Professional Beauty North Nail Competitions 2024 winners announced

Published 01st Oct 2024 by Kezia Parkins

Professional Beauty North 2024 returned this weekend (September 29-30) at Manchester Central and so did the prestigious Nail Competitions. 

The judging board was chaired by Marian Newman BEM, with Jacqui O’Sullivan as head judge and competition director alongside Sean O’Sullivan.

Read the interview with Jacqui and Sean in the October Issue of Professional Beauty magazine where we talk to the competition directors and nail industry veterans about their wildly varied careers and how industry education needs to change...

"What a weekend in Manchester. It may have been raining outside but we were all under Pro Beauty North’s umbrella," said Sean and Jacqui O’Sullivan.

"We had insanely talented and committed Pro and student competitors that really showcased their skills and dedication to our industry. They competed in a number of competitions in a professional and friendly environment and amazed us all with their work."

Also on the judging panel were Kamila Borowiec, Hazel Dixon, Lisa Farrell, Gemma Lambert-Lewis, Ferieda Lydiate, Alex Fox, Charlotte Lowe, Kirsty Meakin, Jennie Nippard, Dorota Palicka, Andrea Rimmer and Scarlett Senter.

The results

Learn A Skill Student

  • 1st – Emily Sims – 119pts
  • 2nd – Soraya Mancha-Medina – 84pts
  • 3rd – Paige Llewellyn – 82pts

Learn A Skill Professional

  • 1st – Saskia Tidy – 120pts
  • 2nd – Sarah Lynch – 112pts
  • 3rd – Louise Beattie – 103pts

Shape Of Your Art Professional

  • 1st – Kirsty McDonough – 108pts
  • 2nd – Diana Marineanu – 102.5pts

Manicure Professional

  • 1st – Kirsty McDonough – 153pts
  • 2nd – Lucy Price – 148pts
  • 3rd – Zsuzsanna Berecz – 110pts

Manicure Student

  • 1st – Soraya Mancha-Medina – 95pts
  • 2nd – Emily Sims – 92pts
  • 3rd – Juliana Kilgour – 86pts

UV Gel Polish Professional

  • 1st – Lucy Price – 135pts
  • 2nd – Kirsty McDonough – 134pts
  • 3rd – Lisa Houghton – 121pts

UV Gel Polish Student

  • 1st – Halle Ennion – 93.5pts
  • 2nd – Emily Sims – 83pts
  • 3rd – Soraya Mancha-Medina – 75pts

Salon Nail Professional

  • 1st –Kirsty McDonough – 129pts
  • 2nd – Lili Kosztyu – 121.5pts
  • 3rd – Lucy Price – 119pts

Salon Nail Student

  • 1st – Soraya Mancha-Medina – 76pts
  • 2nd – Sky Stirrup – 74pts
  • 3rd – Juliana Kilgour – 71.5pts

Mixed Media Boxed Professional

  • 1st – Dominique Sharpe – 116pts
  • 2nd – Kirsty McDonough – 114pts
  • 3rd – Sue Rangely – 111pts

Mixed Media Boxed Student

  • 1st – Katie Nicholls – 110pts
  • 2nd – Soraya Mancha-Medina – 101pts
  • 3rd – Emily Sims – 99pts

Instanail Professional

  • 1st – Kirsty McDonough – 99pts
  • 2nd – Anita Chahal – 93pts
  • 3rd – Michelle Harding – 86pts

Instanail Student

  • 1st – Claire Kostric – 84pts
  • 2nd – Katie Nicholls – 78pts
  • 3rd – Emily Sims – 63pts

Instanail Voter’s Choice

  • 1st – Michelle Harding – 30% votes %

Nail Champion Student

  • 1st – Soraya Mancha-Medina – 11pts

Nail Champion Professional

  • 1st – Kirsty McDonough – 16pts

"We work with a great team of judges, and we would like to thank them all for their hard work, fabulous support and the invaluable feedback they are able to give our competitors. Kirsty Meakin commented on how much competing helped her in her career and how much she was able to learn through competing at Pro Beauty Shows," continued Jacqui and Sean.

"We would also like to thank the team at Professional Beauty for all their support and giving our industry this amazing platform for professionals to showcase their talents and skills.

"Finally, a big thank you to Marian Newman who braved the Manchester weather to be on hand to give help and guidance. We hope to see you all at one of our upcoming competitions."

Learn more about Professional Beauty's Competitions.

Kezia Parkins

Kezia Parkins

Published 01st Oct 2024

Kezia Parkins is the deputy editor of Professional Beauty. She has a background in medical journalism and is also as trained nail tech. As such, she is particularly passionate about all thing nails, as well as the science behind beauty products and treatments. Contact her at [email protected]

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