Thursday, July 26, 2007

WBI Students to Compete for Hair Idol

“I’m very excited,” said Western Beauty Institute student Wendy Gonzalez about competing in the 2007 Sensationnel Hair Idol Show at the Long Beach Convention Center on Sunday, August 5th. “It’s a lot of work to prepare.”

Wendy and her fellow contestants are each required to recruit nine models, cut and style their hair, and produce a five-minute “runway show” with music, glitz and glamour worthy of “American Idol.” Competition categories include Best Makeup, Best Short Weave, Fantasy/Avant-Garde, Evening, Vocational Style and Best Barber. Winners will be awarded up to $3,000 in cash and prizes, and will advance to the Grand Finals competition to be held in Washington, D.C. in November.

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Wednesday, July 25, 2007

PBS to air "HairWorld" Competition

The Los Angeles PBS station KCET will air "HairWorld: The Pursuit Of Excellence" from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 25th, 2007.

The program follows TeamUSA as they prepare and compete in the International HairWorld Championships in Moscow’s ExpoCenter. Over 300 hair stylists from 40 countries competed in what was called the "Hair Olympics" for gold, silver and bronze medals in timed tests of styling skill. An extravagant awards ceremony was held in the Kremlin Palace. The competition was conducted by Organisation Mondiale Coiffure (OMC).

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Wednesday, July 18, 2007

WBI Students In Cutting Edge Competition

Western Beauty Institute San Fernando Valley campus cosmetology students recently participated in a “Cutting Edge Competition.” The event was held July 2nd at the Panorama City cosmetology school.

The competition was broken into three parts. The first step required hair coloring of highlights and lowlights in any color. The second step involved the cut: trimming, layering, face framing and symmetrical cutting. Hair styling, the final step, required students to style the cut within a thirty-minute time limit.

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Tuesday, July 10, 2007

WBI To Sponsor Antelope Valley “Teen Scene”

Western Beauty Institute will sponsor 'Teen Scene' at the Antelope Valley Mall on July 28th, an event spotlighting products and services for local teens.

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Monday, July 09, 2007

WBI Celebrates June Brides!

WBI JUNE BRIDE CELEBRATIONStudents and staff from Western Beauty Institute celebrated June brides with an event highlighting hairstyles, makeup and skin care techniques for brides, just in time for summer.

The extravagant event was held at the Lancaster, California campus of Western Beauty Institute on Friday, June 8th and involved the participation of many of the beauty school’s day and evening cosmetology and esthetics students. Models were dressed in bridal gowns with hair styles, nails and skin treatments performed by students under the supervision of the school’s highly-qualified instructors.

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Friday, July 06, 2007

WBI Participates in Littlerock Juneteenth Celebration

Students and staff from Western Beauty Institute participated in the three-day Juneteenth celebration June 15th-17th, 2007 in Littlerock, California. Approximately seventeen students took part, according to WBI’s Event Coordinator Beatriz Alvarez, with the students providing free hair styling to festival guests under the guidance of WBI’s trained instructors.

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WBI Celebrates Appreciation Day

This third of July was a Show Your 4th of July Spirit Event at WBI, and it is to be known as WBI Appreciation Day.

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Thursday, July 05, 2007

Miss Christina Receives Appreciation Award

On Tuesday, July 3rd, Miss Daisy and the Spanish class presented Miss Christina, CEO of Western Beauty Institute, with an award in appreciation of her efforts in giving everyone better opportunities at an advanced career as a Cosmetologist.

Miss Christina Diaz is recognized as having opened the school in Lancaster and for organizing the Cosmetology curriculum in Spanish. She is always attentive to the needs of the students and takes immediate action when needed, promoting events, and allowing the students to develop at their full potential.

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Monday, July 02, 2007

New WBI Billboard up!

Advertising is very important for Western Beauty Institute. It gives the staff and the students who already have a focus on Beauty an even better image. It adds enthusiasm to the environment with the students excitingly volunteering for photo shoots.

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Show Your 4th of July Spirit!

On July 3rd, 2007, Western Beauty Institute will celebrate the birth of our country with a celebration for our students and staff.

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