beauty Week, PBA is encouraging Beacon winners to post the “I’m Going to
Beacon 2014!” graphic on their social media pages as a way for their
followers to support them on their journey to Beauty Week.
For a full list of the
winners and the schools they currently attend, please visit probeauty.org/beaconwinners.
If you would like to sponsor the 2014 Beacon program, please visitprobeauty.org/beacon.
Beacon provides
the nation’s most promising cosmetology students with the guidance to
achieve maximum career success in the beauty industry. This program is the
most exciting opportunity for currently enrolled cosmetology and esthetician
students to get involved in the industry’s most exciting events and to gain
an early understanding of the business side of beauty.
Beacon is
part of PBA Beauty Week, North America’s largest, most inclusive beauty
event, offering unlimited networking, education and professional growth
opportunities to all sectors of the beauty industry. This week of beauty
features the North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA), Beacon, the City of
Hope Spirit of Life® Gala, and new for 2014, the PBA Regional Forum for the
Professional. PBA Beauty Week is produced by the Professional Beauty
Association (PBA) and hosted by Cosmoprof North America. To learn more,
visit us online.
