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Muscle & Fitness magazine continues to print some of the classiest images of IFBB competitors. This month’s issue features Nicole Wilkins-Lee and they are hot. Pick up the new issue to see the feature and visit MuscleandFitness.com for other images from the shoot.
Nicole Wilkins-Lee in the newest Muscle & Fitness magazine.
Today we’re rock’n the OhYeah! Fist Pump Fridays in Hartford. Stop by the OhYeah! Booth at the Europa Show of Champions and rock your fist pump to win some FREE stuff. Make sure you tell the booth representatives that you love “FIST PUMP FRIDAYS” with Hardbody and OhYeah! in order to win.
I’ll be tweeting from @Hardbodynews and you can follow OhYeah! at @OhYeahNutr.
Get your fists pump’n this Friday with Eminem’s “Cinderella Man”. There’s a storm come’n that the weather man couldn’t predict…
Tomorrow afternoon 24 IFBB Figure Pros will take the stage at the Europa Battle of Champions. There are a number of women who have a chance to crack the top five. This will be the first pro show where there is only one round, the two-piece swimsuit.
Terri Turner and Marcy Porter are already qualified for the Olympia. Terri will look to move up from her 3rd place finish at the New York Pro while Marcy will look to get back on track after slipping at the same show. Monica Mark will look to redeem herself after the showing she had at the Phoenix Pro and could be a contender if she is on point. The biggest headline of this line-up is the return of Mia Finnegan. Mia was the first Fitness Olympia champion and has been absent from the stage for quite some time. She said she is doing the show to get some practice before the Olympia. She will be competing in the Fitness Olympia but will try her hand at Figure for the first time. Candice Keene and JulieAnn Kulla will be ones to watch as they try to snag an Olympia qualification. Mickaila Soto will make her pro debut after graduating to the big league at the 2010 Team Universe. Kristin Nunn has been away from the stage for a few months and will look to get back in the swing of things here. Rachel Cammon took some time off from the stage and is back for another go-round.
We’ll see who brought the A-game when they take the stage for prejudging tomorrow afternoon.
Get your Thursday started with Lil Wayne’s “Knockout” featuring Nicki Minaj.
IFBB Figure Pro Ava Cowan will be making her pro debut in just a couple weeks. She’s been busy training and traveling, which can often be a challenge. The Florida Figure Pro shares a few of her travel tips on Bodybuilding.com’s Video series.
Check out more of her travel tips on bodybuilding.com.
Davana Medina was slated make her return to the IFBB stage this weekend but fans will have to wait. I’m told that due to personal circumstances Davana Medina has withdrawn from Hartford show. She will be making a decision as to where her IFBB Pro Bikini debut will take place. Check back to see where she’ll end up next.
I had her pegged as a top three contender. Who will move into that spot? We’ll see when prejudging takes place on Friday.
The competition schedule is in full swing and this weekend marks another IFBB Bikini event. Ten women are slated to compete in this weekend’s Europa Show of Champions and it is an interesting line-up. The obvious headline in bikini is 3x Figure Olympia Davana Medina returning to the stage but in the bikini division. ** UPDATE – Davana Medina has withdrawn from this show.
The Hardbody Breakdown:
Jelena Abbou – Beautiful woman who is back to bikini after a stint another stint in Figure at the New York Pro. I like her physique for the bikini division. Her biggest challenge will be the booty. Can she bring in a tight bottom to make it into a top three spot?
Dianna Dahlgren – Dianna sky-rocketed to the top of the fitness modeling world in a relatively short time. There’s no question she has the face and the booty but she’ll need to bring some of that 20 year old sass to the stage. In my opinion, she got the shaft in her first bikini contest with a seventh place finish but will redeem herself in Hartford. This will be her second IFBB show and I have her as a top three contender.
Diana Fields – Diana was 4th last week in Tampa and will look to improve on it here. She’ll have her work cut out for her though. Personally, I’d like to see Diana pose without opening her moth and gasping during every other pose. The photos don’t show how her physique is presented on stage but if she showcases her physique a little classier she’ll be in the mix.
Kelly Gonzalez – This will be Kelly’s pro debut after turning pro at the NPC Team Universe event. We’ll see how she fairs against a few “seasoned” bikini pros.
Janet Harding – Janet seems to be trying everything under the sun to move up into a top spot. She’s changed not only her posing but her suit with nearly every show she’s entered. While her stage presence has improved I still see the cards stacked against her in this line-up. I don’t want to say she can’t place higher but I don’t see her in the top five here.
Kat Holmes – Kat has improved her stage presence and presentation but still plagued by coming in tight enough in her bottom half. Can she bring a tighter physique here and move up? We’ll see if a week made any difference. She was 5th in Tampa.
Jessica Jessie – Another rookie making her debut. Jessica was the overall champ at the 2010 NPC Jr. Nationals and it was her stage presence that gave her the win. She’ll bring an improved physique to the stage and has the stage presence the judges gravitate towards. I look for her to be one of the top three at this show.
Tabitha Klausen-Leandri – Tabitha is one of the dark horses in this show. She placed 8th in her pro debut at the NY Bikini Pro. She has the looks and if she brings in a tighter booty and a new suit look for her to be in the top 5 at this show.
Davana Medina – The 3x Figure Olympia returns to the stage to try her hand at bikini. It will be interesting to see how she presents her physique and how her body compares as a bikini competitor. It’s a coin toss as to where she will finish but I’d go “heads” with her finishing in the top spots.
Natalie Waples – Natalie made the transition Figure to Bikini at the Tampa Pro and finished at the bottom of the pack. She will need to bring a better suit and some personality to the stage if she hopes to move up. I think she has a better bikini body than figure but will need to improve on the little details to place higher.
My Top Picks: Dianna Dahlgren, Jessica Jessie, Davana Medina, Tabitha Klausen-Leandri & Jelena Abbou.
Who do you have in your fab five?
I will be there covering the action for FLEX magazine, Bodybuilding.com, NPC NEWS and IFBBPro.com. Check back for updates throughout the weekend.
The IFBB said farewell to the 45-second routine and black catsuit at the 2009 Olympia. Little did fans know that it would also be the last time they saw IFBB Fitness Pro Tracey Greenwood compete. Tracey has decided to call it a career and move on to the next chapter of her life. She was always one of the fiercest competitors with the most impressive strength moves.
I asked, Why retire now?
Tracey said, “Why not? This is the right decision for me. I am at complete peace with it! I could not have asked for a better 10+ years in the NPC/IFBB”. I asked if she had any regrets in her highly decorated career and she said, “ZERO. I accomplished everything I wanted to in this sport plus I was one of the best in the world for many years. I made some very good friends and I even have a God daughter because of this sport!! I am the God daughter to Shannon Meteraud’s youngest daughter, Chesney Bennett.”
Tracey isn’t your average competitor. Sure she can pull of some amazing strength moves on stage but I find her off-stage accomplishments even more impressive. Tracey has a PhD is Physiology and teaches anatomy & physiology, cardiovascular physiology, metabolic biochemistry, exercise testing & prescription at Eastern University. She was recently promoted and tenured at the university. She’s co-authoring two textbooks and continues to have published articles in her field. Wait, there’s more. She’s involved in rescuing dogs and promotes three NPC shows. Oh ya and you might see her emceeing, expediting and judging at NPC shows, sometimes all in the same day.
What advice does Dr. Greenwood have for aspiring competitors? “JUST DO IT. Don’t think you can’t or you aren’t good enough. If I can do it so can you!”
Congratulations Tracey on a successful fitness career. Tracey’s management, FMG, released the following press release regarding her announcement.
FMG PRESS RELEASE
July 20, 2010 – For those of you in attendance at the 2009 IFBB Fitness Olympia, you unknowingly saw the last competition of IFBB Fitness icon Tracey Greenwood. After a long and wildly successful fitness career in both the NPC and IFBB, Tracey has decided she will be retiring from competition due to lingering injuries and just moving on in life in general. Yes, Tracey had thought about retirement previously and honestly we laughed it off and told her that she still had her best in her and not to retire. That was in 2008 when she won the IFBB Houston Pro Fitness, IFBB Atlantic City Pro Fitness, won the IFBB Europa Super Show Pro Fitness for the second time and finished second at the IFBB Fitness Olympia. That same year she was voted the FLEX Magazine Women’s Athlete Of The Year. Glad you listened to us Tracey! In 2009 Tracey started off the year placing third at the IFBB Fitness International, won the Atlantic City again and unbeknownst at the time, finished her career in third place at the IFBB Fitness Olympia.This doesn’t mean you won’t still see Tracey. She is an expediter at almost every major NPC national competition, along with all the competitions in the NPC New York-Metropolitan district, is doing her share of emcee work, is a personal trainer and continues to promote both the NPC Tracey Greenwood Classic and NPC Deleware States.
Although now retired, rest assured that at 41 years old, Tracey’s physique can still stand right up there with any IFBB Pro Fitness competitor old or new. And in the end, she’ll always be “Trixie†to us!
You probably don’t want to crank this in the office but “Teach Me How To Dougie” has some pretty comical lyrics. You gotta love a group who calls themselves “Cali Swag District”.
Train’s “If It’s Love” is one of their newest songs. It’s aight.
“I love you from your toes to your face.”
Muscle & Fitness Hers cover girl and IFBB Pro Kathleen Tesori checks in once again. She’ll be competing at the Jacksonville Pro in a couple weeks. Find out what she’s been up to on her vacation.
It is 95 degrees at 8 am this morning! I am writing to you while on family vacation in Lake Havasu City, AZ. Yesterday it was 120 + and because of the heat I am really watching my hydration level.
Right when I got into town I found the local gym and bought a membership. Luckily for me the gym is only two blocks away and is huge!!! My hotel also has a fitness center so between the two I made out really well this trip. My family is being real supportive about my eating and workouts which has been great.
It’s the little things
So I have been eating old fashion oats for years and I really do like oatmeal but while I was at Felicia’s house she introduced me to a new product called Coaches Oats. You can buy Coaches Oats at Costco. These oats have enhanced the taste of my meals and I look forward to eating a bit more – the little things in life make all the difference.
http://www.coachsoats.com
Home Goodies
This is the hard part for me about being on vacation with the family. Every evening one family prepares dinner for everyone and dinner includes a specialty mixed drink. I love homemade cooking and I love having drinks on the beach. This part of the vacation makes me want to throw in the towel — BUT then I think to myself I have come this far and in just a few weeks it will all be over in a flash. I really do want to participate in the eating activities but just being here RELAXING with the FAMILY is great too.
Favorites this week
• Power Zero
• Chopped up cabbage with chicken and vinegar
• Coaches oats with Chocolate protein
Cravings
• Fruit
• Guacamole
• Homemade Carrot Cake
I really made great improvements since the Phoenix show and ready to showcase my gains on stage! Make it a great day everybody!!
Get your Tuesday rock’n with “Nightmare” by Avenged Sevenfold.
The IFBB Tampa Pro show brought quite a few surprises in terms of competitors and placings, but on the heels of Tampa, comes another 5 IFBB Pro Contests (2 for the men). Here is the tentative pro lineup (not final lists) for the 2010 Europa Battle of Champions, set for July 23-24, in Hartford, Connecticut.
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2010 Europa Battle of Champions Figure
1 – Tivisay Briceno (USA)
2 – Rachel Cammon (USA)
3 – Melody Clere (USA)
4 – Jennifer DeJoya (USA)
5 – Ginette Delhaes (Canada)
6 – LaVonda Ezell (USA)
7 – Mia Finnegan (USA)
8 – Aleisha Hart (Canada)
9 – Caroline Hernandez (USA)
10 – Jennifer Hernandez (USA)
11 – Candice Keene (USA)
12 – Julie Ann Kulla (USA)
13 – Michele Mayberry (USA)
14 – Petra Mertl (Czech)
15 – Jennifer Migliacci (USA)
16 – Hazal Nelson (USA)
17 – Vicki Nixon (USA)
18 – Kristin Nunn (USA)
19 – Marcy Porter (USA)
20 – Katherynne Ramirez (USA)
21 – Mikaila Soto (USA)
22 – Laura Sutter (USA)
23 – Gina Trochiana (USA)
24 – Terri Turner (USA)
2010 Europa Battle of Champions Bikini
1 – Dianna Dahlgreen (USA)
2 – Kelly Gonzalez (USA)
3 – Janet Harding (USA)
4 – Kat Holmes (USA)
5 – Jessica Jessie (USA)
6 – Tabitha Klausen-Leandri (USA)
7 – Davana Medina (USA)
8 – Natalie Waples (Canada)
　
2010 Europa Battle of Champions Women’s Bodybuilding
1 – Lisette Acevedo (USA)
2 – Irene Anderson (Sweden)
3 – Helen Bouchard (Canada)
4 – Brigita Brezovac (Slovenia)
5 – Sarah Bridges (United Kingdom)
6 – Maria Calo (USA)
7 – Tazzie Columb (USA)
8 – Cassandra Floyd (USA)
9 – Skadi Seifert-Frei (Germany)
10 – Elizabeth Gomez (Mexico)
11 – Aurelia Grozajova (Slovakia)
12 – Mary Ellen Jerumbo (USA)
13 – Cathy LeFrancois (Canada)
14 – Wendy McCready (United Kingdom)
15 – Elizabeth Meza (Mexico)
16 – Tammy Patnode (USA)
17 – Rita Rae (USA)
18 – Daniela Sell (Switzerland)
The 2010 Fitness Olympia will be significantly different. There will be a few names missing from the usual top five. One of the top contenders will be sitting out this year’s event but with good reason. Julie Palmer is expecting her first child and will have to obviously pass on this year’s event. Does this mean we’ve seen Julie on stage for the last time?
Julie Palmer has solidified herself as a top contender in any show she enters. She took home top honors at the Phoenix Pro show and was the runner-up at the 2010 Fitness International. She had her sights set on the Olympia title but that will have to wait a bit.
I caught up with the new momma-to-be to find out her thoughts. Julie shared, “Both Mike and I are very excited that we have been blessed. I am due in January and hoping to be back on stage by next August for the Europa and qualify for the 2011 Olympia after the baby. Fitness means a lot and I have no desire to step away from the sport after the baby. I look forward to cheering on all the ladies this year at the Olympia and of course the Arnold next year.”
Congratulations Mike and Julie!
Get your Monday rock’n with a little Pantera. “Walk” is a decent tune to add to your workout play-list.
2010 IFBB Tampa Pro Bikini results
1. Nicole Nagrani
2. Jaime Baird
3. Vanessa Campbell
4. Diana Fields
5. Kat Holmes
6. Dinah Al-Sabah
7. Nathalie Mur
8. Natalie Waples
9. Janet Harding
10. Jessica Clay
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2010 IFBB Tampa Pro Women’s Bodybuilding results
1. Brigita Brezovac
2. Tina Chandler
3. Cathy LeFrancois
4. Helen Bouchard
5. Nicole Ball
6. Dayana Cadeau
7. Debbie Bramwell
8. Antoinette Thompson
9. Lisette Acevedo
10. Emery Miller
11. Nancy Lewis
12. Jennifer Sedia
13. Skadi Frei-Seifert
14. Candice Carr-Archer
15. Beni Lopez
16. Wendy McCready
17. Jena Mackey
18. Andrea Ferreira Carvalho
18. Aurelia Grozajova
18. Beverly DiRenzo
18. Carmen Knights
18. Daniela Sell
18. Irene Andersen
18. Mary Ellen Jerumbo
18. Mercedes Bazemore
18. Myriam Bustamante
18. Tracy Mason
18. Gusmary Villalobos
Follow the live coverage from the Tampa Pro show today. I will be tweeting from the event as well as photographing the action. I’ll be tweeting under BBcomContests and if you’re not on Twitter, you can stay on this page and refresh for the live call-outs and get my thoughts on the events as they happen today.
Who will it be today? There are over 30 women in Tampa looking to do nothing but win, win, win! Check out “All I do is win” for your hardbody tune of the day.
The 2010 IFBB Tampa Pro officially kicked off today with a media/press conference. The 202 men’s bodybuilding weighed in and the ladies got a little show with Jose Raymond having to strip down to make weight. It was probably the most exciting part of the entire event. If promoters want to create more interest in pro bodybuilding I think they should make the bodybuilders strip down and weigh in like they do in the UFC or boxing. The competitors would likely be against it because at that level their bodies change dramatically from one day to the next. Which is even more reason to do it… XYZ competitor make look flat as a pancake at weigh-ins and everyone rules him/her out. Come show time he or she is carbed up and water depleted, looking like a different person.
Cathy speaking at the media conference.
The female bodybuilders are representing in a big way here and it will be a very competitive show. Whoever lands in the top five here should be very proud. Cathy LeFrancois is looking for another win, while Nicole Ball is rock’n a new hair cut and a couple more pounds from last year. Dayna Cadeau said she teamed up with fellow IFBB Pro George Farah for her prep and is ready to shock some people. Tina Chandler said she would be around 8 pounds bigger than last year and was looking it but in a good way. We’ll find out who has done their homework tomorrow morning at the prejudging.
Nicole Nagrani joins jug nation. Hell ya!
The bikini competition is relatively small with only 10 competitors in it but the top 3 spots will be tough. I’m still going with the young jugger, Nicole Nagrani for the win but she has her work cut out for her. Dina Al-Sabah is back and will be a contender. Kat Holmes was looking leaner than usual at the press conference and Jaime Baird is hungry for her first win. The bikini prejudging takes place tomorrow morning as well.
Team Bombshell is in the house, representing 1/2 the bikini field.
Check out all the photos on Bodybuilding.com. Follow the coverage live on twitter.com/BBcomcontests throughout the weekend.
We caught up with IFBB Pro Dina Al-Sabah two weeks out from her return to the competitive stage. In part one, she discusses her background on and off the stage. Find out how many degrees she has to her credit and how many different languages she speaks. Dina is one of the only competitors to compete in bodybuilding, fitness, figure and now bikini.
Stay tuned for part two and three from this interview.
G’s Back for a simple but helpful tip. Enjoy your weekend!
Summer is in full swing now and with that comes those UVB’s! Do not forget your sunscreen!! Seems like a common tip and one we all are aware of but it is easily forgotten. We are busy, always rushing out of the house, with a million things to do, who has time to lather, right??? Coming from experience, as I sit here with a back as red as a tomato, make time and make it a priority otherwise you will be hurting later! Don’t just lather your face but your entire body!!
Hope everyone is having a beautiful healthy summer!
Gina Aliotti-Silva
Today we’re rock’n the OhYeah! Fist Pump Fridays with a give-away. Tweet a link of your favorite music video to hardbodynews or OhYeahNutr and the best one wins. Be sure to include #FPF as the hashtag for Fist Pump Fridays. Pretty simple, right? Hell ya it is. The video that gets our fist-a-pumping will win a FREE tub of the new OhYeah! Total Protein System.
Here’s an example of a video that might get you some free protein…
Bodybuilding.com tackles questions many women want answered. Will weight training make you bulky? Will carbs make you gain fat? What about 3 square meals a day? Discover the answers to the top 5 questions women need answered to start a fat loss program off right!
1. Will Weight Training Make Me Look Bulky?
2. Won’t Carbs Make Me Fat?
3. Do I Have To Stop Eating At A Certain Time In The Evening?
4. What Exercises Must I Do To Get Rid Of This Certain Spot?
5. What Should I Have For Breakfast Lunch And Dinner?
This weekend will be another busy event for the NPC/IFBB. I have my bags packed and headed to Tampa for the Pro Bodybuilding Weekly Championships where 70 IFBB pros will take the stage. The event is promoted by Tim Gardner, who always takes great care of the athletes and those in attendance. There’s also a NPC show held in conjunction with this event that will take place on Friday evening. For more information on this show and how to purchase tickets visit: ifbbtampapro.com.
Those of you in the Michigan area will want to check out Figure Olympia champ, Nicole Wilkins-Lee’s Fitness, Figure & Bikini Classic. It will be held in conjunction with the Natural Michigan Bodybuilding Championships in Detroit, Michigan this Saturday. For more information on this show visit www.MichiganNPC.com.
Over 100 competitors will take the stage in Denver, Colorado this weekend at the 2010 Colorado Stage Championships. Promoter Jeff Taylor tapped Tokyo Joe’s at the title sponsor for this event and I’m bummed to be missing this event. Check out how you can purchase tickets to this event at www.ColoradoNPC.com.
Anyone catch this last night? Host, Bryant Gumbel covers the world of female bodybuilders for HBO’s Real Sports. Collette is very articulate and represents the female bodybuilders well from the looks of this HBO promo. If anyone caught the episode, post your thoughts in the comments field below.
Put a little giddy up in your step with Jessie James’ “Boys in the Summer”.
Earlier in the month, I speculated that 3x Figure Olympia Champion Davana Medina was eyeing a return to the competitive stage. There’s no need to speculate any longer as her management, FMG, confirmed with me today that she is coming back. I had a chance to speak with Davana at the Team Universe contest and she hasn’t changed a bit since her days on stage, except a little less muscular. She’s teamed up with fellow Olympia Champion, Adela Garcia for her new bikini training.
3x Figure Olympia Champ Davana Medina and her manager, J.M. Manion.
The following press release was issued today.
FMG PRESS RELEASE
July 14, 2010 – Anybody who was at the 2010 NPC Team Universe Championships this past weekend in N.J. had an opportunity to see Figure pioneer & the only 3-time IFBB Figure Olympia champion Davana Medina enjoying the competition. Those that saw her realized she wasn’t just here as a spectator, she was hear to do some research. Everybody was asking her about those rumors of her comeback to competition. Davana didn’t let on then but we are here to confirm the rumors that Davana Medina is returning to the IFBB & will be making her return competing in the 2010 IFBB Europa Show Of Champions Pro Bikini in Hartford on July 23rd & 24th. And she has re-signed with FMG who had the great pleasure of managing Davana Medina’s entire NPC & IFBB career starting in 2001 until her retirement. Davana is also the first former FMG athlete that we have re-signed to work with.Former FMG athlete & another IFBB Figure pioneer Jaime Franklin reconnected Davana with us at the 2009 Arnold Fitness Weekend. Initially we thought she might return in Figure but after lengthy discussions with Davana the new IFBB Bikini division seemed to be the perfect fit of what she was looking to accomplish.
Next was getting Davana a trainer to help her get on stage in 2010 to qualify for the inaugural 2010 IFBB Bikini Olympia. That trainer turned out to be her old friend, FMG athlete & 4-time IFBB Fitness Olympia champion Adela Garcia.
Adela stated, “I am honored and excited to be working with Davana as we go way back. Davana is an extremely hard working athlete & when she puts her mind into a goal, she goes after it all the way. When I was told about Davana returning to compete I reached out to her & ever since Davana & I have been talking about her returning into competition. I knew she wanted to compete again & once I knew she was game, I told her “Girl, I am your girl & we are in it to Win it”. You have 2 Olympia Champions mentality & all you create is fire to Win. Davana will step on that Bikini Olympia stage ready and O.F.F. Challenge is ecstatic to have her on board. Thank you so much for the great opportunity to be part of your new journey Davana. Thank you FMG for trusting me to bring her ready to do some damage.”
Look out because Davana Medina is back to rock IFBB Bikini the way she did IFBB Figure in the last decade!
To contact Davana Medina for appearances, endorsements, interviews & modeling, contact FMG at fitnessdivasproductions@verizon.net or via Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fitness-Management-Group.
This weekend ten IFBB Bikini Pros will take the stage in Tampa. Prejudging begins Saturday morning and the finals will follow later that night.
The show will be an interesting mix of competitors. Dina Al-Sabah will return to the stage for the first time since 2006. Those counting her out of a top spot clearly haven’t seen the physique she’ll be rock’n on Saturday. Jaime Baird will look for her first bikini pro win. She was third at the PA Pro Bikini behind Nathalia Melo and Sonia Gonzalez. Vanessa Campbell will make her pro debut one week after her NPC Team Universe class win. She edged out Bianca Binno by one point and will look to continue her winning ways in Tampa. Jessica Clay will try her hand at the bikini division after competing in fitness and figure in the NPC. We last saw her on stage at the 2009 Atlantic City Figure. Diana Fields will make her pro debut just weeks after turning pro at the 2010 NPC Jr. Nationals. Janet Harding continues to find improve her presentation and will be back for another crack at the division. Kat Holmes steadily improved in the earlier shows, if she brings in a tighter backside than Orlando she will be in the mix. Nathalie Mur is one competitor I’m not familiar with. She’s listed as competing from France and a search showed she was in the 2010 Arnold Amateur, so I’m not sure where/when she turned pro. If anyone has some insight, let me know. Nicole Nagrani is the 2010 NPC Team Universe Overall Bikini champ and should be a top contender in her pro debut. She’s a natural when it comes to presenting a bikini physique and if anyone is looking for a good example of how to pose, check her out. Natalie Waples will make the trip down from Canada to try her hand at the bikini division. She was always on the smaller side of the figure competitions and should be more in her element here.
My Olmypia qualifying predictions:
1. Nicole Nagrani – I’m going out on a limb and saying the rookie steals the show in her debut.
2. Jaime Baird – Jaime has the experience over the other competitors and should find herself at ease at this show. Look for her to be in the top three and challenging for the crown.
3. Dina Al-Sabah – Dina will be rock’n the hardbody and show why she’s a fan favorite. She has natural sex appeal and if she can present her physique to suit the bikini division she’ll be in the mix.
It will be interesting to see how everyone matches up in this show. Who do you like for the win and the Olympia qualifying spots?
