The Professional Beauty Nail Competition 2025 sponsored by Andreia Professional saw nail pros and students compete at Professional Beauty London at ExCeL to be crowned among most talented nail techs to watch in the industry.
Competition directors Jacqui and Sean O'Sullivan introduced the exciting categories, which allowed techs to show off their talents in everything from structure and builder gel to salon nails, UV gel polish and mixed media boxed nail art.
The competition took place over both days of the show (March 2–3) and those with the most points across the categories were named Student of the Year and Nail Professional of the Year.
Some categories were separated into two sections – one for professionals and another for students to compete.
The winners of the Professional Beauty Nail Competition 2025 are:
Structure/builder gel
Winner: Dorota Piskorz
Second: Alexandra Tur
Third: Lucy Price
Learn A Skill
Winner: Kamile Abukovaite
Second: Michelle Juniper
Third: Sarah Lynch
On Location Nail Design
Winner: Michelle Harding
Second: Kamile Abukovaite
Third: Sarah Lynch
Manicure (Student)
Winner: Giovana Da Silva
Second: Juliana Kilgour
Third: Soraya Mancha-Medina
Manicure (Professional)
Winner: Lucy Price
Second: Lena Kravets
Third: Gabriela Jarkovska
UV Gel Polish (Student)
Winner: Gkriselnka Souloniakou
Second: Emily Sims
Third: Soraya Mancha-Medina
UV Gel Polish (Professional)
Winner: Kamile Abukovaite
Second: Lena Kravets
Third: Dora Zsabo
Salon Nail (Student)
Winner: Soraya Mancha-Medina
Second: Sky Stirrup
Third: Emily Sims
Salon Nail (Professional)
Winner: Lucy Price
Second: Kamile Abvukovaite
Third: Miki O’Hara
Mixed Media Boxed (Student)
Winner: Emily Sims
Second: Robin Dwyer
Third: Claire Kostric
Mixed Media Boxed (Professional)
Winner: Shaafia Latif
Second: Danielle Brindley
Third: Kimberley Johnstone
Instanail (Student)
Winner: Soraya Mancha-Medina
Second: Claire Kostric
Third: Aya Samaan
Instanail (Professional)
Winner: Anita Chahal
Second: Michelle Harding
Third: Shaafia Latif
InstaNail – Voter’s Choice
Shaafia Latif
Nail Champion: PB London Student
Soraya Mancha-Medina
Nail Champion: PB London Professional
Lucy Price
Professional Beauty Student Nail Champion of the Year
Soraya Mancha-Medina
Professional Beauty Professional Nail Champion of the Year
Kirsty McDonough
Many thanks to everyone who entered this year and to our fabulous judges: Katie Barnes, Anita Chahal, Hazel Dixon, Lisa Farrell, Amie Heary, Kirsty Meakin, Sophie Metcalf, Jennie Nippard, Shea Osei, Sara Pinto, Belinda Price, Scarlett Senter, Andreea Simone Ignat, Kate Smith, Heather Stanway and Jenna Wrathall.
