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Nailympia London 2022: Winners announced
The 16th Nailympia London competition took place in a hybrid format – with categories available to enter online, as well as in person at the two-day Olympia Beauty exhibition.
Competitors from all over the globe entered across three divisions, and the winners were announced at a ceremony on stage at Olympia Beauty on Monday 3 October.
THE WINNERS 2022
THE 4th GLOBAL CUP
Olena Özman – Germany
THE 1st EUROPEAN CUP
Olena Özman – Germany
OVERALL INDIVIDUAL TOP SCORER
Olena Özman – Germany
WINNER OF WINNERS
- Division 1 – Ivaylo Guzgunov – UK
- Division 2 – Annie Pham – UK
- Division 3 – Deborah Cocco – Italy
ART WINNER OF WINNERS
- Division 1 – Ha Le – UK
- Division 2 – Alice Nali – UK
- Division 3 – Kayley Cairns – UK
TOP UK TECH
- Division 1 – Ivaylo Guzgunov
- Division 2 – Annie Pham
- Division 3 – Andreea Simona Ignat
TEAM TROPHY
Division 3 – Team Olena
GEL POLISH MANICURE
Division 1
- 3rd – Huyen Vu – UK
- 2nd – Taulanta Zdrava – UK
- 1st – Adriana Milosheva – Bulgaria
Division 2
- 3rd – Brigitta Fajt – UK
- 2nd – Brenda Diaz – USA
- 1st – Naomi Misu – Japan
Division 3
- 3rd – Evelin Nagy – Hungary
- 2nd – Alessandra Pizzari – Italy
- 1st – Deborah Cocco – Italy
RUNWAY NAILS
Division 1
- 3rd – Rita Chahine – Canada
- 2nd – Ha Le – UK
- 1st – Nicole Smith – UK
Division 2
- 3rd – Laura Pote – UK
- 2nd – Susan Strijbosch – The Netherlands
- 1st – Anita Chahal – UK
Division 3
- 3rd – Ivonne Voigt – Germany
- 2nd – Rachel Burke – Ireland
- 1st – Katarzyna Kruszynska – Ireland
SALON NAILS
Division 1
- 3rd – Mariana Costirco – Romania
- 2nd – Taulanta Zdrava – UK
- 1st – Ivaylo Guzgunov – UK
Division 2
- 3rd – Minna Ukskoski – Finland
- 2nd – Charisse Cassie – UK
- 1st – Annie Pham – UK
Division 3
- 3rd – Daria Proia – Italy
- 2nd – Deborah Cocco – Italy
- 1st – Olena Özman – Germany
REALITY NAILS
Division 1
- 3rd – Melanie Lueck – Germany
- 2nd – Nicole Smith – UK
- 1st – Dung Fox Nguyen – USA
Division 2
- 3rd – Alice Nali – UK
- 2nd – Anita Chahal – UK
- 1st – Brigitta Fajt – UK
Division 3
- 3rd – Petra Szabo – Hungary
- 2nd – Giulia Candido – Italy
- 1st – Katarzyna Kruszynska – Ireland
THE JOY OF NAILS
Division 1
- 3rd – Mariana Costirco – Romania
- 2nd – Ivaylo Guzgunov – UK
- 1st – Ha Le – UK
Division 2
- 3rd – Brenda Diaz – USA
- 2nd – Annie Pham – UK
- 1st – Alice Nali – UK
Division 3
- 3rd – Andreea Simona Ignat – UK
- 2nd – Ivonne Voigt – Germany
- 1st – Lucie Kovarikova – Czech Republic
MIXED MEDIA
Division 1
- 3rd – Vanessa Grossi – Italy
- 2nd – Emma Laverton – UK
- 1st – Dung Fox Nguyen – USA
Division 2
- 3rd – Alice Nali – UK
- 2nd – Rita Bartolomeu – Portugal
- 1st – Emese Balog – Hungary
Division 3
- 3rd – Iwona Freide – Poland
- 2nd – Ivonne Voigt – Germany
- 1st – Alessandra Pizzari – Italy
FANTASY COMPLETE LOOK
Division 2
- 2nd – Alice Nali – UK
- 1st – Brenda Diaz – USA
Division 3
- 3rd – Rachel Burke – Ireland
- 2nd – Monika Kupien – UK
- 1st – Kayley Cairns – UK
FLAT ART
Division 1
- 3rd – Nicole Smith – UK
- 2nd – Emma Laverton – UK
- 1st – Giulia Mihalache – Italy
Division 2
- 3rd – Emese Balog – Hungary
- 2nd – Charisse Cassie – UK
- 1st – Martyna Olubinska – Poland
Division 3
- 3rd – Marlena Krawczykowska – Poland
- 2nd – Alessandra Pizzari – Italy
- 1st – Ivonne Voigt – Germany
UV/LED GEL TIP & OVERLAY
Division 1
- 3rd – Ivaylo Guzgunov – UK
- 2nd – Mariana Costirco – Romania
- 1st – Ha Le – UK
Division 2
- 3rd – Alice Nali – UK
- 2nd – Naomi Misu – Japan
- 1st – Annie Pham – UK
Division 3
- 3rd – Daria Proia – Italy
- 2nd – Olena Özman – Germany
- 1st – Deborah Cocco – Italy
L&P ACRYLIC SCULPTURE
Division 1
- 3rd – Mariana Costirco – Romania
- 2nd – Ha Le – UK
- 1st – Ivaylo Guzgunov – UK
Division 2
- 3rd – Minna Ukskoski – Finland
- 2nd – Alice Nali – UK
- 1st – Annie Pham – UK
Division 3
- 3rd – Deborah Cocco – Italy
- 2nd – Flemming Nordqvist – Denmark
- 1st – Olena Özman – Germany
PERFECT MATCH
Division 1
- 3rd – Ha Le – UK
- 2nd – Mariana Costirco – Romania
- 1st – Ivaylo Guzgunov – UK
Division 2
- 3rd – Annie Pham – UK
- 2nd – Brenda Diaz – USA
- 1st – Alice Nali – UK
Division 3
- 3rd – Magdalena Mysliwiec – Poland
- 2nd – Olena Özman – Germany
- 1st – Deborah Cocco – Italy
INVENT A NAIL SHAPE
Division 1
- 3rd – Mariana Costirco – Romania
- 2nd – Jo Pham – UK
- 1st – Ivaylo Guzgunov – UK
Division 2
- 3rd – Annie Pham – UK
- 2nd – Anita Chahal – UK
- 1st – Charisse Cassie – UK
Division 3
- 3rd – Andreea Simona Ignat – UK
- 2nd – Mino Vo – UK
- 1st – Lucie Kovarikova – Czech Republic
STILETTO NAILS
Division 1
- 3rd – Mariana Costirco – Romania
- 2nd – Ha Le – UK
- 1st – Ivaylo Guzgunov – UK
Division 2
- 3rd – Brigitta Fajt – UK
- 2nd – Charisse Cassie – UK
- 1st – Annie Pham – UK
Division 3
- 3rd – Lucie Kovarikova – Czech Republic
- 2nd – Deborah Cocco – Italy
- 1st – Flemming Nordqvist – Denmark
Want to enter Nailympia? Check out upcoming competitions and locations via www.nailympia.com
The WINNERS Nailympia Online 2nd edition 2022
Watch the awards ceremony here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrdselMXrZQ
Nailympia Competitions, in association with Scratch magazine, has announced the winners of the second edition of Nailympia Online.
The international nail competition welcomed 13 categories with three divisions, plus a fourth and unique division for gold medalists and nail champions; Division 4 VIP Nail Challenge.
Competitors were judged by a 42-strong panel and the winners were revealed in a Facebook Live presentation on 21 February 2022 hosted by Nailympia competition director, Alex Fox and Scratch’s managing editor, Helena Biggs.
This second edition attracted 170 individual competitors who afforded a grand sum of 406 entries from 32 countries. Forty-two judges representing 24 countries deliberated over and assessed the nail work during an 8-day span of February.
Check out the winners below…
Winners Nailympia Online 2nd Edition 2022
OVERALL INDIVIDUAL TOP SCORER
Mino Vo – UK – 630 points
Division 4 – 5-SHAPE CHALLENGE CHAMPION
Stiletto (art), razor nail (art) , lipstick (single colour) , Russian almond (French), Edge (art)
Out of 360 points from 10 judges – 28 criteria judged
1st – Genki itou – 289 points – Japan
2nd – Ágnes Mojoros – 270 points – Hungary
3rd – Erika Nortier – 250 points – Italy
ART WINNER of WINNERS
Division 1 – Jacqueline McClement – Canada
ART WINNERS of WINNERS
Division 2 – Paulina Mucha – UK
ART WINNER of WINNERS
Division 3 – Erika Nortier – Italy
WINNER of WINNERS Division 1
Brigitta Fajt – Hungary
WINNER of WINNERS Division 2
Gosha Walczak – UK
WINNER of WINNERS Division 3
Mino Vo – UK
POSTER EXTREME NAILS & FACE: Light warrior
Division 1
1st – Sabina Zsemlyeova – Slovakia
2nd – Irina Smetanova – Russia
3rd – Iana Belugina – Russia
Division 2
1st – Viktória Kiss – Hungary
2nd – Nóra Kovács – Hungary
3rd – Regina Sztancs – Hungary
Division 3
1st – Anna Grishankova – Russia
2nd – Melinda Tamás – Hungary
3rd – Ralitsa Kirilova Geogieva – Bulgaria
POSTER – MANICURE
Division 1
1st – Ivett Varga – Hungary
2nd – Mariya Doronina – Russia
3rd – Janne Vörk – Estonia
Division 2
1st – Victória Kiss – Hungary
2nd – Veronika Golitsyna – Russia
3rd – Sabrina Bouhri – Italy
Division 3
1st – Melinda Tamás – Hungary
2nd – Éva Guczuly – Romania
3rd – Annamaria Wieszt – Germany
POSTER – PEDICURE
Division 1
1st – Mariya Doronina – Russia
2nd – Viktória Motuz – Hungary
3rd – Adrienn Barta – Hungary
Division 2
1st – Danielle Currie – UK
2nd – Jenny Miller – UK
3rd – Aleksandra Drozdz – Ireland
Division 3
1st – Melinda Tamás – Hungary
2nd – Christina Sorsby – UK
3rd – Julia Makarova – Russia
STYLE FOR A5 MARKETING CARD
Division 1
1st – Dániel Rónyai – Hungary
2nd – Mariya Doronina – Russia
3rd – Anzhela Barinova – Russia
Division 2
1st – Paulina Mucha – UK
2nd – Danielle Currie – UK
3rd – Nóra Kovács – Hungary
Division 3
1st – Edina Kósa-Mezei – Hungary
2nd – Katarzyna Warmuz – Poland
3rd – Julia Makarov – Russia
GEL POLISH MANICURE
Division 1
1st – Adrienn Musa-Kiss – Hungary
2nd – Jiak Hing – UK
3rd – Mariya Doronina – Russia
Division 2
1st – Paulina Mucha – UK
2nd – Aleksandra Drozdz – Ireland
3rd – Giusy Napoli – Italy
Division 3
1st – Laura Családi – Hungary
2nd – Izabela Goluńska – Poland
3rd – Katarzyna Warmuz – Poland
DESIGN NAILS FOR AN ALBUM COVER: Soul Train
Division 1
1st – Ildikó Köntös – Hungary
2nd – Petra Szabo – Hungary
3rd – Michelle van Blommestein – Australia
Division 2
1st – Paulina Mucha – UK
2nd – Kotome Jeffries – UK
3rd – Kimberly Reid – UK
Division 3
1st – Erika Nortier – Italy
2nd – Lucie Kovarïkova – Czech Republic
3rd – Laura Családi – Hungary
NIGHTLIFE: Black & Gold with Matte & Gloss
Division 1
1st – Petra Szabo – Hungary
2nd – Mariya Doronina – Russia
3rd – Sabina Zsemlyeova – Slovakia
Division 2
1st – Danielle Currie – UK
2nd – Giusy Napoli – Italy
3rd – Paulina Mucha – UK
Division 3
1st – Ania Kesiak – UK
2nd – Erika Nortier – Italy
3rd – Jade Barber – UK
FLAT ART: Pop Art
Division 1
1st – Nita Avalos – Finland
2nd – Anna Lorna – USA
3rd – Kirsty Manvell – UK
Division 2
1st – Gemma Dawson – UK
2nd – Viktória Kiss – Hungary
3rd – Charisse Cassie – UK
Division 3
1st – Tan Adams – UK
2nd – Hong Luu – UK
3rd – Yuki Uzelac – Japan
MIXED MEDIA DESIGN: Open
Division 1
1st – Danielle Price – UK & Kim Jones – UK
2nd – Nancy Okon – USA
3rd – Candida de Lange – South Africa
Division 2
1st – Donna Jones – UK
2nd – Paulina Mucha – UK
3rd – Kotome Jeffries – UK
Division 3
1st – Serena Scarano – Italy
2nd – Claire Wheeler – UK
3rd – Monika Grenda – Poland
ART ON NAILS more than 1 inch – Futuristic/Sci-fi
Division 1
1st – Jacqueline McClement – Canada
2nd – Emese Balog – Hungary
3rd – Marika Dimitrovska – UK
Division 2
1st – Gosha Walczak – UK
2nd – Paulina Mucha – UK
Division 3
1st – Mino Vo – UK
2nd – Andrea Lippné Kreisz – Hungary
3rd – Alicia Cespedes – Paraguay
ART ON NAILS more than 2 inches – Geodes
Division 1
1st – Jacqueline McClement – Canada
2nd – Anzhela Barinova – Russia
3rd – Orsolya Sipos – Hungary
Division 2
1st – Mel Sheri – France
2nd – Veronika Golitsyna – Russia
3rd – Gosha Walczak – UK
Division 3
1st – Genki Itou – Japan
2nd – Scarlett Senter – UK
3rd – Katarzyna Warmuz – Poland
INVENT a NAIL SHAPE: In peacock colour palette
Division 1
1st – Giulia Candido – Italy
2nd – Duy Le – Canada
3rd – Thanh Ha – UK
Division 2
1st – Georgina Takacs – UK
2nd – Aurelija Illingworth – UK
3rd – Gosha Walczak – UK
Division 3
1st – Lucie Kovarikova – Cech Republic
2nd – Andrea Lippné Kreisz – Hungary
3rd – Robert Klonowski – Poland
The Joy of Nails with Bling!
Division 1
1st – Giulia Candido – Italy
2nd – Brigitta Fajt – Hungary
3rd – Marika Dimitrovska – UK
Division 2
1st – Giusy Napoli – Italy
2nd – Gosha Walczak – UK
3rd – Agata Galati – Italy
Division 3
1st – Mino Vo – UK
2nd – Kayley Cairns – UK
3rd – Loi Nguyen – UK
Meet – Elaine Watson – USA – head booth judge
Get to know a Nailympia judge in 25 steps…
NAME: Elaine Tanner Watson
Business name: Nailebrity LLC
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality: American
Who Trained You: Cuccio, EzFlow (1st gen), Too Much Fun & many, many mentors.
Years in Nails: 27 years
Years Judging: My first judging was a nail art comp the year after I graduated nail school – so 26 years
Nail Brands You Represent/Use: Cuccio / ASP
Role in Industry: Executive in manufacturing and currently licensing deals
Favourite Trade Exhibition: Olympia Beauty as I see all my friends & London at the same time
Favourite Nail Tool: My e-files!
Favourite Book: Outlander – all the books in the series by Diana Gabaldon
Favourite Movie: Devil Wears Prada
Favourite Food: Italian, Korean, Japanese… I can’t pick one, I love so manyFavourite Vacation Destination: Scotland, Italy or Greece (tie)
Your Hobbies: Video gamer
Who You Admire In Industry: Industry starters… Tony Cuccio, Jan Arnold, Deborah Carver, George Schaeffer…and more
Top Technique You’ve Mastered: Currently it’s gels. I’ve converted from being an acrylic lover to being obsessed with gel.
What Inspires Your Work: Everything around me…
Advice to Competitors: Be the best version of you…
Hot Tip or Trick for Competitors: Practice, practice, practice
What Lockdown Has Taught You: Importance of empathy
A Funny Day/Memory At The Nail Desk: Drawing a blank here LOL. It’s been a very long time …
An Affirmation You Love: My efforts are being supported by the universe; my dreams manifest into reality before my eyes.
Why Nailympia: Since day one, Alex Fox. To explain I would need pages…for the short answer…care, compassion and love for competition, competitors, models, judges and anyone else involved.
Instagram: @elainewatsonofficial or @nailebrity
Twitter: @elainefrommaine or @nailebrity
Facebook: @elainewatson
TikTok: @nailebrity
FB: @nailebrity
Nailympia Div 4 champion 2021 launches online learning option
Champion nail tech and artist, Olena Oezman has launched an online nail academy. Utilising her time efficiently during the pandemic, Olena focused on creating a portal of nail education, in order to further her reach as an international nail tutor and trainer.
And the timing is excellent, since taking part in the first edition of Nailympia Online, Olena was presented at its awards ceremony on 15 March 2021 1x gold, 2 x silver and 1 x bronze medals as well as they Division 4 VIP 5-Shape Challenge trophy.
Acting as mentor and teacher to multi-award winning UK medalist and nail artist, Mino Vo, Olena is cited as a great beacon of knowledge and inspiration. Talking after his success winning three of the eight Nailympia Online trophies, Mino says, “When competing, it’s not just about who is the best in structure or the best in art. You need to read the rules, this is your best friend. For you to be successful there are many points to consider and a big area you need to focus on the cleanliness of your work, your surface and cuticles.” Mino then goes on to share his success comes a direct result of what he learned on Olena’s course. “I took the Olena Özman combined manicure online class and can honestly say, I can now make clean cuticles confidently. This course covers every single thing you can imagine. Every skin type, every tool. And the quality I can promise you is the best.”
NEW: deadline date for Nailympia Online
Nailympia Canada – a new location for 2019
Nailympia Competitions is delighted to add a fourth location to its world map – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. This new event will be hosted by two fierce Canadian competitors Aigul Fritzke & Karen Dunn.
“It’s extremely exciting to add Canada to the Nailympia world tour. This location adds its own special flavour to the competition circuit and will appeal to those looking for a trusted competition further north. I’m pleased to be working with Aigul and Karen, as their love and hunger for competition is a perfect match for the global Nailympia team. It’s an exciting year as Nailympia branches into Orlando and Saskatoon.” Alex Fox , global director Nailympia.
The event will be held 9-11 November 2019 and will be the first location that can gain points for the 2020 Nailympia Global Cup.
The 2019 Global Cup will accrue points from 3 locations, Tallinn – Estonia, Orlando – USA & London – UK.
Registration for Nailympia Canada will open soon. Please watch Nailympia social media posts & visit the official website – www.nailympia.com
Meet The hosts…
Karen Dunn
Karen, born and raised in Saskatchewan, Canada, is a certified nail professional who also works as a high school maths teacher. For Karen, grooming nails satisfies a creative need in her life as well as a deep rooted need to keep furthering her education and learning, which has led to her offering classes across Canada and the USA. The opportunity to travel has led her to meet and work with many mentors in the nail industry, each time, gaining more insight and invaluable knowledge of the nail industry. More recently, Karen caught the competition bug, which quickly became a passion. She’s competed in various categories at numerous competitions and harnessed a special affection for 3D fantasy art.
Karen continues to compete as often as possible while also now bringing a prestigious competition brand to Canada. Karen is passionate about all things nails and is ready and willing to discuss nails over a good cup of coffee with all that are likeminded!
Aigul Fritzke
Master nail artist Aigul Fritzke was born and raised in Kazakhstan and moved to Saskatchewan in 1997. Aigul hones a natural talent for creativity and launched her dream career in aesthetics and art by combining her eye for beauty with an exceptional gift of artistry.
Aigul is a trained make-up artist from the Academy of Ottawa and has done glamour and special effects make-up for theatre, television, fashion, bridal and photo events.
In 2006 she became a certified nail technician and became an educator and distributor for Masterworks by Amy Becker. Aigul is passionate about teaching and is fascinated by the creative options of nail art as a medium for self-expression. She says, “Our hands convey a powerful first impression of ourselves as we use them to express as we speak, meet and greet others”.
Aigul also enjoys the thrill and stress of competition and is an international award-winning competitor in nails and make-up. She’s been featured twice in Nail Pro Magazine and her work can be seen across social media and YouTube tutorials. You can follow Aigul on Facebook/Instagram at aigulfritzkeartistry.
STOP PRESS – A NEW NAILYMPIA for 2019 – STOP PRESS
Nailympia Competitions is excited and thrilled to announce its new partnership with Premiere Orlando in 2019!
The Premiere Orlando show, an established, admired and exciting annual exhibition event, will be branding its 2019 nail competitions with Nailympia.
The show dates 1-3 June will host Nailympia Orlando on 2-3 June over 2 days.
“We are very excited to work alongside Nailympia & Scratch magazine this year for the nail competitions at Premiere Orlando. We are enthusiastic to offer this new and exciting opportunity to nail technicians from all over the United States and beyond.” Ed McNeill, Premiere Show Group vice-president
Nailympia Orlando will host 10 competitions in this first year including the three that accrue points towards the Nailympia Global Cup (Gel Tip & Overlay, L&P Sculpture & Stiletto nails).
For 2019 three locations will host Global Cup points, Tallinn in Estonia, Orlando in the USA and London, UK.
“The opportunity to work alongside the Premiere Orlando show to host Nailympia competitions is a truly exciting new dimension to the Nailympia brand. Known for its popularity within the professional nail community across the USA and further afield, at Nailympia we are sure this new partnership will help invigorate the nail industry and inspire many more to get involved and enjoy the many benefits of competing while also enjoying an all-encompassing exhibition and education experience.” Alex Fox, global director, Nailympia Competitions
Registration for Nailympia Orlando opens on 1st March
To register visit – www.premiereorlandoshow.biz
ABOUT US – Premiere Show Group
The Premiere Show Group is a trade show management company that organises exceptional events for the professional beauty industry; it currently produces Premiere Orlando, Premiere Philadelphia, Premiere Columbus and Premiere Birmingham all in the USA. Premiere Orlando, its largest event got its modest start in 1990 as a small 3-exhibitor show, fast forward to current day, it is the industry’s largest trade show with over 850 exhibitors across a 7.3-acre exhibition floor with more than 59,000 beauty professionals from all 50 states and over 44 countries in attendance in 2018. Premiere strives to provide beauty professionals (cosmetologists, nail techs, barbers, estheticians, professional make-up artists, massage therapists as well as salon and spa owners) with the education needed to succeed and currently offers over 650 classes at its event led by some of the industry’s most influential and legendary educators and manufacturers from across the globe.
ABOUT US – NAILYMPIA
Nailympia is considered one of the leading and most prestigious professional nail competitions in the world today. It prides itself on being a non-biased forum where products and brands have no bearing on the placing of a competitor. This competition brand is all about skill and creativity. All skill levels are catered for – the judging system, which has evolved over time, holds true to its original concept of all competitions are judged blind – the judge has no idea who’s work they are assessing and all divisions are judged together in the same manner. The judges have no idea which division or competitor they are assessing. This keeps the system fair and even. It also means a Division 1 competitor can win with a higher score than seen in the above divisions – again showcasing that the skills and creativity are assessed on their own merit.
Tracks ARTE video about Nailympia London 2018
Tracks ARTE have created a video about Extreme Nail Art at Nailympia London 2018 featuring Alex Fox and Scratch Magazine! Make sure you watch the video below to see some of the incredible highlights from this competition and to register for your place click here!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yck60tgkYcM&feature=youtu.be