This is NPC Figure Competitor, dancer and model Swann Cardot. You know when you see a model sometimes you think, "I don't know what it is...but she's got it!" Well looking at Swann gives me the same feeling. Kinda like the first time I saw a picture of Jennifer Nicole Lee. Swann was born on November 19th, 1986 and has lived all over the world (France, Belgium, South Africa, Canada and finally New York City).
Contest History: 2011 Europa Battle of Champions, Hardfort Connecticut - 1st Place Figure and Over All 2011 Bev Francis Atlantic States - 1st Place Figure
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Here she is winning the 2011 Europa Battle of Champions in Hardfort Connecticut...
You can follow Swann on her Twitter account here: http://twitter.com/SwannCardot
Or check out her website here: http://www.swanncardot.com/
Or follow her on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/swanncardot
I just finished doing a write up on the 2011 IFBB Figure Pros (like I did with the IFBB Bikini Pros) and in doing that write up, one woman stood out over all the others. That woman is certified personal trainer and fitness and figure competitor Nicole Wilkins. Yeah I know I just did a write up on her in January, but this five foot seven, 144 pound fitness beauty stood head and shoulders above the rest. In 2011 she competed four times, and she came in first place in all four contests. And two of them were the biggest contests in the world, the Arnold Classic (Arnold Fitness Weekend) and the Olympia (Joe Weider's Olympia Weekend). This is the second time Nicole has won the Figure International and the second time she won the Figure Olympia (though not in a row, Erin Stern won last year).
Nicole was born on February 5th, 1984 in Royal Oak, Michigan and has a background in dance, cheerleading and gymnastics. She fell in love with fitness and figure when she went to the Arnold Classic in 2002 and in 2007 she got both her IFBB Figure and Fitness cards... at the same contest.
Nicole's Fitness and Figure Competitions: 2007 NPC Junior Nationals Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Contest - 2nd 2007 NPC Team Universe Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships - 1st 2008 IFBB Olympia - 9th 2008 IFBB Pittsburgh Pro Figure - 2nd 2008 IFBB New York Pro Fitness - 3rd 2008 IFBB Arnold Classic Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Contest - 11th 2009 IFBB Olympia - 1st 2009 IFBB New York Pro Figure - 1st 2009 IFBB Europa Show of Champions - 1st 2009 IFBB New York Pro Fitness - 4th 2009 IFBB Arnold Classic - 8th 2010 IFBB Arnold Classic, Ms. International, Fitness International and Figure International - 1st 2010 IFBB Olympia - 2nd 2011 IFBB Arnold Classic, Ms. International, Fitness International and Figure International - 1st 2011 IFBB 1st Phorm St. Louis Pro Bikini and Figure - 1st 2011 IFBB Tournament of Champions Pro Figure - 1st 2011 IFBB Olympia - 1st
Here is the trailer for Nicole's upcoming DVD "Nicole Wilkins: In Pursuit of a Dream"
You can check out Nicole's official website here: http://www.nicolewilkins.com/
Her Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/nicolewilkins5
Or her MySpace page here: http://www.myspace.com/nicolewilkins5
I just did my annual list of the top IFBB Bikini pros and here is the beautiful young lady that came in at the top. Jessica Jessie. Jessica is a female personal trainer, certified nutritionist and at one time she was a NFL Washington Redskin Cheerleader. I've read that she was from both Fairfax, Virginia and Rockville, Maryland, so I dont really know. Jessica went from the NPC ranks to the IFBB Bikini Pro division in 2010. Before that, she was destroying the NPC division...
2010 NPC Junior National Championships - 1st 2010 NPC Pittsburgh - 1st 2010 NPC NY Metropolitan - 1st 2010 IFBB Olympia - 16th 2010 IFBB John Simmons 202 and Bikini - 6th 2010 IFBB Jacksonville Pro - 4th 2010 IFBB Europa Battle of Champions - 2nd 2011 IFBB Europa Super Show, Dallas - 2nd 2011 IFBB New York Pro Bodybuilding, Figure and Bikini Championships - 9th 2011 IFBB Pittsburgh Pro Figure and Bikini - 6th 2011 IFBB 1st Phorm St. Louis Pro Bikini and Figure - 2nd
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Jessica has a website coming soon... http://jessicajessieinc.com/ And while you are waiting, you can follow her on Twitter... http://twitter.com/bikinipro And check out her Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/IFBB-Pro-Jessica-Jessie/143839049003556
Here is Jessica after winning the 2010 NPC Jr Nationals Bikini Overall....
The Women of the 2011 Olympia Weekend (http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/) Earlier this year I did a write up on one of the biggest competitions held by the IFBB (International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness), The 2011 IFBB Arnold Classic, Ms. International, Fitness International and Figure International. Well now the other major competition for the year is over. Joe Weider's Olympia Weekend ran this year from September 15th to the 18th. Of course most of the big names were there, but I missed seeing a few listed that I figured would show up there. Anyway, like I said, the weekend is history now, and here are the big winners....
Ms. Olympia The Ms. Olympia title has been around since 1980. The winner this year is the same lady that won at The Arnold, Iris Kyle. Besides winning the Arnold title six times, this is the sixth time she has won Ms. Olympia. This ties her with the legendary Cory Everson.
1. Iris Kyle 2. Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia 3. Brigita Brezovac 4. Debi Laszewski 5. Alina Popa 6. Sheila Bleck 7. Kim Perez 8. Nicole Ball 9. Monique Jones 10. Tina Chandler
Figure Olympia The Figure Olympia title has not been around as long as the Ms. Olympia title. It was just started in 2003. This years winner is the same woman that won the Figure International at the Arnold, Nicole Wilkins-Lee. This is the second time Nicole has won the title, but not in a row. Last year Erin Stern broke her run.
1. Nicole Wilkins 2. Erin Stern 3. Ava Cowan 4. Candice Keene 5. Teresa Anthony 6. Alicia Harris
Fitness Olympia The Fitness Olympia title was started in 1995. Like the Ms. Olympia, we seem to have one woman dominate here. Adela Garcia. Adela has won the title six times since 2004, having her streak broken twice by Jen Hendershott in 2005 and 2008.
Olympia Bikini Of course this is only the what...second year that the Olympia has had a Bikini division? The lady that won this year is the same lady that won IFBB Bikini Pro at the Arnold, Nicole Nagrani.
All of these Olympia Weekend photos are from Bodybuilding.com, the largest selection of Bodybuilding Articles, Exercises, Workouts, Supplements and Community online. http://www.bodybuilding.com/
Michaela Augustsson - Body Fitness (http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/)
This lovely young lady is Michaela Augustsson. Michaela was born on January 10th, 1987 in Karlstad, Sweden. She has trained at the Iron Sporthalle, Njoy in Vasteras and Kit Karlstad. Michaela is five feet, four inches tall and weighs around 130 pounds.
At the Lucia Cup in December 2010 she came in 6th in Body Fitness (which I think is like our Figure division in the US) and she came in 16th at the Battle of Scandinavia in April of 2011.
When she isn't competing, Michaela studies physiotherapy (physical therapy) at the Mälardalen University in Sweden.
You can check out Michaela's Facebook page here: http://sv-se.facebook.com/people/Michaela-Augustsson/568894066
This lovely young lady may well be on her way to becoming one of the top female fitness models. She is fitness model Jamie Rankin from Maryville, Missouri. Though I don't see where she has competed in any contests, I really think she should look into it. I think she might have a future as a figure or a fitness competitor.
There are several ways you can keep up with Jamie. Her Official Site: http://www.jamie-michele.com/ Her Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/jamiemichelerankin And her Twitter account: http://twitter.com/jamie_m_rankin
