Winning stylists a cut above the rest

Millie Back of Jax Hair Studio was the overall senior champion at the regional hair design awards.

Millie Back of Jax Hair Studio was the overall winner of the 2014 Whanganui Regional Hair Design Awards.

The awards were held on Saturday night at the Wanganui Racecourse.

While Millie took out the senior overall award, Jess Pettit of Protg Hairdressing won the newcomer overall award.

Full results are:

Oceanic Part One The Cut: Justine Nixon-Gaisford, Aspire Hair Academy (UCOL) 1, Kirsty Hanly, Veronica Jayne Beautiful Hair 2, Loren Fore, Essence Hair & Beauty, 3; Urban Cut Senior: Kirsty Hanly 1, Kate Watson, Protg Hairdressing 2, Tiffiny Spencer, Protg Hairdressing 3; Urban Cut Newcomer: Jess Pettit, Protg Hairdressing 1; Directional Cut Senior: Millie Back, Jax Hair Studio 1, Kate Watson 2, Kirsty Hanly 3; Directional Cut Newcomer; Jess Petitt 1, Urban Day Senior: Tiffiny Spencer 1, Kate Watson 2, Fleur Devonshire, Tangles Hair Design 3; Urban Day Newcomer: Lia Gillam, Protg Hairdressing 1, Aleisha Ward, Chonel 2; Urban Night Senior: Millie Back 1, Jacqui Broughton Jax Hair Studio 2, Justine Nixon-Gaisford 3; Urban Night Newcomer: Kiri Andrews, The Hairdressing College 1, Emily Gudopp, Jax Hair Studio 2, Rachael Reweti, The Hairdressing College, 3; Urban Colour Open: Tiffiny Spencer 1, Kate Watson 2 and 3; Directorial Colour Open: Kirsty Hanly 1, Jess Pettit 2, Kate Watson 3; Oceanic Part Two The Conversion: Justine Nixon-Gaisford 1, Jacqui Broughton 2, Loren Fore Essence Hair & Beauty 3.

Pre Apprentice: Michelle Wernham 1; Shayna Conybeer 2, Cherri Holly 3, all Aspire Hair Academy UCOL; Barbering: Josh Sharkey 1, Sam Monaghan 2, Mahs Wilson 3, all Barber Town.

Top Awards

Oceanic Hairdressing Master: Justine Nixon-Gaisford 1; Cutting Senior from Events 2 & 3: Millie Back; Cutting Newcomer: Jess Pettit; Styling Senior from Events 4 & 5: Millie Back: Styling Newcomer From Events 4 & 5: Lia Gillam; Colourist of the Year: Tiffiny Spencer: Overall Champion Senior: Millie Back; Overall Champion Newcomer: Jess Pettit.