MSNBC.com recently ran a story on the two child stars of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and the lead photo was the children with IFBB Pro Bodybuilder George Farah. The story talks about the kids’ poor attendance at school and are at risk of losing their trust fund. George is currently in India on behalf his sponsor, Optimum Nutrition.
George Farah with the kids from Slumbdog Millionaire at a hotel in India.
Photo from MSNBC.com
No word on why they posing with him but it made for an amusing photo.
The IFBB Professional League has released the 2010 Calendar of events schedule. New additions to the schedule are the Phoenix Pro on February 20, 2010 and the Europa Battle of Champions in Hartford, Connecticut on July 23-25th. There are a six pro bikini shows slated for the new season, however the first show will NOT be at the Arnold. The Arnold Weekend added Men’s 202 event instead of bikini. I’m disappointed to see that the bikini pros will not get to debut at the Arnold as it would have been a great venue to launch the pro event.
For the complete list, visit http://www.ifbbpro.com/events/2010-calendar-of-events/.
The Following Athlete’s Are Required To Participate In The NPC NEWS Photo Shoot With J.M. Manion On Sunday, November 22 At The Westin Diplomat Resort Hotel Swimming Pool/Beach Area From 8:30 a.m. To Approximately 12 Noon;
● MEN’S OVERALL WINNER
● WOMEN’S BODYBUILDING OVERALL WINNER
● THE 6 FIGURE HEIGHT CLASS WINNERS
● THE 6 BIKINI HEIGHT CLASS WINNERS
Only The 4 Overall Winners Are To Bring Their Overall Trophies.
The Men’s & Women’s Bodybuilding Overall Winners Are To Bring Their Posing Suit & Posing Oil.
The Bikini, Figure & Fitness Winners Are To Bring Their 2-Piece Competition Suits Along With At Least 1 Other 2-Piece Bikini. (There May Also Be An Opportunity To Do Individual Photo Shoots For The NPC News So The More Bikini’s Brought The Better.)
Tentative Schedule As Follows;
8:30 a.m. – Photograph The NPC News Cover Featuring The 4 Overall Winners Only (Men’s & Women’s Bodybuilding; Bikini & Figure). Immediately Following Will Be Individual Photos Of The Men’s & Women’s Bodybuilding Overall Winners
10 a.m. – Arrival Of All Other Bikini & Figure Class Winners For Group Photos.
* All Women Please Arrive With Hair & Make-up Done*
All Competitors Please Plan Accordingly With Your Travel Plans.
IFBB Border States Pro Figure Results:
1. Felicia Romero*
2. Kristi Tauti*
3. Krissy Chin*
4. Kristin Nunn
5. Akane Nigro-Ismeal
6. April Rountree
7. Carin Hawkins
8. Meriza DeGuzman
9. Ann Titone
10. Sabrina Gibson
11. Christina Vargas
12. Jennifer Dejoya
13. Crystal Chiles
14. Stephanie Togrul
15. Valerie Gangi
16. Ann Pratt
17. Maria Del Consuelo Rojas
* Qualify for the 2010 Figure Olympia.
The 2009 IFBB / NPC Border States will be held on Saturday, October 17th, in San Diego, at the Scottish Rite Auditorium. This competition is going to be huge, with over 130 competitors! Besides the NPC event, we are fortunate to have some of the finnest IFBB Pro Figure competitors competing. Here is the flyer and a list of the of some of the IFBB competitors.
IFBB competitors include
Chiles, Crystal
Chin, Krissy
DeGuzman, Meriza
DeJoya, Jennifer
Gangi, Valerie
Gibson, Sabrina
Hawkins, Carin
Nigro-Ismeal, Akane
Nunn, Kristin
Pratt, Ann
Rojas, Maria del Consuelo
Romero, Felicia
Roundtree, April
Tauti, Kristi
Titone, Ann
Togrul, Stephanie
Vargas, Christina
Congratulations to Kizzy Vaines and Kristal Richardson for their pro wins in Ft. Lauderdale. Here are the final results from the evening.
IFBB Ft. Lauderdale Pro Fitness Final Results
1. Kizzy Vaines
2. Nicole Duncan
3. Yenny Polanco
4. Kristina Rojas
5. Nita Marquez
6. Tonya Burkhardt
7. Desiree Walker
8. Nizole Balarezo
9. Michele Mayberry
10. Victoria Larvie
11. Liza Hughes
12. Sandi Stuart
13. Bridgette Murray-Ward
14. Sandie Ward
DNF. Leslie Rae Newton
DNF. Susana Cacavieli
IFBB Ft. Lauderdale Pro Figure Final Results
1. Kristal Richardson
2. Erin Stern
3. Gennifer Strobo
4. Candice Keene
5. Cheryl Brown
6. Allison Jones-Williams
7. Rosa-Maria Romero
8. Marie Ann Newman
9. Tivisay Briceno
10. Rosalind Vanterpool
11. Kristin Nunn
12. Brandie Gardner
13. Chastity Slone
14. Natalie Waples
15. Heather Green
16. Petra Mertl
17. Aleisha Hart
18. Marcy Porter
19. Anna Level
19. Cynthia Sharp
19. Michelle Theison
19. Karen Williams
19. Tessa Wood-Thornes
19. Aliana Hernandez
For complete scorecard results, click below
IFBB Ft. Lauderdale Fitness Scorecard Results
IFBB Ft. Lauderdale Figure Scorecard Results
After making history at the 2009 Olympia, Jay Cutler visited PBW Radio for his first interview following his 3rd Sandow. Jay tells Dan & Bob how he was motivated by all of the non-believers and he covers a variety of topics ranging from Hany Rambod’s assistance, Phil Heath’s future, the fulfillment of his destiny and his plans for 2010. The PBW Olympia show also has a report directly from Olympia head judge Jim Rockell. Rockell reports that Dexter Jackson was as good as he was last year, but still not good enough to beat Jay.
To listen to the show now, click here:
http://probodybuildingweekly.com/olympia-2009-post-show-report.htm
Wow, this weekend was an incredible weekend, with each contest creating new superstars and unexpected surprises. We were all over, taking pictures from the stage, backstage, in the expo, at the seminar on Sunday, and even on Thursday, with the competitors meeting, and Meet the Olympians. Here is the link, located on bodybuilding.com, where you can see most of the pictures, as they are still being added.
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/2009-olympia-pics.htm
Wow! What a great contest! With heavily favorite David Henry coming into this show to repeat, Kevin English stole the thunder by outmuscleling David to become the new best 202lbs and under bodybuilder in the world. Eduardo Correa also looked great, and some had him to win it all. Here is the results.
1. Kevin English
2. David Henry
3. Eduardo Correa
4. Mark Dugdale
5. James “FLEX” Lewis
6. Jose Raymond
7. Richard “TRICKY” Jackson
8. Jason Arntz
9. Lee Powell
10. John Hodgson
11. Charles Dixon
12. Kris Dim
13. Clarence Devis
14. Stan McQuay
15. Daryl Gee
With the loud standing ovation, and everyone in the Orleans Arena on their feat, we all watched history being made as Jay Cutler came back from his second place finish to retake the title, and win his third Mr. Olympia! Wow! But in another surprise, Branch Warren took the second place finish over a surprised and stunned Dexter Jackson by ONE point. The battle for 4th and 5th place continued with Kai beating Phil Heath by a ONE point marging too. This year was one of the most exciting Mr. Olympias, and whoever had doubted that Jay could not come back, we are all clearly wrong. Congratulations! Here are the results.
1. Jay Cutler
2. Branch Warren
3. Dexter Jackson
4. Kai Greene
5. Phil Heath
6. Victor Martinez
7. Ronny Rockel
8. Toney Freeman
9. Hidetada Yamagishi
10. Moe El Moussawi
11. Melvin Anthony (tie)
11. Silvio Samuel (tie)
13. Gustavo Badell
14. Dennis James
15. Markus Ruhl
16. Troy Alves
16. Darrem Charles
16. Martin Kjellstrom
16. Bill Wilmore
16. Dennis Wolf
16. Joel Stubbs
16. Michael Kefalianos
16. Ahmad Haidar
What an exciting contest, as Nicole Wilkins-Lee took home top honours over the favorite Gina Aliotti at the 2009 Figure Olympia. Here are the results of the contest, with many pictures, both backstage and stage shots, to be featured on bodybuilding.com.
1. Nicole Wilkins-Lee
2. Gina Aliotti
3. Heather Mae French
4. Krystal Richardson
5. Amy Fry
6. Erin Stern
7. Jenny Lynn
8. Jessica Paxson-Putnam
9. Felicia Romero
10. Monica Brant
11. Sonia Gonzales
12. Larissa Reis
13. Alicia Harris
14. Kristi Tauti
15. Meriza DeGuzman
16. Teresa Anthony
16. Houng Arcinas
16. Krissy Chin
16. Patricia Mello
16. April Rountree
16. Sherlyn Roy
16. Brenda Marie-Smith
Flex Magazine puts up a bikini model contest, with the finals each year to be held at the Olympia stage. This year, there were 96 competitors backstage. Here are the results of the 2009 Flex Bikini model contest.
1. Amanda Latona
2. Mary Jarmolawich
3. Tianna Ta
4. Michell Goulet
5. Shannon Rockweiler
6. Tatum Miranda
7. Lauren Rush
8. Natalia Muntean
9. Krissy Richards
10. Fernanda Rocha
11. Katie Barnes
12. Ashley Zito
13. Tiffany Radzwill
14. Lindsay Huber
15. Deborah Cochrell
16. Kelly Willis
In another exciting Ms. Olympia, Iris Kyle continues her winning ways. Here are the results of the 2009 Ms. Olympia bodybuilding contest.
1. Iris Kyle
2. Heather Armbrust
3. Debi Laszewski
4. Lisa Aukland
5. Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
6. Betty Pariso
7. Kristy Hawkins
8. Dayana Cadeau
9. Betty Viana-Adkins
10. Tina Chandler
11. Rosemary Jennings
12. Nicole Ball
13. Gale Frankie
Adela Garcia picks up her 4th Fitness Olympia win as she came back after a knee injury which almost forced her to retire. What an amazing win for Adela! Here are the results of the 2009 Fitness Olympia.
1. Adela Garcia
2. Tanji Johnson
3. Tracey Greenwood
4. Julie Palmer
5. Tina Durkin
6. Myriam Capes
7. Shannon Meteraud
8. Nicole Duncan
9. Regiane Da Silva
10. Trish Warren
11. Mindi O’Brien
Photos from the three events on Thursday that we took, the Men’s Press Conference, the Women Athlete Meetings and the Meet the Olympians event. The atmosphere at the Orleans Hotel is charged up and with what we’ve seen so far there are some in shape competitors. Check out the photos…
Press Conference Photos:
http://contest.bodybuilding.com/gallery/contest/7992/site/3/
Women Athlete Meeting Photos:
http://contest.bodybuilding.com/gallery/contest/7992/event/2/site/4/
Meet the Olympians Photos
http://contest.bodybuilding.com/gallery/contest/7992/site/11/
