Meet Natasha Wicks – New UFC Octagon Ring Girl

Forty beautiful women took the UFC FAN EXPO stage on July 11, 2009 in hopes of becoming the new UFC Octagon Ring Girl. One lucky woman walked away with a year-long UFC contact and a photo shoot with Maxim Magazine. At the end of three rounds it was 24 year old, Natasha Wicks coming out on top of the judges scorecards. The Las Vegas resident will break up the trio of brunettes currently serving as UFC Octagon Ring girls by sporting her blondish, brown curly hair.

The judging started with the forty women in Maxim tank tops and their own shorts. The four judges…two men from Maxim Mag, UFC Fighter Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and the chief marketing officer for the UFC, Bryan Johnston narrowed the field to twenty.

The chosen twenty were in bikinis and asked what super-hero power would they choose if they could pick one. Most responses were fairly weak. More than one woman responded with, “Invisible”. You’re competing based on your looks and you want to be invisible? Come on ladies, come up with something a bit more memorable. A couple appeared to be UFC groupies wanting to be around the fighters, also not a good response. I doubt the answers had much to do with the final five but I could be wrong. It was pretty clear that the judges wanted a different look from the current group of Octagon girls. The final five were selected and they were all blondes. There were a few women I would have chosen over three of the five but overall it wasn’t bad. I liked #27 for the win but her large back tattoo may have hurt her for the win. She had a nice physique and one of the cutest faces in the competition. She ultimatelyfinished in the runner-up position.

Top five in the Maxim Maga & UFC Octagon Ring Girl contest.

It’s interesting to see what the mainstream folks gravitate towards in terms of physiquea. A few of the women could have held their own in a NPC Bikini contest but most would need to train a bit longer. Many pretty faces though. So how about the winner… What is her story?

Natasha Wicks – the new UFC Octagon Ring Girl.

From NatashaWicks.com:

Natasha Wicks is a Los Vegas native, and a former cross-country runner for NAU. She got her modeling start in Hawaii shortly after graduatin college, and has recent signed on as the UFC’s newest “Octagon Girl”. She beat out 39 other girls for the contract with the UFC, and is speculated to become the most popular “Octagon Girls” yet. She is 100% all-natural, and has never had any plastic surgery!

Natasha checks in at 5’2″ and 105lbs. She has a nice, healthy, fit look and was a solid choice for the win. Her athletic look ultimately helped her win the crown, at least in my opinion. She got her start in modeling while living in Hawaii and has been involved in a variety of modeling jobs since. According to her modelmayhem.com profile she says, “I am adventurous, fun, light-hearted and professional and always the first one ready to roll in the mud and get crazy and creative.”

Natasha Wicks – photo by Calvin Dakari

Natasha also shares, “I was a Bunny at the playboy club in Las Vegas where I worked with and met some of the most famous people in the world. Good times for sure! No, I did not pose for playboy and though I have nothing against it.. I am looking to turn my modeling in a different direction. I have GOGO danced all over Vegas and love it… I am a wicked, crazy dancer! 😉 I get along with everybody unless you’re a hater and then there is nothing I can do about that.”

What about her goals for the future? “My goals are such an array of colors! I want to be a model, a nature photographer, marine biologist, pro-surfer, seaworld animal trainer, designer, painter, actress….. I just want to try everything!”

Congratulations Natasha and good job on rock’n the hardbody in Las Vegas.