A HANDFUL of hairdressers from salons in Eltham and Lee Green showed they were a cut above the rest by winning prizes in a national competition.

Kerry Akew, from the Graham Webb Salon in Eltham, scooped second place in the senior apprentice group.

Her colleague Deniz Tekman also came second in the assistant stylist group.

Fellow locks lopper Nicola Maginnis, from the Graham Webb Salon in Lee Green, came third in the same group.

The trio, all aged 17 to 20, received their awards at the 1997 Graham Webb Inter Salon Junior Competition held at the Bromley Civic Centre on February 15.

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