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


Heather Dees TopForm Athlete Works out Arms

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.

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

Xin Li Cao - Chinese-American bodybuilder

Chinese-American bodybuilder "Lili" Xin Li Cao (or Cao Xin Li) was born in Urumqi, China in 1981.
Lili started practicing Judo at the age of twelve and at the age of thirteen, she won the Judo junior women's champion in the National Games.
She went on to win the Judo 52 kg class women's champion in the National Games at the age of fifteen and placed fifth at the Almaty International Judo Competitions.
Lili switched to weightlifting and then started bodybuilding in 1998.
From 2000 to 2008 she competed in the first General Assembly Session of the National Sports Competition, the Chinese National Bodybuilding championship, the Asian Bodybuilding Championship, the seventh World Games in Germany, the third Chinese Games bodybuilding championship, the NJ Golds Classic Bodybuilding Competition, the New York World Championship and the Eighth World Games in Taiwan.

I know that cute isn't a word usually associated with bodybuilders, but something about Lili just seems...cute.
You can check out her MySpace page here http://www.myspace.com/caoxinli and her Facebook page here http://zh-cn.facebook.com/people/Xinli-Cao/1271342888

Here is a video of Lili on DIYMuscle.com

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

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




It has been brought to my attention that a lot of these posts are getting copied and winding up on other sites.
So it you are not seeing this at http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/, it's been copied.

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

Fitness Model Competitor Stefanie Richard

This five foot three, blonde haired, green eyed beauty is F.A.M.E. Fitness Model Competitor Stefanie Richard.
Stefanie is from Montreal, Quebec, Canada and has been competing in fitness since 2008.
Before that she came in 3rd place at the 2006 Miss Quebec, and was a top ten finalist for the 2006-2007 Miss Hawaiian Tropic Canada.

Since she started in female fitness competition, she came in 4th at the Ms. Bikini and Model Universe 2009 in Miami and won the Figures/Figure Physique Open at the 2009 FAME World Championships.

Fitness Model Competitor Stefanie Richard posted to http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/ on March 29th, 2010