July 5th, 2016
Thousands flocked to the picturesque Austrian town of Pörtschach am Wörthersee last weekend for the 19th annual World Bodypainting Festival. Held from 1st – 3rd July, as well as pre- and post-competition events, the WBF is the world’s largest bodypainting event. With 30,000 visitors from around the world, the festival had more than enough to offer in the form of art, creativity and a huge variety of music programs.
Photo: Daniel Janesch for WBF
National and international top acts thrilled the audience with their shows while more than 240 teams from 46 countries participated in the World Championships and Special Awards. This year’s new Champions came from Austria, Russia, Germany and – for the first time – India. Read on to see all of the winners and runners up!
World Award – Brush/Sponge
1st Place – Sanatan Dinda
2nd Place – Tera Bakker
3rd Place – Silvia Vitali
World Award – Airbrush
1st Place – Elisabeth Presslaver
2nd Place – Alex Hansen
3rd Place – Benoit Bottala
World Award – SFX Bodypainting
1st Place – Yulia Vlasova
2nd Place – Gergely Lengyel
3rd Place – Houyam Hajlaoui
World Award – UV Effects
1st Place – Claudia Kraemer
2nd Place – Harald Wolf
3rd Place – Nadja Hluchovsky & Natascha Zenig
World Award – Facepainting
1st Place – Silvia Vitali
2nd Place – Nadja Hluchovsky
3rd Place – Claudia Kraemer
Photo: Daniel Janesch for WBF
SFX Make-Up Award
1st Place – Leonardo Giacomo Borgese
2nd Place – Andrea Benocci
3rd Place – Nadja Hluchovsky
Amateur Award – Open Category
1st Place – Chanhee Lim
2nd Place – Gilberta Bianchin
3rd Place – Helena Jordana Skuhrovcova
Amateur Award – Brush/Sponge
1st Place – Fanny Jakubowicz
2nd Place – Larisa Tulchinski
3rd Place – Lorena Ramon
Special Award – Creative Make-up (Sponsored by Warpaint Magazine)
1st Place – Darya Iodzel
2nd Place – Karen Yiu
3rd Place – Maria Cozman
Congratulations to all of this year’s winners and competitors! We already can’t wait for next year.
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