September 4th, 2017

To mark the 20th World Bodypainting Festival, visitors flocked to the new location of Klagenfurt am Wörthersee in Austria to enjoy an exciting festival week with captivating body art in a city full of culture and history.  Famed for its stunning creativity, we bring you the winners in all categories.

The bodypainting world championship was held on the 28th – 30th July with artists competeting from over 54 countries.  In various categories, over 200 Artist teams competing hoping to impress visitors and the judges with unique and creative designs and before midnight, the new world champions were announced and celebrated in a spectacular awards ceremony.  Read on to see all the winners and runners-up!

World Award – Brush/Sponge

1st Place – Sanatan Dinda (India)

2nd Place – Marizza Bedeschi (Italy)

3rd Place – Cheryl Ann Lipsteu (USA)

World Award – Airbrush

1st Place – Benoit Bottola (Guadeloupe)

2nd Place – Alexander Hansen (Brazil)

3rd Place – Leonardo Giacomo Borgese (Italy)

World Award – Special Effects Bodypainting

1st Place – Ludwig Decarli (Austria)

2nd Place – Olga Popova (Russia)

3rd Place – Benedetta Carugati (Italy)

World Award – Facepainting

1st Place – Marilena Censi (Italy)

2nd Place – Pauline Meola (France)

3rd Place – Arianna Barlini (Italy)

Special Award – Bodypainting Team Category

1st Place – Yulia Vlasova & Olga Sokolova (Russia)

2nd Place – Irina Shmeleva & Olga Popova (Russia)

3rd Place – Tiziana La Monica & Silvia Vitali (Italy)

Special Award – Special Effects Make-Up

1st Place – Olga Popova (Russia)

2nd Place – Andrea Benocci (Italy)

3rd Place – Houyam Hajlaoui (Belgium)

Special Award – Purple Brush

1st Place – Kseniia Marechek (Kyrgyzstan)

2nd Place – Veronika Dziuba (Ukraine)

3rd Place – Irina Vasina (Russia)

Special Award Creative Make-Up

1st Place – Alesya Plastinkina (Russia)

2nd Place – Veronika Dziuba (Ukraine)

3rd Place – Andrea Kepiro (Hungary)

Special Award Make-Up Battle

1st Place – Veronika Dziuba (Ukraine)

2nd Place – Nauzet Afonso Felipe

3rd Place – Alesya Plastinkina

Congratulations to all the winners, runners-up and competitors!  Looking forward to next year.

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