<p>2003 WINNER: Akari Yoshida, Le Soleil, Tokyo</p>

2003 WINNER: Akari Yoshida, Le Soleil, Tokyo

<p>Runner-up:&nbsp;Keiko Yamauchi, Le Soleil, Tokyo</p>

Runner-up: Keiko Yamauchi, Le Soleil, Tokyo

<p>Runner-up:&nbsp;&nbsp;Nanako Toyoda, Ci:z Nail Academy, Chiba-Ken, Japan</p>
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Runner-up:  Nanako Toyoda, Ci:z Nail Academy, Chiba-Ken, Japan

 

<p>Runner-up:&nbsp;&nbsp;Barb Wetzel, NailSplash.com, LaGrange, Ill.</p>
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Runner-up:  Barb Wetzel, NailSplash.com, LaGrange, Ill.

 

<p>Runner-up: Debbie Brew, Jenniffer &amp; Co., Mentor, Ohio</p>

Runner-up: Debbie Brew, Jenniffer & Co., Mentor, Ohio

<p>2003: Nobuko Inagaki, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan</p>

2003: Nobuko Inagaki, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

<p>2003: Angela Wintjen, Myrtle Point, Ore.</p>

2003: Angela Wintjen, Myrtle Point, Ore.

<p>2003: Renna Ford, Richfield, Utah</p>

2003: Renna Ford, Richfield, Utah

<p>2003: Ami McClure, Cape Coral, Fla.</p>

2003: Ami McClure, Cape Coral, Fla.

<p>2003:&nbsp; Alisha Chmiel, Kettering, Ohio</p>

2003:  Alisha Chmiel, Kettering, Ohio

<p>2003: Angela Allen, Greensburg, Pa.</p>

2003: Angela Allen, Greensburg, Pa.

<p>2003: Angela Cash, Hamilton, Ohio</p>

2003: Angela Cash, Hamilton, Ohio

<p>2003: Kristin Miller, Oxford, N.J.</p>

2003: Kristin Miller, Oxford, N.J.

<p>2003:&nbsp;Carmen Phelps, Wooster, Ohio</p>

2003: Carmen Phelps, Wooster, Ohio

<p>2003: Kasumi Ishii, Tokyo</p>

2003: Kasumi Ishii, Tokyo

<p>2003: Miho Kurosawa, Gumma, Japan</p>

2003: Miho Kurosawa, Gumma, Japan

<p>2003: Keiko Inoue, Saitama, Japan</p>

2003: Keiko Inoue, Saitama, Japan

<p>2003: Renna Ford, Richfield, Utah</p>

2003: Renna Ford, Richfield, Utah

<p>2002 FIRST RUNNER-UP: Rie Toju, Yokohama, Japan</p>

2002 FIRST RUNNER-UP: Rie Toju, Yokohama, Japan

<p>2002 2ND RUNNER-UP: Angie Perez, Chicago</p>

2002 2ND RUNNER-UP: Angie Perez, Chicago

<p>2002 3RD RUNNER-UP: Ji-Young Lee, Kawagoe, Japan</p>

2002 3RD RUNNER-UP: Ji-Young Lee, Kawagoe, Japan

<p>2002: Casey Raimer, York, Pa.</p>

2002: Casey Raimer, York, Pa.

<p>2002: Kasumi Ishil, Tokyop&gt;</p>

2002: Kasumi Ishil, Tokyop>

<p>2002: John Hauk, Dayton, Ohio</p>

2002: John Hauk, Dayton, Ohio

<p>2002: Dorothy (Dee) Hanley, Owatonna, Minn.</p>

2002: Dorothy (Dee) Hanley, Owatonna, Minn.

<p>2002: Tracey Stadamire, Portland, Ore.</p>

2002: Tracey Stadamire, Portland, Ore.

<p>2002: Jennifer Garcia, Montrose, Colo.</p>

2002: Jennifer Garcia, Montrose, Colo.

<p>2002: Angie Perez, Chicago</p>

2002: Angie Perez, Chicago

<p>2002: Lindsey Knoblock, Lubbock, Texas</p>

2002: Lindsey Knoblock, Lubbock, Texas

<p>2002: Chantelle Commerer, Te Puko, New Zealand</p>

2002: Chantelle Commerer, Te Puko, New Zealand

<p>2002: Nina Marie Fiore, Canandaigua, N.Y.</p>

2002: Nina Marie Fiore, Canandaigua, N.Y.

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2003 WINNER: Akari Yoshida, Le Soleil, Tokyo

<p>Runner-up:&nbsp;Keiko Yamauchi, Le Soleil, Tokyo</p>
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<p>Runner-up:&nbsp;&nbsp;Barb Wetzel, NailSplash.com, LaGrange, Ill.</p>
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<p>Runner-up: Debbie Brew, Jenniffer &amp; Co., Mentor, Ohio</p>
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Runner-up: Debbie Brew, Jenniffer & Co., Mentor, Ohio

<p>2003: Nobuko Inagaki, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan</p>
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2003: Nobuko Inagaki, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

<p>2003: Angela Wintjen, Myrtle Point, Ore.</p>
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2003: Angela Wintjen, Myrtle Point, Ore.

<p>2003: Renna Ford, Richfield, Utah</p>
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2003: Renna Ford, Richfield, Utah

<p>2003: Ami McClure, Cape Coral, Fla.</p>
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2003: Ami McClure, Cape Coral, Fla.

<p>2003:&nbsp; Alisha Chmiel, Kettering, Ohio</p>
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2003:  Alisha Chmiel, Kettering, Ohio

<p>2003: Angela Allen, Greensburg, Pa.</p>
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<p>2003: Angela Cash, Hamilton, Ohio</p>
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2003: Angela Cash, Hamilton, Ohio

<p>2003: Kristin Miller, Oxford, N.J.</p>
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2003: Kristin Miller, Oxford, N.J.

<p>2003:&nbsp;Carmen Phelps, Wooster, Ohio</p>
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2003: Carmen Phelps, Wooster, Ohio

<p>2003: Kasumi Ishii, Tokyo</p>
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2003: Kasumi Ishii, Tokyo

<p>2003: Miho Kurosawa, Gumma, Japan</p>
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2003: Miho Kurosawa, Gumma, Japan

<p>2003: Keiko Inoue, Saitama, Japan</p>
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2003: Keiko Inoue, Saitama, Japan

<p>2003: Renna Ford, Richfield, Utah</p>
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2003: Renna Ford, Richfield, Utah

<p>2002 FIRST RUNNER-UP: Rie Toju, Yokohama, Japan</p>
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2002 FIRST RUNNER-UP: Rie Toju, Yokohama, Japan

<p>2002 2ND RUNNER-UP: Angie Perez, Chicago</p>
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2002 2ND RUNNER-UP: Angie Perez, Chicago

<p>2002 3RD RUNNER-UP: Ji-Young Lee, Kawagoe, Japan</p>
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2002 3RD RUNNER-UP: Ji-Young Lee, Kawagoe, Japan

<p>2002: Casey Raimer, York, Pa.</p>
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2002: Casey Raimer, York, Pa.

<p>2002: Kasumi Ishil, Tokyop&gt;</p>
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<p>2002: John Hauk, Dayton, Ohio</p>
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2002: John Hauk, Dayton, Ohio

<p>2002: Dorothy (Dee) Hanley, Owatonna, Minn.</p>
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2002: Dorothy (Dee) Hanley, Owatonna, Minn.

<p>2002: Tracey Stadamire, Portland, Ore.</p>
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2002: Tracey Stadamire, Portland, Ore.

<p>2002: Jennifer Garcia, Montrose, Colo.</p>
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2002: Jennifer Garcia, Montrose, Colo.

<p>2002: Angie Perez, Chicago</p>
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<p>2002: Lindsey Knoblock, Lubbock, Texas</p>
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<p>2002: Chantelle Commerer, Te Puko, New Zealand</p>
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2002: Chantelle Commerer, Te Puko, New Zealand

<p>2002: Nina Marie Fiore, Canandaigua, N.Y.</p>
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In the year 2000, the editors of NAILS decided it would be fun to have a nail technician reader create the cover for one issue and so we started the Cover Tech Contest. Every year, we get hundreds of beautiful entries, creative concepts, and astonishing photographs. Browse through the best of the contests through the years. If you're interested in learning how to submit material for the next Cover Tech Contest, contact Judy.Lessin@bobit.com for details.

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