MATRIX Announces Mannequin Mania Winners!

NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- MATRIX is thrilled to announce the much anticipated winners for the MATRIX Mannequin Mania contest. Out of 10,000 entries and 48 semi-finalists, 12 finalists were selected by an esteemed panel of judges for their originality, creativity and technique.  Then over 25,000 Americans voted on the finalists, and the below four winners were selected out of the Stylist, Salon Team, Student and MATRIX Friends & Family categories:

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The contest began when MATRIX invited stylists from across the nation to enter and express their creativity using styling's universal muse…mannequin heads. Voting ran from September 15th to October 31st and was open to all US residents 18 and older, and votes were accepted via MannequinMania.com and via a personalized text message code (one for each finalist).

MATRIX traveled to each winner's salon to surprise them with the news of their MATRIX Mannequin Mania Master victory. Each of the winners will receive a day with the star of Bravo's hit series Tabatha's Salon Take Over and MATRIX Mannequin Mania celebrity judge Tabatha Coffey, $25,000, MATRIX product and more!

MATRIX, the leading professional haircare and haircolor company in the United States, is part of L'Oreal USA's Professional Products Division. Founded in 1980, MATRIX is committed to the development of the salon professional and offers a wide range of haircare, haircolor and hair texturizing products including: Biolage, Design Pulse, Vavoom, ColorSync and SOCOLOR. MATRIX professional products are available only in salons.

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