Beauty Changes Lives Foundation Announces First Sassoon Scholarship Awardees

The Beauty Changes Lives Foundation announced the winners of the Vidal Sassoon Professional Beauty Education Scholarship Program during the Spring Operations Conference of the American Association of Cosmetology Schools. Funded by a $1.5 million grant established by Procter & Gamble's Salon Division Wella, the program awards scholarships to starting cosmetologists and working hairdressers who want to gain advanced training. From January 2013, 786 candidates submitted their applications for scholarships through the foundation. Applicants submitted essays and video statements highlighting how they plan to continue the late Vidal Sassoon's commitment to excellence in hairstyling. Members of the panel of judges who selected the awardees included Sassoon's son, Elan Sassoon; Wella Global Education dean Stephen Moody; and Sassoon International creative director Mark Hayes.