The first competition of 2025: Nailympia Anaheim

Nailympia Anaheim will take place on 23-24 February 2025 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, USA.

The competition will feature the following categories:

  • Gel Polish
  • Salon Nails
  • Stiletto Nails
  • UV Gel P&W (Sculpt or Tip/Overlay)
  • Acrylic P&W (Sculpt or Tip/Overlay)
  • Perfect Match
  • Joy of Nails

Additionally, there will be four turn-in categories:

  1. Flat Art: Theme: Urban Graffiti – Create nail art with a powerful message.
  2. Runway: Design on 3 nail tips, inspired by the theme AI, with a mood board.
  3. Reality: Create 3 nail designs based on the themes:
    • Famous Pictures of the 12th Century, 16th Century and 20th Century.
  4. To Stiletto & Beyond: One extreme nail style with the theme Cosmic Butterflies.

Participants can also submit an Extreme Nail Styling Poster as a JPEG via email to the Nailympia team – there is  no theme for this poster.

Stay Tuned:
Information and registration for Nailympia Anaheim will open soon. Click here to register your interest and you’ll be the first to hear when registration opens! 

The winners of Nailympia Anaheim 2023

We’re excited to announce the winners of this year’s Nailympia Anaheim:

OVERALL INDIVIDUAL TOP SCORER
Anastasia Totty – USA

RUNWAY NAILS
Division 1
1st – Tasha Duff – USA
Division 3
1st – Anastasia Totty – USA
2nd – Shannon McCown – USA

SALON NAILS
Division 3
2nd – Anastasia Totty – USA
3rd – Shannon McCown – USA

REALITY NAILS
Division 1
1st – Rachelle Sanders – USA
Division 3
1st – Anastasia Totty – USA
2nd – Shannon McCown – USA

THE JOY OF NAILS
Division 3
1st  – Anastasia Totty – USA
2nd – Shannon McCown – USA

FLAT ART
Division 1
2nd – Jessica Pan – USA
3rd – Cristina Burke – USA
Division 2
1st – Caroline Hu – USA
2nd – Tammy Mazzaferro – USA
Division 3
1st – Lisa Bennet – USA
2nd – Anastasia Totty – USA
3rd – Shannon McCown- USA

L&P ACRYLIC TIP & OVERLAY
Division 3
2nd – Shannon McCown – USA
3rd – Anastasia Totty – USA

L&P ACRYLIC SCULPTURE
Division 3
3rd – Shannon McCown – USA

L&P ACRYLIC PERFECT MATCH
Division 3
3rd – Shannon McCown – USA

EXTREME POSTER STYLING
Division 3
1st – Anastasia Totty – USA
2nd – Shannon McCown – USA

INVENT A NAIL SHAPE
Division 2
3rd – Brook Ritchie – USA
Division 3
1st – Anastasia Totty – USA
2nd – Shannon McCown- USA

STILETTO NAILS
Division 3
1st – Anastasia Totty – USA
2nd – Shannon McCown – USA

Nailympia and Premiere Show Group extend a huge thank you to the wonderful judges, all industry experts and educators, most with over 10 years’ experience; head judge, Alisha Rimando, Gari-Dawn Tingler, Robert Nguyen, Vu Nguyen, Jaime Schrabeck, Lisa Peng, Maisie Dunbar, Guin Deadman, Emese Koppányi, Kalista Sims, Holly Schippers, Henrietta Almasi, Michelle Mullen and Koko Kashiwagi.

The competition this year was in association with Scratch and sponsored by Le Chat, Kokoist and Gotti.

“Running Nailympia at Premiere Anaheim was such a blessing; it was an intimate yet high energy event,” enthuses host, Hemi Park. “I’ve always loved the hype and intensity of the competition arena, but this time, I was on the side of cheering everyone on – this is the best part of being an organizer. I worked with a host of awe-inspiring judges who were absolutely incredible to be around. I envisioned Nailympia Anaheim to be a friendly experience for all, and it really was. It became the perfect place for everyone to come and say, ‘Hi’ and ask questions. I got to meet up with many industry friends and the support I got was unbelievable and enormous.”

Nailympia & Premiere strengthen partnership for 2023 with 4 USA locations

 Nailympia Competitions, the globally renowned competition organisation for nail professionals, is expanding into three further locations for 2023, owing to a strengthened partnership with Informa Markets.

The success of the Nailympia Orlando 2019 and 2022 editions will see Nailympia Competitions at beauty exhibitions in the following locations, in line with the Premiere group’s growth across the USA:

Nailympia Anaheim 2-3 April

Nailympia Orlando 4-5 June

Nailympia San Antonio 1-2 October

Nailympia Columbus 8-9 October

 

This expansion comes at an exciting time, since Informa Markets announced earlier this year that it has partnered with the BolognaFiere Group and the Professional Beauty Association to deliver a landmark joint venture, promising an impressive series of beauty events in the US beauty market.

Nailympia Competitions will be hosted in seven locations for 2023; London, UK; Mexico City, Mexico; Düsseldorf, Germany, and Anaheim CA, Orlando FL, San Antonio TX and Columbus OH in the USA, in partnership with the world’s leading nail magazine, Scratch.

Each competition location will offer six live competitions on the show floor:

UV/LED Gel Tip & Overlay, L&P Acrylic Sculpture (with Perfect Match), The Joy of Nails, Stiletto Nails, Salon Nails & Reality Nails.

There will be four turn-in categories, comprising Flat Art, Runway Nails, Invent A Nail Shape and Extreme Nails Styling poster. All turn-in categories will have a theme that will be announced before each event and Reality Nails will be themed on the floor during the competition brief.

Click here for rules, regulations, address for postal entries, email for sending in jpeg for Extreme Poster Styling, deadlines & themes for Nailympia Anaheim. https://www.nailympia.com/anaheim/rules-regs/