Notable entry: Christine Hunt, St. James, N.Y. Theme: Free Spirit
3rd runner-up: Gina Morgan,
Nails by Gina, Oakdale, Calif.
Theme: Vegas
Third Place: Lorena Marquez,
At Your Fingertips, Watsonville, Calif. Theme: Underwater Paradise
Notable entry: Katariina Kankaanpää, Tampere, Finland
Theme: Underwater Life
2nd runner-up: Kelly Chamberland,
The Art of Nail Care at Style Salon, Westford, Mass. Theme: Van Gogh’s Starry Night
Notable entry: Barischeila Scott, Nirvana Urban Nail Spa, Cincinnati
Theme: The Sea and its Creatures
Second Place: Kazuko Tomiyama,
Miwa Salon, Tokyo. Theme: The Butterfly, The Samurai
Notable entry: Lorena Marquez
Theme: Safari Escape
Notable entry: Guin Deadman,
Shear Magic Styling, Grand Junction, Colo. Theme: Pool Tournament
Notable entry: Donna Sullivan, D’s Nail Images, Broken Hill, Australia
Theme: Outback Beauties of Australia
1st runner-up: Shannon McCown,
Studio One Nail Salon, Kona, Hawaii. Theme: Hawaii, The Rainbow State
Notable entry: Lawanna Meier, Nails by Lawanna, Topeka, Kan.
Theme: Finding Nemo
First Place: Sue Tumblety, Sanzio Salon & Spa, Matawan, N.J.
Theme: The Diner
Second Place: Kazuko Tomiyama,
Miwa Salon, Tokyo. Theme: The Butterfly, The Samurai
Notable entry: Gina Morgan
Theme: At the Beach
4th runner-up: Lois Ritter,
Shirley’s Beauty Salon, Doylestown, Ohio. Theme: Ohio’s Barns
Notable entry: Christine Hunt, St. James, N.Y. Theme: Free Spirit
3rd runner-up: Gina Morgan,
Nails by Gina, Oakdale, Calif.
Theme: Vegas
Third Place: Lorena Marquez,
At Your Fingertips, Watsonville, Calif. Theme: Underwater Paradise
Notable entry: Katariina Kankaanpää, Tampere, Finland
Theme: Underwater Life
2nd runner-up: Kelly Chamberland,
The Art of Nail Care at Style Salon, Westford, Mass. Theme: Van Gogh’s Starry Night
Notable entry: Barischeila Scott, Nirvana Urban Nail Spa, Cincinnati
Theme: The Sea and its Creatures
Second Place: Kazuko Tomiyama,
Miwa Salon, Tokyo. Theme: The Butterfly, The Samurai
Notable entry: Lorena Marquez
Theme: Safari Escape
Notable entry: Guin Deadman,
Shear Magic Styling, Grand Junction, Colo. Theme: Pool Tournament
Notable entry: Donna Sullivan, D’s Nail Images, Broken Hill, Australia
Theme: Outback Beauties of Australia
1st runner-up: Shannon McCown,
Studio One Nail Salon, Kona, Hawaii. Theme: Hawaii, The Rainbow State
Notable entry: Lawanna Meier, Nails by Lawanna, Topeka, Kan.
Theme: Finding Nemo
First Place: Sue Tumblety, Sanzio Salon & Spa, Matawan, N.J.
Theme: The Diner
Second Place: Kazuko Tomiyama,
Miwa Salon, Tokyo. Theme: The Butterfly, The Samurai
Notable entry: Gina Morgan
Theme: At the Beach
4th runner-up: Lois Ritter,
Shirley’s Beauty Salon, Doylestown, Ohio. Theme: Ohio’s Barns
Still, given the track records of each of our winners, we shouldn’t be surprised by their remarkable work. First-place winner Sue Tumblety of Sanzio Salon & Spa in Matawan, N.J., is a veteran nail artist and teacher who has published a nail art “how-to” book and has also worked painting miniatures for the Walt Disney Galleries.
Second-place winner Kazuko Tomiyama of Miwa Salon in Tokyo was the winner of NAILS’ 2003 Self-Portrait Contest. Her unique and creative designs have also been featured in nail magazines in her native country.
Third-place winner Lorena Marquez of At Your Fingertips in Watsonville, Calif., is well known in competition circles having placed on NAILS’ Top 25 ranking for the past six years. She currently holds the #1 spot.
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