Press Release Document
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SALLY BEAUTY SUPPLY AWARDS
SALLY CUP AT NCA USA BEAUTY OPEN
Sally Beauty recently awarded a $10,000 cash prize and the commemorative Sally Cup during the NCA USA Beauty Open held at the Premier Show in Orlando. The Sally Cup is awarded to the individual student competitor with the highest cumulative score in the fashion and technical categories. The winners go on to represent the United States at HairWorld in Chicago in March 2008, held in conjunction with the Chicago Midwest Beauty Show.
The $10,000 cash prize is administered by the National Cosmetology Association (NCA) to fund training, travel and supplies for the US team as they prepare for HairWorld. This year’s winner for First Place in Youth Ladies Fashion is Lindsey McCants of Anderson, South Carolina and the winner for First Place Youth Ladies Technical is Alisha Kearns of Raleigh, North Carolina.
The Sally Cup symbolizes Sally Beauty’s dedication to salon professionals and their careers. “Competition can help a student cosmetologist hone their skills and explore their creativity,” says Mike Spinozzi, President, Sally Beauty Supply. “And we are proud that this is the fourth time since 2001 that we have awarded the Sally Cup and the $10,000.”
Sally Beauty funds additional programs supporting the cosmetologist such as awarding ten $1,000 scholarships a year through the NCA and providing on going underwriting for NCA programs such as Salon Life. The NCA, in conjunction with the Organisation Mondiale Coiffure (OMC), sponsors this and other hair dressing competitions throughout the United States.
About Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. is an international specialty retailer and distributor of professional beauty supplies with revenues of more than $2 billion annually. Through the Sally Beauty Supply and Beauty Systems Group businesses, the company sells and distributes through over 3,100 stores, including approximately 170 franchised units, throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Japan, Ireland, and Germany. Sally Beauty Supply stores offer more than 5,000 products for hair, skin and nails through professional lines such as Clairol, L’Oreal, Wella, Conair and Revlon, as well as an extensive selection of proprietary merchandise. Beauty Systems Group stores, along with approximately 1,200 consultants, sell up to 9,500 professionally branded products including Matrix, Redken, Paul Mitchell, Wella, Sebastian, Graham Webb, Rusk, and TIGI, targeted exclusively for professional and salon use and resale to their customers. Information about the Company is available on www.sallybeautyholdings.com
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Sally Beauty Supply presented the Sally Cup and a $10,000 cash award at the NCA US Open Competitions at the Premier Show in Orlando. The cash award will be administered by the NCA and will fund travel, training and supplies for the USA team competiting at HairWorld in Chicago in March, 2008. At the presentation ceremony for the the Sally Cup and the $10,000 check is (left to right) Winner Alisha Kearns, Winner Lindsey McCants, Marlene Bridge, NCA and Jan Roberts, Sally Beauty.