Emily Sanders and Vanessa Perez
Sarah Jessen and Cymbre Bistodeau
Ashley Gregory, her mom, Barb Gregory, and Diane Diaz
Nail tech Fleury Rose and NAILS' Sigourney Nuñez
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
NTNA 2014 finalist Buddy Sims, Lavette Cephus, CND's Jan Norman, NAILS' Beth Livesay
NAILS team Yuiko Sugino, Erika Kotite, Cyndy Drummey, Danielle Parisi
Nikki Rios, Winnie Huang (center) and Ellegra Davis
CND's Jerry Clonts, Susan Perea, and Ozzie Blanco
Celebrants at the NTNA 2016 grand finale
Team Jenny Nails' Jenny Chang and Jenny Wang from New Jersey, N.Y.
Shirley Cheng, Amy Oung, Hoang Duong, Lynda Lam, Kelvin St. Pham, John Nguyen, Kevin Katz, and Kim Pham
Carey Lucchesi, Nancy Strohm, Mary Metscivz, and Michele Baker
NAILS Shannon Rahn with Cuccio's Arica Carpenter
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
CND's Jan Arnold and NAILS' Beth Livesay
Recapping the competition
Past finalists for NTNA come onstage
Waiting for the event to begin
The trophy!
NAILS Michelle Mullen and Marilyn Garcia
1st runnerup Celina Ryden and friend
Stephanie Fountain, Sabella Snyder, Winnie Huang, and Rhiannon Miles
Doug Schoon, Csanea Hatcher, and Nellie Neal
Associated Nail Professional's Katie Armitage and friends
Celina, Sarah, and Winnie wait to find out who will be the winner
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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