PRESENTED BY
FOR BEAUTY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTORS
Together with Pivot Point, ICA hosts an annual Student Contest; open to all accredited beauty schools. The program recognizes beauty school students AND their instructors as we honor their creativity and passion!
- Finalists and their instructors will have their work showcased online and at the ICA Fall Atelier.
- One top student honoree and their instructor will win a fabulous, all-expenses-paid trip to New York City to attend and be recognized onstage at the ICA Fall Atelier!
The ICA Student contest is an exciting introduction for students to their new career path, potential employers, and different facets of the industry. The contest helps connect the dots of recruitment between schools and salons, highlights the benefits of ICA salons to students, and brings the most competitive and talented students to interface directly with ICA members at the events.
2025 Student Contest Details
HOW TO ENTER (IT’S FREE!)
SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY VIDEO BY JUNE 16
Students are invited to create a short video (under 30 seconds) on their phones, responding to the prompt:
“As a beauty professional, what makes special occasion hair exciting to you?”
There are no wrong answers.
WHAT ARE THE RULES?
- Finalists for the Intercoiffure Student Contest will be selected based on their submitted videos.
- Each finalist will choose a beauty school instructor to collaborate with.
- Finalists will receive a Pivot Point Premium Series mannequin, along with detailed contest guidelines and submission instructions for their special occasion-inspired look.
- Entrants must be students at an accredited beauty school at the time of submission. Students may have graduated by the ICA Fall Atelier (September 28).
- All work must be the student’s original creation, completed under the supervision of their instructor. The final entry must include both the student’s and instructor’s names.
- Looks may include any combination of cut, color (including spray colors), and styling.
- Mannequin makeup is optional.
- Hair fillers are not permitted.
JUDGING
- Intercoiffure Student Contest Judges:
- Sonya Dove (Intercoiffure)
- Angela Cattaneo (Beyond The Ponytail)
- Jason Russell (Pivot Point International)
- Entries will be judged on both technical skill and creativity.
- All judges’ decisions are final.
FINALIST GUIDELINES
- Finalists must submit five photos of their completed design:
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- Four mannequin shots (front, back, left side, right side)
- One group photo featuring the student, their instructor, and the finished mannequin
- By entering, both the student and instructor confirm that the student completed all work on the mannequin at school under the instructor’s supervision.
- Entries are accepted in good faith; violations of contest rules may result in disqualification.
- All submitted videos and images become the property of ICA and its contest partners, who reserve the right to use entrants’ names and images for promotional purposes.
