Judges From Around the World that Support Nailympia Competitions
3 Nailympia Judge
Tamara Bhagoe
Netherlands
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Area of judging expertise: I love to judge C-Curve and stresspoint in french competitions, but i also love to judge all forms of nailart
Years as a judge: 19
Number of Nailympia events judged: 3
Nailympia events judged: Germany
Are you an educator?: Yes
Industry accolades: 2002 Start career as a nail technician, 2003 TV interview TV host, 2004 TV interview TV host, 2005 TV interview Live & Cooking , 2005 Educator training— Odyssey Nail Systems USA, 2005 International judge in Korea, 2006 Judge for Dutch Championships, 2006 international judge in Korea, 2008 international judge in Korea, 2009 international judge in Korea, 2009 Teacher for international Elite training in Korea, 2010 international judge in Korea, 2010 international judge in Finland, 2010 international judge in Germany, 2011 international judge in Korea, 2012 international judge in Bulgaria, 2011~2020 organiser of Dutch nail competitions, 2022 judge Nailympia Germany, 2023 judge Nailympia Germany, 2024 judge Nailympia Germany.
Favourite nail brands: My own brand: DNA
Industry figures you admire: I don't really have one, but Tom Holcomb is I think the greatest example of a game-changer for our industry!
Career biography: 2002 Winner Prof-nail cover competition • 2003 1st place Fantasy Nail Art - theme Christmas • 2003 3rd place Dutch Championships Nail Art • 2003 1st place Belgium, Nail Art Championships • 2003 5th place International Nail Art Championships Essen, Germany • 2003 1st place Fantasy Nail Art - theme Carnival • 2004 Winner Prof-nail cover competition • 2004 1st place French manicure - Dutch championships • 2005 2nd place Belgium, Nail Art competition : theme Party • 2005 1st place Mixed Media - Korea • 2005 1st place Mixed Media, the Netherlands • 2006 1st place Fantasy Nail Art - Nailympia London * 2006 1st place 3d Nail Art - Finland * 2007 3rd place Fantasy Nail Art - Nailympia London • 2009 5th place Tip Box - Korea
Personal biography: Caribbean holidays. Spending time with my grandson. My garden. Cooking vegan food. PlayStation & Nintendo switch.
Why you believe in nail competitions?: From my own experience I know that practice makes perfect. Keep on training & you will grow as a competitor. From every competition you will learn something.
Advice to competitors: Read the rules carefully, rules can change every time & not every competition has the same rules.
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