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Gainesville woman earns top honors for hairstyling skills
Abigail Rodriguez wins Skills USA state competition and places third in national contest
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Abigail Rodriguez transformed a head of brown hair to a lighter shade and infused blue, green and yellow into the hair during the Skills USA state competition. Then she designed an updo. Her talents and techniques earned her first place in the Georgia contest and third in the national competition. Rodriguez learned the techniques at Lanier Tech.
Car crashes can be a blessing in disguise. At least, it was for Abigail Rodriguez. She was in an accident with her husband, Orlando Mojica, in March 2014, altering her future plans. “(The crash) caused my life to change drastically,” Rodriguez said.