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The 4th Nailympia Orlando 2024: A Glittering Success
The 4th Nailympia Orlando has concluded, marking another milestone in the world of competitive nail artistry. This year’s event was nothing short of spectacular, with 84 competitors occupying 384 seats, representing 14 countries including Serbia, Hungary, Cuba, Aruba, Italy, Germany, France, Trinidad & Tobago, USA, UK, Spain, Argentina, Ukraine and Canada. The diverse international participation contributed to one of the most exciting competition floors seen in the USA for many years.
The atmosphere was electric, with camaraderie and creativity flowing freely among the participants. A total of 99 medals and 6 trophies were up for grabs, highlighting the high stakes and intense competition. Alex Fox, the event’s organiser, expresses her delight at the overwhelming response, “It was truly magical to see the amount of people in the arena. We started this journey with Premiere Orlando in 2019, and each year it grows in popularity as more and more people support Nailympia Orlando, coming to test and showcase their skills, network, and stretch their creativity. I’m so pleased to see we have injected the competition bug back into the American nail industry. I was stunned and delighted to sign up 29 judges who all showed up in person and judged their respective categories and policed the floor.”
The event was generously sponsored by Glitterbels, the UK nail brand that has recently launched into the USA from its headquarters in Atlanta, along with Aprés and Americannails, who donated the desk lamps. The seamless organisation and execution of the two-day event made it a nourishing experience for all involved.
One of the highlights was the presence of Scratch magazine’s editor, Helena Biggs, who managed the scoring system. She also hosted the first Scratch Social party, during which the new NASNA (North America’s Star Nail Artist) annual competition for North American nail professionals was announced, adding another layer of excitement to the event.
Nailympia Orlando 2024 not only celebrated technical skill and artistic expression but also fostered a sense of community and professional growth among nail artists. With its growing popularity and the increasing number of participants each year, it is evident that Nailympia Orlando has become a cornerstone event in the nail industry calendar, inspiring artists and enthusiasts alike.
INDIVIDUAL TOP SCORER
Natalia Trefon-Ociepka – Poland –
DIVISION 3 – 850 pts
WINNER OF WINNERS
Division 3 – Natalia Trefon-Ociepka – Poland
Division 2 – Veronica Luviano – USA
Division 1 – Tatiana Savostikova – USA
ART WINNER OF WINNERS
Natalia Trefon-Ociepka – Poland
TOP USA TECH
Shayna Osazuwa
REALITY NAILS
Division 1
1st – Nikki Tran – USA
2nd – Thi Huynh Le – USA
3rd – Gisèle Dirn – France
Division 2
1st – Lecah Maloney – Trinidad & Tobago
2nd – Veronica Luviano – USA
3rd – Jessie Benard – France
Division 3
1st – Olena Oezman – Germany
2nd – Hazel Dixon – UK
3rd – Natalia Trefon-Ociepka – Poland
FLAT ART
Division 1
1st – Diem Vo – USA
2nd – Thi Huynh Le – USA
3rd – Aura Aponte-Flores – USA
Division 2
1st – Jessie Benard – France
2nd – Thao Nguyen – USA
3rd – Guadalupe Munoz – USA
3rd – Division 3
1st – Diana Vig – UK
2nd – Hazel Dixon – UK
3rd – Natalia Trefon-Ociepka – Poland
SALON NAILS
Division 1
1st – Vira Dovbeniuk – USA
2nd – Thi Huynh Le – USA
3rd – Gisele Dirn – France
Division 2
1st – Jessie Benard – France
2nd – Delphine Derhe Spoor – France
3rd – Veronica Luviano – USA
Division 3
1st – Alessandra Pizzari – Italy
2nd – Natalia Trefon-Ociepka – Poland
3rd – Olena Oezman – Germany
RUNWAY NAILS
Division 1
1st – Diem Vo – USA
2nd – Thi Huynh Le – USA
Division 2
1st – Chantal Vasquez – USA
2nd – Jacqueline Elmore – USA
Division 3
1st – Hazel Dixon – UK
2nd – Natalia Trefon-Ociepka – Poland
3rd – Anastasia Totty – USA
THE JOY OF NAILS
Division 1
1st – Gisele Dirn – France
2nd – Julieta Ramos – Argentina
3rd – Vira Dovbeniuk – USA
Division 2
1st – Lecah Maloney – Trinidad & Tobago
2nd – Delphine Derhe Spoor – France
3rd – Jessie Benard – France
Division 3
1st – Natalia Trefon-Ociepka – Poland
2nd – Olena Oezman – Germany
3rd – Anastasiia Rozdobutko – USA/Ukraine
TO STILETTO & BEYOND
Division 1
1st – Natasha Oquendo – USA
2nd – Tatiana Savostikova – USA
3rd – Gisèle Dirn – France
Division 2
3rd – Jacqueline Elmore – USA
Division 3
1st – Anastasia Totty – USA
2nd – Mino Vo – UK
3rd – Natalia Trefon-Ociepka – Poland
POSTER EXTREME NAILS
Division 1
1st – Miguel Vallina Fernandez
2nd – Thi Huynh Le – USA
3rd – Sheridan Moore – USA
Division 2
1st – Ivana Todorović – Serbia
2nd – Larissa Hamilton
3rd – Carlos Escobar
Division 3
1st – Evelin Nagy – Hungary
2nd – Eidelyn Ruiz – Cuba
3rd – Anastasia Totty – USA
Acrylic L&P TIP & OVERLAY
Division 1
1st – Julieta Ramos – Argentina
2nd – Tam Le – USA
3rd – Thi Huynh Le – USA
Division 2
1st – Veronica Luviano – USA
2nd – Duc Ha – USA
3rd – Delphine Derhe Spoor – France
Division 3
1st – Alessandra Pizzari – Italy
2nd – Natalia Trefon-Ociepka – Poland
3rd – Olena Oezman – Germany
Acrylic L&P SCULPTURE
Division 1
1st – Julieta Ramos – Argentina
2nd – Tam Le – USA
3rd – Thi Huynh Le – USA
Division 2
1st – Veronica Luviano – USA
2nd – Duc Ha – USA
3rd – Delphine Derhe Spoor – France
Division 3
1st – Natalia Trefon-Ociepka – Poland
2nd – Alessandra Pizzari – Italy
3rd – Olena Oezman – Germany
Acrylic PERFECT MATCH
Division 1
1st – Tam Le – USA
2nd – Julieta Ramos – Argentina
3rd – Thi Huynh Nhu Le – USA
Division 2
1st – Veronica Luviano – USA
2nd – Delphine Derhe Spoor – France
3rd – Duc Ha – USA
Division 3
1st – Olena Oezman – Germany
2nd – Alessandra Pizzari – Italy
3rd – Natalia Trefon-Ociepka – Poland
STILETTO NAILS
Division 1
1st – Tatiana Savostikova – USA
2nd – Gisèle Dirn – France
3rd – Vira Dovbeniuk – USA
Division 2
1st – Duc Ha – USA
2nd – Veronica Luviano – USA
3rd – Jessie Benard – France
Division 3
1st – Alessandra Pizzari – Italy
2nd – Olena Oezman – Germany
3rd – Natalia Wiatrek – Poland
Nailympia London introduces new competition!
In a remarkable & unforeseen development, Nailympia London introduces a new competition to its online line-up six weeks after the event has taken place
In an unprecedented move, the team at Nailympia took a series of requests to appeal scores from the latest Nailympia London, to a whole new level.
“After noting that the Invent a Nail Shape competition was proving challenging for judges and creating confusion for competitors, it was necessary to relook at this competition and revitalise it,” reveals Alex Fox, global director of Nailympia Competitions. “It was clear that very few entries right across the globe have been actual shape and structure nail inventions since introducing this competition, however we have seen stunning nails crafted for this category, therefore it’s been hard to judge and has afforded concerns that if competitors were not fitting the brief, then should these entries be disqualified?
“I’m not one to disqualify unless it’s deemed absolutely necessary, therefore we needed to find a solution that works now and moving into the future.”
Opting for a solution-oriented approach, the team, inspired by head judge Marian Newman’s insight, decided to listen to industry feedback. Marian Newman observed that competitors were pushing for an industry shift, seeking a competition that allowed complete creative autonomy over shape and design after establishing the stiletto structure. The competitors wanted to create a stiletto nail and from there let their creative juices go wild and bring a new-fashioned nail to life.
From this premise it was decided to take all the entries that had been submitted, scored and awarded for Invent A Nail Shape, at Nailympia London 2023, and move them into a new competition. The criteria were reformed, the initial 4 judges from the original competition invited to re-score the entries and a fifth judge added, giving the competition 13 different criteria.
Now, six weeks after the event, Nailympia London 2023 presents To Stiletto & Beyond, which affords three winners across three divisions who will receive a certificate by email and their medal by post. Additionally, score sheets for this new category will be sent to all participants, providing a comprehensive and fair evaluation of their creative endeavours.
AND THE WINNERS ARE:
To Stiletto & Beyond
Division 1
1st – Nozi Brandel – Israel
2nd – Mei Kwan Leung – Australia
3rd – Tatiana Solovyeva – Russian Federation
Division 2
1st – Mariana Costirco – UK
2nd – Natalia Cibizova – Italy
3rd – Lyubov Tudakova – Russian Federation
Division 3
1st – Mino Vo – UK
2nd – Tatyana Texter – Germany
3rd – Charisse Cassie – UK
To stiletto and beyond replaces Invent a Nail Shape for Nailympia London.
Nailympia Columbus 2023: THE RESULTS
The results are in for Nailympia Columbus 2023
Premiere Columbus, Ohio, hosted the first edition of Nailympia Columbus, 8-9 October 2023. The nail competition welcomed techs from across the globe, who competed across 10 categories in three divisions.
Points from Nailympia San Antonio were added to those accrued from Nailympia Columbus to determine thee first winner of the Nailympia Premiere Cup.
The judging panel included John Hauk (USA), Emily Korikian (USA/Armenia), Holly Schippers (USA), Jaime Schrabeck (USA), Linda Gilbride (USA), MaeLing Parrish (USA), Serge Korchagin (USA) & Vitaly Solomonoff (USA).
OVERALL INDIVIDUAL TOP SCORER
Katarzyna Kruszynska – Ireland
743 points
FLAT ART
Division 1
- 1st – Jay Arthur – USA
Division 3
- 1st – Katarzyna Kruszynska – Ireland
RUNWAY NAILS
Division 1
- 2nd – Kaidenn Heath – USA
Division 3
- 2nd – Katarzyna Kruszynska – Ireland
REALITY NAILS
Division 3
- 1st – Katarzyna Kruszynska – Ireland
- 2nd – Olena Oezman – Germany
THE JOY OF NAILS
Division 1
- 2nd – Jay Arthur – USA
Division 2
- 1st – Anastasiia Rozdobukto – USA
- 3rd – London Ward – USA
Division 3
- 1st – Katarzyna Kruszynska – Ireland
- 2nd- Olena Oezman – Germany
SALON NAILS
Division 2
- 3rd – Anastasiia Rozdobukto – USA
Division 3
- 1st – Olena Oezman – Germany
- 2nd – Katarzyna Kruszynska – Ireland
INVENT A NAIL SHAPE
Division 3
- 2nd – Katarzyna Kruszynska – Ireland
L&P ACRYLIC SCULPTURE
Division 3
- 1st – Olena Oezman – Germany
- 2nd – Katarzyna Kruszynska – Ireland
L&P ACRYLIC TIP & OVERLAY
Division 3
- 1st – Olena Oezman – Germany
- 2nd – Katarzyna Kruszynska – Ireland
L&P ACRYLIC PERFECT MATCH
- 1st – Olena Oezman – Germany
- 2nd – Katarzyna Kruszynska – Ireland
STILETTO NAILS
Division 2
- 2nd – Anastasiia Rozdobutko – USA
- 3rd – Naquillah Foekler – USA
Division 3
- 1st – Olena Oezman – Germany
- 2nd – Katarzyna Kruszynska – Ireland
An electric 2nd edition of Nailympia Germany in 2023
Nailympia Germany 2023 took place from the 31st of March until the 2nd of April 2023 at Beauty Düsseldorf, hosted in cooperation between Nailympia, SNI and Beauty Düsseldorf. The live event attracted over 83 competitors and the online categories 25 competitors. This totaled 108 competitors worldwide representing 4 continents, 23 countries and 470 entries across 17 categories – 12 live competitions and 5 online. The online version of 5 categories for those who could not attend the live event in Düsseldorf helped create the first hybrid competition for Nailympia Germany, which allowed those that could not travel to also take part.
All winners were announced on Sunday, the 2nd of April 2023 on stage at Beauty Düsseldorf in hall 12 on the Beautyfull stage nail, in association with Nailympia and SNI.
Organizers, Stefanie Lo Re and Ivonne Voigt state, “Hosting the 2nd edition of Nailympia Germany again has been a wonderful experience. The global director Alex Fox hosted Nailympia in Mexico in December 2022 together with Dafne Fernandez and in Orlando, USA, and London by herself. We were happy to have Alex Fox also in Germany present alongside organizers and judges.
The buzz was electric in the arena, the judges arrived a day earlier and were desperate to get onto the floor and feel the vibe, see the competitors, and immerse themselves in nails. This was a very uplifting event, hosted during very challenging times for the global industry and beyond. However, ‘nails’ was on the menu and ‘nails’ did not disappoint. There was superb comradery across the floor and intense, skillful nail work undertaken. It was a blessed experience for all and gave us all the boost we were searching for. Like-minded people, together for three days in the name of ‘nails’ was a truly motivating shared experience.
Alex Fox, global director, Nailympia Competitions
“We could not have imagined in our wildest dreams such a huge amount of competitors for the second Nailympia Germany event. Moving from 48 to over 100 in one year was such a positive response from the global competitor community. We were literally astounded to find 24 countries represented, which filled the team with hope for the future of nail competitions and the industry as a whole. During the three-day event, social media posts, generated by the spectators, competitors, judges and the Nailympia team, were flying around the world, giving it a global audience attracting wide reaching interest. The competitors, as expected, delighted with their imaginative, skillful and original artworks, while keeping the atmosphere composed, yet serious with strong focus alongside some light-hearted interludes. It really was a sensational event to kick off the Nailympia 2023 calendar, leaving the team excited for the year ahead and for the positivity it has garnered across the worldwide nail industry.”
Stefanie Lo Re, organiser Nailympia Germany
“Back in 2022 when we started organising Nailympia Germany 2023 I never imagined that it would reach such success. Every competitor and their models were so lovely and dedicated throughout the three-days.
“My goal for 2023 was that people felt welcomed and treated fairly. I was very happy to see that they also enjoyed making new connections and we all became like a family. It was exciting that the arena attracted the interest of international industry players who were at Beauty Düsseldorf seeking news ways to grow and improve their own respective nail industries.
“The blend of both floor and booth judges was in itself a special recipe for success and many new relationships were forged. I’m so excited for the future of Nailympia Germany and Nailympia Competitions worldwide.”
We’re excited to announce the winners of this year’s Nailympia Germany, which are:
INDIVIDUAL TOP SCORER
Alessandra Pizzari – Italy
WINNER OF WINNERS
Division 1 – Sara Ceraglia – Italy
Division 2 – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
Division 3 – Deborah Cocco – Italy
ART WINNER OF WINNERS
Division 1 – Valeria Piccione – Italy
Division 2 – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
Division 3 – Alessandra Pizzari – Italy
GERMAN CUP WINNER
Division 1
1st – Marta Kalamaijka
2nd – Katharina Bienemann
3rd – Vlada Lysko
Division 2
1st – Michaela Saadeh
Division 3
1st – Olena Özman
2nd – Johanna Stampka
3rd – Tatyana Texter
TEAM TROPHY
Division 3 – Team Italy
GEL POLISH MANICURE
Division 1
1st – Natalia Gedik – Turkey
2nd – Carlotta Silveri – Italy
3rd – Giulia Amato – Italy
Division 2
1st – Giulia Rebellato – Italy
2nd – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
3rd – Valentina Ruffaldi – Italy
Division 3
1st – Kamila Wojtynka – Poland
2nd – Lena Kurach – Poland
3rd – Olena Özman – Germany
UV/LED GEL TIP & OVERLAY
Division 1
1st – Sara Ceraglia – Italy
2nd – Denise Castelnuovo – Italy
3rd – Veronica Morgera – Italy
Division 2
1st – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
2nd – Valentina Federici – Italy
3rd – Michaela Saadeh – Germany
Division 3
1st – Deborah Cocco – Italy
2nd – Lena Kurach – Poland
3rd – Olena Özman – Germany
UV/LED GEL SCULPTURE
Division 1
1st – Sara Ceraglia (Italy)
2nd – Linda Roda (Italy)
3rd – Denise Castelnuovo (Italy)
Division 2
1st – Francesca Paliotto – (Italy)
2nd – Valentina Federici – (Italy)
3rd – Michaela Saadeh – Germany)
Division 3
1st – Deborah Cocco – Italy
2nd – Olena Özman – Germany
3rd – Lena Kurach – Poland
PERFECT MATCH UV/LED GEL
Division 1
1st – Denise Castelnouvo – Italy
2nd – Linda Roda – Italy
3rd – Sara Ceraglia – Italy
Division 2
1st – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
2nd – Valentina Federici – Italy
3rd – Michaela Saadeh – Germany
Division 3
1st – Lena Kurach – Poland
2nd – Flemming Nordqvist – Denmark
3rd – Marlene Bech – Denmark
L&P ACRYLIC TIP & OVERLAY
Division 1
1st – Veronica Morgera – Italy
2nd – Linda Roda – Italy
3rd – Sara Ceraglia -Italy
Division 2
1st – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
2nd – Valentina Federici – Italy
3rd – Michaela Saadeh – Germany
Division 3
1st – Flemming Nordqvist – Denmark
2nd – Deborah Cocco – Italy
3rd – Olena Özman – Germany
L&P ACRYLIC SCULPTURE
Division 1
1st – Sara Ceraglia – Italy
2nd – Veronica Morgera – Italy
3rd – Linda Roda – Italy
Division 2
1st – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
2nd – Valentina Federici – Italy
3rd – Minna Ukskoski – Finland
Division 3
1st – Deborah Cocco – Italy
2nd – Flemming Nordqvist – Denmark
3rd – Johanna Stampka – Germany
PERFECT MATCH L&P ACRYLIC
Division 1
1st – Sara Ceraglia – Italy
2nd – Albana Skabona – Italy
3rd – Linda Roda – Italy
Division 2
1st – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
2nd – Valentina Federici – Italy
3rd – Minna Ukskoski – Finland
Division 3
1st – Flemming Nordqvist – Denmark
2nd – Deborah Cocco – Italy
3rd – Päivi Kurman – Finland
SALON NAILS
Division 1
1st – Natalia Gedik – Turkey
2nd – Veronica Morgera – Italy
3rd – Sara Ceraglia – Italy
Division 2
1st – Valentina Federici – Italy
2nd – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
3rd – Valentina Ruffaldi – Italy
Division 3
1st – Kamila Wojtynka – Poland
2nd – Silvia Barbetti – Italy
3rd – Olena Özman – Italy
REALITY NAILS
Division 1
1st – Valeria Piccione – Italy
2nd – Agnieszka Kasperczak – Germany
3rd – Gita Schröder – Switzerland
Division 2
1st – Giulia Rebellato – Italy
2nd – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
3rd – Susan Strijbosch – Netherlands
Division 3
1st – Katarzyna Kruszynska – Ireland
2nd – Deborah Cocco – Italy
3rd – Olena Özman – Germany
THE JOY OF NAILS
Division 1
1st – Sara Ceraglia – Italy
2nd – Denise Castelnuovo – Italy
3rd – Carlotta Silveri – Italy
Division 2
1st – Giulia Rebellato – Italy
2nd – Valentina Federici – Italy
3rd – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
Division 3
1st – Olena Özman – Germany
2nd – Deborah Cocco – Italy
3rd – Meri-Tuuli Hakamaa – Finland
MIXED MEDIA
Division 1
1st – Valeria Piccione – Italy
2nd – Giulia Amato – Italy
Division 2
1st – Giulia Rebellato – Italy
3rd – Nami Suetake – Japan
Division 3
1st – Alessandra Pizzari – Italy
2nd – Jenny Nguyen – Vietnam
3rd – Nicolas Paggi – Argentina
FLAT ART
Division 1
1st – Dorottya Orban – Austria
2nd – Carlotta Silveri – Italy
3rd – Giulia Amato – Italy
Division 2
1st – Giulia Reballato – Italy
3rd – Michaela Saadeh – Germany
Division 3
1st – Isabella Caccamese – Italy
2nd – Jenny Nguyen – Vietnam
3rd – Alessandra Pizzari – Italy
INVENT A NAIL SHAPE
Division 1
1st – Lyubov Frolova – Russia
2nd – Dijana Slamkova – Macedonia
3rd – Emma Brock – UK
Division 2
1st – Julia Andreeva – Russia
2nd – Lyubov Tudakova – Russia
3rd – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
Division 3
1st – Tatyana Texter – Germany
2nd – Guilia Candido – Italy
3rd – Michaela Malinová – France
EXTREME NAIL POSTER
Division 1
1st – Dorottya Orban – Austria
2nd – Judit Gulyás-Bartus – Hungary
3rd – Gyöngyike Paksi – Slovakia
Division 2
1st – Tien Ahn Lam – UK
2nd – Barbara Csicsayova – Slovakia
3rd – Renata Keresztúry – Hungary
Division 3
1st – Angela Wilden – Luxembourg
2nd – Dóra Báder – Hungary
3rd – Kamila Wojtynka – Poland
RUNWAY NAILS
Division 1
1st – Denise Castelnouvo – Italy
2nd – Valeria Piccione – Italy
3rd – Sara Ceraglia – Italy
Division 2
1st – Guilia Rebellato – Italy
2nd – Susan Strijbosch – The Netherlands
3rd – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
Division 3
1st – Katarzyna Kruszynska – Ireland
2nd – Anita Chahal – UK
3rd – Amber Mooney – Ireland
FRENCH TWIST 5 Shape Challenge
Division 1
1st – Sara Ceraglia – Italy
2nd – Linda Roda – Italy
3rd – Denise Castelnuovo – Italy
Division 2
1st – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
2nd – Valentina Federici – Italy
3rd – Valentina Ruffaldi – Italy
Division 3
1st – Deborah Cocco – Italy
2nd – Magdalena Mysliwiec – Poland
3rd – Olena Özman – Germany
STILETTO NAILS
Division 1
1st – Linda Roda – Italy
2nd – Denise Castelnuovo – Italy
3rd – Carlotta Silveri – Italy
Division 2
1st – Valentina Federici – Italy
2nd – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
3rd – Valentina Ruffaldi – Italy
Division 3
1st – Daria Proia – Italy
2nd – Deborah Cocco – Italy
3rd – Flemming Nordqvist – Denmark
We would like to say a huge thank you to our wonderful judges who are all industry experts and educators, most with over 10 years’ experience. The full judging line-up for 2023 included:
Anneke van der Sar – Netherlands
Zrinka Vuksan – Croatia/Canada
Tamara Bhagoe – Netherlands
Frederic Edange – France
Madelene Wolf – Sweden
Tatiana Litvinov – Romania
Linn Himberg Larsen – Norway
Joanna Bandurska – Poland
Without the Floor judge Team, we couldn´t have done it, thank you for your hard work:
Liesbeth van Langelaan – Netherlands
Emma Harris – Ireland
Natalie Hofmann – Switzerland
Angela Jansen – Germany
Katja Piontek – Germany
Jessica Djohar – Germany
Melanie Lück – Germany
The most important part belongs to Darren Vick our scoring manager, you did an incredible job, thank you so much.
Nailympia Germany is a partnership between Nailympia, SNI and the Messe Düsseldorf, if it takes place in 2024 and returns for the 3rd edition.
The competition this year was in association with Scratch magazine, Nailympia, Beauty Düsseldorf, SNI and sponsored by Astonishing, Diana Hattwig Collection, DNA, For your inspiration by Ström, George Natural Nail Academy and Nail Knowledge, Nail Selection, SNI, Society Beauty & Nails, Muzar/Chiyan and VETO.
During all three days we also had a fantastic line up for the Beautyfull stage adjacent to Nailympia Germany. International experts gave presentations throughout each day on new techniques, products, ideas and shared their knowledge. For the first time the presentations were held in English and German.
Visit the gallery for pictures of all of the winning nails!
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.”
London: Living The Nail Drama!
The 14th Nailympia London was as exciting as it was thrilling, buzzing and exhausting. The largest to date, the competition presented 14 competitions over three days, with 19 countries represented and the largest (verging on epic) international judging line-up seen in the nail world. Alex Fox reports in this article originally published in Scratch Magazine.
NAILYMPIA LONDON 2018 – THE WINNERS
SOAK OFF GEL POLISH MANICURE
Division 1
1st – Emmanuela Gargiulo – Italy (Brillbird International team)
2nd – Sidonie Bonnefoi – France
3rd – Nikol Nikolova – UK
Division 2
1st – Natalia Niechwiej – Poland (Indigo Team International)
2nd – Agnes Dullo – UK
3rd – Rebeca Hurjui – Italy (Brillbird International team)
Division 3
1st – Enikõ Dudás-Tara – Hungar
2nd – Katarzyna Zbroińska – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
3rd – Diana Spasova – Bulgaria (Premium Beauty Academy team)
SALON NAILS
Division 1
1st – Zsofia Pototzky – Hungary (Brillbird International team)
2nd – Kiss Eszter Szonja – Hungary (Brillbird International)
3rd – Emmanuela Gargiulo – Italy (Brillbird International)
Division 2
1st – Neringa Alasauskiene – UK (Brillbird International team)
2nd – Agnes Dullo – UK
3rd – Magdalena Smorga – Poland (Indigo Team International)
Division 3
1st – Lena Kurach – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
2nd – Diana Spasova – Bulgaria (Premium Beauty Academy team)
3rd – Paulina Walaszczyk – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
MIXED MEDIA BOXED ART
Division 1
1st – Aneta Milkiewicz – Poland
2nd – Anna Kozlowska – Poland (Slowianka team)
3rd – Maria Szabla – Poland
Division 2
1st – Rachel Burke – Ireland (Indigo Team)
2nd – Idiko Frank – Hungary
3rd – Katarzyna Mrozek – Ireland (Indigo Team)
Division 3
1st – Paola Stefania Marrone – Italy
2nd – Joanna Bandurska – Poland(Indigo Master Team)
3rd – Adina Trojan – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
The Dip System
Division 1
1st – Anna Napierala- Kowalska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
Division 2
1st – Malgorzata Kaczmarek – Poland (Indigo Team International)
2nd – Agnes Dullo – UK
3rd – Magdalena Smorga – Poland (Indigo Team International)
Division 3
1st – Katarzyna Kruszyńska – Poland (Indigo Team)
2nd – Katarzyna Zbroińska – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
3rd – Joanna Bandurska – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
STILETTO NAILS
Division 1
1st – Anna Kozlowska – Poland (Slowianka team)
2nd – Zsofia Pototzky – Hungary (Brillbird International team)
3rd – Anna Napierala-Kowalska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
Division 2
1st – Malgorzata Kaczmarek – Poland (Indigo Team International)
2nd – Agnes Dullo – UK
3rd – Rebeca Hurjui – Italy (Brillbird International team)
Division 3
1st – Paulina Walaszczyk – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
2nd – Anna Skibicka – Poland (Indigo Team)
3rd – Joanna Bandurska – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
REALITY NAIL ART
Division 1
1st – Zsofia Pototzky – Hungary (Brillbird International team)
2nd – Anna Kozlowska – Poland (Slowianka team)
3rd – Ewa Rabiej – Poland (Slowianka team)
Division 2
1st – Katarzyna Mrozek – Poland (Indigo Team)
2nd – Rachel Burke – Ireland ((Indigo Team)
3rd – Agnes Dullo – UK
Division 3
1st – Renata Mastalska – Poland (Indigo Team)
2nd – Joanna Bandurska – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
3rd – Andreea Simona Ignat – UK
RUNWAY NAILS
Division 1
1st – Delia Marie Turville – UK
2nd – Barbara Stacherczak – Poland
3rd – Maria Szabla – Poland (Slowianka team)
Division 2
1st – Michelle Brookes – UK (Brillbird International team)
2nd – Rachel Burke – Ireland (Indigo Team)
3rd – Inga Jonutyte – Ireland (Brillbird International team)
Division 3
1st – Jana Janečková – Czech Republic (Brillbird International team)
2nd – Katarzyna Kruszyńska – Poland ( Indigo Team)
3rd – Edina Kósa-Mezei – Hungary
FANTASY COMPLETE LOOK
Division 1
1st – Paula Marie Spencer – UK (Sam Biddle Inspired Team Green)
2nd – Marie Ashton – UK (Sam Biddle Inspired Team Green)
3rd – Anna Kozlowska – Poland (Slowianka team)
Division 2
1st – Milena Mingozzi – Italy (Indigo Team)
2nd – Ewelina Magdalena Waclawska – Denmark
3rd – Keron Finney – UK (Sam Biddle Inspired Team Purple)
Division 3
1st – Adina Trojan – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
2nd – Natalia Trefon – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
3rd – Barbara Vespa – Switzerland
GEL TIP & OVERLAY
Division 1
1st – Karolina Opalińska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
2nd – Anna Napierala-Kowalska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
3rd – Emmanuela Gargiula – Italy (Brillbird International team)
Division 2
1st – Neringa Alasauskiene – UK (Brillbird International team)
2nd – Natalia Niechwiej – Poland (Indigo Team International)
3rd – Rachel Burke – Ireland (Indigo Team)
Division 3
1st – Lena Kurach – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
2nd – Joanna Bandurska – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
3rd – Renata Mastalska – Poland (Indigo Team)
GEL SCULPTURE
Division 1
1st – Karolina Opalińska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
2nd – Emmanuela Gargiulo – Italy (Brillbird International team)
3rd – Anna Napierala-Kowalska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
Division 2
1st – Neringa Alasauskiene – UK (Brillbird International team)
2nd – Agnes Dullo – UK
3rd – Natalia Niechwiej – Poland (Indigo Team International)
Division 3
1st – Diana Spasova – Bulgaria (Premium Beauty Academy team)
2nd – Agnes Majoros – Hungary (Brillbird International team)
3rd – Katarzyna Kruszyńska – Poland (Indigo Team)
GEL PERFECT MATCH T&O vs. SCULPTURE
Division 1
1st – Anna Napierala-Kowalska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
2nd – Emmanuela Gargiulo – Italy (Brillbird International team)
3rd – Karolina Opalińska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
Division 2
1st – Neringa Alasauskiene – UK (Brillbird International team)
2nd – Monika Muszyńska – Poland (Indigo Team International)
3rd – Rachel Burke – Ireland (Indigo Team)
Division 3
1st – Joanna Bandurska – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
2nd – Andrea Nagy – Hungary
3rd – Antonia Tsamparova – Bulgaria (Premium Beauty Academy team)
L&P ACRYLIC TIP & OVERLAY
Division 1
1st – Anna Napierala-Kowalska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
2nd – Monika Kowalska – Poland
3rd – Samantha Opalińska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
Division 2
1st – Michelle Brookes – UK (Brillbird International team)
2nd – Malgorzata Kaczmarek – Poland (Indigo Team International)
3rd – Nikola Chelkowska – Poland (Indigo Team International
Division 3
1st – Anna Skibicka – Poland (Indigo Team)
2nd – Joanna Bandurska – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
3rd – Agnes Majoros – Hungary (Brillbird International team)
L&P ACRYLIC SCULPTURE
Division 1
1st – Kiss Eszter Szonja – Hungary (Brillbird International team)
2nd – Zsofia Pototzky – Hungary (Brillbird International team)
3rd – Anna Napierala-Kowalska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
Division 2
1st – Agnes Dullo – UK
2nd – Malgorzata Kaczmarek – Poland (Indigo Team International)
3rd – Nikola Chelkowska – Poland (Indigo Team International)
Division 3
1st – Lena Kurach – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
2nd – Agnes Majoros – Hungary (Brillbird International team)
3rd – Paulina Walaszczyk – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
Perfect Match L&P Acrylic T&O vs. Sculpture
Division 1
1st – Anna Napierala-Kowalska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
2nd – Emmanuela Gargiulo – Italy (Brillbird International team)
3rd – Karolina Opalińska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
Division 2
1st – Zsuzsanna Fecsik – UK
2nd – Michelle Brookes – UK (Brillbird International team)
3rd – Malgorzata Kaczmarek – Poland (Indigo Team International)
Division 3
1st – Lena Kurach – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
2nd – Paulina Walaszcyzk – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
3rd – Anna Skibicka – Poland (Indigo Team)
TOP UK TECH
Division 1 – Marie Ashton (Sam Biddle Inspired Team Green)
Division 2 – Agnes Dullo
Division 3 – Katie Barnes
TEAM TROPHY
Division 1 – Indigo Young Team
Division 2 – Indigo Team International
Division 3 – Indigo Master Team
HIGHEST SCORING INDIVIDUAL
Joanna Bandurska – Poland
ART WINNER OF WINNERS
Division 1 – Paula Marie Spencer – UK (Sam Biddle Inspired Team Green)
Division 2 – Rachel Burke – Ireland (Indigo Team)
Division 3 – Adina Trojan – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
WINNER OF WINNERS
Division 1 – Karolina Opalinska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
Division 2 – Malgorzata Kaczmarek – Poland (Indigo Team International)
Division 3 – Anna Skibicka – Poland (Indigo Team)
GLOBAL CHAMPION 2018
Lena Kurach – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
With thanks to this year’s sponsors:
Scratch magazine, Gelish PolyGel, REM Beauty, INK London, Glam & Glits nail design, KiaraSky & OPI