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Emily Sanders and Vanessa Perez

Emily Sanders and Vanessa Perez

Sarah Jessen and Cymbre Bistodeau

Sarah Jessen and Cymbre Bistodeau

Ashley Gregory, her mom, Barb Gregory, and Diane Diaz

Ashley Gregory, her mom, Barb Gregory, and Diane Diaz

Nail tech Fleury Rose and NAILS' Sigourney Nuñez

Nail tech Fleury Rose and NAILS' Sigourney Nuñez

NAILS team Yuiko Sugino, Danielle Parisi, Sigourney Nuñez, and Kim Pham

NAILS team Yuiko Sugino, Danielle Parisi, Sigourney Nuñez, and Kim Pham

NAILS' Sig Nunez, Yuiko Sugino, NTNA 2015 winner Lavette Cephus, NAILS Danielle Parisi, Nellie Neal

NAILS' Sig Nunez, Yuiko Sugino, NTNA 2015 winner Lavette Cephus, NAILS Danielle Parisi, Nellie Neal

NTNA 2014 finalist Buddy Sims, Lavette Cephus, CND's Jan Norman, NAILS' Beth Livesay

NTNA 2014 finalist Buddy Sims, Lavette Cephus, CND's Jan Norman, NAILS' Beth Livesay

NAILS team Yuiko Sugino, Erika Kotite, Cyndy Drummey, Danielle Parisi

NAILS team Yuiko Sugino, Erika Kotite, Cyndy Drummey, Danielle Parisi

Nikki Rios, Winnie Huang (center) and Ellegra Davis

Nikki Rios, Winnie Huang (center) and Ellegra Davis 

CND's Jerry Clonts, Susan Perea, and Ozzie Blanco

CND's Jerry Clonts, Susan Perea, and Ozzie Blanco

Celebrants at the NTNA 2016 grand finale

Celebrants at the NTNA 2016 grand finale

Team Jenny Nails' Jenny Chang and Jenny Wang from New Jersey, N.Y.

Team Jenny Nails' Jenny Chang and Jenny Wang from New Jersey, N.Y.

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S3 Grand Finale 2016
Shirley Cheng, Amy Oung, Hoang Duong, Lynda Lam, Kelvin St. Pham, John Nguyen, Kevin Katz, and...

Shirley Cheng, Amy Oung, Hoang Duong, Lynda Lam, Kelvin St. Pham, John Nguyen, Kevin Katz, and Kim Pham

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S3 Grand Finale 2016
NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S3 Grand Finale 2016
Carey Lucchesi, Nancy Strohm, Mary Metscivz, and Michele Baker

Carey Lucchesi, Nancy Strohm, Mary Metscivz, and Michele Baker

NAILS Shannon Rahn with Cuccio's Arica Carpenter

NAILS Shannon Rahn with Cuccio's Arica Carpenter

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S3 Grand Finale 2016
NTNA winner Winnie Huang (front center) with Jan Arnold, Lavette Cephus, Sarah Elmaz (2nd runner...

NTNA winner Winnie Huang (front center) with Jan Arnold, Lavette Cephus, Sarah Elmaz (2nd runner up), Celina Ryden (1st runnerup), Beth Livesay

Beauty Changes Lives president Lynelle Lynch

Beauty Changes Lives president Lynelle Lynch

CND's Jan Arnold and NAILS' Beth Livesay

CND's Jan Arnold and NAILS' Beth Livesay

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S3 Grand Finale 2016
Recapping the competition

Recapping the competition

Past finalists for NTNA come onstage

Past finalists for NTNA come onstage

Waiting for the event to begin

Waiting for the event to begin

The trophy!

The trophy!

NAILS Michelle Mullen and Marilyn Garcia

NAILS Michelle Mullen and Marilyn Garcia

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S3 Grand Finale 2016
1st runnerup Celina Ryden and friend

1st runnerup Celina Ryden and friend

Stephanie Fountain, Sabella Snyder, Winnie Huang, and Rhiannon Miles

Stephanie Fountain, Sabella Snyder, Winnie Huang, and Rhiannon Miles

Doug Schoon, Csanea Hatcher, and Nellie Neal

Doug Schoon, Csanea Hatcher, and Nellie Neal

Associated Nail Professional's Katie Armitage and friends

Associated Nail Professional's Katie Armitage and friends

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S3 Grand Finale 2016
NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S3 Grand Finale 2016
NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S3 Grand Finale 2016
NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S3 Grand Finale 2016
NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S3 Grand Finale 2016
NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S3 Grand Finale 2016
NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S3 Grand Finale 2016
Celina, Sarah, and Winnie wait to find out who will be the winner

Celina, Sarah, and Winnie wait to find out who will be the winner

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NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S3 Grand Finale 2016
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Emily Sanders and Vanessa Perez
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Emily Sanders and Vanessa Perez

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Sarah Jessen and Cymbre Bistodeau

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Nikki Rios, Winnie Huang (center) and Ellegra Davis
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CND's Jerry Clonts, Susan Perea, and Ozzie Blanco

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Celebrants at the NTNA 2016 grand finale

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Team Jenny Nails' Jenny Chang and Jenny Wang from New Jersey, N.Y.

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Carey Lucchesi, Nancy Strohm, Mary Metscivz, and Michele Baker
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Carey Lucchesi, Nancy Strohm, Mary Metscivz, and Michele Baker

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NAILS Shannon Rahn with Cuccio's Arica Carpenter

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Beauty Changes Lives president Lynelle Lynch
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Beauty Changes Lives president Lynelle Lynch

CND's Jan Arnold and NAILS' Beth Livesay
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CND's Jan Arnold and NAILS' Beth Livesay

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Recapping the competition
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Recapping the competition

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Past finalists for NTNA come onstage

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Waiting for the event to begin

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The trophy!

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NAILS Michelle Mullen and Marilyn Garcia

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1st runnerup Celina Ryden and friend

Stephanie Fountain, Sabella Snyder, Winnie Huang, and Rhiannon Miles
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Stephanie Fountain, Sabella Snyder, Winnie Huang, and Rhiannon Miles

Doug Schoon, Csanea Hatcher, and Nellie Neal
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Doug Schoon, Csanea Hatcher, and Nellie Neal

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Associated Nail Professional's Katie Armitage and friends

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NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Season 3 culminated in an exciting evening March 13, 2016 in downtown Chicago, where finalists Celina Ryden, Sarah Elmaz, and Winnie Huang waited to know which one had won. Hundreds of nail techs, educators, industry executives, members of the beauty media, and well-wishers celebrated at the glamorous ROOF on theWit as Winnie Huang was crowned this year's winner.

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