Competition Awards

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