2011 IFBB Europa Show of Champions

On April 29-30, 2011, the 2011 IFBB Europa Show of Champions was held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
Here are the womens results....



IFBB Pro Bikini Results:
1. Nathalia Melo
2. Jaime Baird
3. Vanessa Campbell
4. Dayna Maleton
5. Kristy Robbins
6. Kira Rivera
7. Khanh Nguyen
8. Samantha Morris
9. Trina Goosby

Nathalia Melo, Jaime Baird and Vanessa Campbell all qualified for the 2011 Bikini Olympia.



IFBB Pro Figure Results:
1. Cheryl Brown
2. Candice Keene
3. Gennifer Strobo
4. Kristen Nagrani
5. Candice John
6. Petra Mertl
7. Ann Titone
8. Amy Vetter
9. Holly Beck
10. Alana Hernandez

Cheryl Brown, Candice Keene, Gennifer Strobo all qualified for the 2011 Figure Olympia.

For full contest results and tons of pictures, go to Bodybuilding.com:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/

 2011 IFBB Europa Show of Champions, posted to http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/

Valentina Chepiga - Female Body Builder

It's been awhile since we did a straight up female bodybuilder here, so here is female pro bodybuilder Valentina Chepiga.
Valentina was born on April 27th, 1962 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

She's five foot five and weighs anywhere from 126-128 pounds (in season) to 135-143 pounds (off season).
Valentina began bodybuilding in 1988 and switched to personal training in 1992.
She moved to the US in 1999.



Valentina's Female Bodybuilding Contest History:
1993 European Championships – 3rd Place
1994 European Championships – 2nd Place
1994 World Amateur Championships – 7th Place
1995 World Amateur Championships – 7th Place
1997 European Championships – 1st Place
1997 World Amateur Championships – 1st Place
1998 IFBB Ms. Olympia – 12th Place
1999 Jan Tana Classic – 3rd Place
1999 IFBB Ms. Olympia – 12th Place
2000 Jan Tana Classic – 1st Place
2000 IFBB Ms. Olympia – 1st Place
2001 IFBB Ms. Olympia – 4th Place
2002 Ms. International – 1st Place
2002 IFBB Ms. Olympia – 2nd Place Place
2002 GNC Show of Strength – 1st Place
2003 Ms. International – 5th Place
2004 IFBB Ms. Olympia – 8th Place
(Valentina took three years off)
2007 IFBB Ms. Olympia – 11th Place

Interview with Valentina


Valentina Chepiga - Female Body Builder, posted to http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/ on April 23rd, 2011

Silje Mariela - Norwegian Fitness Beauty

This stunning young lady is Silje Mariela from Norway.
Silje is a personal trainer and a makeup artist.



I don't know much more about her, but they say a picture is worth a thousand words.



You can check out her blog here:
http://bodywork.blogg.no/



Silje Mariela - Norwegian Fitness Beauty, posted to http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/ on March 17th, 2011

2011 IFBB 1st Phorm St. Louis Pro Bikini and Figure Competition

I'm backtracking a bit here, but since I missed this I thought I would update.
On March 19, 2011 the 2011 IFBB 1st Phorm St. Louis Pro Bikini and Figure competition was held at the St. Louis University Busch Student Center in St. Louis, MO.
And the winners were....

IFBB Figure



1. Nicole Wilkins-Lee
This is the sixth first place finish for the fitness beauty from Sterling Heights, Michigan since 2009 and her second first place finish in a row since winning the 2011 IFBB Arnold Classic, Ms. International, Fitness International & Figure International.
2. Teresa Anthony
3. Ava Cowan
4. Monica Specking
5. Michelle McDonald-Battista
6. Melissa Frederick
7. Jodie Minear
8. Tivisay Briceno
9. Tamee Marie
10. Josie Zamora
11. Mikaila Soto
12. Karly Woodle

IFBB Bikini



1. Jennifer Andrews
This is Jennifer's first win since turning Pro and she has improved immensly since coming in 9th place at The Arnold.
2. Jessica Jessie
3. Jessica Paxson-Putnam
4. Dina Al-Sabah
5. Angela Leong
6. Christy Merritt
7. Trina Goosby
8. Jessica Clay
9. Kendra Elias
10. Jennifer Drennan
11. Nicole Guerrero
12. Michelle Lamb
13. Safiya Johnson
14. Janet Harding

You can see pictures of all the contestants and a full write up at Bodybuilding.com here:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/


2011 IFBB 1st Phorm St. Louis Pro Bikini and Figure, posted to http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/ on March 10th, 2010

Miriam Sanchez - Spain Body Fitness Champion

http://www.erwan-grey.com/

This beautiful young lady is Miriam Sanchez.
Miriam is a fitness trainer from San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain, and besides fitness, she's into Flamenco dancing and Harley Davidson riding.
She was the Spain Bodyfitness Champion in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
Miriam came in 5th at the IFBB European Womens Bodybuilding, Fitness and Body Fitness in Cacak, Serbia in 2007 and 5th at the 2007 IFBB World Womens Championships in Santa Susanna Spain.
Miriam also came in 1st place at the Princess Kalina Fitness Cup on March 14th, 2008 in Sophia, Bulgaria.
She also came in 13th in NPC Figure Class E at the 2009 Arnold Classic.


http://www.erwan-grey.com/

Miriam Sanchez showing off her arms....


You can see more at Miriam's website here:
http://www.miriamsanchez.es/



Miriam Sanchez - Spain Body Fitness Champion, posted to http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/ on February 9th, 2011.

Brooke Mora - Fitness Model and IFBB Bikini Pro

Brooke Mora by http://www.tauseefphotography.com/

This is five foot eight, 126 pound fitness model and IFBB Bikini Pro, Brooke Mora.
You'll notice I didn't say " This beautiful young lady is..." because I think the pictures speak for themselves.
Brooke was born on July 2nd, 1979 and is based out of Los Angeles, California.

Contest History:
2009 NPC Excalibur Bodybuilding and Figure Championships - 5th Place
2010 NPC MuscleContest Bodybuilding, Figure & Bikini Championships - 1st Place
2010 NPC USA Championships - 1st Place
2010 IFBB Tournament of Champions - 2nd Place
2010 IFBB Olympia - 16th Place

Hardbody Interview with IFBB Bikini Pro Brooke Mora



You can check out Brooke's Facebook page here:
http://www.facebook.com/brookemora

And her Facebook fanpage here:
http://www.facebook.com/BrookeMoraIFBBPro

And her Twitter account here:
http://twitter.com/brookemora





Brooke Mora - Fitness Model and IFBB Bikini Pro, posted top http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/ on December 18th, 2010

Lori Harder - Ms. Bikini Universe 2010

I know I keep saying this, but again, we have one of the most beautiful women I think I have ever profiled here.
Lori Harder is a fitness competitor, fitness model, and fitness trainer and she is Ms. Bikini Universe 2010.
By the way, Lori didn't only win the Ms. Bikini America title, but also the Figure America Championship, at the same contest!
That was the first time that had happened in 21 years.
No small feat.
This five foot eight, 135 pound, fitness beauty has participated in Figure and Bikini competitions in both the Fitness America Federation, and the NPC.
And you may have seen one of her several appearances in Oxygen Magazine.



Female Fitness Competitions:
2007 Fitness America, Bikini - 3rd place
2007 Fitness America, Figure - 4th place
2008 MuscleMania Fitness America Weekend - 2nd Place
2008 Fitness Universe, Figure - 3rd place
2008 Fitness Atlantic Natural Bodybuilding, Fitness, Bikini, Figure & Model Competition -1st Place - Tall class
2009 Figure Universe, Figure - 2nd place
2009 Fitness Universe Bikini - 3rd place
2009 Jay Cutler NPC, Bikini - 2nd place
2009 Fitness America, Bikini - 6th place
2009 Fitness America, Figure - 2nd place
2010 Fitness America Figure Tall Class - 3rd place
Ms. Bikini Universe 2010

And Lori has her own YouTube channel where she posts videos like this...



You can check out Lori's website here:
http://loriharderfitness.com/

Her MySpace page here:
http://www.myspace.com/267585402

Lori's Twitter account:
http://twitter.com/loriharder



Lori Harder - Ms. Bikini Universe 2010, posted to http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/ on December 5th, 2010

More Jelena Abbou

It's been quite a while since I have done anything on the lovely Jelena Abbou.
Okay, try over three years.
She was the first fitness beauty I did a write up on here.
And I know people get tired of me saying that "this is possibly one of the most beautiful women I have profiled here" but I mean c'mon...look at her!

Jelena (also known as Jelena Djordjevic) was born on April 2nd, 1977 in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia.
This gorgeous figure competitor, fitness model and certified personal trainer, now lives in the US, having left Serbia when she was 20 years old.



Since the last entry I did on her, Jelena has added some more female fitness competitions to her list....
2008 IFBB Olympia - 15th place
2008 IFBB New York Pro Figure - 3rd place
2008 IFBB 15th Annual Sports/Fitness Weekend and Europa IFBB Super Show - 3rd place
2008 IFBB Houston Pro Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Contest - 4th place
2010 IFBB Europa Battle of Champions - 4th place
2010 IFBB New York Pro Figure - 11th place
2010 IFBB New York Pro Bodybuilding and Bikini Championships - 6th place


http://bodybuilding.com/

There is also an incredible commercial Jelena did for T-nation's Fahrenheit...



And you can still find out more about Jelena at her website here:
http://jelenafit.net/



More Jelena Abbou, posted to http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/ on November 19th, 2010

Amanda Latona - IFBB Bikini Pro

This gorgeous young lady is IFBB Bikini Pro Amanda Latona.
I have done a few write ups on her here and here, but she's never graced this blog till now.
Personally, I think Amanda is one of the most beautiful women on the scene today.
She was born on March 24th, 1979 in Pittsburgh, PA, my adopted home state.
Amanda is not only a bikini and fitness model competitor, but also a print model, M.C., spokes model, host, actress, certified personal trainer and a singer!
A long time ago, she was in an all girls singing group called Innosense.
You may not know the name, but one of her fellow group members was Britney Spears.



Since then, this five foot five, 120 pound fitness beauty has gone on to make quite a name for herself in fitness, as you can see from this list.

2003 Miss Bikini Florida - 1st
2007 MuscleMania Miss Bikini Las Vegas - 1st
2007 MuscleMania Model America Championships - 1st
2007 MuscleMania Model Las Vegas - 1st
2008 MuscleMania Fitness America Weekend - 1st
2008 MuscleMania Model America Championships - 1st
2009 IFBB Olympia - 1st
2009 NPC USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships - 1st
2009 NPC Los Angeles Bodybuilding, Figure and Fitness Championships - 1st
2009 NPC California State Bodybuilding, Figure and Fitness Championships - 1st
2010 IFBB Olympia - 5th
2010 IFBB Europa Super Show - 1st
2010 IFBB MuscleContest Pro Bikini - 3rd



You can keep up with Amanda at her MySpace page here

Her Facebook account here

And her Twitter account here





Amanda Latona - IFBB Bikini Pro, posted to http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/on November 2nd, 2010

Veronique Morin - Fitness Beauty

This gorgeous redhead is WBFF (World Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation) Bikini Competitor and fitness model Véronique Morin from Drummondville, QC, Canada.



Female Fitness Competition History:
2010 Canadian Bikini, Figure and Fitness Championships - 4th Place
2010 FCPAQ Quebec Natural Physique Championships and Provincial Championships - 1st Place
2010 Championnat Provincial / Provincial Championships - 1st Place
2009 FCPAQ Espoir Quebec Pro Gym Cup / Figure Overall
2009 FCPAQ Espoir Quebec Pro Gym Cup / Femme Culturiste Légère / Women Bodybuilding Lightweight - 2nd Place
2009 FCPAQ Espoir Quebec Pro Gym Cup / Figure Model Tall - 1st Place
2009 Coupe Pro Gym Espoir Québec FCPAQ - Figure Model Tall - 1st Place



You can check out her Facebook page here






Véronique Morin - Fitness Beauty, posted to http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/on October 16th, 2010

Louise Rogers - IFBB European Figure Pro

This beautiful young lady is IFBB European Figure Pro and fitness model Louise Rogers.
Louise was born on May 22nd, 1982 in Dorchester, Dorset, England.
In her first year of competing, she took first place at the UKBFF 2008 Body Building Championships.
Louise stands five foot eight and weighs 126 pounds.

So far I can only find two female fitness competitions she has competed in...
2008 IFBB UK British Championships - 1st Place
2010 IFBB Europa Super Show - 17th Place



Like a few other figure models, Louise has the ability to go from soft to ripped quite easily, as you can see from the first and second pics.

Here is the trailer for her new training DVD...



To find out more about Louise, you can check out her website here:
http://www.louise-rogers.co.uk/




Louise Rogers - IFBB European Figure Pro, posted to http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/ on September 15th, 2010

Mary Jarmolowich - Fitness Beauty

I did a write up on fitness model and bikini competitor Mary Jarmolowich over on my other fitness beauties blog awhile back and she is one of the most popular women there.
So why not spread the love?
I hate to use the term "perfect" because everyone has their own idea of what a perfect build is.
But in my eyes, Mary comes pretty darn close!



She took first place at the FAME Sin City Bikini contest in 2008, and also in 2008 she competed in the FLEX Magazine Bikini Contest taking third place.
In 2009, she placed 7th at the WBFF Worlds -Pro Diva Fitness Model competition.
In 2010 Mary placed 16th at the NPC USA Championships, 2nd at the 2010 NPC West Coast Classic Bodybuilding, Figure & Bikini Championships and 4th at the 2010 NPC Nevada State Championships.
Besides competing in fitness/bikini competitions, Mary is also a marathon runner.
She is studying for her ISSA personal training certification and is also working on a certification in nutrition as well.



You can keep up with this beautiful young lady at her Facebook page here:
http://www.facebook.com/people/Mary-Jarmolowich/100000323004095

Here is a video from LAMuscleTV featuring MJ:





Mary Jarmolowich - Fitness Beauty, posted to http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/ on 2-24-2010

More Adela Garcia

I did a write up on IFBB professional fitness competitor Adela Garcia way back in April of 2007.
So after three years, isn't it about time for another one?

Adela was born on December 1st, 1971, in Cabrera, Dominican Republic and then her family moved to San Juan, Puerto Rico when she was eight years old.
She played softball, volleyball, and basketball when she was in school. then started weight training at seventeen.

Before Adela got her IFBB pro card, she competed in numerous events....

1995 NPC Europa Sports Fitness Championship - 2nd place
1996 NPC National Fitness Championship - 12th place
1996 NPC Pennsylvania Fitness Championship - 4th place
1998 NPC USA Fitness Championship - 9th place (short class)
1998 NPC National Fitness Championship - 8th place (short class)
1998 IFBB North American Fitness Championship - 6th place (short class)
1998 NPC Junior National Fitness Championship - 2nd place (short class)

When Adela won the the NPC USA Fitness Championships in 1999, she got her pro card and went on to compete in many events, getting first place at the 2002 IFBB New York Pro Fitness, the 2002 IFBB Atlantic States Pro Fitness, the 2002 IFBB Pittsburgh Pro Fitness, the 2003 IFBB New York Pro Fitness, the 2004 IFBB Fitness International, the 2004 IFBB Fitness Olympia, the 2006 IFBB Fitness International, the 2005 IFBB Sacramento Pro Fitness, the 2006 IFBB Fitness International, the 2006 IFBB Fitness Olympia, the 2007 IFBB Europa Super and the 2007 IFBB Fitness Olympia.



But as the late Billy Mays used to say "That's not all!"
Adela took off a couple of years and came back in a big way winning the 2009 IFBB Europa Super Show & Supplement Expo and the 2009 IFBB Olympia.
So fourteen years after coming in second at the 1995 NPC Europa Sports Fitness Championship, she wins two of the biggest fitness competitions in the world!
This five foot one, 110 pound fitness beauty is amazing to say the least.
And I didn't mention that Adela was recently named number one on the IFBB's list of the top 100 fitness competitors.

If you want to see more of Adela, you can check out her website here:
http://www.adelafitness.com/

And to see more of the IFBB's list of the top fitness competitors, you can go here.

Ginger Hutchinson

This is national level figure competitor and licensed massage therapist, Ginger Hutchinson from North Carolina.
This young lady is special because she's from my home state!
LOL
Ginger was born on January 5th,1978, in Wilmington, NC.

Female fitness competition history....

2004 Western North Carolina, 1st Place Class B and Overall
2005 North Carolina State- 1st Place, Class C
2005 Metrolina- 1st Place Class B and Overall
2006 NPC Jr USAs-16th place
2006 Figure Nationals- 16th place
2007 North Carolina State - 6th place, Class D
2007 NPC Team Universe Bodybuilding, Fitness And Figure Championships, 16th place
2007 IFBB North American Championships
2008 NPC Junior USA Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships, 10th place
2008 NPC Junior National Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships, 6th place

You can find out more about Ginger at her MySpace page here:
http://www.myspace.com/npcspice


Posted by Sabre on http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/, July 24, 2009

Cory Everson Revisited

This is Corey (Cory) Everson's third appearance on this blog and I think rightly so.

Retiring from competition after winning six consecutive Ms. Olympia titles, Cory tried her hand at acting.
Her first film appearance was in the 1986 movie "The Morning After" as Miss Olympia.
Double Impact in 1991 was her second movie. In that movie, she played Kara, a ruthless, muscular henchwoman to the main badguy.
In 1994, she was in Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers as the TV Mallory.
She appeared in the 1995 film Ballistic. (Not the 2002 film with Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu.)
In 1996, she was in the movie Felony as Sondra with B-movie legends (and two of my favorite actors) Jeffrey Combs and Lance Henriksen.

On TV, Cory appeared twice as Katrina Schwenke in The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (starring another of my favorite actors, Bruce Campbell).
She also appeared in Renegade, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (three times as Atalanta), Tarzan: The Epic Adventures, Home Improvement and Charmed as the Hulk Paige.

Of course Cory was the original host of the ESPN2 fitness show, BodyShaping that also included Deprise Brescia, Kiana Tom, Jennifer Dempster, Rick Valente, Kendell Hogan, Mary Jean Traetta and Laurie Donnelly.

And for awhile she had her own exercise show on ESPN, Cory Everson's Gotta Sweat.
Cory tossing a guy around (literally) in Ballistic




You can check out her site http://www.coryeverson.com/ that sells fitness equipment and products.

Melissa Mok - Fitness Beauty

Melissa Mok

Melissa Mok was another popular fitness model and female fitness competitor from the 90s.
Melissa was a bit larger than some of the other girls, but her sleek, balanced physique made her a stand out.
This five foot six, 135 pound fitness beauty came in 4th at the 1995 Canadian Fitness Championships, 10th at the 1996 IFBB Jan Tana Pro and 8th at the Women’s World Pro Fitness Championships.
She also appeared in fitness magazines like Ironman, Flex, and she was on the cover of the July 1996 issue of Women's Fitness and Bodybuilding.

Marie Nelson - Fitness Model

I did a write up on fitness model Marie Nelson awhile back on my Most Beautiful Women blog, but Blogger decided it was evil so it's gone now.
So here she is again, but I still can't find anything on this beautiful lady.
Probably one of the prettiest women on the fitness scene back then.

Laurie Noack - Fitness Beauty

Laurie Noack
Here's a couple of pictures of fitness beauty Laurie Noack (Laurie Noack Gibson).
She is five foot six and weighs 125 pounds.
Although most people focus on her leg development, as you can see from the picture above, her arms aren't lacking at all.
You can follow Laurie at her MySpace page here:
http://www.myspace.com/462731131



Laurie Noack - Fitness Beauty, posted to http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/ on 7-13-2008

Laurie Donnelly - Fitness Beauty

You know this brings Laurie Donnelly up to three posts on this blog?
The Former ESPN Bodyshaping star fitness model and Former Ms Fitness America (1992) is still very active on the web.

1996 Fitness America Pageant promo with a clip of Laurie Donnelly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ivc8QQay-I



Laurie Donnelly - Fitness Beauty, posted to http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/ on 7-13-2008

Katie Uter - Fitness Beauty

This is fitness competitor, bikini competitor, fitness coach and fitness model Katie Uter.
You know, none of these ladies seem to do just one thing.
If you think Katie looks familiar, it may be because she has appeared in Oxygen, Fitness RX, MuscleMag, American Curves, Muscle and Fitness Hers and a whole host of other fitness publications.
And besides all the things I listed at the beginning, she is the Vice President of SB Wellness Group and has a B.S. in Exercise Physiology and Health Promotion.

Fitness Titles:
2001 Miss Fitness Universe
2001 Women’s Tri-Fitness World Champ
2003 Miss Bikini America
2006 Miss Bikini Universe

You can find out more about Katie at her website here:
http://www.katieuter.net/






Katie Uter - Fitness Beauty , posted to http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/ on 4-9-2008