The NTNA Top 3 Finalists (from left to right): Nicola Walker, Marija Sechovcova, and Nancy Janssen
Nancy Janssen and Nicola Walker
Gamemaster, former NTNA Champion and Co-host of the NTNA wrap up show, Winnie @winnieisawesome with nail artist @prallurenails
Lauren Conway from Beauty Changes Lives (left) and the BCL Scholarship Winner Quitisha "Tish" Allen
Anne Moratto of NAILS (left) with Top 3 Finalist Marija Sechovcova (center) and Nailympia Judge and industry leader, Maisie Dunbar (right)
Pre-show moment: Co-host of the NTNA wrap-up show, Kupa's Jessica Alexander, (left) with Anne Moratto, NAILS Content Director (center) and the Winner of NTNA Season 8 Emily Nash
No one envies the judges when it comes down to selecting a winner for NAILS Next Top Nail Artist (NTNA), the beauty industry's pre-eminent nail art competition.
After hours of deliberation, the winner of this year's competition, Season 9, was revealed at an awards ceremony in Orlando, FL on Sunday, June 5. Nicola Sawyer (@nailcouturelincoln) was named NTNA's champion and she was in-person to take her winning bow. Here's the moment she realized she had won!
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