A year after graduating from Nail School Michele decided to test her skills against her peers in the Nail Competition Arena. These competitions are held across the country and internationally in various categories; from a Salon Style Set to Fantasy Nail Art which test the skills and pushes the boundaries of what can be built from nail products.
1993
1st Place Fantasy Nail Art Ace Beauty Company Tampa FL
2nd Place Fantasy Nail Art Ace Beauty Company Tampa Fl
3rd Place Flat Nail Art Nails Magazine Show Tampa FL
3rd Place Flat Nail Art Premiere Beauty Show Orlando FL
1993 Placing 8th in Nails Magazine Top 25 Competitors
1994
3rd Place Fantasy Nail Art Ace Beauty Company Orlando FL
3rd Place Decathalon Nails Magazine Show Tampa FL
1st Place Pedicure Sperling Nail Show Orlando FL
1994 Placing 12th in Nails Magazine Top 25 Competitors
1995
2nd Place Grab Bag Art Ace Beauty Company Orlando FL
2nd Place Mirror Image Ace Beauty Company Orlando FL
2nd Place Wraps Ace Beauty Company Orlando FL
Overall Top Competitor Ace Beauty Company Orlando FL
2nd Place Fantasy Art Ace Beauty Company Orlando FL
3rd Place Flat Nail Art Nails Magazine Show Ft. Lauderdale FL
2nd Place Mirror Image Nails Magazine Show Ft. Lauderdale FL
3rd Place Wraps Nails Magazine Show Ft. Lauderdale FL
3rd Place Fantasy Nail Art Nails Magazine Show Las Vegas NV
3rd Place Decathlon Nails Magazine Show Las Vegas NV
3rd Place Decathlon Nails Magazine Show Dallas TX
1995 Placing 5th Nails Magazine Top 25 Competitors
1996
2nd Place Fantasy Art Ace Beauty Company St. Petersburg FL
2nd Place Tip/Overlay Ace Beauty Company St. Petersburg FL
3rd Place Pedicure Ace Beauty Company St. Petersburg FL
Overall Top Competitor Ace Beauty Company St.Petersburg FL
1996 Placing 7th Nails Magazine Tp 25 Competitors
1997
1st Place Fantasy Nail Art Ace Beauty Company Clearwater FL
2nd Place Fantasy Nail Art Ace Beauty Company Orlando FL
1st Place Fantasy Nail Art Best in the West Reno NV
2nd Place Fantasy Nail Art Nails of the South Columbia SC
3rd Place Sculptured Nails International Beauty Show Atlanta GA
1997 Placing 8th Nails Magazine Top 25 Competitors
Other Competitions
2014 1st Place 3-D Nail Art Nail Pro Pop Up Competition Nail Tech Event of the Smokies
2015 1st Place 3-D Mixed Media Northwest Nail Tech Retreat
2016 3rd Place 3-D Nail Competition Nail Tech Event of the Smokies
2017 1st Place 3-D Mixed Media Nailympia Houston TX
2018 1st Place 3-D Mixed Media Northwest Nail Tech Retreat
2018 3rd Place Salon Style Nail Competition Northwest Nail Tech Retreat
2018 2nd Place Fantasy Nail Art Nailympia Houston TX
2019 1st Place Mixed Media Nailympion Buenos Aires Argentina
2019 1st Place 3-D Mixed Media Nail Tech Event of the Smokies