Finalists from North Zone declared
Streax Professional Times India Hair Style Icon 2023 Sem-Finals Held in Mumbai
The North Zone Semi-Finals of Streax Professional Times India Hair Style Icon 2023 were held at The Four Points by Sheraton, New Delhi on July 7. From the entries that came from the states of Jammu Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, Delhi NCR, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand; the top 50 hairstylists were selected for to find out the 3 zonal finalists that will perform at the grand finale in October.
Contestants were bifurcated into two different time slots and asked to select a category from commercial cut & color (male/female) and creative color (female). Accordingly, each semi-finalist was asked to perform within the respective timeline and process parameters.
Each hairstylist was accompanied by a muse, who was judged by an eclectic panel of jury comprising celebrity stylist Vipul Chudasama (artistic brand ambassador, Streax Professional), designer Joy Mitra, singer Shibani Kashyap, and actor Mia Lakra; along with technical judges from Streax Professional.
Winners
The winners were announced after 12 hours of performances and a gruelling post-event evaluation. Pushkar Sen (Studio 36 – Rajasthan, Mohammed Kaleem (Looks Salon, Delhi), and Shahrukh Salmani (Naseem Salon & Academy, Delhi) were declared the finalists in their respective categories. They will now perform with the other zonal finalists for the finals at Bombay Times Fashion Week in Mumbai on October 29. Each finalist won a cash prize of Rs.75,000/- and now stands to win Rs.5,00,000/- worth of cash, a trip to visit the OMC Awards in Paris an annual contract with Streax Professional, and other prizes.