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AUSTRALIA’S OWN MASSIMO TIRIMACCO WON THE L’ORÉAL PROFESSIONNEL INTERNATIONAL STYLE & COLOUR TROPHY, MARKING A MAJOR NEW VICTORY FOR OUR NATIONAL HAIR COMMUNITY. CONGRATULATIONS MASSIMO! 18 INSTYLE
nnounced early hours Australia time on December 14 2021, the international L’Oréal Professionnel Style & Colour Trophy Awards took place and Australia’s very own Massimo Tirimacco did the Nation extremely proud by taking home the global title! Presented in Paris as part of the highly anticipated Run Le Hair Show, the result was streamed live. Massimo, his team and supporters waited for the announcement and then celebrated at his Zohair Salon in South Australia. The competition continues to propel global talent and identify its leaders and innovators, with Massimo clearly at the forefront. 2021 saw the Style & Colour Trophy platform go truly online with a fan vote component. Massimo was awarded the gold medal in the overall awards, while second place went to Kyle Lambert from Canada and third to Erica Keelan from United States of America. The audience award was given to Irina Bykovskaya from Russia. In this historic awards event, which began in 1954 and is the longest-running hair competition in the world, Australia’s accolades speak for themselves. Massimo joins 2019 global winner, Wendy Gunn from Ink for Hair in Brisbane, in the winners circle, meaning Australia now has the last two consecutive global titles under our belts. The 2021 iteration of the competition was centred on the aesthetic theme of French Balayage. Massimo competed with eight other national finalists selected from 29 countries of national victors, with the final round also seeing representatives from Canada, France, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia and the United States. L’Oréal Professionnel Style & Colour Trophy represents true hair stardom, putting hair artistry under a global microscope and heralding the winners on the international stage. Massimo winning is a huge achievement for himself, his salon and the Australian hair industry at large. We spoke to Massimo about what the win means to him. INSTYLE: How did it feel to win L’Oréal Professionnel International Style & Colour Trophy? MASSIMO TIRIMACCO: It is such an honour to win the L’Oréal Professionnel International Style & Colour Trophy! This is such a prestigious accolade, the longest running hairdressing competition in the world and to be named champion is just phenomenal. This had been a goal of mine since I started hairdressing, to
