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The 2010 IFBB Houston Pro Bikini and Figure competitions are over, and here are the results. What a week for Monica Specking, who won the overall at the NPC Nationals a week earlier, and now is qualified for the 2011 Figure Olympia. 2010 IFBB Houston Pro Figure Results 1. Courtney West 2. Teresa Anthony 3. Monica Specking 4. Katina Maistrellis 5. Kimberly Sheppard 6. Amy Vetter 7. Carin Hawkins 8. Krissy Chin 9. Rosalind Vanterpool 10. Raechelle Chase 11. Sandie Ward 2010 IFBB Houston Pro Bikini Results 1. Shelsea Montes 2. Natalie Pennington 3. Vanessa Prebyl 4. Michelle Lamb 5. Barbara Bolotte 6. Beth White 7. Janet Harding 8. Khanh Nguyen For complete scorecard results, click below IFBB Houston Pro Figure Scorecard Results IFBB Houston Pro Bikini Scorecard Results

The 2010 IFBB/NPC Border States is going to be held in San Diego on October 30th. We will be there, covering the event for Bodybuilding.com, as well as Getbig.com and Hardbody.com. It is going to be a great contest, with over 140+ NPC competitors and 20+ IFBB pro figure competitors. This event will sell out so get your tickets early. Here is the current competitor list for the IFBB Pro Figure. 1. Teresa Anthony 2. Julia Aragon 3. Michelle Bates 4. Melanie Burger 5. Crystal Chiles 6. Krissy Chin 7. Ava Cowan 8. Carin Hawkins 9. Mandy Hernderson 10. Amy Lee Martin 11. Christina Mehling 12. Kristin Nunn 13. Mindi O’Brien 14. Kiana Phi 15. Felicia Romero 16. Shala Singer 17. Masae Tagami 18. Sabrina Taylor 19. Deena Walsh 20. Natalie Waples 21. Courtney West 22. Stay Wig Event Location: Scottish Rite Event Center 1895 Camino Del Rio S. San Diego, California 92108 Event Hotel: Sheraton Mission Valley 1433 Camino Del Rio S. San Diego, CA 92108 Reservations: Online reservations or call 800-325-3535 Event Day/Time: Saturday, Oct 30th at 11:00am Prejudging Saturday, Oct 30th at 6:30pm Finals

The NPC Nationals in Atlanta, Georgia was a great success, with over 500 competitors trying to get that elusive IFBB Pro Card. Here are the results for the 2010 NPC Nationals. 2010 NPC Nationals Men’s BB Results 2010 NPC Nationals Figure Results 2010 NPC Nationals Women’s BB Results 2010 NPC National’s Bikini Results

The 2010 NPC Nationals Pictures will be at the link below, including check in’s, weigh in’s, seminars, and lots of pics from the contest. Here is the link, from bodybuilding.com. 2010 NPC Nationals Pics

NOTICE TO ALL 2010 NPC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS COMPETITORS The following athletes are required to participate in The NPC NEWS Photo Shoot With J.M. Manion On Sunday, October 17th At The Hyatt Regency Atlanta Hotel from 9 a.m. To 12 Noon: • MEN’S OVERALL WINNER • WOMEN’S 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 Overall Winners should bring their posing suits and posing oil. The 6 Bikini & 6 Figure Height Class winners need to bring their 2-piece competition suits along with any other 2-piece bikinis. All Competitors Please Plan Accordingly With Your Travel Plans.

One week to go as we are heading to the 2010 NPC National Bodybulding, Figure and Bikini Championships. This year, the event is being held in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Centennial Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. Schedule of events for the fans are as follows: On Friday, Oct 15, at 4:30pm, the Men’s Bodybuilding and Women’s Bikini prejudging will occur. On Saturday, Oct 16, at 8am, the Women’s Bodybuilding and Figure prejudging will occur. On Saturday, Oct 16, at 6:30pm, all the finals will occur. Prejudging tickets for Friday evening are $50 each. Prejudging tickets for Saturday are $35 each. Final tickets are $125 and $75. For more information, go to Official NPC National Web Site.

For some of you planning ahead, the 2011 Mr. Olympia is going to be a week earlier, on the weekend of September 16-17th. This year’s Olympia was one of the most successful ever, with a near record crowd at the Orleans Arena and at the expo.