The latest end-of-year awards, “Nail Queens 2013,” were announced this week at the Nail Expo held at Tokyo Big Sight. The honor is given by the Japan Nailist Association to celebrities with the best nail art.
This year’s winners are former AKB48 singer Tomomi Itano, 22, in the Artist category; Rola, 23, for the Talent category; Akina Minami, 24, in the Idol category; An Nakamura, 26, for the Model Category; figure skater Miki Ando in the Sports category; former beauty queen Hisako Manda, 55, in the Special Award category; and in the Men’s category, Lee Hongki, 23, a member of South Korean rock band F.T. Island.