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Hairdresser Tara's crowning glory
31.03.11
by Linda McGrory
A trainee hairdresser from an Inishowen town is
streaks ahead of the competition after scooping a
hatful of trophies at a top British show.
Pretty 19-year old Tara Henderson from Buncrana, Co
Donegal, impressed the judges at the recent
Blackpool International Hairdressing competition,
taking first prize in both the senior and junior
'Creative Fantasy' categories.
Tara, who was up against industry professionals,
also took the overall title of UK Champion, just
pipping her lecturer Susan Cassidy, who took second
place in the senior section.
Tara, a student at the North West Regional College
in Derry, is no stranger to awards having taken two
prizes at the Northern Ireland Hairdressing
Association competition in Belfast last year.
“I’m absolutely shocked and delighted. I never
thought in a million years that I would win because
the standard of the competition in Blackpool was so
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UK junior and senior champion Tara
Henderson from Buncrana, Co Donegal, with her
beautiful head-piece created for the Blackpool
International Hairdressing competition. |
Tara is the daughter of
Helen (nee Murphy) and Trevor Henderson and is
sister of Leah, 11. She won the senior prize with a
creation called ‘Phantom of the Opera’ and scooped
the junior trophy with a design called ‘Living
Doll’. The creations are made from real hair,
sculpted, coloured and styled into head pieces that
attach to the wearer’s head. Meanwhile, her college
colleague, Breege Grant, also from Co Donegal,
capped a great day out for the Derry college, taking
second place in the junior section. Carndonagh's
Jackie McColgan placed eighth in the junior event in
what was her first competitive outing.
Tara admits she is fanatical about fashion and hopes
to work as a TV or model stylist after graduating
from college later this year. She is now preparing
to compete in the European Cup hairdressing
competition at the RDS, Dublin, in May.
Proud lecturer Susan laughed off suggestions she was
brave putting herself into the same competition as
her students.
“The way I see it, we go forward as a team, so any
of us winning is an achievement for all of us,” she
said.
Head judge Steven Jones, praised the Derry college
for its "world class" performance.
“To win first and second in the senior section was
fantastic but to win first and second again out of
over 70 competitors in the junior event was just
amazing," he said.
"Both staff and students are to be congratulated as
it must take such skill and dedication to prepare
such amazing fantasy pieces."
More photos in the Photo Gallery, click here
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