How does winning a Beauty Changes Lives scholarship change a recipient’s life? Vilsen Restrepo, a Fall 2016 Advanced Scholarship Winner replies:

 

"Beauty Changes Lives changed my whole life for the better. It helped me to get the most amazing education I have ever had in my whole life, it helped me meet people I admire and to learn from them–it was a dream come true. The most important thing I took from this opportunity was to make me a better human being. No matter who you are, or where you come from, if you work hard with integrity you can really become successful. Because somebody showed me compassion, granted me this beautiful experience and dedicated 5 days of their life to improve mine is just a speechless act. It makes me want to be a better person every day. Through this beautiful hair profession, it is my duty to keep giving this information to any hairstylist that needs my help on how to create beautiful art."

Learn more about Vilsen and his new salon, here.