Dunedin hairdresser Kylie Hayes has won international awards before, but an invitation to go to London and work for Angelo Seminara, who is Davines' international artistic director and a hugely influential world hairdressing authority, made this time particularly memorable.
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She was presented with her award by Mr Seminara in Paris in June.
The competition, which she won as one of 25 international finalists, required hairdressers to provide a video and photographic submission demonstrating a creative use of the Flamboyage "meche'', a tool used for creating highlights in the hair.
Mr Seminara developed the meche, which Kylie took to a local graphic artist who laser-cut square shapes into it so she could stick the meche to the head and use like a stencil.
"It was all pretty overwhelming at first and left me wondering how I could leave Dunedin but I soon realised it is equally as good to be here and continue to be involved at an international level,'' said Kylie.
