Nailympia London 2026: THE RESULTS

Professional Beauty London hosted the last Nailympia competition of the season, at which the 8th Global Cup champion was announced. Francesca Paliotto of Italy took the title, having amassed 1,177 points across three Nailympia locations in 2026: Anaheim, Orlando and London. The 22^nd edition of Nailympia London welcomed 185 competitors from 40 countries, taking 555 competition seats across 22 online and arena categories. Click for the gallery of photos from the event.

THE RESULTS

EMBELLISH ME: THE SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO CHALLENGE Division 3

• 1^st – Loi Van Nguyen – Vietnam

FULL COVER CREATIVE: Pi / 3.14 Division 1

• 1^st – Liudmila Tarshikova – USA
• 2^nd – Zhengjun Wang – China

Division 2

• 1^st – Lana Parker – Romania
• 2^nd – Wai-Ling Ngor – Hong Kong
• 3^rd – Cintia Kakuk-Szvitek – Hungary

Division 3

• 1^st – Yim Fan Wong – Hong Kong
• 2^nd – Anita Chahal-Millar – United Kingdom
• 3^rd – Sofiia Mazur – Canada

ART ON NAILS: Open theme Division 1

• 1^st – Lilit Harutyunyan – Belgium
• 2^nd – Alina Matiukhina – Ukraine

Division 2

• 1^st – Lana Parker – Romania
• 2^nd – Hieu Nguyen – United Kingdom

Division 3

• 1^st – Kirsty McDonough – United Kingdom
• 2^nd – Renáta Deák – Hungary
• 3^rd – Loi Van Nguyen – Vietnam

RUNWAY NAILS: The Rococo Era Division 1

• 1^st – Liudmila Tarshikova – USA
• 2^nd – Gloria Pongrac – Slovenia
• 3^rd – Ellen Hixson – USA

Division 2

• 1^st – Lana Parker – Romania
• 2^nd – Suzana Vlad – Romania
• 3^rd – Hieu Nguyen – United Kingdom

Division 3

• 1^st – Lilla Tökés – Hungary
• 2^nd – Alice Nali – United Kingdom
• 3^rd – Ivana Ujhazi – Czechia

REALITY NAILS: London – Orlando – Shanghai Division 1

• 1^st – Serena Marangon – Italy
• 2^nd – Elena Melchakov – Israel
• 3^rd – Labrini Liaka – Greece

Division 2

• 1^st – Lana Parker – Romania
• 2^nd – Ester Foli – Italy
• 3^rd – Rita Kiss-Rojcsik – Hungary

Division 3

• 1^st – Pui Lun Yeung – Hong Kong
• 2^nd – Brigitta Fajt – Hungary
• 3^rd – Dung(Fox) Nguyen – USA

FLAT ART BOXED: Chinoiserie styling Division 1

• 1^st – Liudmila Tarshikova – USA
• 2^nd – Dorottya Takács – Hungary
• 3^rd – Elena Melchakov – Israel

Division 2

• 1^st – Lana Parker – Romania
• 2^nd – Tuan Khang Nguyen – United Kingdom
• 3^rd – Naoe Shiraishi – Japan

Division 3

• 1^st – Paola Marrone – Italy
• 2^nd – Le Truong – USA
• 3^rd – Danielle Brindley – United Kingdom

DESIGN NAILS FOR AN ALBUM COVER: Gothic Division 1

• 1^st – Liudmila Tarshikova – USA
• 2^nd – Zsuzsanna Radicsne Tamba – Ireland
• 3^rd – Gloria Pongrac – Slovenia

Division 2

• 1^st – Wai-ling Ngor – Hong Kong
• 2^nd – Lana Parker – Romania
• 3^rd – Cintia Kakuk-Szvitek – Hungary

Division 3

• 1^st – Alice Nali – United Kingdom
• 2^nd – Adél Horváth – Hungary
• 3^rd – Anuja S. Mathur – India

PEDICURE POSTER Division 1

• 1^st – Ewelina Kowalczyk – Poland
• 2^nd – Nina Ocepek – Slovenia
• 3^rd – Kateryna Lukasevych – Spain

Division 2

• 1^st – Lana Parker – Romania
• 2^nd – Dorota Piskorz – United Kingdom
• 3^rd – Suzana Vlad – Romania

Division 3

• 1^st – Anikó Györök – Hungary
• 2^nd – Ana Todorovic – Serbia
• 3^rd – Lucia Krasulova – Slovakia

MANICURE POSTER Division 1

• 1^st – Nina Ocepek – Slovenia
• 2^nd – Yuliia Tur – Ukraine
• 3^rd – Kateryna Lukasevych – Spain

Division 2

• 1^st – Lana Parker – Romania
• 2^nd – Barbara Csuri – Hungary
• 3^rd – Irina Rulkova – USA

Division 3

• 1^st – Eszter Fekete-Bulla – Hungary
• 2^nd – Laura Családi – Hungary
• 3^rd – Ana Todorovic – Serbia

EXTREME NAIL STYLING POSTER Division 1

• 1^st – Hoang Pham – Canada
• 2^nd – Keve Gabriella – Hungary
• 3^rd – Dorottya Takács – Hungary

Division 2

• 1^st – Natalya Lyabakh – Russian Federation
• 2^nd – Lilla Szászvári – Hungary
• 3^rd – Genessis Bonilla – Venezuela

Division 3

• 1^st – Anita Chahal-Millar – United Kingdom
• 2^nd – Oxana Vorotnyak – Russian Federation
• 3^rd – Loi Van Nguyen – Vietnam

AI NAIL VISION POSTER Division 1

• 1^st – Akiko Morita – Japan
• 2^nd – Ewelina Kowalczyk – Poland
• 3^rd – Liudmyla Nikohosian – Ukraine

Division 2

• 1^st – Emma Brock – United Kingdom
• 2^nd – Hieu Nguyen – United Kingdom
• 3^rd – Dorota Piskorz – United Kingdom

Division 3

• 1^st – Olena Fedorchenko – USA
• 2^nd – Anuja S. Mathur – India
• 3^rd – Eszter Fekete-Bulla – Hungary

MIXED MEDIA BOXED ART: Open theme Division 1

• 1^st – Elena Melchakov – Israel
• 2^nd – Floriana Bougon – France
• 3^rd – Maddison Townsley – United Kingdom

Division 2

• 1^st – Lana Parker – Romania
• 2^nd – Mya Lacome – France
• 3^rd – Tuan Khang Nguyen – United Kingdom

Division 3

• 1^st – Lilla Tökés – Hungary
• 2^nd – Serena Scarano – Italy
• 3^rd – Pui Lun Yeung – Hong Kong

TO STILETTO & BEYOND: Metamorphosis Division 1

• 1^st – Yulia Inozemtseva – Russian Federation
• 2^nd – Labrini Liaka – Greece
• 3^rd – Kozma Luca – Hungary

Division 2

• 1^st – Lana Parker – Romania
• 2^nd – Hieu Nguyen – United Kingdom
• 3^rd – Alexandra Restás – Hungary

Division 3

• 1^st – Loi Van Nguyen – Vietnam
• 2^nd – Viktória Tiara Borsné Pap – Hungary
• 3^rd – Adél Horváth – Hungary

GEL POLISH MANICURE Division 1

• 1^st – Nina Ocepek – Slovenia
• 2^nd – Crinela Albu – Romania
• 3^rd – Ilenia Cecchini – Italy

Division 2

• 1^st – Ying Ching Li – Hong Kong
• 2^nd – Ester Foli – Italy
• 3^rd – Alexandra Tur – United Kingdom

Division 3

• 1^st – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
• 2^nd – Mateja Petkov – Slovenia
• 3^rd – Valentina Federici – Italy

THE JOY OF NAILS Division 1

• 1^st – Ilenia Cecchini – Italy
• 2^nd – Sophie Mulenhof – The Netherlands
• 3^rd – Nina Ocepek – Slovenia

Division 2

• 1^st – Sefora Sbarra – Italy
• 2^nd – Miriam De Luca – Italy
• 3^rd – Anita Pazmandi – United Kingdom

Division 3

• 1^st – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
• 2^nd – Mateja Petkov – Slovenia
• 3^rd – Ryuji Nakayama – China

FANTASY COMPLETE LOOK Division 1

• 1^st – Ewelina Kowalczyk – Poland

Division 2

• 1^st – Alexandra Restás – Hungary
• 2^nd – Vanessa Espinola Rios – Paraguay

Division 3

• 1^st – Pui Lun Yeung – Hong Kong
• 2^nd – Alice Nali – United Kingdom

FRENCH TWIST Division 1

• 1^st – Ilenia Cecchini – Italy
• 2^nd – Crinela Albu – Romania
• 3^rd – Serena Marangon – Italy

Division 2

• 1^st – Sefora Sbarra – Italy
• 2^nd – Miriam De Luca – Italy
• 3^rd – Nik Jenko – Slovenia

Division 3

• 1^st – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
• 2^nd – Mateja Petkov – Slovenia
• 3^rd – Bianca Kovacevic – Italy

SALON NAILS Division 1

• 1^st – Ilenia Cecchini – Italy
• 2^nd – Serena Marangon – Italy
• 3^rd – Nina Ocepek – Slovenia

Division 2

• 1^st – Sefora Sbarra – Italy
• 2^nd – Cintia Kakuk-Szvitek – Hungary
• 3^rd – Miriam De Luca – Italy

Division 3

• 1^st – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
• 2^nd – Wiktoria Kozlowska – Poland
• 3^rd – Bianca Kovacevic – Italy

UV GEL COMPETITION NAILS Division 1

• 1^st – Serena Marangon – Italy
• 2^nd – Ilenia Cecchini – Italy
• 3^rd – Michela Tironi – Italy

Division 2

• 1^st – Sefora Sbarra- Italy
• 2^nd – Ester Foli – Italy
• 3^rd – Miriam De Luca – Italy

Division 3

• 1^st – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
• 2^nd – Bianca Kovacevic – Italy
• 3^rd – Wiktoria Kozlowska – Poland

L&P ACRYLIC COMPETITION NAILS Division 1

• 1^st – Serena Marangon – Italy
• 2^nd – Ilenia Cecchini – Italy
• 3^rd – Michela Tironi – Italy

Division 2

• 1^st – Sefora Sbarra – Italy
• 2^nd – Miriam De Luca – Italy
• 3^rd – Ester Foli – Italy

Division 3

• 1^st – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
• 2^nd – Genki Itou – Japan
• 3^rd – Bianca Kovacevic – Italy

STILETTO NAILS Division 1

• 1^st – Ilenia Cecchini – Italy
• 2^nd – Serena Marangon – Italy
• 3^rd – Nina Ocepek – Slovenia

Division 2

• 1^st – Miriam De Luca – Italy
• 2^nd – Cintia Kakuk-Szvitek – Hungary
• 3^rd – Anita Pazmandi – United Kingdom

Division 3

• 1^st – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
• 2^nd – Wiktoria Kozlowska – Poland
• 3^rd – Genki Itou – Japan

TOP UK TECH

• Division 1 – Ekaterina Miliaeva
• Division 2 – Anita Pazmandi
• Division 3 – Kirsty McDonough

ART WINNER OF WINNERS

• Division 1 – Elena Melchakov – Israel
• Division 2 – Hieu Nguyen – United Kingdom
• Division 3 – Pui Yun Yeung – Hong Kong

WINNER OF WINNERS

• Division 1 – Ilenia Cecchini – Italy
• Division 2 – Sefora Sbarra – Italy
• Division 3 – Francesca Paliotto – Italy

INDIVIDUAL TOP SCORER – Francesca Paliotto – Italy – 1,177 points TEAM TROPHY – TEAM DECO: Francesca Paliotto, Valentina Federici, Bianca Kovacevic, Sefora Sbarra, Ester Foli, Miriam De Luca DIVISION 4 – The Apex 5-shape Trophy Challenge

• 1^st place – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
• 2^nd place – Bianca Kovacevic – Italy
• 3^rd place – Kathy White – Australia

  8^TH GLOBAL CUP CHAMPION – FRANCESCA PALIOTTO – ITALY Nailympia Sicily, 28-30 November, will mark the start of the next Nailympia season. www.nailympia.com