Nailympia London 2018: MEET THE WINNERS

Nailympia London 2018 was the biggest international Nailympia competition to date, welcoming competitors from 19 countries to Olympia London – taking over 750 competition seats across three days.

Featuring judges from all corners of the globe, tough nail battles were had in three divisions across 14 categories, with the second ever Global Champion announced in the awards ceremony on 1 October.

The Global Champion is awarded based on results achieved in all four Nailympia competitions across 2018; in Texas, Estonia, Sydney and London.

Explore the winners below and keep up-to-date with the 2019 competitions via www.nailympia.com

THE WINNERS

SOAK OFF GEL POLISH MANICURE

Division 1

• 1^st – Emmanuela Gargiulo – Italy  (Brillbird International team)
• 2^nd – Sidonie Bonnefoi – France
• 3^rd – Nikol Nikolova – UK

Division 2

• 1^st – Natalia Niechwiej – Poland (Indigo Team International)
• 2^nd – Agnes Dullo – UK
• 3^{rd –} Rebeca Hurjui – Italy (Brillbird International team)

Division 3

• 1^st – Enikõ Dudás-Tara – Hungary
• 2^nd – Katarzyna Zbroińska – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
• 3^{rd –} Diana Spasova – Bulgaria (Premium Beauty Academy team)

SALON NAILS

Division 1

• 1^st – Zsofia Pototzky – Hungary (Brillbird International team)
• 2^nd – Kiss Eszter Szonja – Hungary (Brillbird International)
• 3^rd – Emmanuela Gargiulo – Italy (Brillbird International)

Division 2

• 1^st – Neringa Alsauskiene – UK (Brillbird International team)
• 2^nd   – Agnes Dullo – UK
• 3^rd  – Magdalena Smorga – Poland (Indigo Team International)

Division 3

• 1^st – Lena Kurach – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
• 2^nd – Diana Spasova – Bulgaria (Premium Beauty Academy team)
• 3^rd.  – Paulina Walaszczyk – Poland (Indigo Master Team)

MIXED MEDIA BOXED ART

Division 1

• 1^st – Aneta Milkiewicz – Poland
• 2^nd – Ghenta Sonia Otilia – Romania
• 3rd – Anna Kozlowska – Poland (Slowianka team)

Division 2

• 1^st – Rachel Burke – Ireland (Indigo Team)
• 2^nd – Idiko Frank – Hungary
• 3rd – Katarzyna Mrozek – Ireland (Indigo Team)           

Division 3

• 1^st – Paola Stefania Marrone – Italy
• 2^nd – Joanna Bandurska – Poland  (Indigo Master Team)
• 3^rd – Adina Trojan – Poland (Indigo Master Team)

THE DIP SYSTEM

Division 1

1^st – Anna Napierala- Kowalska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)

Division 2

• 1^st – Malgorzata Kaczmarek – Poland (Indigo Team International)
• 2^nd – Agnes Dullo – UK
• 3^rd – Magdalena Smorga – Poland (Indigo Team International)

Division 3

• 1^st – Katarzyna Kruszyńska – Poland (Indigo Team)
• 2^nd – Katarzyna Zbroińska – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
• 3^rd  – Joanna Bandurska – Poland (Indigo Master Team)

STILETTO NAILS

Division 1

• 1^st –    Anna Kozlowska – Poland (Slowianka team)
• 2^nd – Zsofia Pototzky – Hungary (Brillbird International team)
• 3^rd  – Anna Napierala-Kowalska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)

Division 2

• 1^st  – Malgorzata Kaczmarek – Poland (Indigo Team International)
• 2^nd  – Agnes Dullo – UK
• 3^rd – Rebeca Hurjui – Italy (Brillbird International team)

Division 3

• 1^st  – Paulina Walaszczyk – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
• 2^nd – Anna Skibicka – Poland (Indigo Team)
• 3^rd  – Joanna Bandurska – Poland (Indigo Master Team)

REALITY NAIL ART

Division 1

• 1^st  – Zsofia Pototzky – Hungary (Brillbird International team)
• 2^nd  – Anna Kozlowska – Poland (Slowianka team)
• 3^rd – Ewa Rabiej – Poland (Slowianka team)

Division 2

• 1^st – Katarzyna Mrozek – Poland (Indigo Team)
• 2^nd – Rachel Burke – Ireland ((Indigo Team)
• 3^rd. – Agnes Dullo – UK

Division 3

• 1^st – Renata Mastalska – Poland (Indigo Team)
• 2^nd   – Joanna Bandurska – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
• 3^rd  – Andreea Simona Ignat – UK

RUNWAY NAILS

Division 1

• 1^st – Delia Marie Turville – UK
• 2^nd – Barbara Stacherczak – Poland
• 3^rd  – Maria Szabla – Poland (Slowianka team)

Division 2

• 1^st  – Michelle Brookes – UK (Brillbird International team)
• 2^nd  – Rachel Burke – Ireland (Indigo Team)
• 3^rd  – Inga Jonutyte – Ireland (Brillbird International team)

Division 3

1^st – Jana Janečková – Czech Republic (Brillbird International team)

2^nd  – Katarzyna Kruszyńska – Poland ( Indigo Team)

3^rd  – Edina Kósa-Mezei – Hungary

FANTASY COMPLETE LOOK

Division 1

• 1^st – Paula Marie Spencer – UK (Sam Biddle Inspired Team Green)
• 2^nd – Marie Ashton – UK (Sam Biddle Inspired Team Green)
• 3^rd  – Anna Kozlowska – Poland (Slowianka team)

Division 2

• 1^st – Milena Mingozzi – Italy (Indigo Team)
• 2^nd  – Ewelina Magdalena Waclawska – Denmark
• 3^rd – Keron Finney – UK (Sam Biddle Inspired Team Purple)

Division 3

• 1^st – Adina Trojan – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
• 2^nd – Natalia Trefon – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
• 3^rd – Barbara Vespa – Switzerland

GEL TIP & OVERLAY

Division 1

• 1^st – Karolina Opalińska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
• 2^nd  – Anna Napierala-Kowalska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
• 3^rd  – Emmanuela Gargiula – Italy (Brillbird International team)

Division 2

• 1^st – Neringa Alsauskiene – UK (Brillbird International team)
• 2^nd – Natalia Niechwiej – Poland (Indigo Team International)
• 3^rd  – Rachel Burke – Ireland (Indigo Team) 

Division 3

• 1^st – Lena Kurach – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
• 2^nd  – Joanna Bandurska – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
• 3^rd – Renata Mastalska – Poland (Indigo Team)

GEL SCULPTURE

Division 1

• 1^st – Karolina Opalińska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
• 2^nd – Emmanuela Gargiulo – Italy (Brillbird International team)
• 3^rd – Anna Napierala-Kowalska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)

Division 2

• 1^st  – Neringa Alsauskiene – UK (Brillbird International team)
• 2^nd – Agnes Dullo – UK
• 3^rd  – Natalia Niechwiej – Poland (Indigo Team International)

Division 3

• 1^st  – Diana Spasova – Bulgaria (Premium Beauty Academy team)
• 2^nd – Agnes Majoros – Hungary (Brillbird International team)
• 3^rd  – Katarzyna Kruszyńska – Poland (Indigo Team)

GEL PERFECT MATCH T&O vs. SCULPTURE

Division 1

• 1^st – Anna Napierala-Kowalska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
• 2^nd – Emmanuela Gargiulo – Italy (Brillbird International team)
• 3^rd  – Karolina Opalińska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)

Division 2

• 1^st  – Neringa Alsauskiene – UK (Brillbird International team)
• 2^nd  – Monika Muszyńska – Poland (Indigo Team International)
• 3^rd  – Rachel Burke – Ireland (Indigo Team)

Division 3

• 1^st – Joanna Bandurska – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
• 2^nd – Andrea Nagy – Hungary
• 3^rd – Antonia Tsamparova – Bulgaria (Premium Beauty Academy team)

L&P ACRYLIC TIP & OVERLAY

Division 1

• 1^st – Anna Napierala-Kowalska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
• 2^nd – Monika Kowalska – Poland
• 3^rd – Samantha Opalińska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)

Division 2

• 1^st  – Michelle Brookes – Uk (Brillbird International team)
• 2^nd – Malgorzata Kaczmarek – Poland (Indigo Team International)
• 3^rd – Nikola Chelkowska – Poland (Indigo Team International)

Division 3

• 1^st – Anna Skibicka – Poland (Indigo Team)
• 2^nd   – Joanna Bandurska – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
• 3^rd  – Agnes Majoros – Hungary (Brillbird International team)

L&P ACRYLIC SCULPTURE

Division 1

• 1^st  – Kiss Eszter Szonja – Hungary (Brillbird International team)
• 2^nd – Zsofia Pototzky – Hungary (Brillbird International team)
• 3^rd – Anna Napierala-Kowalska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)

Division 2

• 1^st  – Agnes Dullo – UK
• 2^nd – Malgorzata Kaczmarek – Poland (Indigo Team International)
• 3^rd – Nikola Chelkowska – Poland (Indigo Team International)

Division 3

• 1^st – Lena Kurach – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
• 2^nd – Agnes Majoros – Hungary (Brillbird International team)
• 3^rd  – Paulina Walaszczyk – Poland (Indigo Master Team)

Perfect Match L&P Acrylic T&O vs. Sculpture

Division 1

• 1^st – Anna Napierala-Kowalska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
• 2^nd – Emmanuela Gargiulo – Italy (Brillbird International team)
• 3^rd– Karolina Opalińska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)

Division 2

• 1^st – Zsuzsanna Fecsik – UK
• 2^nd – Michelle Brookes – UK (Brillbird International team)
• 3^rd – Malgorzata Kaczmarek – Poland (Indigo Team International)

Division 3

• 1^st  – Lena Kurach – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
• 2^nd – Paulina Walaszcyzk – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
• 3^rd – Anna Skibicka – Poland (Indigo Team)

 TOP UK TECH

• Division 1 – Marie Ashton (Sam Biddle Inspired Team Green)
• Division 2 – Agnes Dullo
• Division 3 – Katie Barnes

TEAM TROPHY

• Division 1 – Indigo Young Team
• Division 2 – Indigo Team International
• Division 3 – Indigo Master Team

HIGHEST SCORING INDIVIDUAL

Joanna Bandurska – Poland

ART WINNER OF WINNERS

• Division 1 – Paula Marie Spencer – UK (Sam Biddle Inspired Team Green)
• Division 2 – Rachel Burke – Ireland (Indigo Team)
• Division 3 – Adina Trojan – Poland (Indigo Master Team)

WINNER OF WINNERS 

• Division 1 – Karolina Opalinska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
• Division 2 – Malgorzata Kaczmarek – Poland (Indigo Team International)
• Division 3 – Anna Skibicka – Poland (Indigo Team)

GLOBAL CHAMPION 2018 

Lena Kurach – Poland (Indigo Master Team)

 

With thanks to this year’s sponsors:

Scratch magazine, Gelish PolyGel, REM Beauty, INK London, Glam & Glits nail design, KiaraSky & OPI