Nailympia Anaheim 2026: THE RESULTS

The third edition of the Nailympia Anaheim nail competition welcomed 83 competitors taking 252 seats – 87 of which were in the arena during the two-day event at Premiere Anaheim.

Turn-in art entries and poster submissions were all extremely popular at this event, with Runway Nails, Gel Polish Manicure and Joy of Nails leading the way and Reality Nails taking pole position.

“I have been delighted to witness the growth of Nailympia Anaheim, in addition the steady growth of the competition in Orlando and San Antonio. Clearly, nail professionals across the USA and beyond are seeing and feeling the power of competing,” enthuses Alex Fox, global director for Nailympia Competitions. “It’s a very exciting time to see this power emerging and to recognise that nail artists see profound positives to their business lives when they take part.

“It’s not just the competition itself, it’s the people they meet, the connections they make that help transform and illuminate them. It really makes me happy to be part of this whole experience.”

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THE RESULTS

INDIVIDUAL TOP SCORER

Francesca Paliotto – Italy

WINNER OF WINNERS

Division 1     Thanh Thao Tran – USA

Division 2     Linh Duong – Canada

Division 3     Francesca Paliotto – Italy

ART WINNER OF WINNERS

Thanh Thao Tran – USA

TOP USA TECH

Anh Thy Vu – USA

GEL POLISH MANICURE

Division 1

• 1^st – Anna Pryshchepa – USA
• 2^nd – Uliana Vadiuk – USA
• 3^rd – Iuliia Pashina – USA

Division 2

• 1^st – Olga Preston – USA
• 2^nd – Natalia Iakovleva – USA
• 3^rd – Viktoriia Fedorovykh – USA

Division 3

• 1^st – Mateja Petkov – Slovenia
• 2^nd – Viktoriya Komar – USA
• 3^rd – Anastasiia Moskaliuk – USA

REALITY NAILS

Division 1

• 1^st – Thanh Thao Tran – USA
• 2^nd – Anne-Marie Menard – Canada
• 3^rd – Lauryn Silva – USA

Division 2

• 1^st – Naomi Nguyen – USA
• 2^nd – Linh Duong – Canada
• TIED 3^rd – Oksana Viriutina – USA & Halyna Kaliugina – USA

Division 3

• 1^st – Jennie Yen Nguyen – Canada
• 2^nd – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
• 3^rd – Hanna Khalin – USA

RUNWAY NAILS

Division 1

• 1^st – Thanh Thao Tran – USA
• 2^nd – Kim Dang – USA
• 3^rd – Carmen Ramos – USA

Division 2

• 1^st – Halyna Kaliugina – USA
• 2^nd – Naomi Nguyen – USA
• 3^rd – Oksana Viriutina – USA

Division 3

• 1^st – Maryna Kozhevnikova – USA
• 2^nd – Hannah Khalin – USA
• 3^rd – Jennie Yen Nguyen – Canada

SALON NAILS

Division 1

• 1^st – Thuy Tran – USA
• 2^nd – Huong Quynh Dang – USA
• 3^rd – Kim Dang – USA

Division 2

• 1^st – Linh Duong – Canada
• 2^nd – Anh Thy Vu – USA
• 3^rd – Olena Fedorchenko – USA

Division 3

• 1^st – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
• 2^nd – Mateja Petkov – Slovenia
• 3^rd – Viktoriya Komar – USA

FLAT ART BOXED

Division 1

• 1^st – Evguenia Nowatzki – USA
• 2^nd – Thanh Thao Tran – USA
• 3^rd – Akiko Morita – Japan

Division 2

• 1^st – Yuen Ting Lau – France
• 2^nd – Liudmyla Keremet – USA
• 3^rd – Naomi Nguyen – USA

Division 3

• 1^st – Veronica Luviano – USA
• 2^nd – Flavia Andresa Alexandre Menezes – Brazil
• 3^rd – Karyna Kuliushyk – USA

PEDICURE POSTER

Division 1

• 1^st – Uliana Vadiuk – USA
• 2^nd – Aaliyah Sagall – USA
• 3^rd – Alla Ismailova – USA

Division 2

• 1st – Khrystyna Baranska – USA
• 2^nd – Oksana Viriutina – USA
• 3^rd – Robin Sloangrepo – USA

Division 3

• 1^st – Zita Shirgazina – Russia
• 2^nd – Hannah Khalin – USA
• 3^rd – Tetiana Dolhosheia – USA

Click to view the gallery of Nailympia Anaheim Pedicure Poster entries.

MANICURE POSTER

Division 1

• 1^st – Diana Manucharian – USA
• 2^nd – Alla Ismailova – USA
• 3^rd – Madison Sao – USA

Division 2

• 1^st – Oksana Viriutina – USA
• 2^nd – Olena Fedorchenko – USA
• 3^rd – Yu-Chieh Wang – Canada

Division 3

• 1^st – Viktoriya Komar – USA
• 2^nd – Viktoriia Voloshyna – USA
• 3^rd – Karyna Kyliushyk – USA

Click to view the gallery of Nailympia Anaheim Manicure Poster entries.

EXTREME NAIL STYLING POSTER

Division 1

• 1^st – Olga Ponomareva – Russian Federation
• 2^nd – Brigitta Szelei-Farkas – Hungary
• 3^rd – Huong Quynh Dang – USA

Division 2

• 1^st – Oksana Viriutina – USA
• 2^nd – Victoria Korableva – Russia
• 3^rd – Olena Fedorchenko – USA

Division 3

• 1^st – Anita Chahal-Millar – United Kingdom
• 2^nd – Inna Kharlak – Russian Federation
• 3^rd – Hanna Khalin – USA

Click to view the gallery of Nailympia Anaheim Extreme Nail Styling Poster entries.

AI NAIL VISION POSTER

Division 1

• 1^st – Kim Dang – USA
• 2^nd – Diana Manucharian – USA
• 3^rd – Huong Quynh Dang – USA

Division 2

• 1^st – Halyna Kaliugina – USA
• 2^nd – Linh Duong – Canada
• 3^rd – Oksana Viriutina – USA

Division 3

• 1^st – Georgina Takacs – United Kingdom
• 2^nd – Alexandra Molnar – USA
• 3^rd – Karyna Kyliushyk – USA

Click to view the gallery of Nailympia Anaheim AI Nail Vision Poster entries. 

TO STILETTO & BEYOND

Division 1

• 1^st – Thanh Thao Tran – USA
• 2^nd – Huong Quynh Dang – USA
• 3^rd – Iuliia Pashina – USA

Division 2

• 1^st – Liudmyla Keremet – USA
• 2^nd – Halyna Kaliugina – USA
• 3^rd – Linh Duong – Canada

Division 3

• 3^rd – Maryna Kozhevnikova – USA

UV HARD GEL COMPETITION NAILS

Division 1

• 1^st – Uliana Vadiuk – USA
• 2^nd – Huong Quynh Dang – USA

Division 2

• 1^st – Anh Thy Vu – USA

Division 3

• 1^st – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
• 2^nd – Mateja Petjov – Slovenia
• 3^rd – Viktoriya Komar – USA

L&P ACRYLIC COMPETITION NAILS

Division 1

• 1^st – Thanh Thao Tran – USA
• 2^nd – Alla Ismailova – USA

Division 2

• 1^st – Linh Duong – Canada
• 2^nd – Anh Thy Vu – USA

Division 3

• 1^st – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
• 2^nd – Alexandra Molnar – USA
• 3^rd – Veronica Luviano – USA

THE JOY OF NAILS

Division 1

• 1^st – Thanh Thao Tran – USA
• 2^nd – Kim Dang – USA
• 3^rd – Iulia Pashina – USA

Division 2

• 1^st – Anh Thy Vu – USA
• 2^nd – Linh Duong – Canada
• 3^rd – Olena Fedorchenko – USA

Division 3

• 1^st – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
• 2^nd – Mateja Petkov – Slovenia
• 3^rd – Viktoriya Komar – USA

STILETTO NAILS

Division 1

• 1^st – Thanh Thao Tran – USA
• 2^nd – Kim Dang – USA

Division 2

• 1^st – Linh Duong – Canada
• 2^nd – Anh Thy Vu – USA
• 3^rd – Yuliia Benzyk – USA

Division 3

• 1^st – Francesca Paliotto – Italy
• 2^nd – Mateja Petkov – Slovenia
• 3^rd – Viktoriya Komar – USA

Register for upcoming Nailympia competitions at www.nailympia.com