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Youngest person in state to receive natural hair care license at 12-years-old graduates high school

At just 12-years-old, Aubrianna Lash was the youngest person in the state of North Carolina to receive her natural hair care license. That was six years ago.

Youngest person in state to receive natural hair care license at 12-years-old graduates high school

At just 12-years-old, Aubrianna Lash was the youngest person in the state of North Carolina to receive her natural hair care license. That was six years ago.

THIS ONE FOR US. THIS IS DEFINITELY WHAT I’M GOING TO BE DOING AT 19 YEARS OLD. THESE ARE A SMALL SLASH MEDIUM, NOT LEAST, BRIANNA LASH STILL KNOWS THAT HAIR IS NOT ONLY HER PAST AND PRESEN. I’VE DONE HAIR. YES. SINCE SINCE I WAS 12, FOR SURE. BUT ALSO HER FUTURE. OKAY. I DO WANT TO. SO I’M. I DO WANT ONE. IF I AS SOON AS I FIND THE RIGHT PLACE FOR ME, I’M DEFINITELY LOOKING FOR ONE. AS OF RIGHT NOW, AT JUST 12 YEARS OLD, BRIANNA WAS THE YOUNGEST PERSON IN THE STATE TO RECEIVE HER NATURAL HAIR CARE LICENSE. THAT WAS SIX YEARS AGO, AS I KNOW. I DON’T THINK ANYONE YOUNGER THAN 12 HAS DONE IT. I THINK OTHER 12 YEAR OLDS HAVE DONE IT, THOUGH. SO I THINK IT’S REALLY COOL THAT I INSPIRE YOUNG PEOPLE TO DO IT AND SHE’S COME A LONG WAY SINCE THEN, LEARNING TO DO MORE THINGS, GAINING MORE CLIENTS ALONG THE WAY. SO INSANE. IT WAS NORMAL TO ME. BUT LIKE I SAID, LOOKING BACK ON IT, IT’S LIKE YOU WERE 12 YEARS. I WAS 12. I’M A KID. BUT THE MORE THINGS CHANGED, THE MORE THEY ALSO STAY THE SAME. JUST GOING BACK TO THE SYMBOL, LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU GOOD AT? WHAT? WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY? WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO? I LEARNED THAT HAIR. WAS THAT STILL AFTER ALL THESE YEARS? SO HAIR IS BRIANNA’S PASSION. AND HER FAVORITE PART IS MAKING PEOPLE FEEL BEAUTIFUL. AND ONCE YOU GET YOUR HAIR DONE, YOU COULD JUST SEE SOMEONE’S FACE LIGHT UP AND THEY’RE LIKE, MY HAIR IS DONE. I LOOK GOOD AND I JUST LIKE THAT FEELING. THAT’S MY FAVORITE THING WITH SOMEBODY LIKE YOU DID THAT. FOR NOW, SHE CONTINUES TO WORK OUT OF HER HOME AND TRAVEL TO CLIENTS, BUT THE GOAL IS TO SOON HAVE A SALON OF HER OWN. IT WILL JUST BE A BLESSING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE MY OWN.
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Youngest person in state to receive natural hair care license at 12-years-old graduates high school

At just 12-years-old, Aubrianna Lash was the youngest person in the state of North Carolina to receive her natural hair care license. That was six years ago.

WXII first introduced you to Aubrianna Lash six years ago.At the time, she was the youngest person in the state to receive her natural hair care license at just 12 years old.This week, she graduated from Middle College of Forsyth County. She's still doing hair.Now, she's looking toward the future and has hopes of one day owning her own hair salon."This is definitely what I'm going to be doing," said Lash, a natural hair specialist.At 19 years old, Lash still knows that hair is not only her past and present, but also her future."I've done hair since I was 12," she said. "I do want a salon. I do want one as soon as I find the right place for me. I'm definitely looking for one as of right now."At just 12 years old, Lash was the youngest person in the state of North Carolina to receive her natural hair care license. That was six years ago."I don't think anyone younger than 12 has done it," Lash said. "But I think other 12-year-olds did do it — so I think it's cool I inspired other young people to do it."Lash has come a long way since then, learning to do more things and gaining more clients along the way."It's so insane," Lash said. "It was normal to me, but looking back, I was 12. I was just a kid."But, the more things change, the more they stay the same."Just going back to the simple, 'what are you good at? What makes you happy? What do you wanna do?' Lash said. "I learned hair was that still, after all these years."Hair is her passion. Her favorite part of it all is making people look and feel beautiful."Once you get it done, you see them light up," Lash said. "And that's my favorite part."For now, she continues to work out of her home and travel to clients, but the goal is to soon have a salon of her own."It will be a blessing to be able to have my own salon," Lash said. "But it will also mean I'm where I want to be."Lash plans to go to Salem College on a scholarship in the fall to study business administration, which will help her learn more about running her own hair care business.

WXII first introduced you to Aubrianna Lash six years ago.

At the time, she was the youngest person in the state to receive her natural hair care license at just 12 years old.

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This week, she graduated from Middle College of Forsyth County. She's still doing hair.

Now, she's looking toward the future and has hopes of one day owning her own hair salon.

"This is definitely what I'm going to be doing," said Lash, a natural hair specialist.

At 19 years old, Lash still knows that hair is not only her past and present, but also her future.

"I've done hair since I was 12," she said. "I do want a salon. I do want one as soon as I find the right place for me. I'm definitely looking for one as of right now."

At just 12 years old, Lash was the youngest person in the state of North Carolina to receive her natural hair care license. That was six years ago.

"I don't think anyone younger than 12 has done it," Lash said. "But I think other 12-year-olds did do it — so I think it's cool I inspired other young people to do it."

Lash has come a long way since then, learning to do more things and gaining more clients along the way.

"It's so insane," Lash said. "It was normal to me, but looking back, I was 12. I was just a kid."

But, the more things change, the more they stay the same.

"Just going back to the simple, 'what are you good at? What makes you happy? What do you wanna do?' Lash said. "I learned hair was that still, after all these years."

Hair is her passion. Her favorite part of it all is making people look and feel beautiful.

"Once you get it done, you see them light up," Lash said. "And that's my favorite part."

For now, she continues to work out of her home and travel to clients, but the goal is to soon have a salon of her own.

"It will be a blessing to be able to have my own salon," Lash said. "But it will also mean I'm where I want to be."

Lash plans to go to Salem College on a scholarship in the fall to study business administration, which will help her learn more about running her own hair care business.