Yulia Marenkova

Born in the Ural Mountains, Yulia began her self-taught groomer career when she was 14, thanks to the arrival of a Kerry Blue Terrier into her family. In 2003 she starts her first activity in Italy, gaining lot of success and obtaining, in the meanwhile, different winner’s spots in national and international grooming competitions. In 2011 she creates her own line of products and then, in 2012, near Milan, in northern Italy, she founds the "Special One Grooming Academy”, a modern grooming school particularly dedicated to some breeds like Russian Black Terrier, Kerry Blue Terrier, Poodle, Golden Retriever, American and English Cocker spaniel. This school offers the opportunity for grooming, testing and training complete, competent and conscious groomers who, relying on Yulia’s teachings, can apply her philosophy, basically built on the respect for the animal. In 2016 she begins her experience as judge in the grooming competitions in Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico and China. She led several Masterclasses in Europe and all around the world.
Grooming coach and speaker, dog stylist with more than 25 years of experience and great satisfaction, Yulia has become a precious point of reference for the groomers; in fact, during the most important international beauty competitions, like European and International Championships, Craft, she is entrusted with authentic champions. Her results are always highly elevated, as shown by her personal honor awards enumerating 17 golden, 6 silver and 3 bronze medals along with 3 BEST IN SHOW titles.
 
 
Honor awards
 
- Italian and international Grooming Champion EGA circuit
- EUROPEAN CHAMPION 2018 -Arezzo - Italy 
- OSTER EUROPE GRAND  CHAMPION 2017 – Grande Motte – (France)
- WORLD GROOMING TEAM COMPETITION – Twice vice champions with team, in the 2018 and 2022 World Championships (Belgium)
- Multi Bis winner
- Best Groomer Richard Barker Trophy Groomania