THE HISTORY OF
“The International Link to the World of Beauty and Spa Therapy”
"Mesdames, Messieurs, Pour la premiére fois dans l'histoire de nos
belles professions, void réunis à Bruxelles des spécialistes de la Beauté
de différents pays qui se sont
imposé pour tâche de constituer un
Comité International D'Esthétique
et de Cosmétologie".
"Ladies and Gentlemen. For the first time
in the history of our beautiful profession
we meet in Brussels for beauty specialists
from different countries. Our task is to
establish an International Committee of
Esthetics and Cosmetology“.
1946
Comité International d’Esthétique et
de Cosmétologie was founded in June
1946 in Brussels by Georges Dumont
from Belgium, and Jacques Poirsons
from France. The first ever World
Congress was convened in Brussels,
Belgium. Jacques Poirsons was elected as first CIDESCO President.
The founders of CIDESCO
professionals, whose work had influence on the profession of beauty
therapy and cosmetology. This cooperation proved that our profession
was serious and of great value to the
community.
With these historic • Third: To establish a sound framework of education in Beauty Therapy
words from Georges
Dumont in Brussels, training, to establish examinations, to
accredit and recognise Beauty TheBelgium on 27 Derapy schools who demonstrated a
cember 1946, an intersound teaching of the required skills.
national association of
Beauty Therapists was
The history of the Comité followed
founded.
Georges Dumont
with steady progress from this enthu"The suggestion of this meeting was siastic beginning. CIDESCO has expanthe dream of Jacques Poirsons, tea- ded to offer the prestigious CIDESCO
cher of Esthetiques in Paris" said Diploma in Beauty Therapy, Spa
Georges Dumont and " I thank him Therapy, Aromatherapy, Electrical
especially for giving his Belgian Epilation and in a select few schools
colleagues the honour of choosing candidates can obtain the CIDESCO
their country as the seat of the first Theatrical Make-up diploma.
Congress".
CIDESCO accredits Beauty Therapy
Little could the founders of the new Schools, Beauty and Spa centres every
organisation have visualised the future year. Each must uphold CIDESCO’s
of their creation. This first meeting of high standard and be inspected by our
beauty therapy international represen- professionally trained and accredited
tatives attracted people from Belgium, CIDESCO Examiners.
France, Holland, Switzerland, Hungary,
Those organizations that hold the
Poland & Sweden.
CIDESCO Accreditation are a symbol
The aims of the Comité were threefold: of quality and excellence ensuring
those who use their services an inter• First: To bring members of the pro- national level of commitment that is
fession together, to exchange ideas second to no other.
and pool knowledge.
CIDESCO, truly The International
• Second: To form working liaisons Link to the World of Beauty and
with doctors, surgeons, dermatolo- Spa Therapy.
gists, cosmetic chemists and other
1947
2nd World Congress in Paris, France.
Mr Leduc, France elected as President.
The first Sections were
accepted: Belgium,
Austria, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
1948
3rd World Congress held in Geneva,
Switzerland.
1949
4th World Congress held in Paris,
France. Mr Leduc, France, was reelected as President.
Vienna
1950
5th World Congress held in Vienna,
Austria. Section Italy accepted.
1952
6th World Congress held in Milan, Italy.
Dr Foa, Italy, elected as President.
1953
7th World Congress held in Paris,
France. Mr Contier, France, elected
as President. Section Germany was
accepted.
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Médaille du Mérite was awarded
1959
13th World Congress held in Lucerne, to: Madeleine Naguin, France; Asta
Popplesdorf, Germany; W.WanrooySwitzerland. Section Israel accepted.
Ogterop, the Netherlands; Teresita
1960
Colli, Italy; Dr. med. Hurlaux, France
14th World Congress held in Amster- and F.V. Wells, Great Britain.
dam,
the Netherlands. 10 years MemLucerne
1966
bership Anniversary: Section Italy.
1954
20th World Congress held in Rome,
8th World Congress held in Lucerne, First Médaille du Mérite for Profes- Italy. Dr. Rovesti, Italy, elected PresiSwitzerland. Mr Feldsher, Switzer- sional Standards awarded to Nelly dent.
land, elected President.
Andreazzi.
Foundation of support group les Amis
1955
du CIDESCO. This group organized the
9th World Congress held in Badenfund raising event: Soiree des Amis du
Baden, Germany. Membership expanCIDESCO.
ded to include Nordic countries.
Athens
10 years Membership Anniversary:
1956
1961
Section Sweden.
10th World Congress held in Brussels, 15th World Congress held in Athens,
Belgium. Section Sweden
Greece.
The first Diplome d’Honneur du
accepted.
CIDESCO for Training and General
1962
Education awarded to Mabi Svampo,
The abbreviation C I D E S C O was 16th World Congress
Italy.
officially accepted as an acronym for held in Paris, France.
Comité International d’Esthétique et
Médaille du Mérite awarded to
Paris
1963
de Cosmétologie.
Anne-Marie Hartig, Denmark;
17th World Congress in Munich, Ger- Mica Pisanty, Israel; Dr. Janistyn,
many. Ria de Korte, the Netherlands, Germany; and Dr. Nadja Avalle,
first female President elected. Section Switzerland.
Great Britain A accepted.
1957
1967
11th CIDESCO World Congress held 10 years Membership Anniversary: 21st World Congress held in Monte
in Vienna, Austria. Establishment of the Section Germany.
Carlo, Monaco.
first CIDESCO Education Commission.
Section Norway accepted.
Médaille du Mérite for Professional 10 years Membership
Standards was awarded to Lydia Anniversary: Section
First CIDESCO Beauty Therapy Dainow, Switzerland.
Norway; 20 years
Schools accredited in Belgium,
Membership Anniver1964
Germany and Switzerland.
sary: Sections France
18th World Congress held in Lausanne, Austria, Switzerland
and the Netherlands.
10 years CIDESCO Membership Anni- Switzerland.
versary: Sections Austria, Switzerland, France and the Netherlands. Médaille du Mérite awarded to: First Médaille du Mérite CIDESCO
Giuliana Brambilla, Italy; Anne- for Research awarded to E. H.Wegener
Marie Krogler, Austria and Margit Germany.
1958
12th CIDESCO World Congress held Gronroos, Finland.
in Venice, Italy. Sections Greece
Médaille du Mérite awarded to:
and Denmark accepted.
1965
Rosy Alexandre, Belgium and
19th World Congress held in Ostend, Dr. Bonadeo, Italy.
The first CIDESCO Diploma was Belgium. Section Iceland
issued.
accepted.
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1971
25th CIDESCO World Congress held
in Brussels, Belgium. Section
Finland accepted.
Education meeting held in Brussels.
Médaille du Mérite CIDESCO
awarded to Ilse Vogel, Austria.
First Médaille Co-fondateur du Diplome d’Honneur de CIDESCO
CIDESCO for Historical Honour awarded to: N. J. Schroder, Switzerawarded to Jacques Poirsons, France. land and Mica Pisanty, Israel.
Barcelona
1968
22nd World Congress held in Barcelona, Spain. Edith Lauda, Austria, elected President. A CIDESCO bulletin
published. Section USA
accepted.
Médaille du Mérite CIDESCO awarded to Marcel Vanzeveren, Belgium.
1972
26th World Congress held in New York,
U.S.A. – this was the first CIDESCO
World Congress
10 years Membership Anniversary:
and Exhibition held
Sections Greece and Denmark.
outside Europe.
Rules for CIDESCO
Médaille du Mérite awarded to:
Beauty Centres
Germaine Oggier, Switzerland and
ratified. Section
Agniola Massora, Italy.
Nippon (Japan)
Médaille du Mérite CIDESCO awaraccepted.
ded to Georges Dumont, Belgium.
Médaille du Mérite awarded to
1969
Josyann A. Demoize, Switzerland.
23rd World Congress held in Vienna,
Austria.
Médaille du Mérite CIDESCO
awarded to Christine Valmy, U.S.A.
10 years Membership Anniversary:
1973
Section Israel.
27th World Congress held in
Médaille du Mérite awarded to Len London, Great Britain. 27 Years after
its foundation CIDESCO consisted of
Klaphaak, the Netherlands.
21 Sections and 14 Schools.
Médaille du Mérite CIDESCO
awarded to Ria de Korte, the Nether- 20 years Membership Anniversary:
Section Germany.
lands.
1970
24th World Congress held in Amsterdam,
the Netherlands. CIDESCO registered
at Commercial Register in Zurich,
Switzerland. CIDESCO
Statutes and Regulations were adopted.
Section Australia A
accepted.
20 years Membership
Anniversary: Section
Italy.
1975
29th World Congress in Athens, Greece.
In 1975 there were 35 CIDESCO
Accredited Schools in existence.
10 years Membership Anniversary:
Section Iceland.
Médaille du Mérite CIDESCO
awarded to: Lies Muller-Winkler,
Germany; M. Laffargue, France and
Attie Wytzes, the Netherlands.
1976
30th World Congress held in Vienna,
Austria. CIDESCO curriculum revised
in Arnhem, the Netherlands, at the
Education meeting. Sections New Zealand and South Africa
accepted.
20 years Membership Anniversary:
Section Sweden.
1977
31st World Congress held in Monte
Carlo, Monaco. Princess Grace of
Monaco opened the Congress with
the following words:
Médaille du Mérite CIDESCO
awarded to Ray Cochrane, Great
Britain.
“I am pleased to know
that the Principality of
Monaco is welcoming
the 31st Congress of
Diplome d’Honneur de CIDESCO the Comité Internatioawarded to Anne-Marie Hartig, nal D’Esthétique et de
Denmark.
Cosmétologie. I do hope
that the Congress pro- Princess Grace
1974
ceedings will be profitable to everyone and
28th World Congress held in Tel Aviv, that at the end of the stay, all participants
Israel. Examinations for Beauty Thera- will take away a pleasant memory of the
pists (Post Graduate) with professional Principality.”
experience was introduced. The first
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Section Indonesia accepted.
1980
34th World Congress in Tokyo, Japan –
20 years Membership Anniversary: the first World Congress and ExhibiSection Norway; 30 years Membertion held in Asia.
ship Anniversary: Sections Austria,
Switzerland, France, the Nether10 years Memberlands.
ship Anniversary:
Section Australia
Médaille du Mérite awarded to:
A; 30 years MemHelene Konig-Pietrulla, Germany;
bership AnniverHelena Harnik, Great Britain and
sary: Section Italy.
Wim van der Straten, Netherlands.
Médaille du Mérite CIDESCO
Médaille du Mérite CIDESCO awarded to Miyoka Shibayama,
awarded to Rose Droessaert, Japan.
Switzerland.
1981
Diplome d’Honneur du CIDESCO 35th World Congress held in Vienna,
awarded to Margit Gronroos, Fin- Austria.
land.
10 years Membership Anniversary:
1978
Section Finland.
32nd World Congress held in Brighton,
Great Britain. 10th Anniversary of 1982
Presidency of Dr. Lauda. Section 36th World Congress held in Vancouver,
Canada. Lou Mosky, Greece, was
Ireland
elected President. Sections Malaysia
accepted.
and Hong Kong
10 years Membership accepted.
Anniversary: Section
USA; 20 years Mem- 10 years Membership Anniversary:
bership Anniversary: Section Nippon (Japan).
Sections Denmark
1983
and Greece.
37th World Congress held in Hamburg,
The first Diplome du Georges Germany. An EduDumont for Practical Achievement cational Research
was awarded to Rose Droessaert, Committee appointed to review the
Switzerland.
curriculum.
1979
33rd World Congress held in Monte 30 years MemberCarlo, Monaco. Nina ship Anniversary:
Haas, Germany, was Section Germany.
elected President.
1984
20 years Membership 38th World Congress held in New
Anniversary: Section York, U.S.A. Educational Research
Israel.
Committee introduced Advanced
Training in the curriculum. Section
Singapore accepted
Helsinki
1985
39th World Congress held in Helsinki,
Finland. Kristina Peltomaa, Finland,
was elected President. 51 CIDESCO
Accredited schools in existence.
The first CIDESCO stand at Les
Nouvelles Esthetiques Exhibition,
Nice, France. This became an annual
event.
20 years Membership Anniversary:
Section Iceland.
1986
40th World Congress held in Vienna,
Austria. Sections Taiwan and
Korea accepted.
10 years Membership Anniversary:
Sections New Zealand and South
Africa; 30 years Membership Anniversary: Section Sweden.
First Diplome de Rose Droessaert
for Services to Congress Organisation
awarded to Lou Mosky, Greece.
Médaille du Mérite awarded to
Gertrud Kratky, New Zealand.
1987
41st World Congress held in Glasgow,
Scotland – the re-unification of CIDESCO
officially completed.
CIDESCO Examiners
training began. Sections Switzerland
and Great Britain B
accepted.
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10 years Membership Anniversary:
Section Indonesia; 30 years Membership Anniversary: Section Norway;
40 years Membership Anniversary:
Sections Austria, Switzerland,
France and the Netherlands.
to: Frits Goosman, the Netherlands
and Kenneth Morris, Great Britain.
1990
44th World Congress held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
1993
Extraordinary General
Assembly and Congress
held in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil. First CIDESCO
LINK publication introduced.
20 years Membership Anniversary:
Section Australia A; 40 years Mem- 40 years Membership
bership Anniversary: Section Italy.
Anniversary: Section
Germany.
Médaille du Mérite awarded to
1994
Eileen Lazar, from Australia.
47th CIDESCO World Congress held
1991
in Basel, Switzerland. 30 Member
Sydney
45th CIDESCO World Congress held Sections in existence. CIDESCO
1988
in Kuala Lumpur,
Accredited Schools increases to 107.
42nd World Congress held in Sydney, Malaysia. Section
Section India accepted.
Australia. New Statutes were ratified.
Brazil
accepted.
New theoretical training programme
10 years Membership Anniversary:
introduced.
Section Singapore.
20 years Membership Anniversary: 20 years MemberSection USA; 30 years Membership ship Anniversary:
Anniversary: Sections Denmark and Section Finland.
Greece.
1992
Diplome de Rose Droessaert 46th CIDESCO World Congress held
awarded to Dorothy Parkes, Great in Nicosia, Cyprus (hosted by CIDESCO
Hellas). Ursula van Deelen, the
Britain.
Netherlands, was elected President.
1989
Helene Bram43rd World Congress held in Athens,
well, South Africa,
Greece. New Rules and Regulations
was elected first
ratified.
Board Member from
outside Europe.
30 years Membership
Sections Cyprus
Anniversary: Section
and Australia B
Israel.
accepted.
Médaille du Mérite awarded to
Gertrud Harrer, Austria.
Médaille d’Or awarded to Wim
van der Straten, the Netherlands.
First Médaille d’Esthétique for
Educational Services awarded to Isa
Carstens, South Africa.
Sun City
Médaille du Mérite
awarded to Titi
Poerwosonoe, Indonesia, (posthumous).
Médaille
Co-fondateur
du
CIDESCO awarded to Marja Entrich, Sweden.
Diplome de Georges Dumont
awarded to Eila Hellgren, Finland.
Honorary memberships awarded
1995
10 years Membership Anniversary: Extraordinary General Assembly and
Sections China and Malaysia; Congress held in Sun City, South
20 years Membership Anniversary: Africa. Multiple Choice Question exaSection Japan.
mination officially introduced in multilanguages. 130 CIDESCO Accredited
First Médaille D’Or for Loyal Service Schools and 70 CIDESCO Accredited
and Outstanding dedication to CIDESCO Beauty Centres in existence. Section
and the Beauty Therapy Profession Germany accepted.
awarded to Kristina Peltomaa, from
Finland.
30 years Membership Anniversary:
Section Iceland.
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Anniversary: Sections Denmark and
Greece.
30 years Membership Anniversary:
Section Finland.
Honorary Presidency awarded to 2002
Ursula van Deelen, the Netherlands. CIDESCO World Conference held in
London, Great Britain. (General
Honorary
Membership
awarded
to
Assembly,
Schools and Examiners
Washington D.C.
Jean Worth, Great Britain.
Meetings). New Statutes of CIDESCO
ratified.
1996
48th CIDESCO World Congress Médaille d’Or awarded to Helene
held in Washington D.C., U.S.A. Riita Bramwell, South Africa.
10 years Membership Anniversary:
Salmi, Finland, was elected as PresiSections Australia B and Cyprus;
dent. First official Examiners Meeting
20 years Membership Anniversary:
held. Section France accepted.
Sections China and Malaysia;
30 years Membership Anniversary:
20 years Membership Anniversary:
Section Japan.
Sections New Zealand and South
2003
Africa; 40 years Membership Anni52nd CIDESCO World Congress held in
versary: Section Sweden.
Adelaide, Australia. New Rules and ReZurich
gulations for Member Sections ratified.
Honorary Membership awarded to
Joan Thornycroft, Great Britain. 1999
Extraordinary General Assembly held 2004
Médaille d’Or awarded to Elisabeth in Zurich, Switzerland. Sections Russia 53rd CIDESCO World Congress held
in Portoroz, Slovenia. Helene Bramand Slovenia accepted.
Peet, Great Britain.
well, South Africa, re-elected as PresiMédaille d’Esthétique awarded to
40 years Membership Anniversary: dent. Sections Canada
Anne Weekes, Ireland.
and Latvia accepted.
Section Israel.
Médaille du Mérite awarded to
2000
10 years Membership Anniversary:
Hedy Dettwiler, Switzerland.
50th CIDESCO World Congress and Section India; 20 years Membership
1997
Exhibition held in Florence, Italy. Anniversary: Section Singapore.
Extraordinary General Assembly and Helene Bramwell, South Africa, was
Congress held in Wiesbaden, Germany. elected as President. Section
Honorary membership awarded
CIDESCO Promotional Seminar.
Estonia accepted.
to: Elise Wessels, the Netherlands.
and Baljeet Suri, Great Britain.
10 years Membership Anniversary: 30 years Membership Anniversary:
Section Great Britain B; 20 years Section Australia A.
Médaille d’Or awarded to Riitta
Membership Anniversary: Section
Salmi, Finland.
India; 40 years Membership Anniver- Médaille d’Or awarded to Kenneth
sary: Section Norway.
Morris, Great Britain.
Médaille du Mérite awarded to
49th CIDESCO World Clara L Chee, Malaysia.
Congress held in Athens,
Médaille d’Esthétique awarded to
Greece. Section
Cheng Ming Ming, Hong Kong.
Zimbabwe
accepted.
2001
30 years Membership 51st CIDESCO World Congress held
Anniversary: Section USA; in Hong Kong.
40 years Membership
1998
New York
2005
54th CIDESCO World Congress held
in New York, USA. Section
Korea re-accepted.
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40 years Membership Anniversary:
Section Iceland.
2006
55th CIDESCO World Congress held
in Athens, Greece. 200 CIDESCO
Accredited Schools in existence, the
CIDESCO Spa Qualification introduced. Section Great Britain A
accepted.
30 years Membership
Anniversary: Sections
New Zealand and
South Africa.
2007
56th CIDESCO World Congress held
in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia. Acquisition of CIDESCO
office premises in
Zurich, Switzerland.
2011
60th CIDESCO World Congress held
in Seoul, Korea. Statutes amended and
ratified. School Rules amended and
ratified. Beauty Centre Rules ratified.
Code of Ethics for Members ratified.
Baden-Baden
40 years Membership Anniversary:
40 years Membership Anniversary: Section Finland.
Section USA.
Honorary Membership awarded to
Honorary Presidency awarded to Dianne Miles, Australia.
Helene Weber-Bramwell, South
Africa.
Médaille d’Or awarded to Horstdieter Niejahr, Germany.
2009
58th CIDESCO World Congress held Médaille du Mérite awarded to
in Kyoto, Japan.
Joanna Hoare, Great Britain.
10 years Membership Anniversary: Médaille d’Esthétique awarded to
Sections Russia and Slovenia; 50 Liselott Calissendorff, Sweden.
years Membership Anniversary: Section
Israel.
Acknowledgement for 25 years
Loyal Service to CIDESCO presented
Médaille d’Or awarded to Rieberth to: Anne Maestrini, Switzerland.
Elders-Meijer, the Netherlands.
2012
20 years Membership Anniversary:
Médaille du Mérite awarded to CIDESCO World Conference held in
Zurich, Switzerland. Anna-Cari Gund,
Section Great
Anita Erika Bürki, Switzerland.
Sweden was elected as President.
Britain B; 30 years Membership Anniversary: Section Indonesia.
Médaille d’Esthétique awarded to
20 years Membership Anniversary:
Bronwyn Conroy, Ireland.
Sections Australia B and Cyprus;
Médaille d’Or awarded to Thea de
30 years Membership Anniversary:
2010
Ruyter, the Netherlands.
59 World CIDESCO Congress
Section China; 40 years Membership
59th CIDESCO
Anniversary: Section Japan.
Médaille du Mérite awarded to World Congress
held in StockIsabel Roos, South Africa.
Honorary Presidency awarded to
holm, Sweden.
Kyriacos Poupoutsis, Cyprus.
Médaille d’Esthétique awarded to:
Rochy Leibowitz, Australia and 60 years MemberAcknowledgement for 25 years
ship Anniversary:
Martha Peters, Austria.
dedicated Service to CIDESCO preSection Italy; 40
Plaque for 20 years Loyal Service years Membersented to: Martin Ammann, Switzerto CIDESCO presented to Martin ship Anniversary: Section Australia A; land.
Ammann, Switzerland.
10 years Membership Anniversary:
Section Estonia.
2008
57th CIDESCO World Congress held
in Baden-Baden, Germany. Kyriacos
Poupoutsis, Cyprus was elected as
President. CIDESCO School Rules
amended and ratified.
th
May 29-30, 2010 - Stockholm, Sweden
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2013
61st CIDESCO World Congress held
in Wuhan, China. Statutes amended
and ratified. School
Rules amended and ratified. Section Ireland
accepted.
60 years Membership
Anniversary: Section
Germany.
Honorary Membership awarded to Ronelle Iten,
Switzerland.
Médaille d'Or awarded to Soo
Kyung Cho, the Republic of Korea.
Médaille du Mérite awarded to
Pamela Adkins, Japan.
Médaille d'Esthétique awarded to
Traute de Lorenzi, Germany.
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