Board fines ‘academy’ owner for running an unlicensed cosmetology school

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: June 10, 2026

Words: 731

Last Updated: 1 day, 16 hours ago

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A central Iowa woman who argued that she had a First Amendment right to operate an unlicensed cosmetology school has been fined and sanctioned by the state.

On Nov. 7, 2018, Tuyen Thi Xuan “Tammy” Johnson, who operates the Iowa Brow Lash Academy & Spa in Waukee, received an Iowa cosmetologist license.

In October 2021, the Iowa Board of Barbering and Cosmetology received a complaint that Johnson was operating an unlicensed school of cosmetology and …

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