Supported by dance music and about 400 spectators, more than 160 senior and apprentice hair stylists competed in the Otago Fashion Hair Design Awards and the Oceanic Masters Awards on Sunday.
The event was the chance for up to two senior stylists and two apprentices to represent Otago at the New Zealand Association of Registered Hairdressers' Supreme Awards in Christchurch in September.
Otago Hairdressers Association president Darryl McNamara said many stylists targeted every second regional finals as their chance to make an impact on the national stage.
Stylists spent many hours practising their presentation.
Hair styles were complemented with tens of thousands of dollars of clothing and accessories.
Inter-salon competition between events meant entries consistently set new standards, he said.
"Every year it just gets tougher and tougher to get on our Supreme Team.
"This is a hard competition, one of the hardest in the country, and we can be confident that the very best get recognised."
The Otago Supreme Team bound for Christchurch will be Kylie Hayes (senior cutting and senior styling), Nicole Knox (apprentice styling) and Ashlee Clearwater (apprentice cutting).
Results:
Consumer colour male/female open: Nelson Morrison (Moha Morrison Hayes Hairdressing) 1, Kylie Hayes (Moha Morrison) 2, Natalie Wood (Deja vu Hair Studio) 3.
Directional men's fashion cut, apprentice: Kimberley Cox (Scott Base) 1, Nicole Knox (Zaibatsu) 2, Alice Lowry (Sliver) 3.
Directional men's fashion cut, senior: Karl Radel (Klone Hair) 1, Kelsey Lyons (Aart on London) 2, Kylie Crutchley (Sliver) 3.
Directional women's fashion cut, apprentice: Ashlee Clearwater (Klone) 1, Nicole Knox (Zaibatsu) 2, Alice Lowry (Sliver) 3.
Directional women's fashion cut, senior: Kylie Hayes (Moha) 1, Danelle Radel (Klone) 2, Gabrielle Docherty (Zaibatsu) 3.
Urban day style female, apprentice: Nicole Knox (Zaibatsu) 1, Shenee Pomeroy (Klone) 2, Courtney Gaudion (Beyond the Fringe) 3.
Urban day style female, senior: Scott Buckingham (Klone) 1, Danelle Radel (Klone) 2, Kylie Hayes (Moha) 3.
Urban night hair female, apprentice: Kimberley Cox (Scott Base) 1, Laura Simpson (Deja vu) 2, Nicole Knox (Zaibatsu) 3.
Urban night hair female, senior: Kylie Hayes (Moha) 1, Ashleigh Johnston (Zaibatsu) 2, Koren Potter (Zaibatsu) 3.
Master award open, part 1, cut: Kylie Hayes (Moha Morrison) 1, Sandra McLaren-McKenzie (Sandra McLaren Hairdressing) 2, Vicki Taylor-Blair (Deja vu) 3; part 2, conversion: Kylie Hayes (Moha) 1, Ashleigh Johnstone (Zaibatsu) 2, Sandra McLaren-McKenzie (Sandra McLaren) 3; Overall: Kylie Hayes (Moha).
Top apprentice cutting award: Ashlee Clearwater (Klone).
Top senior cutting award: Kylie Hayes (Moha).
Top apprentice styling award: Nicole Knox (Zaibatsu).
Top senior styling award: Kylie Hayes (Moha).
Overall champion apprentice: Nicole Knox (Zaibatsu).
Overall champion senior: Kylie Hayes (Moha).
Otago Supreme Team 2010: Kylie Hayes (Moha), senior cutting and senior styling; Nicole Knox (Zaibatsu), apprentice styling; Ashlee Clearwater (Klone), apprentice cutting.
