Nailympia 2025 locations revealed

23rd November 2024

The world-renowned Nailympia competition has officially announced its locations for the 2025 season, with the first event set to take place at the Premiere Anaheim trade show in Anaheim, California. Scheduled for February, this marks an exciting start to a year packed with talent, creativity and global participation in nail artistry.

As part of the esteemed Premiere Show Group, Nailympia Anaheim will attract nail technicians, artists and industry professionals from around the globe, offering a platform to showcase unparalleled skill and innovation. Nailympia continues to hold its place as the ultimate competition for nail professionals, celebrated for its non-biased judging system and commitment to fairness.

Nailympia’s Unique Approach to Competition

Nailympia has built its reputation as a competition free from brand influence, ensuring that skill and creativity are at the forefront of its judging criteria. It caters to all skill levels and its evolved judging system remains true to its founding principles:

Blind Judging: All competitions are judged anonymously. Judges have no knowledge of the competitor whose work they are assessing, ensuring fairness and transparency.
Unified Divisions: Competitors from all divisions are judged together based on merit, allowing for instances where a Division 1 competitor can outscore higher divisions.
Skill-Centric: Nailympia evaluates competitors purely on their technical skills and artistic creativity, making it an open playing field for all participants, regardless of the brands or systems they use.

Expanding the 2025 Schedule

While six confirmed locations are already in place, Nailympia is exploring the possibility of adding a second event in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, for 2025. This expansion aligns with the competition’s global mission of reaching new markets and providing opportunities for nail artists worldwide.

The Origins of Nailympia

Nailympia’s roots trace back to The Nail Olympics USA, a competition founded in 2001 in Las Vegas. Created by three organisations—IBD (run by Lee Tomlinson), Too Much Fun (Dianne D’Agnolo & James Johnson), and EZ Flow (David Daniel & Danny Haile) – its concept was revolutionary:

Competitors could use any system or brand.
Judging would be division-based and anonymous, ensuring fairness.
Skill levels would determine divisions, with competitors ranked only after judging was complete.

This ethos laid the foundation for Nailympia, which was later introduced to London in 2005, with Alex Fox – then editor-in-chief of Scratch Magazine – serving as the global competition director.

Looking Ahead to 2025

As Nailympia prepares to dazzle audiences once again, it reaffirms its commitment to showcasing exceptional talent, fostering creativity and maintaining a fair and inclusive environment. Whether in Anaheim, Ho Chi Minh City, or its other global stops, Nailympia 2025 promises to be a thrilling year for competitors.

New rules & score sheets can be viewed on this website www.nailympia.de

Nail imagery for 2025 – with thanks to Elena Popova

Nails – Elena Popova @popovaelena_nfp

Photographer – Elena Gelberg @pena_litrova

Make-Up Artist – Varvara Tabutarova @varvara_tabu

Hair Stylist – Ksenia Golubeva @ksenja_golubeva

Model – Alina Philipskaya @alina__0606

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Nailympia Germany 2024: THE RESULTS

24th March 2024

The third iteration of Nailympia Germany took place at the Beauty Düsseldorf exhibition, 22-24 March.

The prestigious nail competition is powered by Scratch and the Germany edition is hosted by Stefanie Lo Re of Signature Nail International, supported by Nailympia global director, Alex Fox.

The 2024 contest welcomed 79 competitors from 24 countries, who took 413 competition seats across 19 categories; 11 live and eight online.

THE RESULTS

GEL POLISH MANICURE

Division 1

3^rd Federica Lucifora – Italy
2^ndVanessa Maturo – Italy
1^st Alina Ivakina – Germany

Division 2

3^rd Carlotta Silveri – Italy
2^nd Veronica Luviano – USA
1^st Katharina Bienemann – Germany

Division 3

3^rd Aleksanda Dworzynska – Poland
2^nd Alessandra Pizzari – Italy
1^st Natalia Gedik – Turkey

RUNWAY NAILS

Division 1

1^st Thi Ngoc Le – Germany

Division 2

2^nd Van Hau Doan – Germany
1^st Susan Strijbosch – The Netherlands

Division 3

3^rd Nicolas Paggi – Argentina
2^nd Anita Chahal – UK
1^st Johanna Stampka – Germany

SALON NAILS

Division 1

3^rd Vanessa Maturo – Italy
2^ndFederica Lucifora – Italy
1^st Clara Zeta Spadaro – Italy

Division 2

3^rd Katharina Bienemann – Germany
2^nd Melissa Monaco – Italy
1^st Sara Di Luzio – Italy

Division 3

3^rd Francesca Paliotto – Italy
2^nd Marta Deja – Poland
1^st Natalia Trefon – Poland

REALITY NAIL ART

Division 1

3^rd Desire Modica – Italy
2^ndEvgenia Zarakovskaya – Belarus
1^st Federica Lucifora – Italy

Division 2

3^rd Sara Di Luzio – Italy
2^nd Susan Strijbosch – The Netherlands
1^st Sara Rossignoli – Italy

Division 3

3^rd Johanna Stampka – Germany
2^nd Alessandra Pizzari – Italy
1^st Francesca Paliotto – Italy

THE JOY OF NAILS

Division 1

3^rd Ermelinda Mucaj – Italy
2^ndVanessa Maturo – Italy
1^st Desire Modica – Italy

Division 2

3^rd Mirella Cost – The Netherlands
2^nd Carlotta Silveri – Italy
1^st Sara Di Luzio – Italy

Division 3

3^rd Nicolas Paggi – Argentina
2^nd Francesca Paliotto – Italy
1^st Alessandra Pizzari – Italy

MIXED MEDIA BOXED ART

Division 2

3^rd Timea Anita Kovacs – Romania
2^nd Van Hau Doan – Germany
1^st Evelin Nagy – Hungary

Division 3

3^rd Paulina Guadalupe – Mexico
2^nd Nicolas Paggi – Argentina
1^st Giulia Rebellato – Italy

FLAT ART DESIGN BOX

Division 2

3^rd Sara Rossignoli – Italy
2^nd Emma Brock – UK
1^st Evelin Nagy – Hungary

Division 3

3^rd Olivia Castillo – Philippines
2^nd Julie Vorobeva – UAE
1^st Alessandra Pizzari – Italy

INVENT A NAIL SHAPE

Division 2

2^nd Lyubov Tudakova – Russia
1^st Annamaria Mudure – Austria

Division 3

3^rd Nicolas Paggi – Argentina
2^nd Maria Sinyagina – Russia
1^st Tatyana Texter – Germany

TO STILETTO & BEYOND

Division 1

3^rd Thi Ngoc Le – Germany
2^ndJacqueline Kilian – Germany
1^st Renata Nemethne Szabo – Hungary

Division 2

3^rd Susan Strijbosch – The Netherlands
2^nd Lyubov Tudakova – Russia
1^st Annamaria Mudure – Austria

Division 3

3^rd Nicolas Paggi – Argentina
2^nd Maria Sinyagina – Russia
1^st Tatyana Texter – Germany

FRENCH TWIST

Division 1

3^rd Federica Lucifora – Italy
2^ndErmelinda Mucaj – Italy
1^st Vanessa Maturo – Italy

Division 2

3^rd Carlotta Silveri – Italy
2^nd Melissa Monaco – Italy
1^st Mirella Cost – The Netherlands

Division 3

3^rd Natalia Trefon – Poland
2^nd Alessandra Pizzari – Italy
1^st Francesca Paliotto – Italy

MANICURE POSTER

Division 1

3^rd Patrik Pataki – Hungary
2^nd Erika Kornoczi – Austria
1^st Edina Botos – Hungary

Division 2

3^rd Eszter Magyar – Hungary
2^nd Ildiko Jarfas – Hungary
1^st Anna Darabos – Hungary

Division 3

3^rd Johanna Stampka – Germany
1^st Reka Olah – Hungary

EXTREME NAILS POSTER

Division 1

1^st Marietta Darok – Hungary

Division 2

3^rd Eszter Magyar – Hungary
2^nd Evelin Nagy – Hungary
1^st Naira Gilardini – Italy

Division 3

3^rd Angela Wilden – Luxembourg
2^ndMaria Sinyagina – Russia
1^st Loi Van Nguyen – UK

UV GEL TIP & OVERLAY

Division 1

3^rd Clara Zeta Spadaro – Italy
2^ndVanessa Maturo – Italy
1^st Natalya Rusch – Germany

Division 2

3^rd Sara Rossignoli – Italy
2^nd Melissa Monaco – Italy
1^st Sara Di Luzio – Italy

Division 3

3^rd Natalia Trefon – Poland
2^nd Alessandra Pizzari – Italy
1^st Francesca Paliotto – Italy

UV GEL SCULPTURE

Division 1

3^rd Federica Lucifora – Italy
2^ndChiara Panaia – Italy
1^st Vanessa Maturo – Italy

Division 2

3^rd Carlotta Silveri – Italy
2^nd Melissa Monaco – Italy
1^st Sara Di Luzio – Italy

Division 3

3^rd Marta Deja – Poland
2^nd Natalia Trefon – Poland
1^st Francesca Paliotto – Italy

UV GEL PERFECT MATCH

Division 1

3^rd Clara Zeta Spadaro – Italy
2^ndNatalya Rusch – Germany
1^st Vanessa Maturo – Italy

Division 2

3^rd Sara Rossignoli – Italy
2^nd Sara Di Luzio – Italy
1^st Melissa Monaco – Italy

Division 3

3^rd Flemming Nordqvist – Denmark
2^nd Marta Deja – Poland
1^st Francesca Paliotto – Italy

L&P TIP & OVERLAY

Division 1

3^rd Desire Modica – Italy
2^ndClara Zeta Spadaro – Italy
1^st Vanessa Maturo – Italy

Division 2

3^rd Carlotta Silveri – Italy
2^nd Sara Di Luzio – Italy
1^st Melissa Monaco – Italy

Division 3

3^rd Natalia Trefon – Poland
2^nd Flemming Nordqvist – Denmark
1^st Francesca Paliotto – Italy

L&P SCULPTURE

Division 1

3^rd Ermelinda Mucaj – Italy
2^ndVanessa Maturo – Italy
1^st Federica Lucifora – Italy

Division 2

3^rd Sara Rossignoli – Italy
2^nd Melissa Monaco – Italy
1^st Sara Di Luzio – Italy

Division 3

3^rd Natalia Trefon – Poland
2^nd Francesca Paliotto – Italy
1^st Flemming Nordqvist – Denmark

L&P PERFECT MATCH

Division 1

3^rd Chaira Panaia – Italy
2^ndErmelinda Mucaj – Italy
1^st Vanessa Maturo – Italy

Division 2

3^rd Sara Rossignoli – Italy
2^nd Sara Di Luzio – Italy
1^st Melissa Monaco – Italy

Division 3

3^rd Alessandra Pizzari – Italy
Joint 2^nd Flemming Nordqvist – Denmark & Francesca Paliotto – Italy
1^st Marta Deja – Poland

STILETTO NAILS

Division 1

3^rd Federica Lucifora – Italy
2^ndErmelinda Mucaj – Italy
1^st Vanessa Maturo – Italy

Division 2

3^rd Sara Rossignoli – Italy
2^nd Sara Di Luzio – Italy
1^st Carlotta Silveri – Italy

Division 3

3^rd Tatyana Texter – Germany
2^nd Marta Deja – Poland
1^st Alessandra Pizzari – Italy

ART WINNER OF WINNERS

Division 1 Desire Modica – Italy
Division 2 Van Hau Doan – Germany
Division 3 Nicolas Paggi – Argentina

TOP GERMAN TECH

Division 1

2^ndNatalya Rusch
1^st Alina Ivakina

Division 2

3^rd Claudia Carpine
2^nd Katharina Bienemann
1^st Van Hau Doan

Division 3

3^rd Marta Kalamajka
2^nd Michaela Saadeh
1^st Johanna Stampka

TEAM TROPHY

TEAM ITALY – Division 3 – 2,878 points

Nicolas Paggi, Alessandra Pizzari, Francesca Paliotto, Valentina Federici & Monia Martellini

WINNER OF WINNERS

Division 1 Vanessa Maturo – Italy
Division 2 Mirella Cost – The Netherlands
Division 3 Francesca Paliotto – Italy

INDIVIDUAL TOP SCORER

Alessandra Pizzari – Italy – 962 points

For more information about Nailympia Competitions, including upcoming dates and locations, visit www.nailympia.com

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Deborah Cocco – Nailympia European Cup 2023

11th December 2023

Deborah Cocco is just 26 years old and is the founder of DECO Academy & Nail Aalon as well as Nailearn ®.
“I’ve been in the nail world since the age of 12,” Deborah shares. “I’ve always loved nail art and since I was a little girl I started taking training around Italy while also practicing at every opportunity. I started competing in 2017, at the age of 20, and have not stopped.

“Currently my career as a competitor has afforded more than 60 trophies including: 5 Winner Of Winners Nailympia (London 2017, London 2022, Germany 2023, Orlando 2023, London 2023), 3 Team Trophies and the 2023 Nailymnpia European Cup.

Deborah confesses, “Winning the Nailympia European Cup 2023 was no easy task, given the very high level of competitors I was up against, however, I’m extremely happy that my efforts and hard work have also brought me to this goal!”

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Olena Oezman – 2022 & 2023 Global Cup winner

11th December 2023

“I have met a lot of people on the competition floor, and each of us has different values on what drives us to take part in a competition for the first time and even more, to keep on competing. Let’s be honest, it’s not always easy and definitely not always joyful to be a competitor,” shares Olena Oezman. “Most people only see the ‘end result’ and the performance on the competition floor. There’s in fact, so much more behind it. One needs to integrate the training process into everyday life, take time for practice and invest in learning. Also, if you aim better results, you automatically face self-doubt, and it’s a huge personal growth journey. Behind this decision, everyone has their own ‘why’ that drives them.

“I came to the competition arena due to curiosity, without any expectations, but to have fun. The atmosphere was overwhelming and showed me a world of nails I’d never imagined. But the reason I stayed? I driven by excellence! There is no perfection! However, there is excellence, and I set myself a goal to reach it.

“I want to motivate everyone to try competing and see how they feel, what it does for a person. And observe if there is any special ‘why’ for them behind it. One person’s ‘why’ will be very different to another’s and that’s great, as not everyone is destined to compete. It doesn’t make you a less valuable nail professional. However, competing can be so much fun. For me, I figured out that competing and the criteria helped me to do nails I’d never thought possible. Competing gave me self-doubt, but also self-belief. It made me weak but also very strong. It brought envy, but it also brought very deep friendship.

“Winning the Nailympia Global Cup the first time was very special for me, because I did it. But, due to covid, some competitors did not take part, and I had many points, so my win was relatively predictable. And, you know, the thing about excellence, is you achieve excellent results under pressure, in a challenge, unpredictable and not by coincidence!

“The second Nailympia Global Cup was for me! For my personal vision of my abilities and strength. This cup was hard. I did not not have the usual circumstances for practice, I had some health issues, and some new, huge and important projects. It was challenging and at the same time, a wonderful journey. The 2023 cup is definitely more meaningful to me, even though I enjoyed them both enormously.

“Also, winning the first Nailympia European Cup in 2022 was great, as it was the first one ever given, and I generally like the word ‘first. The best combination, winning it for the first time! It’s a great cup for European competitors to motivate them to travel between Germany and the UK to strive for this special trophy.”

Olena Oezman has been an active competitor for about eight years. Starting in 2015 Oelna now hols the titles:
– German Champion 2x
– Grand Champion in Rome: The Nailympion (INJA)
– Grand Champion in Ukraine: The Nailympion (INJA)
– Grand Champion in Argentina (INJA)
– Champion of Russia (Nevakie Berega)
– Nail Technician of the Year (INES)
– Global French Champion INJA: x
– Global Champion Nailympia: 2x
– French Master in Nailsolympic Poland

Olena has over 100 ? 1st places, Winner of Winners and Highest Personal Scorer in different live competitions around the world.

Olena is a mentor and educator for competition-style nails through her academy https://nailacademy-online.com/en/

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