NCA's 3rd Annual International Legends Ball
Click here to see photos from this year's event.
 The National Cosmetology Association (NCA) honored Redken founder and creator of the Salon Global Business Awards Paula Kent Meehan and Pivot Point founder Leo Passage at the 3rd Annual International Legends Ball. Chaired by industry luminaries Sam Brocato and Lydia Sarfati, the Ball took place Saturday, March 1, 2008, at McCormick Place in downtown Chicago. More than 800 of the industry's top icons, platform artists, manufacturer and distributor executives, salon owners and working professionals joined with NCA in celebrating these legends.
In addition to honoring this year's nominees, the NCA's 3rd International Legends Ball raised over $75,000 for the NCA Cares Fund, an umbrella fundraising effort in support of three salon community outreach programs: Look Good... Feel Better, CUT IT OUT/Salons Against Domestic Abuse Fund and the NCA Disaster Relief Fund.
Sponsors for the 3rd International Legends Ball included Redken 5th Avenue NYC, PureOlogy, Pivot Point International, Takara Belmont, American Salon, behindthechair.com, CND, Global Salon Business Awards and Repêchage. |
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 Paula Kent Meehan
Founder of Redken and Creater of the Salon Global Business Awards
Paula Kent Meehan helped pave the way for women entrepreneurs when she founded a small California-based company called Redken Laboratories in 1960 with an initial investment of $3,000. At the time, women had yet to establish their leadership in what had been traditionally viewed as a ‘man's world.' Paula forged her success through an entrepreneurial spirit that demonstrated the power of making a difference by meeting consumer demands. Her creativity and scientific approach to beauty included designing programs and training hairstylists to successfully market Redken products in the salon, as well as teaching chemistry to stylists, thereby enabling them to better serve their clients.
Through her initiative, determination and innovative efforts, she built the company into a multi-million dollar enterprise, and more than 30 years later, she sold Redken Laboratories to L'Oréal. In 2004, she initiated the Global Business Awards to honor the business achievements of salon professionals around the world and established the B.E.S.T. Foundation to support the continued growth of the global salon industry through recognition, publicity, advanced business education and resources.
 Leo Passage
Founder of Pivot Point International
The name Leo Passage has become synonymous with innovative hair design education. As Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Pivot Point International, he is credited with changing the concepts behind cosmetology education by shattering the myth that successful designers must be born with artistic ability. His “scientific approach” to cosmetology is rooted in the Bauhaus Theory and based on a unique harmony between science, technology and art. In 1962, Leo founded Pivot Point International with five students and one classroom. Today, there are 2,000 Pivot Point Member Schools in 70 countries.
Leo began his hairdressing career at age 15 in Holland and won over 100 international awards including Champion of Holland before immigrating to the United States in 1958. In 1959, he joined the NCA and began competing, earning a number of prestigious titles including World Supreme Hairdresser of the Year. He has been a supporter of hairdressing competition, convincing the OMC in 1980 to allow student competitions and has worked with the NCA as Competition Chair since 2000 to build interest in the contests with younger stylists.
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