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Nailympia Anaheim : The results

The second Nailympia Anaheim nail competition took place 23-24 February at Premiere Anaheim , California, welcoming 40 competitors from eight countries. An expert panel of 15 judges meticulously assessed entries for the first Nailympia of 2025, using updated rules and guidelines courtesy of industry leaders: Vitaly Solomonoff, Stefanie Lo Re, David Fowler, Zrinka Vuksan and Alex Fox.

Every scoresheet was also updated, with additional criteria and more judges working in the booths. It was inspiring to see nail artists travel from all over the world to compete, with entries sent from countries including Vietnam, Russia, Kyrgyzstan and Canada. A diverse group of passionate artists descended into California to showcase their skills in the arena, hailing from across the USA, Argentina, Italy and Denmark.

Nailympia Anaheim’s partner, Premiere Anaheim, hosted the nail arena, which was nestled inside its beauty exhibition. Desk lamps were supplied by Americanails, while sponsor, Byootique, donated 11 of its mobile carry cases as prizes alongside a Nail Table Lamp, so that all Division 3 gold medallists received prize. The LeChat Nails brand offered product goody bags to all trophy winners, and information platform, GlossaryLive, gifted $100 vouchers towards its Nail University courses.

It was great to see so many competitors take part in Nailympia Anaheim. I was astounded by the quality of the art categories, and judges were very complimentary about the work they saw behind the curtain. It was a wonderful way to kick off the 2025 Nailympia season, and long may this momentum continue, pushing us all towards a bigger, better and brighter future for nails.

THE WINNERS

RUNWAY NAILS

Theme: Vintage Vogue Division 1

1st – Anastasiia Akzamova – USA

2nd – Kim Sizemore – USA

3rd – Elena Soldatenkova – USA Division 2

1st – Thomas Pham – USA

2nd – Kim Oanh – Vietnam Division 3

1st – Nicolas Paggi – Argentina 2nd – Veronica Luviano – USA

3rd – Maryna Kozhevnikova – USA

REALITY NAILS

Themes: Streetwear Chronicles, Preppy Reimagined & Y2K Glam Revival Division 1

1st – Vu Thi Phuong Lien – USA

2nd – Kim Sizemore – USA

3rd – Elena Soldatenkova – USA Division 2 

1st – Thomas Pham – USA 

2nd – Margarita Yutsaytis – USA 

3rd – Kim Oanh – Vietnam Division 3 

1st – Deborah Cocco – Italy 

2nd – Nicolas Paggi – Argentina 

3rd – Veronica Luviano – USA

EXTREME NAIL POSTER STYLING

Division 1 1st – Anzhelika Safina – Russia 

2nd – Thoang Le – Vietnam 

3rd – An na Le – Vietnam Division 2 

1st – Margarita Yutsaytis – USA 2nd – Daria Orlova – USA 

3rd – Galina Farmanyan – Russia Division 3 

2nd – Shayna Osazuwa – Canada

TO STILETTO & BEYOND

Theme: Cosmic Butterflies Division 2 

1st – Margarita Yutsaytis – USA 

2nd – Thomas Pham – USA Division 3 

1st – Mai Thi Dinh – Vietnam 2nd – Yuliia Kovalchuk – USA 

3rd – Thi Huong Nguyen – Vietnam

FLAT ART Theme: Urban Graffiti – spread a powerful message (10 nails) Division 1 

1st – Vu Thi Phuong Lien – USA Division 2 

1st – Thomas Pham – USA Division 3 

1st – Nicolas Paggi – Argentina 

2nd – Anastasiia Moskaliuk – USA 

3rd – Maryna Kozhevnikova – USA

GEL POLISH MANICURE

Division 1

1st – Tetiana Dolhosheia – USA

2nd – Singhay Nguyen – USA 3rd – Elena Soldatenkova – USA

Division 2

1st – Nataliia Zapara – USA 2nd – Margarita Yutsaytis – USA

Division 3

1st – Anastasiia Moskaliuk – USA

2nd – Alessandra Pizzari – Italy

3rd – Carlotta Silveri – Italy

SALON NAILS

Division 1 3rd – Elena Soldatenkova – USA

Division 2

2nd – Nataliia Zapara – USA

3rd – Margarita Yutsaytis – USA

Division 3

1st – Deborah Cocco – Italy

2nd – Flemming Nordqvist – Denmark

3rd – Alessandra Pizzari – Italy

THE JOY OF NAILS

Division 1 1st – Elena Soldatenkova – USA

2nd – Alejandra Duenas Lira – USA

3rd – Singhay Nguyen – USA

Division 2

2nd – Margarita Yutsaytis – USA

Division 3

1st – Nicolas Paggi – Argentina

2nd – Deborah Cocco – Italy

3rd – Alessandra Pizzari – Italy

UV HARD GEL PINK & WHITE COMPETITION NAILS

Division 3

1st – Deborah Cocco – Italy

2nd – Alessandra Pizzari – Italy

3rd – Flemming Nordqvist – Denmark

ACRYLIC COMPETITION PINK & WHITE NAILS

Division 3

1st – Deborah Cocco – Italy

2nd – Flemming Nordqvist – Denmark

3rd – Alessandra Pizzari – Italy

PERFECT MATCH

Division 3

1st – Deborah Cocco – Italy

2nd – Alessandra Pizzari – Italy

3rd – Flemming Nordqvist – Denmark

STILETTO NAILS

Division 1

3rd – Elena Soldatenkova – USA

Division 2

2nd – Nataliia Zapara – USA

Division 3

1st – Deborah Cocco – Italy

2nd – Alessandra Pizzari – Italy

3rd – Flemming Nordqvist – Denmark

GLOBAL CUP LEADERBOARD 2025

Following Nailympa Anaheim , the leaderboard for the 7th Nailympia Global Cup stands as follows: Deborah Cocco – Italy – 715 points Alessandra Pizzari – Italy – 686 points Flemming Nordqvist – Denmark – 676 points Erika Nortier – Italy – 656 points Nicolas Paggi – Argentina – 638 points Carlotta Silveri – Italy – 606 points Veronica Luviano – USA – 560 points Alexandra Molnar – USA – 529 points Nataliia Zapara – USA – 451 points

The Nailympia Competitions 2025 global campaign imagery is courtesy of:

Nails: Elena Popova @popovaelena_nfpPhotographer: Elena Gelberg @pena_litrovaMake-up artist: Varvara Tabutarova @varvara_tabuHair stylist: Ksenia Golubeva @ksenja_golubevaModel: Alina Philipskaya @alina__0606

For information about Nailympia Competitions including how to enter, visit www.nailympia.com

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