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Nailympia COMPETITION NEWS
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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.
INDIVIDUAL TOP SCORER
Deborah Cocco – Italy
TOP USA TECH Veronica Luviano – Division 3
ART WINNER OF WINNERS Nicolas Paggi – Argentina
WINNER OF WINNERS Division 1 Elena Soldatenkova – USA Division 2 Nataliia Zapara – USA Division 3 Deborah Cocco – Italy
Head judge, Alisha Rimando.
Nicolas Paggi
Deborah Cocco
Deborah Cocco
Veronica Luviano
Elena Soldatenkova
Margarita Yutsaytis
Alex Fox, Kirsty Meakin and Buddy Sims.
Nicolas Paggi
Margarita Yutsaytis
Thomas Pham
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
Deborah Cocco
Anzhelika Safina
Judges, April Ryan and Thomas Pham.
Elena Soldatenova
Alexandra Molnar
Mai Thi Dinh
Flemming Nordqvist
Vu Thi Phang
Maryna Kozhevnikova
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
Indira Zhainakova
Elena Soldatenkova
Andy Lee from sponsor brand, Byootique.
Tatiana Kovastikova
Alessandra Pizzari
Vitaly Solomonoff & Doug Schoon
Veronica Luviano
Galina Farmanyan
Flemming Nordqvist
NEW FOR 2025!
All Division 1 competitors – including all medallists – move directly into Division 2 after their first competition. Only Division 2 gold medal winners move into Division 3.
Dates for the diary
8-9-10 May
Nailympia China Pudong, Shanghai, China
1-2June
Nailympia Orlando
Premiere Orlando, Florida, USA
28-29 September
Nailympia San Antonio
Premiere San Antonio, Texas, USA
12-13 October
Nailympia London
Professional Beauty Autumn,
London, UK
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
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