NASNA season three: 25 contestants selected for 2026–2027
Sources published 1 August and 14 September 2026; both checked 4 October 2026. Final-party year remains unresolved.
Scratch’s 14 September 2026 update names the 25 contestants selected for season three of North America’s Star Nail Artist. It follows an application window ending on 6 September and announces challenges from 1 October. At the 4 October check, this is a selected-contestant story, not an open-entry invitation. [1][2]
KEY TAKEAWAYS
From applications to named contestants
The 1 August notice invited professionals working in the USA, Canada and Mexico to apply through 6 September 2026. The 14 September update lists the selected 25, including Abbie Nguyen in Indiana, USA, Kelsey Waldo in Saskatchewan, Canada, and Linh Duong in Ontario, Canada. Eligibility territories and the selected list are different records. [1][2]
The announced challenge format
The later article announces a 1 October start and a two-week period for each brief’s design, reel-style video and short write-up. Sponsor briefs are named separately. After each challenge, the five lowest-scoring contestants are assigned an additional task whose scores determine elimination or progression. This is the organiser’s announced process, not a record of completed rounds. [1]
Why the final-party date is not repeated
The August notice schedules challenges into April 2027 but gives the final party as 6 June 2026. The September article says 6 June without a year. We cannot resolve the conflicting year from those passages, so we do not silently substitute 2027 or publish a confirmed final date. The selected contestants and submission format are independently readable in the September update. [1][2]
Article Sources
- Scratch — North America’s Star Nail Artist – Season 3: Meet the 25 contestants battling for the champion title
Primary source
Opening paragraphs and THE TOP 25 CONTESTANTS list: 25 selected contestants, announced 1 October start, two-week brief/design/video/write-up format and five-lowest-score additional task. Final-party year not supplied in this later article.
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- Scratch — Free nail art contest opens for pros in the USA, Canada & Mexico
Primary source
Byline and entry/calendar passages: Helena Biggs; USA/Canada/Mexico; entries 1 August–6 September; six challenges in October/November 2026 and January–April 2027. Conflicting finale year omitted, without guessing a correction.
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Written and reviewed with AI assistance using the linked sources. No hands-on product testing or independent specialist review was performed.
