<p>Kathy White, who was also named Champion of Champions, won 1st Place in the Photographic category for this image.</p>

Nailympia Australia has announced its 2017 winners following a thrilling series of competitions at the professional beauty event Beauty Expo Australia, held August 26-27 in Sydney. The Australian leg of the Nailympia competition, now in its fourth year, is hosted at Beauty Expo Australia in association with Nailympia London and provides a worldwide platform for nail competitors.

<p>Genki Itou took Division 3, 1st Place in the Stiletto Nails category.</p>

The category winners, selected across three divisions, were announced following a rigorous judging process from an international panel, which included the organizer of Nailympia London and co-founder of Scratch magazine, Alex Fox.

<p>Koula White won Division 3, 3rd Place in the Fantasy Complete Look category.</p>

Alongside international coverage in Scratch magazine, the winners receive generous prizes from Emendee, a manufacturer of dust and vapor extraction workstations for nail technicians and salons; OPI; and The Daylight Company, which provides high-quality lighting systems.

Nailympia Australia 2017 winners:

Overall Champion of Champions

Kathy White

Overall Division 1 Champion

Mariah Zampech

Overall Division 2 Champion

Chantel Weir

Overall Division 3 Champion

Kathy White

Soak Off Gel Polish

Division 1 winner - Eunjung Park

Division 2 winner - Phuong Tran

Division 3 winner - Genki Itou

Tips & Overlay

Division 1 winner – Katey Laurenson

Division 2 winner – Naomi Mitchell

Division 3 winner – Mie Ohkochi

Salon Nails (one hand)

Division 1 winner – Katey Laurenson

Division 2 winner – Naomi Mitchell

Division 3 winner – Madelene Wolf

Stiletto Nails

Division 1 winner – Samantha Shahab

Division 2 winner – Natasha Langan

Division 3 winner – Genki Itou

Reality Nail Art

Division 1 winner – Melanie Fichera

Division 2 winner – Jerilee Fair

Division 3 winner – Miwa Breen

Fantasy Nail Art

Division 1 winner – Natsumi Tanaki

Division 2 winner – Chantel Weir

Division 3 winner – Allison Baker

3-D (Mixed Media)

Division 1 winner – Marie Imaoka

Division 2 winner – Ueno Yukiko

Division 3 winner – Mie Ohkochi

Photographic Nail Art 2017 - Medieval Fantasy

Division 2 winner – Chantel Weir

Division 3 winner – Kathy White

Sculptured Nails

Division 1 winner – Mariah Zampech

Division 2 winner – Naomi Mitchell

Division 3 winner – Mie Ohkochi

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