​On Saturday, 01 April 2023,  the Beauty Hub Academy partnering with the Gauteng Department of Social Development, First National Bank, and L’Oreal South Africa gave hope to unemployed young people across the five corridors of Gauteng during a thrilling hair and beauty talent show held at Judith’s Paarl Golden Village Hall near Bertrams, Johannesburg.
Hundreds of young students flocked to the Golden Village Hall to showcase their talent and creativity. The hair and beauty show provided an exciting showcase of innovative and imaginative hair, beauty and make-up creations, all compiled by The Beauty Hub Academy students. Many of them, coming from the humble beginnings, were excited to see their exceptional skills and creativity in their respective categories being recognized.

The innovative concept blended the physical fashion show at the Golden Village Hall coupled with some catwalks showcasing the creations of nine teams of students.

The winner of the talent show walked away with a whopping R8000, with each member receiving R1000 through FNB sponsorship. The winning team will also get a hamper with Loreal Products that value R30 000.

The second place team received R800 each member where R500 will be deposited into their savings account and R300 will be issued as a voucher. Again, the second-place team received L’Oreal products to the value of R7500. Lastly, the third place received R600 each member from FNB and also got L’Oreal products worth R3500 for their creations.

According to the founder and manager of the Beauty Hub Academy Ms Vuyelwa Gama the talent show ceremony was a celebration of excellence in the hair and beauty industry and also to demonstrate the flair, creativity and exceptional talents of their current cohort of budding hairdressers, beauty therapists and make-up artists students.

She expressed her gratitude toward the Gauteng Department of Social Development for partnering with them to better the lives of young people through skills development.

Gama reiterated that The Beauty Hub Academy aims to cut the umbilical cord of poverty especially in the most impoverished families.

The Director for Sustainable Livelihood and youth Development, in the Gauteng Department of Social Development Ms Mbali Ndlovu, highlighted that as the department they are excited to see Beauty Academy expanding its private partnership saying it is for the benefits of students.

We are excited to see L’Oreal joining us because they are a big role player in the hair and beauty industry and we strongly believe that they will help us tackle youth unemployment in our province through upskilling young people”

Ndlovu said they are satisfied to see that the budget that government spent to the Beauty Hub does not go to waste but help these young people to acquire an important skill that will enable them to create jobs for others.

L’Oreal South Africa promised to be continuously involved in the training of young students in the academy to grow and become professionals in the hair and beauty industry.