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Nailympia Australia Announces 2017 Winners
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.
by Staff
August 31, 2017
Kathy White, who was also named Champion of Champions, won 1st Place in the Photographic category for this image.
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Kathy White, who was also named Champion of Champions, won 1st Place in the Photographic category for this image.
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.
Genki Itou took Division 3, 1st Place in the Stiletto Nails category.
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.
Koula White won Division 3, 3rd Place in the Fantasy Complete Look category.
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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