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When Sydney's Powerhouse Museum decided to stage an exhibition tracing the history of contemporary beauty, the curators immediately sought out Madame Korner - the founder of Australia's first professional beauty therapy training school, and a family steeped in the beauty business since 1904.
One of the most fascinating parts of the exhibition was a recreation of a "1950's Beauty Parlour", created under the direction of Judit Korner. A screened history was assembled from old Cinesound Newsreels with rare footage of film that showed the classes and the graduation of the first Madame Korner College.
Vogue Magazine features Madame Korner 100 year Anniversary - A Family Affair.
1999: Madame Korner Principal Judi Korner features in the publication ‘Fifty Inspiring Australians’ by Wendy McCarthy AO.
1995: Madame Korner College and Salon is established in Hobart, Tasmania.
1994: The Madame Korner College introduces the fully Government Accredited Advanced Beauty Therapy Course.
1989: Madame Korner is instrumental in the major beauty exhibition at the Sydney Power House Museum.
1986: Madame Korner College and Salon is established in Melbourne.
1978: Madame Korner's students win First and three other prizes at International Make-up Competitions.
1969: Madame Korner introduces the Electro-peel machine, for the treatment of deep scarring.
1960: A grand state of the art, salon and college is established in Australia’s first international five star Hotel, The Chevron Hilton. the first Australian International Hilton Hotel, when in Sri Lanka, the first female prime minister in the world is elected.
1956: The demand for products for home care help launch the Madame Korner Skin Care Range, which was originally designed for professional salon use only.
1953: Australia's first Beauty Therapy Trainees graduate from the Madame Korner College.
1951: Madame Korner opens her first Beauty Salon in Australia.
1947: Madame Korner expands to Paris, the city synonymous with skin care and beauty.
1939-1945: The Second World War disrupts the world but amazingly beauty treatments continue under hazardous conditions.
1914-1918: Madame Korner travels to Berlin and Vienna researching and experimenting with beauty treatments.
1904: Madame Korner begins treatments in Europe.