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IT’S BACK!! And this time it’s gone HYBRID!
Nailympia is returning to Olympia Beauty London for the first time since 2019!
TAKING PLACE SUNDAY 2 & MONDAY 3 OCTOBER 2022 AT OLYMPIA BEAUTY, LONDON
We’re so excited to welcome this fantastic competition back to the Grand Hall at Olympia London!
We have 5 online categories and 8 arena categories this year, with the Awards for all categories taking place live at Olympia on Monday 3rd October!
Whether you’re ready to take the plunge with a live competition or not, we have plenty of opportunities for you to develop as a nail artist, build your confidence, grow your network and be seen by the industry at large!
Use the code SUMMER5 to save 5% before 11.59pm on 31.08.22
ENTER ONLINE BY 11.59pm on 19 August 22 here: https://www.nailympia.com/london/entry/
ENTER ARENA BY 11.59 on 15 September 22 here: https://www.nailympia.com/london/entry/
SUPPORT THE COMPETITORS by attending and cheering them on here: https://eventdata.uk/Forms/Form.aspx?FormRef=OlyB2Visitor&TrackingCode=
We can’t wait to see what you’ve got this year!
Nailympia Orlando 2022: Meet the winners!
Nailympia Competitions returned to the Premiere Orlando show floor 5-6 June 2022, welcoming an incredible lineup of global judges and talented competitors across three divisions.
Check out the winners below…
GEL POLISH MANICURE
Division 1
3rd – Jacquelyn Williams – USA
2nd – Erica Werthing – USA
1st – Kseniia Avilla – Cuba
Division 2
2nd – Carrie Timmons – USA
Division 3
3rd – Eve Perez – Puerto Rico
2nd – Mino Vo – UK
1st – Anastasia Totty – USA
REALITY NAIL ART
Division 1
3rd – Ana Vega –
2nd – Allicia Stockwell – USA
1st – Odallays Parilla – Puerto Rico
Division 2
3rd – Leon Touch – Cambodia
2nd – Maria Cubano – USA
1st – Syreeta Aaron –
Division 3
3rd – Eve Perez – Puerto Rico
2nd – Anastasia Totty – USA
1st – Odette Guzman – Puerto Rico
RUNWAY NAILS
Division 1
3rd – Odallays Parilla – Puerto Rico
2nd – Jacqueline Elmore – USA
1st – Allicia Stockwell – USA
Division 2
3rd – Nicholene Hurst – USA
1st – Kierra White – US
Division 3
3rd – Odette Guzman – Puerto Rico
2nd – Mino Vo – UK
1st – Anastasia Totty – USA
MIXED MEDIA BOXED ART
Division 1
3rd – Jacquelyn Williams – USA
2nd – Buey Dia Cedillo – Mexico
1st – Astrid Baez – Puerto Rico
Division 2
2nd – Nicholene Hurst – USA
1st – Nicole Wallner – USA
Division 3
2nd – Anastasia Totty – USA
1st – Odette Guzman – Puerto Rico
INVENT A NAIL SHAPE
Division 1
3rd – Schaeffer Schoppaul –
2nd – Ana Vega –
1st – Jacquelyn Williams – USA
Division 2
3rd – Maria Cubano – USA
2nd – Kierra White – USA
Division 3
3rd – Laura Ledes – Mexico
2nd – Anastasia Totty – USA
1st – Mino Vo – UK
FANTASY NAILS
Division 1
1st – Allicia Stockwell – USA
3rd – Amira Allen – USA
ACRYLIC TIP & OVERLAY
Division 1
3rd – Jacquelyn Williams – USA
Division 3
3rd – Odette Guzman – Puerto Rico
2nd – Anastasia Totty – USA
1st – Mino Vo – UK
ACRYLIC SCULPTURE
Division 1
3rd – Jacquelyn Williams – USA
1st – Cheryl Derivi – USA
Division 2
2nd – Leon Touch – Cambodia
1st – Kleidys Gonzalez –
Division 3
3rd – Anastasia Totty – USA
2nd – Odette Guzman – Puerto Rico
1st – Mino Vo – UK
PERFECT MATCH
Division 1
2nd – Jacquelyn Williams – USA
Division 3
3rd – Odette Guzman – Puerto Rico
2nd – Anastasia Totty – USA
1st – Mino Vo – UK
THE JOY OF NAILS
Division 1
3rd – Cheryl Derivi – USA
2nd – Jasmine Pepe – USA
1st – Quy Vo – Vietnam
Division 2
3rd – Kierra White – USA
2nd – Kleidys Gonzalez
1st – Chelsea Vega – USA
Division 3
3rd – Odette Guzman – Puerto Rico
2nd – Anastasia Totty – USA
1st – Mino Vo – UK
STILETTO NAILS
Division 1
2nd – Jacquelyn Williams – USA
1st – Paula Colon – Puerto Rico
Division 2
2nd – Leon Touch – Cambodia
1st – Chelsea Vega – USA
Division 3
3rd – Eve Perez – Puerto Rico
2nd – Anastasia Totty – USA
1st – Mino Vo – UK
TOP USA TECH
Division 1 – Jacquelyn Williams
Division 2 – Chelsea Vega
Division 3 – Anastasia Totty – USA
ART WINNER OF WINNERS
Division 1 – Jacquelyn Williams – USA
Division 2 – Chelsea Vega – USA
Division 3 – Anastasia Totty – USA
WINNER OF WINNERS
Division 1 – Jacquelyn Williams – USA
Division 2 – Leon Touch – Cambodia
Division 3 – Mino Vo – UK
INDIVIDUAL TOP SCORER
Anastasia Totty – USA
Congratulations to all competitors and winners!
It’s Back, It’s Bold & It’s Beautiful
The 16th Nailympia London is NOW OPEN for registration
Nailympia London will host 5 competitions online & 8 in its London-arena at Olympia Beauty 2-3 October 2022
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
32 countries join hands & compete
The 2nd edition of Nailympia Online enjoyed a massive 32-country strong representation.
It’s a superb show of hands & power as a 170 nail artists entered into the 14 categories on offer.
Here’s the countries that took part …
Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, India, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Paraguay, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, South Africa, Switzerland, The Netherlands, USA, UK & Vietnam
See the categories & themes that were on offer here: https://www.nailympia.com/online/categories/
Introducing Nailympia Germany 2022!

“What a location! It is with much delight and enthusiasm that I welcome Steffi and Ivonne to the Nailympia family. We have nurtured this idea for so long and its coming to fruition now is beyond exciting, both for me and the Nailympia team, as well as for competitors far and wide.
“This event will combine scores held over from Nailympia Canada 2019 and the ones to come from Nailympia London 2022 for the 4th Global Cup, which I cannot wait to pass over to the next global champion. Roll on 2022 – we’re back in the nail game.” Says Alex Fox, Global Director of Nailympia Competitions.
Meet – Gemma Lambert-Lewis – UK
Get to Know a Nailympia Expert…
NAME: Gemma Lambert-Lewis
Business name: Nail Team Ltd
Location: Doncaster, Tamworth & Preston
Nationality: British
Who Trained You: So many: Antony Buckley, Trang Nguyen, Catharine Wong, Viv Clement-Simmonds, Barbara Ujvari, Kristina Ujavri, Agnes Sebestyen, Krisztina Kalmar, Gabriella Kovacs and more.
Years in Nails: 24 years
Years Judging: 15 years
Nail Brand You Represent/Use: Nail Team, Gems Nail Systems, Perfect Nails.
Role in Industry: Product owner, international educator & judge, product distributer & nail artist
Favourite Trade Exhibition: Olympia Beauty UK
Favourite Nail Tool: Gems airbrush
Favourite Book: Sorry – 50 shades of Grey – lol
Favourite Movie: Pursuit of Happiness
Favourite Food: Salad
Favourite Vacation Destination: Canada
Your Hobbies: I don’t really get time for hobies, so I guess it’s spending time with my family
What Inspires Your Work: Everything from clothes, nature, packaging and fashion
Who You Admire In Industry: Barbara Ujvari and Krisztina Kalmar, as their art is just amazing
Top Technique You’ve Mastered: One stroke nail art
Advice to Competitors: Speak to the judges after the comp, their feedback is priceless
Hot Tip or Trick for Competitors: Structure is more important than art, so concentrate on getting that perfected, as it gains more points.
What Lockdown Has Taught You: To be ready to change with the times
A Funny Memory From Your Nail Desk: The two that really stick in my mind are, my husband, who worked in the taxi rank behind my shop, walked into a full busy salon and asked me out on a date, bless him. And my son who is now 21, making aeroplanes out of manicure brushes.
An Affirmation You Love: Practice will never make perfect, but it will improve and give you better results. I also love, ‘never try to run before you walk’.
Why Nailympia: It’s the most widely recognised, international competition, with the highest standards of judges and the most organised scoring system. Plus, I love Alex to bits and love working with her.
Any Workshops/Classes you Offer Online: I offer over 75 courses online at www.thenailteam.com
Instagram: @the.nail.team
Facebook: the nail team
TikTok: the.nail.team
22 nail comps hosted by Nailympia Estonia presenting Live streaming & online – now open for registration…

“The performance of all contestants is recorded at their own workplace, or at a rented site for this, but video and photos of the work performed will be sent through the application recorded in Live mode in one attempt. This technical feature gives the most honest and objective result. The organiser of these competitions strives to make the results of the competition transparent, all participants will receive instant evaluations of their work. By assigning teams and a fixed performance time, judges will see their professionalism and how they were able to cope with emotions during the competition.”
NAILYMPIA LIVE 2021 CRITERIA FOR TROPHIES
Team Trophy



Individual Top Scorer
Winner of Winners
ART Winner of Winners
This year Nailympia Estonia offers many different nominations for photography and video competitions.
This will create the most successful portfolio for nail competitors in the future.
SO – Declare yourself to the whole world in these categories…
PHOTO
BOXED
VIDEO
Register here: https://nailympia.eu/

Nail champion & Nailympia Estnia organiser – Viktoria Prihodko
Meet – Rodica Munteanu – Romania
Get to Know a Nailympia Expert…
Name: Rodica Munteanu
Business name: Academy Nail Artist by Rody
Location: Romania
Nationality: Romanian
Years in Nails: 12 years
Years Judging: 3 years
Nail Brand You Represent/Use: Beauty Art – Germany
Role in Industry: Educator, salon owner & ambassador
Top Technique You’ve Mastered: Extreme stiletto
Favourite Book: Body Language
Favourite Movie: 365 Days
Favourite Food: I don’t have one, I like to try something new, everywhere I go.
Favourite Vacation Destination: Australia
Your Hobbies: Travel
What Inspires Your Work: Perfection
Who You Admire In Industry: Elena Shanskaya
Advice to Competitors: Believe in yourself & you will be unstoppable.
Hot Tip or Trick for Competitors: You will win if you don’t quit!
What Lockdown Has Taught You: Be nice for no reason.
A Funny Day/Memory At The Nail Desk: Too many!
An Affirmation You Love: Never say never. Miracles happen every day!
Why Nailympia: Always I want to be working at the top.
Instagram: @rodynailartchampion
Facebook: extensiiunghii.romanrody
TikTok: rodicamunteanu29
Meet – Jacqueline O’Sullivan – UK
Get to Know a Nailympia Expert in 23 Steps…
NAME: Jacqueline O’Sullivan
Location: Manchester
Nationality: British
Who Trained You: I’ve trained with many amazing people during my time in the nail industry. And I’m still learning now.
Years in Nails: 26 years.
Years Judging: 16 years.
Nail Brand You Represent/Use: Artistic, Rock Hard, Footlogix & Famous Names.
Role in Industry: Educator & ambassador
Favourite Trade Exhibition: Olympia Beauty UK
Favourite Nail Tool: My L&P Brush
Favourite Book: The Positive Habit by Fiona Brennan
Favourite Movie: Sliding Doors
Favourite Food: Seafood Paella
Favourite Vacation Destination: New Orleans
Your Hobbies: Nails, Nails, Nails!!!
What Inspires Your Work: My students and all the amazing people that compete at Nailympia
Who You Admire In Industry: I admire so many amazing people in our industry, the list is endless.
Top Technique You’ve Mastered: Reverse Application
Advice to Competitors: It’s vital that you arrive at the competition arena fully prepared and in good time for the briefing that’s delivered by the head floor judge prior to the start of each contest. Ensure you listen and understand the information given to you and if unsure of any points, ask questions. Points will never be deducted for asking questions.
- Prior preparation prevents poor performance … practice, practice, practice
- Ensure you read all the rules carefully prior to the competition; if unsure call the organiser to clarify.
- Be organised; make sure you have extra products in your kit in case anything breaks or becomes damaged in transit.
- Make lists as you go along, so you don’t forget anything.
- Try to stay calm; things that go wrong on the day may be beyond your control. Panicking will never solve any issues. Staying calm will help you work through and become a better competitor or winner.
- Look at past winner’s work and learn from them.
- Your model is an integral part of the competition, so make sure they understand what is expected of them. Your model’s hands and nails are important, remember they are the canvas that showcases your work.
Hot Tip or Trick for Competitors: Study the work of past competition winners.
What Lockdown Has Taught You: Patience, positivity & Microsoft Teams.
An Affirmation You Love: The capacity to learn is a gift, the ability to learn is a skill and the willingness to learn is a choice.
Why Nailympia: This competition gives nail artists from around the world, including the UK, the chance to showcase their outstanding talent and creativity. Competitors are able to learn and create nails alongside other world class talent. I believe Nailympia has become the international industry standard, putting art, technical ability and creativity at the heart of our industry. Every year I’m astounded by the level of skill shown by competitors and humbled to be part of a superb team of world-class judges. Anyone who is anyone, from the pinnacle of the world of nails takes part and we all work together without any egos or bias to judge fairly and ensure the integrity of the Nailympia international competition model.
Facebook: Jacqueline O’Sullivan