Heather Dees - IFBB Figure Competitor

I have been doing a lot of fitness models lately, so here's a lady with some real size to her, IFBB Figure Competitor Heather Dees.
I did a write up on Heather a while back on my other female fitness blog, but hey, she's good enough for two entries right?
While Heather does have some size as I said before, this five foot five, 133 pound fitness beauty also has the sleekness that harkens back to ladies like Cory Everson.



It's hard to get just the right blend, but Heather does it.
Besides being a figure competitor and fitness model, Heather is also a Hair Stylist and Master Esthetician.
And Heather is also married to bodybuilder Justin Dees.

Heather's Female Fitness Competions:
2009 NPC USA Bodybuilding and Figure Championships - 10th
2010 NPC National Bodybuilding, Figure and Bikini Championships - 1st
2010 NPC USA Championships - 5th
2010 NPC Junior National Championships - 6th
2010 NPC California State Bodybuilding, Figure and Bikini Championships - 1st
2010 NPC Top Form Classic - 1st
2011 IFBB Olympia - 13th
2011 IFBB Phoenix Pro - 5th
2011 IFBB Europa Super Show, Dallas - 4th
2011 IFBB New York Pro Bodybuilding, Figure and Bikini Championships - 2nd
2011 IFBB Pittsburgh Pro Figure & Bikini - 2nd

You can check out Heather on Facebook...
http://www.facebook.com/people/Heather-Dees-Ifbb-Pro/100001531149828
ModelMayhem...
http://www.modelmayhem.com/1423905


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Brittany Beede - Jamie Keyes - Fitness Model

If you keep up with WWE wrestling at all, you may have seen the stunning fitness model Brittany Beede on the third season of NXT as Jamie Keyes.
When I first saw her I thought, "You know Aksana is a former bodybuilder, fitness model and personal trainer, but Jamie looks way more cut-up than she does."
I just knew she was gonna be at least in the finals with that physique, but she was the very first Diva to be eliminated from the competition.
I know pro wrestling is fake, but they rigged this too?
How do I know it was rigged?
Well just look at her!



Tell me she would have not made a great WWE Diva given the training.
Unbeknownst to me at the time, she already did have a little training.

Brittany started out as a kid with gymnastics, dance, tennis, volleyball, boxing, track and field, karate, weightlifting and cheer leading.
Yes boxing and karate, she already had a martial arts background.

Then she became a model as she worked her way through nursing school.
Wrestlicious saw her first and wanted her as their ring announcer (again...let her wrestle!)
But then oddly enough she showed up not in Wrestlicious, but TNA managing Kevin Nash at the 2009 Final Resolution pay-per-view.
Then WWE saw her pics at Wrestlicious and signed her.
I'm guessing John Laurinaitis saw her.

This led to her begin trained as a wrestler by Steve Keirn and her showing up on FCW and NXT.
But like I said, she was the first Diva eliminated.

But forget wrestling, this lady could be a real threat in IFBB Figure or IFBB Bikini either one.
Maybe she could pull an Aksana, win a bunch of competitions and have the WWE come crawling back to her.

Jessica Paxson - IFBB Figure Competitor

This beautiful young lady is certified personal trainer, fitness model and IFBB Figure competitor Jessica Paxson.
Jessica was born on March 7th, 1983, is five foot four and weighs 116 pounds.
As a personal trainer, Jessica runs Physique Pros which is her own personal training and consulting business.
As a fitness model, she has appeared on the covers and inside publications like FLEX, Optimum Lifestyle, MuscleMag and Muscle and Fitness Hers.
And as a Figure competitor...well she has done quite well....

2006 IFBB Olympia - 11th
2006 IFBB Pittsburgh Pro Figure - 3rd
2007 IFBB New York Pro Figure Contest - 5th
2008 IFBB Olympia - 14th
2008 IFBB Jacksonville Pro-Figure / Dexter Jackson Classic - 2nd
2009 IFBB Olympia - 8th
2009 IFBB Jacksonville Pro - 1st
2010 IFBB Sacramento Pro - 2nd
2010 IFBB Olympia - 12th
2010 IFBB Jacksonville Pro - 2nd
2011 IFBB 1st Phorm St. Louis Pro Bikini & Figure - 3rd
2011 IFBB Arnold Classic, Ms. International, Fitness International and Figure International - 4th



You can check out her website here:
http://www.jessfit.com/
Or her MySpace page here:
http://www.myspace.com/jessfit
Or her Facebook page here:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000592946798
Or follow her on Twitter:
http://fr.twitter.com/JessFit

Stephanie Mahoe - Bikini Competitor

Stephanie Mahoe - Bikini Competitor
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This beautiful young lady is Stephanie Mahoe.
Stephanie Mahoe is a Vitrix Model Team Member, a Demo Representative, a NPC Bikini Competitor and a fitness model
Before getting into fitness modeling and bikini competitions, Stephanie had a life long love of physical activity with soccer, surfing (she was born and raised in Hawaii), softball, track, water polo and she worked as a personal trainer.
She's five foot five, 121 pounds and her measurements are 34-26-35.
Stephanie has appeared in FitnessX Magazine and Natural Muscle Magazine and before you think she is all "show" and no "go", here is her competition history....

2010 NPC Oregon State Bodybuilding, Figure and Fitness Championships - 1st place
2010 NPC Excalibur - 5th place
2011 NPC Oregon State Championships - 1st place
2011 NPC Emerald Cup Championships - 7th place
2011 IFBB Arnold Amateur - 4th place
2011 IFBB North American Championships - 5th place



You can keep up with Stephanie at her Facebook page here:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stephanie-Mahoe/212722365420240
Or her Model Mayhem page here:
http://www.modelmayhem.com/1732945

Nadja Scantamburlo - WBFF Bikini Competitor and Fitness Model

Nadja Scantamburlo - WBFF Bikini Competitor and Fitness Model
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This is WBFF bikini competitor and fitness model Nadja Scantamburlo.
Nadja is half Italian and half Native Indian and is not only a bikini competitor and fitness model, but a stunt woman and actress as well.
She appeared in Power Corps. (2004) and did stunt work in Recon 2023: The Gauda Prime Conspiracy (2009).
And she does a really good Lara Croft.



In her very first 2008 FAME show, she came in second in the bikini division and finished fourth in fitness model.
That was with hardly any training.
She went back and trained for a little over a year and won the FAME World Championships and got her FAME pro card.

Cathy Cole - IFPA Figure Pro

Cathy Cole - IFPA Figure Pro
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This is IFPA Figure Pro Cathy Cole.
In case you are not familiar with IFPA, it's the International Fitness and Physique Association that sponsors professional level natural competition.

Well at least I have read that she was a IFPA Figure Pro.
I went to the IFPA and couldn't find a thing on her.
Maybe she is just no longer competing.



Either way, finding any info on her is like looking for Bigfoot.
I got some pictures...but no real proof.

Michaela Augustsson - Body Fitness

Michaela Augustsson - Body Fitness
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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

Jamie Rankin - Top Female Fitness Models

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

Michelle Hanson

This is NPC National Bikini Competitor and Fitness Model Michelle Hanson.
Michelle is five foot seven, weighs 127 pounds, has blonde hair and blue eyes and measures 36-24-36.
Perfect?
Michelle says that her inspiration to get into fitness came from the legendary Cory Everson.



Michelle's Contest History:
2006 Orange County Muscle Classic XXIX - Figure and Fitness - 1st Place Class D
2009 NPC Texas - Figure - 4th Place
2009 NPC Texas State - Bikini 2nd Place, Figure - 3rd Place
2009 National Bodybuilding Championships - Bikini - 13th Place Class E
2010 NPC USA Championships Bikini - 6th Place Class E
2010 NPC Junior USA Bodybuilding Championships - Fitness and Bikini - Bikini - 3rd Place E Class
2010 NPC National Bodybuilding Championships - Bikini 7th Place Class E
2010 NPC Red Stick Classic - Bikini - 1st Place
2010 NPC California State - Bikini - 2nd Place
2010 NPC Texas Shredder - Figure - 1st Place, Bikini - 2nd Place
2010 New Motion Machines Classic - Over All Winner



You can check out her website here:
http://www.michellereneahanson.com/

And her Facebook page here:
http://www.facebook.com/MichelleReneaHanson

Natalia Muntean - Fitness Model

This is fitness model, pro fitness competitor and fitness entrepreneur from the Ukraine, Natalia Muntean.
Natalia is five foot five, weighs 110 pounds and resides in Sarasota, Florida.
She has appeared on the covers of fitness magazines like Oxygen Magazine, Spa Magazine, Health&Fitness Magazine, Ultra-FIT Magazine and many more.



As far as her contest history goes:
2008 - Ms. Bikini Florida - 1st place
2008 - MuscleMania Fitness America Weekend - 7th Place
2008 - Ms. Bikini America - 2nd place (medium)
2009 - Ms. Bikini Universe - Overall Champion
2009 - Diva Fitness Model World Champion
2009 - Flex Bikini Model Search Winner
2009 WBFF World Championships - 6th
2009 - WBFF World Championships - 1st
2009 - IFBB Olympia - 8th

You can find out more about Natalia at her two websites :
http://www.bodybynatalia.com/
http://nataliamuntean.com/

Or follow her on Twitter here:
http://twitter.com/nataliamuntean

Or her Facebook page here:
http://www.facebook.com/people/Natalia-Muntean/100000579144195




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So it you are not seeing this at http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/, it's been copied.

Nicole Wilkins-Lee - Fitness and Figure Competitor

This is fitness / figure competitor Nicole Wilkins-Lee.
This five foot seven, 144 pound fitness beauty was born on February 5th, 1984 in Royal Oak, Michigan.
Like a lot of other fitness stars, Nicole started out in gymnastics.
As a matter of fact, she was a competitive gymnast for twelve years.
But because of some knee surgeries, she had to re-think her future.
After she attended the 2002 Arnold Classic, she knew what that future was.
Nicole got her IFBB Figure and Fitness cards back in 2007 at the same contest.
No small feat.

And check out her fitness contest history:
2007 NPC Junior Nationals Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Contest - 2nd Place
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



You can keep up with Nicole at her official site here:
http://www.nicolewilkins.com/

Or her MySpace Page here:
http://www.myspace.com/nicolewilkins5

Or at Facebook here:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/IFBB-Figure-Olympia-Nicole-Wilkins-Lee/231128577322



Nicole Wilkins-Lee - Fitness and Figure Competitor, posted to http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/ on January 20th, 2011

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

Brandy Leaver

This beautiful young lady is Ms. Hawaiian Tropic 2005, FLEX magazine bikini contest winner and amateur figure competitor Brandy Leaver.
Well she WAS an amateur, according to her Twitter, on August 3rd 2010, Brandy became an IFBB Pro.
Brandy was born on March 05, 1983 in Waimanalo, Hawaii.
She's five foot six, 125 pounds and her measurements are 36D-26-36.
Watch yourself around her guys....
Not only is her husband the massive Brandon Curry, but Brandy wrestled for four years in high school and boxed.

Female fitness competitions:
2007 NPC Stingrey Classic Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Contest - 1st Place
2010 NPC Junior National Championships - 10th Place
2010 NPC USA Championships - 1st Place


http://flexonline.com/

There are several ways to keep up with Brandy online...
http://twitter.com/Bleaver808
http://www.facebook.com/people/Brandy-Leaver/638546434
http://www.myspace.com/bleaverhawaii



Brandy Leaver, posted to http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/ on August 5th, 2010

Zhanna Rotar - IFBB Figure Pro

This beautiful young lady is IFBB Figure Pro Zhanna Rotar.
Zhanna is five foot three and weighs 116 pounds.
She was born on August 2, 1980 in Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.
(You may be familiar with another Chernivtsi native, Mila Kunis)
When she was 16, Zhanna and her family migrated to the U.S., and they settled in Seattle Washington.
While attending a community college, she joined a gym and tried several programs before deciding on weightlifting.
She really got into it and set a goal of becoming a fitness competitor, however, when the Figure division was created, she saw that as a better fit.
Since 2002, Zhanna has racked up an impressive list of female fitness competitions....

2002 Empire Classic - 1st Place short
2003 Northern Gold's Classic - 1st Place medium and Overall
2003 Evergreen State Championships - 1st Place medium
2003 Washington Ironman - 1st Place tall
2004 Emerald Cup 2004 1st Place medium-short
2004 Los Angeles Championships - 1st Place medium and Overall
2004 Team Universe - 4th Place Class C
2005 Junior Nationals - 2nd Place Class B
2005 The USA's - 3rd Place Class C
2005 Team Universe 2005 1st Place Class C
2006 IFBB California Pro Figure - 10th Place
2006 IFBB Shawn Ray Colorado Pro - 10th Place
2006 IFBB San Francisco Pro - 4th Place
2007 IFBB Jan Tana Women's Bodybuilding And Figure Contest - 10th Place
2007 IFBB Colorado Pro/Am Classic Bodybuilding And Figure Contest - 7th Place
2007 IFBB California Pro Figure Championships - 8th Place
2008 IFBB Tournament of Champions Pro Figure - 9th Place
2008 IFBB California State Pro Figure Championships - 12th Place
2010 IFBB MuscleContest Pro Bikini - 12th Place



Keeping up with Zhanna on the Web is pretty easy.
You can check out her website here http://www.zhannarotar.net/ where you can get One-On-One Training, see her photo gallery, check out appearances, read a detailed bio, find out how to contact Zhanna and more.

Or you can stop by her Facebook page here:
http://www.facebook.com/zhanna.rotar1

Or check out her ModelMayhem page here:
http://www.modelmayhem.com/705723



Zhanna Rotar - IFBB Figure Pro, posted to http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/ on July 14th, 2010

Tanya Merryman-Female Fitness Competitor

Photo: Rick Dobbins, http://www.myspace.com/pdpfit

Female fitness competitor and figure competitor Tanya Merryman was one of the first women I profiled here on this blog.
That was back in June of 2007.
Actually I did my first entry on her on my Beautiful Women blog back in February of 2007.
But where a lot of fitness models fade away, Tanya has come back stronger than ever.

Tanya won the Fitness America Pageant title back in 1998.
And even though she has taken time off in the past, she is coming back like gangbusters now.
Even though for the moment she is sidelined with a ACL injury according to her blog.

Recent Contest History:

2007 NPC National Championships, 1st place

2008 IFBB Arnold Classic Bodybuilding, Fitness And Figure Contest, 12th place

2008 IFBB 15th Annual Sports/Fitness Weekend & Europa IFBB Super Show, 11th place

2008 IFBB Tournament of Champions Pro Figure, 10th place

2009 IFBB California State Pro Figure Championships, 15th place

You can find out more about Tanya and keep up with her current activities at her website:
http://www.tanyam.com/

And you can see more of Rick Dobbins' amazing photography here:
http://www.myspace.com/pdpfit

Fitness Model, Cassandra Hope

This beautiful young lady is fitness model Cassandra Hope.

Cassandra is from Toronto, Ontario, Canada ( I still say they are doing some kind of genetic engineering up there).
She is 5'4 and weighs 125.
I think she is gorgeous, but to compete (and she does) she may have to get a bit more ripped to get the judge's attention.
I don't think she has any trouble getting attention from anyone else though.

Cassandra doesn't have her personal site up yet, but you can find out more about her at her ModelMayhem.com page here:
http://www.modelmayhem.com/1150219




posted to http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/ on August 10, 2009

Fitness Models - Kathleen Tesori

Kathleen Tesori is another beautiful fitness model that I featured over at my other female fitness blog that I think deserves another look.
Kathleen is Americas Fittest Model Magazine's "Fittest Model Champion" and she has done a lot of fitness modeling.
Besides appearing on the Hawaiian Tropic website and poster she was in the June 2009 issue of Muscle and Fitness, the June 2009 issue of Flex Magazine and the Jan/Feb 2009 issue of Muscle and Fitness Hers.
Kathleen started out lifting to stay in shape when she was a Hawaiian Tropic swimsuit model, and it took off from there.

Contest History:
2005 Hawaiian Tropic Utah State final, 1st place
2005 Hawaiian Tropic US Finals, top 12
2007 Hawaiian Tropic Nevada State final, 1st place
2007 Hawaiian Tropic US Finals, top 12
2007 Northern States NGA Finals, 1st place
2008 Flex Bikini Model Search, 1st place

After the winning the 2008 Flex Bikini Model Search, Flex Online posted an interview with Kathleen that you can see here:
http://www.flexonline.com/kathleen_tesori/news/767

Kathleen also appeared as a ring girl on MTV's "Bully Beatdown".

And to keep up with Kathleen, you can check out her MySpace page here:
http://www.myspace.com/kathleentesori

Diana Chaloux - WBFF Figure Pro

This lovely lady's name is Diana Chaloux.
Not only is she beautiful, but she's a fitness model, NPC national level figure competitor, certified personal trainer, fitness coach, fitness columnist, nutrition manager and founder/owner of Destined 2 Be Fit d2bfit.com
Is that enough?
Well let's try this then....
Miss Vermont USA 2000 - Miss Congeniality/4th Runner Up
NPC John Sherman Classic 2005 - 1st Place Figure D
NPC Ronnie Coleman Classic 2006 - 1st Place Figure D
NPC Jr. Nationals 2006 - Figure Competitor
FAME Mike Kocsis Classic 2007- 3rd place Swimsuit Model
FAME Mike Kocsis Classic 2007 -WNSO Pro—1st Place Overall Fitness Model
FAME North American Championships ‘07 - Pro Fitness Model Champion
FAME World Championships 2008- Pro Fitness Model World Champion
WBFF World Championships 2008 - 3rd Place Diva Fitness Model
WBFF World Championships 2008 - Figure World Champion

And just so you don't think she's all show and no go, she graduated Lyndon State College in Lyndonville, VT. in May 2000 with a BS in Business Administration and a Minor in Psychology.




You can visit her website here:
http://www.dianachaloux.net/



NPC Figure Competitor, Diana Chaloux, posted to http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/ on 1-8-2009

Pirkko Kaisanlahti - Fitness Female

This is one of the problems I run into doing this blog.
I find a fitness model like Pirkko Kaisanlahti, but except for a few pictures, I can't find out anything about her!
But, I like to try to show little know fitness models and fitness competitors as well as famous ones, so here she is.






Pirkko Kaisanlahti-Fitness Model, posted to http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/ on 11-7-2008

Monica Brant, Fitness Legend?

It's been a while since we've had a Monica Brant entry, so I though we were overdue.
This lady has creds that go from a win at the 1991 Fitness USA Preliminary, to placing 7th at the 2007 Figure Olympia.
And unlike a lot of other female fitness models from the 90's, she hasn't disappeared.
Her website, http://www.monicabrant.com/, is still active and growing.
Is it too early to apply the term " fitness legend"?

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