The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) has announced that NAHA 2023 will be held April 2, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Southern California along with the new Premiere Anaheim show.
The PBA is an inclusive national trade organization that represents manufacturers, distributors, salon and spa business owners and licensed beauty professionals.
“We are thrilled NAHA will now be part of Premiere Anaheim,” said Nina Daily, PBA executive director. “Combining NAHA with Premiere will allow beauty professionals to leverage the power of two industry leading events in one place.”
Categories for the 34th Annual North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) are as follows: Avant Garde; Barber of the Year; Editorial Stylist of the Year; Educator of the Year; Hair Color; Haircutting; Hairstylist of the Year; Inspiring Salon of the Year; Makeup Artist of the Year; Master Hairstylist of the Year; Student Hairstylist of the Year; Styling & Finishing; Team of the Year and Texture.
NAHA 2023 is also bringing back the NAHA Remix, which allows artists to enter previously submitted collections that were not selected as finalists.
Entrants for all categories must be licensed cosmetologists or barbers, with the exceptions of Student Hairstylist of the Year, Makeup Artist of the Year and Inspiring Salon of the Year.
The entry deadline for NAHA 2023 has also been extended to November 9, 2022.