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6 SUMMER 2015 Growing the Economy and Skills PAST STUDENT WINS L’OREAL COMPETITION Lesley said “Since the regional final, the phone’s been going nonstop with people talking about it which is great. It’s going to give us big changes for the business. “Anytime anyone’s asked me what it’s like to be the winner, I can only say that it’s like an out of body experience. “The other three salons that were selected from Scotland are well established businesses – Glasgow’s Toni and Guy and Alan Edwards, as well as Chaplins in Falkirk. I knew my look was good but maybe not that good! The judges obviously liked what they saw.” FORMER HNC HAIRDRESSING STUDENT LESLEY SNOWIE HAS WON AN EXTREMELY PRESTIGIOUS COMPETITION IN LONDON CALLED THE L’OREAL SCOTTISH COLOUR TROPHY. The victory comes six months after the entry process began with a photographic submission. Once she was successful in that, Lesley took part in the regional final at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow. She was one of 35 entrants at that stage and had to work on her mode