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Maryia

(Finalist) Self-taught stylist and glamorous Belarusian Maryia, 29, longs to inspire the nation with her hair creations.

She moved to London from Belarus seven years ago, but after finding out that her Russian law qualifications didn't apply over here, she started planning weddings and parties. Now, she's expanding her wedding hairstyling business (and is known in her local Russian community as the girl to go to for party styling). Maryia likes incorporating flowers, braids and curls into her styles and says: "It's not done if it's not done perfectly."

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