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Ron Avidan was in attendance for the 2011 NPC and IFBB California show. He captured all the action for Bodybuilding.com and you can check out all the winners here. Congratulations to everyone who competed and achieved their goals.
IFBB California Pro and NPC California State photos available here.
Felicia Romero delivered in Culver City. She took home top honors and fended off Krissy Chin who continues to improve. Krissy finished in the runner-up position for the second week in a row. Moving way up in the ranks at this show was Natalie Waples. Natalie will now compete in her first Figure Olympia. Congrats to all who competed.
2011 California Pro Figure Results:
1. Felicia Romero**
2. Krissy Chin**
3. Natalie Waples**
4. Jacqueline Hoppe
5. Monica Escalante
6. Sara Hurrle
7. Monica Specking
8. Michelle Battista
9. Meriza DeGuzman
10. Rachel Gichert
11. Kiana Phi
12. Heather Grace
13. Kimberly Sheppard
14. Natalia Revajova
15. Aleisha Hart
16. Valerie Gangi
17. Ann Pratt
17. Anna Johnson
17. Christina Mehling
17. Emily Nicholson
17. Jill St. Laurent
17. Sabrina Taylor
17. Shalmieno Paper
17. Susan Salazar
**Qualify for the 2011 Figure Olympia
Photo via FLEXonline.com – Bill Comstock
This weekend the IFBB California Pro Figure will take place in Culver City, California. Twenty three competitors are slated to compete on May 28th. The line up is competitive and three olympia qualifications are up for grabs. The winner of this contest will face the winner of the New York Pro Figure contest for a cover try at Muscle & Fitness Hers.
The favorite heading into this contest, at least on paper, has to be Felicia Romero. The Arizona personal trainer will look to notch another win to her competitive resume. Her legs have come up over the years and were her weak area in the past. I look for her to come out on top at this contest but anything is possible. Krissy Chin is coming off a second place finish in Louisiana and will look for her first pro victory here. She was one point behind the winner last week. Meriza DeGuzman will look to move back into the top spots after a few disappointing placings. Monica Escalante is usually better her second or third show in a row. Look for her to move up from her 6th place Louisiana showing. Sara Hurrle could move into the top five if she brings a little better presentation/posing to this stage. I really like Monica Specking’s physique and her shape is great. If she comes in a bit more confident and polished than the past she’ll be in the mix. I heard that Heather Grace will waste no time since turning pro at the NPC JR USA and enter this contest. It will be interesting to see how she matches up in the pro ranks.
2011 IFBB California Pro Figure Line Up:
1. Michelle Battista-McDonald
2. Krissy Chin
3. Meriza DeGuzman-Ciccone
4. Monica Escalante
5. Valerie Gangi
6. Rachel Gichert
7. Aleisha Hart
8. Jacqueline Hoppe
9. Sara Hurrle
10. Anna Johnson
11. Christina Mehling
12. Emily Nicholson
13. Shalmiero Paper
14. Kiana Phi
15. Ann Pratt
16. Natalia Revajova
17. Felicia Romero
18. Susan Salazar
19. Kimberly Sheppard
20. Monica Specking
21. Jill St. Laurent
22. Sabrina Taylor
23. Natalie Waples
*Heather Grace may compete.
Ron Avidan was in attendance at the 2010 California Pro Figure contest and captured all the action for IFBBpro.com and Bodybuilding.com. Check out the photos from this event where Heather Mae French notched another win to her growing competitive resume. Check out the photos here!
Ron Avidan is in attendance at the 2010 IFBB California Pro Figure show the top six look to be….Carin Hawkins, Michele Mayberry, Katina Maistrellis, Heather Mae French, Christina Mehling & Rosa Maria Romero. Ron tells me it looks like Heather Mae French followed by Katina but isn’t sure who will get third. Stay tuned for the final results tonight to see who will prevail.
The NPC & IFBB California Figur Pro will get started today at 10am PST. Ron Avidan will be on hand covering all the action. Stay tuned for updates from the show throughout the day.
Those in the Culver City are head over to Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium and check out the show.
As of today seventeen19 IFBB Figure Pros will take the stage for the 2010 IFBB California Pro Figure contest. The event will take place this Saturday in Culver City, California. Hardbody.com’s West Coast man, Ron Avidan will be on hand capturing all the action.
Three Olympia qualifications are up for grabs but who will leave with the California Pro Figure Title?
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Next up for the IFBB women is the 2010 IFBB California Pro Figure contest. Promoter Jon Lindsay will play host to the show once again at the Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium in Culver City, California. Prejudging will take place on May 29th at 10am. Currently, nine women have sent in their contracts for this event.
2010 IFBB California Pro
Raechelle Chase
Jennifer DeJoya
Ginette Delhaes
Heather Mae French
Valerie Gangi
Carin Hawkins
Katina Maistresllis
Susan Salazar
Angela Terlesky
Look for this list to double by the time the show rolls around.
What an excellent contest, as Heather Mae French defeated 28 other competitors to win the IFBB California Pro. Sonia Gonzales came in second, with Kristi Tauti 3rd, Meriza DeGuzman 4th and Rosa-Maria Romero in 5th.
Here are the complete results from the 2009 IFBB California Pro
1 – Heather Mae French
2 – Sonia Gonzales
3 – Kristi Tauti
4 – Meriza DeGuzman
5 – Rosa-Maria Romero
6 – Alicia Harris
7 – Jennifer DeJoya
8 – Carin Hawkins
9 – Krissy Chin
10 – Jane Awad
11 – Sherlyn Roy
12 – Kristin Nunn
13 – Michele Mayberry
14 – Crystal Lowery
15 – Tanya Merryman
16 – Natalie Calland
17 – Amy Lee Martin
18 – Macey Boudreau
19 – Nadya Castellas
20 – Deanne Brown
20 – Becky Clawson
20 – Lorena Cozza Italy
20 – Celeste Gonzalez Spain
20 – Catherine Holland USA
20 – Geogina Lona Mexico
20 – Amy O’Neil USA
20 – Laura Sutter USA
20 – Natalie Waples Canada
20 – Karen Williams Trinidad
Complete scoreboards results are here
http://www.getbig.com/results/figure/californiafigure.htm
It looks like your three Olympia qualifying competitors from the California Pro figure show will be Sonia Gonzales, Heather Mae French and Kristi Tauti. Those appear to be the top three with the win going to either Sonia or Heather. Rounding out the top six look to be Meriza Deguzman, Rosa Marie Romero and Alicia Harris.
Those of you who took our poll earlier and voted for Alicia “Smiley” Harris for the win can give yourselves a pat on the back as she will lead the rookies with the highest finish.
My fellow “experts” stooges, Ron “Yogi” Avidan and Lonnie Teper have challenged me to predict the top five for this weekend’s California Pro. I’d have better luck playing the lottery than picking a top five in this line up so we’ll go with just the winner. Since Lonnie will be the emcee of this show and Ron will be there photographing, they didn’t want to fear for their lives for leaving anyone out (despite their challenge to me). The great thing about this show is that any number of women could win and find themselves in the top five. Only the top three will qualify for the Figure Olympia. Now for the winning picks…
Ron changed the tune of his fiddle diddle when he saw that the Denver Dream’s Heather Mae French entered. Originally Ron was going with Sonia Gonzales but says, “after carefully analyzing the situation I am going to take Heather as she’s just great. She looks good and I predict a win for her. Too bad the Nuggets can’t win in LA.” Okay Yogi, Thanks for that babbling response which does make some sense for once. Kinda.
Now onto the elder of the group, Lonnie “still hanging” Teper. Lonnie is predicting a win for Sherlyn Roy. When pressed for why he is going with Sherlyn he commented, “It’s simple-she won my Junior Cal in 2006, and Sherlyn is a special guest (along with Michael O’Hearn) at my show on June 20, so gotta stick with the home girl.” I can appreciate that prediction, not bad but you and Yogi are out to lunch.
My prediction? Well Heather Mae French is on a roll. She lost by one point in Orlando and I had her winning the show from my seat was her best pro showing to date (in my opinion). She could definitely come in and win this show. However, I’m going with Sonia Gonzales for the win. She’s had some time off since the Figure International and I look for her to come in better this time around.
When you break it down on paper, these could definitely be your top three competitors battling it out for the title. They finished 7-8-9 at the Figure International with Heather placing the highest followed closely by Sonia and Sherlyn. Last year, Heather was the runner-up in this show narrowly losing to Felicia Romero.
Who do you like for the win or are the stooges off and someone else will win?
Oh shit! Those might be the words of a few competitors when they see who the last enterant for the California Pro Figure is. Here’s your Final, Final IFBB California Pro Figure competitor list. I heard from a few that Heather Mae French would enter this competition and now it has been confirmed. J.M. Manion commented on a previous hardbody post, “You can add Heather Mae French to the list. Just talked to the IFBB Professional League office to see if there were any last minute entries & she’s the only one. That makes things interesting considering her placing at the Europa Florida.” This definitely shakes things up for the top five, at least on paper. Heather Mae was the brides-maid to Nicole Wilkins-Lee at the Orlando Pro, by one point. That leaves Heather and Sonia the two odds on favorites going into this contest. Now my fellow “expert” Lonnie Teper has Sherlyn Roy winning the whole show. His reason for going with Roy, “She won the Jr. Cal. Nuff said.” We’ll find out who the next to qualify for the Olympia are in a few days.
2009 IFBB CALIFORNIA PRO FIGURE
1 – Jane Awad (USA)
2 – Macey Boudreau (Canada)
3 – Deanne Brown (Canada)
4 – Natalie Calland (USA)
5 – Nadya Castellas (Canada)
6 – Krissy Chin (USA)
7 – Becky Clawson (USA)
8 – Lorena Cozza (Italy)
9 – Meriza DeGuzman (USA)
10 – Jennifer DeJoya (USA)
11 – Heather Mae French (USA)
12 – Celeste Gonzalez (Spain)
13 – Sonia Gonzales (USA)
14 – Alicia Harris (USA)
15 – Carin Hawkins (USA)
16 – Catherine Holland (USA)
17 – Geogina Lona – (Mexico)
18 – Crystal Lowery (USA)
19 – Amy Lee Martin (USA)
20 – Michele Mayberry (USA)
21 – Tanya Merryman (USA)
22 – Kristin Nunn (USA)
23 – Amy O’Neil (USA)
24 – Rosa-Maria Romero (Australia)
25 – Sherlyn Roy (USA)
26 – Laura Sutter (USA)
27 – Kristi Tauti (USA)
28 – Natalie Waples (Canada)
29 – Karen Williams (Trinidad)
It’s something most competitors dream of…Pro Status. This weekend, three women are set to launch their competitive pro careers when they debut at the California Pro. Who will place the highest of these rookies? You might have better luck playing the lottery than picking this one. All three women should more than hold their own in this line up. Who are they?
1. Jennifer Dejoya – Earned her pro card at the 2008 Nationals by winning the B Class. Jennifer has come a long way over the years and when she is good she’s good. If she’s off she’s way off. There will be no kinda sorta for Jennifer. Look for to either be in the mix of the top callouts or in the dreaded tied for 16th. She has the advantage of not traveling far and by making her debut in California.
2. Alicia Harris – Alicia aka “Smiley” Harris will undoubtedly light up the stage with the brightest smile in the line up. This young Janet Jackson look alike has a number of things going for her when she’s on top of her game. She can’t come in too soft or she’ll be on the outside looking in. If she comes in tight and relaxed in her presentation, look for her to make some noise at this show. When she sports her hair straight she looks about 5 years older, which would make her look about 23, but the judges seemed to like that look. She sported the straight hair at the Team Universe contest and turned pro. Which du will she be sporting for the debut? We’ll see.
3. Amy O’Neil – She took to the Figure stage for the first time at this show last year, where she placed 4th in the D Class. It’s not often that someone turns pro in their first year of competing on the national scene but Amy did just that at the 2008 Nationals. Still a relative rookie to the figure stage, Amy has made leaps and bounds in a short time. If she comes in full and not over-dieted she could be a threat in this show. The biggest challenge for her is to not be over-depleted and have a “stringy” look. She’s going back to where it all started and could have a break out debut.
All three women are very good competitors and help make for a tough California Pro Figure show.
Here is the final (as of Friday but pros have until Monday to send in a contract) competitor list of the IFBB California Pro, which will be held on Saturday, May 23rd, along with the NPC California contest (which has over 110 competitors at the moment.)
IFBB Pro competitors competing include…
1 – Jane Awad (USA)
2 – Macey Boudreau (Canada)
3 – Deanne Brown (Canada)
4 – Natalie Calland (USA)
5 – Nadya Castellas (Canada)
6 – Krissy Chin (USA)
7 – Becky Clawson (USA)
8 – Lorena Cozza (Italy)
9 – Meriza DeGuzman (USA)
10 – Jennifer DeJoya (USA)
11 – Celeste Gonzalez (Spain)
12 – Sonia Gonzales (USA)
13 – Alicia Harris (USA)
14 – Carin Hawkins (USA)
15 – Catherine Holland (USA)
16 – Crystal Lowery (USA)
17 – Amy Lee Martin (USA)
18 – Michele Mayberry (USA)
19 – Tanya Merryman (USA)
20 – Kristin Nunn (USA)
21 – Amy O’Neil (USA)
22 – Rosa-Maria Romero (Australia)
23 – Sherlyn Roy (USA)
24 – Laura Sutter (USA)
25 – Kristi Tauti (USA)
26 – Natalie Waples (Canada)
27 – Karen Williams (Trinidad)
Here’s a glimpse at what IFBB Figure Pro Krissy Chin will be bringing to the stage next weekend. Krissy makes her return to the figure stage after a few months off. Check that. A few months away from the competitive stage but she’s been keeping plenty busy training, hosting a new radio show and working for ALR industries. Krissy tells me she is excited to be back on stage and happy with the improvements she’s made.
Check Krissy out at the 2009 Cal Figure Pro next Saturday. Good luck Krissy.
Catherine Holland posted a few photos of her killer work out with super trainer Mike Davies on her blog. She also shared a preview of what she’s looking like as she heads into next weekend’s IFBB California Pro. Cat also gives everyone a sneak peak at one of the top NPC Figure competitors, Teri Turner. Teri narrowly missed her pro card a few times last year but has her sights set on finishing business at the NPC JR USA next week. Check back next week to see how these two do at their shows.
This is shaping up to be a great line up for the California Pro Figure, which will be held on May 23rd. The top three will qualify for the Olympia.
1 – Macey Boudreau (Canada)
2 – Deanne Brown (Canada)
3 – Krissy Chin (USA)
4 – Meriza DeGuzman (USA)
5 – Jennifer DeJoya (USA)
6 – Celeste Gonzales (Spain)
7 – Sonia Gonzales (USA)
8 – Alicia Harris (USA)
9 – Carin Hawkins (USA)
10 – Catherine Holland (USA)
11 – Crystal Lowery (USA)
12 – Michele Mayberry (USA)
13 – Tanya Merryman (USA)
14 – Kristin Nunn (USA))
15 – Amy O’Neil (USA)
16 – Rosa-Maria Romero (Australia)
17 – Sherlyn Roy (USA)
18 – Laura Sutter (USA)
19 – Natalie Waples (Canada)
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