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Sabrina Taylor is Unanimous WPD Winner at the LA Grand Prix!

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Saturday, April 12th was a double whammy day for the IFBB Pro Women's Physique division with the Europa Show of Champions being staged in Orlando, Florida, on the east coast, and the LA Grand Prix welcoming a field of 10 contestants at the Veteran's Auditorium in Culver City, California out west.  Promoter Jon Lindsay's Grand Prix event is now in its third year with previous winners Sara Hurrle in 2012 and Patricia Mello in 2013 both setting the stage for the beginning of a tradition of top flight winners at this event. 

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Mendez Muscles Her Way to Europa Show of Champions Title

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By Steve Wennerstrom, IFBB Women's Historian

Once again this year, promoters Ed and Betty Pariso along with Scott Templeton staged the Europa Show of Champions at the spacious Orlando Convention Center on April 12th as 14 contestants gathered to vie for the $3,500 in total prize money, an automatic qualification for the Women’s Physique Olympia later in the year, and earn valuable points towards a spot on the Olympia stage. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A Pose by Any Other Name… Body Magic on Stage!

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By Steve Wennerstrom, IFBB Women's Historian

 

A quick perusal of dictionaries and the internet in a search for the definition of 'routine' brings forth what can be best described as predictable.  One-word descriptions such as 'habitual', 'mechanical', 'mundane' and even 'monotonous' are offered. 

 

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Here's To You Ms. Robinson...The 2014 IFBB St. Louis Pro WPD Report

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By Steve Wennerstrom, IFBB Women's Historian

Promoters Jack and Ann Titone kicked off the 2014 contest season staging the St. Louis Pro Championships at the Busch Student Center on the campus of St. Louis University on March 8th.  As the first event of the year to host a women's pro Physique division competition, curiosity as well as anticipation was high in how the progress of this division would unfold in its third year of existence at the pro level.

 

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The 2013 NPC Nationals: Stuff You Did Not Know!

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In the past few years the annual NPC Nationals has become a rampaging juggernaut when it comes to the number of entries in this most prestigious of amateur events in the United States.  Most recently anywhere from 800 to 1,000 contestants have made the trip to this event in the hopes of becoming one of the sport’s next big stars.

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