CND and the Beauty Changes Lives Foundation (BCL) honored Tippi Hedren with the 2nd annual Legacy of Style Award at the BCL Legacy of Style Award Ceremony in Beverly Hills, CA on Monday, September 23rd. Ms. Hedren was selected as the recipient of this prestigious award for her commitment and numerous contributions to the professional nail industry. The Legacy of Style Award is presented to industry leaders, whose vision and commitment elevate the Beauty and Wellness industry. The first inaugural award was presented to Vidal Sassoon, post-mortem in 2012.
Tippi Hedren, accomplished actress, former model and humanitarian, is credited for pioneering the Vietnamese-American Nail Professional movement in the U.S. in the 1970’s. She has committed herself to the education and empowerment of women by helping them find work within the nail industry over the last three decades. Her contribution to this group of professionals has propelled the Vietnamese-American Nail Industry to new heights, which today accounts for 50% of the total U.S. industry. Vietnamese-Americans now dominate the multi-billion dollar nail salon business in North America.
“Helping young Vietnamese women empower themselves during what was a difficult time brought great joy to my life,” said Tippi Hedren. She added, “I am honored to accept this award and to lend my name to the BCL CND scholarship fund as I know it will bring new opportunities to many young women and men aspiring to join the nail profession.”
The Legacy of Style Award was presented to Tippi Hedren by Lynelle Lynch, President of Beauty Changes Lives; and Jan Arnold, Co-founder of CND.
“It is such a delight to honor Tippi Hedren’s life-long commitment to the education and empowerment of women in the nail community,” says Jan Arnold, Co-founder of CND. “Tippi has been, and continues to be, an inspiration to women around the world; her contributions to the nail profession will live long thanks to her namesake scholarship,” adds Arnold.
Kieu-Chinh, Vietnamese actress and philanthropist, and Tam Nguyen, President of Advance Beauty College, also took a moment to honor Tippi before she was presented with the award. Kieu-Chinh credits Tippi with saving her life and the lives of many Vietnamese refugees.
Jan Arnold also launched the BCL CND Tippi Hedren Nail Scholarship Fund, which will commence in 2014. The scholarship was created in partnership with BCL and CND to elevate, educate and expose the nail profession as a rich and rewarding career. CND, on behalf of the company and its Vietnamese partner distributors, presented a donation of $184,000 to Beauty Changes Lives, which will benefit individuals enrolling in nail programs at schools who are members of the American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS).
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