IFBB professional Cristiana Casoni

This is beautiful Italian IFBB professional Cristiana Casoni.
I did a write up on her back in 2007 on my other female fitness blog, but I think she deserves more than one look.

Cristiana is 5'4 and weighs 136 pounds.
She was born on July 11th, 1968.
Cristiana has been in the fitness scene quite awhile as you can see here in her contest history.....

1997 IFBB Italian Pro Fitness, 5th place
1997 IFBB Norway Pro Fitness, 11th place
1998 IFBB Arnold Classic And Internationals, 14th place
1998 IFBB France Pro Fitness, 9th place
1998 IFBB Italian Pro Fitness, 8th place
1998 IFBB Jan Tana Pro, 16th place
1998 IFBB Fitness Olympia, 11th place
1999 IFBB Mid-West Pro Fitness, 3rd place
1999 IFBB Olympia, 12th place
2000 IFBB Rimini Pro Fitness, 6th place
2005 IFBB Toronto Pro, 5th place



And it looks like Cristiana is coming back.
Here's a clip on YouTube of Mauro Sassi training Cristiana for the Atlantic City Pro Bodybuilding 2009 (September 11-12).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjPhpluG0ds

You can see more of Cristiana Casoni at her website here:
http://www.cristianacasoni.com/

Kristina Rojas, IFBB Fitness pro athlete

Kristina (Tina) Rojas is an IFBB Fitness pro athlete and personal trainer from McAllen, TX.
One of the people that helped train Kristina is Fitness Olympia and Fitness International Champion Adela Garcia.
Working with Adela must have payed off because Kristina earned her pro card at the age of 20.

Contest history:
2007 NPC John Sherman Classic Bodybuilding, Figure and Fitness Championships - 1st place
2007 NPC National Championships - 1st place
2008 IFBB 15th Annual Sports/Fitness Weekend and Europa IFBB Super Show - 9th place
2009 IFBB Europa Super Show and Supplement Expo

Personal Trainer, Julie Comer

This young lady is Julie Comer, a NASM certified personal trainer that according to her BodySpace page, wants to become a female fitness model.
I think she's already there.
Julie started out training when she hit 175 pounds after a knee injury and look at her now.
Another example that you CAN reach your goals.
You can find out more about Julie at her website:
http://www.juliecomer.com/
Or check out her Bodyspace page here:
http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/fitjulie/

NPC Figure Competitor Jodie Minear

This stunning young lady is NPC figure competitor Jodie Minear.
Not only has Jodie got a great physique, but those piercing green eyes could stop anyone in their tracks.
Jodie appeared in the 2009 FLEX Swimsuit Issue.

Contest History:
2008 NPC Ronnie Coleman Classic, Figure: Overall, Figure: Class D (1st)
2008 NPC Figure Nationals Figure: Class F (2nd)

This is one figure competitor I am sure we will be seeing a lot more of.
You can keep up with her at her MySpace page here:
http://www.myspace.com/48868805

Katka Kyptova

One of the things that I like about doing this blog is that I get to feature all types of women here.
And thank you to the people out there that have commented on the diversity of the women I've presented.

Today's entry is Katka Kyptova.
Katka is a fitness competitor, bench press competitor, personal trainer, coach and Pilates instructor.
She was born on September 19th, 1983 in Mladá Boleslav, in the Czech Republic.
She stands 5'5, and weighs from 138.9lbs contest weight to 169.7lbs off season.

You can visit her blog here:
http://katkakyptova.blogspot.com/

Or her website here:
http://www.katkakyptova.com/

Shonda Lee

Beautiful figure competitor Shonda Lee is from Shreveport, Louisiana.
She's 5' 5" and weighs 121 ripped and lean pounds.

Contest History:
2008 NPC Southern Classic (MS) - 5th Place, Class C
2008 NPC Louisiana BB & Figure (LA) - 3rd Place, Medium Class
2008 NPC Nationals (GA) - 8th Place, Class C
2008 Bikini USA International (Mexico) - 7th place

Shonda also does modeling and you can visit her Model Mayhem page here:
http://www.modelmayhem.com/729604

Cindy Phillips

Canadian IFBB Professional bodybuilder Cindy Phillips.
She was born on October 31, 1983 in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Cindy is currently studying criminology at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Contest History:
2003 Nova Scotia Championship - 2nd (LW)
2004 Canadian Nationals - Junior (under 21) champion
2005 Nova Scotia Championship - 1st (MW & Overall)
2006 Canadian Nationals - 2nd (MW)
2007 Canadian Nationals - 2nd (MW)

You can visit her website here:
http://www.cindyphillips.net/

And you can visit her blog here:
http://cindyphillips.blogspot.com/

Monique Minton

Gorgeous female fitness model and female figure competitor Monique Minton.
This beautiful young lady is half filipinia and half polish.
She has been selected as the cover model for the 2009 March-April Muscle & Fitness Hers magazine.

Monique has competed in:
The 2008 NPC John Sherman Classic Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships, 1st place
The 2008 NPC USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships, 3rd place
The 2008 NPC Team Universe Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure National Championships, 4th place
2008 NPC National Bodybuilding & Figure Championships, 5th place

I think we'll be seeing a lot more of Monique.

Melissa Dettwiller

Melissa Dettwiller was born on November 12, 1977 in Houma, Louisiana.
She is a female bodybuilder and fitness model.
Melissa actually began her bodybuilding training at the age of 15.
She combines the sleek form of a fitness model, and the size of a bodybuilder which makes her very popular online.

Contest History:
2004 NPC John Shermann Classic (Houston, TX) – 1st Place
2005 NPC Southern Classic (Jackson, MS) – 2nd Place
2005 NPC Jr. Nationals - 2nd Place
2005 NPC Louisiana State Championship - 1st Place
2005 NPC USA Championship - 10th Place
2006 NPC Jr. Nationals - 3rd Place
2006 NPC USA Championship - 7th Place
2007 NPC Team Universe Bodybuilding - New York - 1st place

Figure Pro Elizabeth Beardslee

INBF - NANBF Figure Pro Elizabeth Beardslee (occasionally you'll see her name spelled Elizabeth Beardsley)

This lovely young lady has competed in:
2006 XPEL Best Body Swimsuit Contest - 1st place
2006 Natural Hercules International - INBF, Figure Short, 2nd place
2006 INBF Best Body / Naturalmania Bodybuilding & Fitness Extravaganza- 3rd place
2007 XPEL Best Body Swimsuit Contest-3rd place
2007 Northeast America - INBF, Figure-3rd place
2008 XPEL Best Body Swimsuit Contest, Tall Class-6th place

Fawnia Mondey

Fawnia Mondey (Fawnia Mondey-Dietrich) was born in September 24th,1975, in Kamloops, BC Canada.
She has appeared in Flex, Muscle & Fitness, Oxygen, MuscleMag International, American Curves, and Natural Bodybuilding & Fitness.
Fawnia is a dance instructor, fitness model, producer, actress and columnist.
Ever notice how these ladies diversify?

Contest History:
1st Canada's Edmonton Champion 95/96
1st Canada's Western Champion 95/96
1st Canada's Rookie of the Year 95/96
3rd Miss Hawaiian Topic - British Columbia, Canada 97and 99
1st place 1999 Muscle & Fitness Mania Women's Lightweight Bodybuilding
2nd place 2003 BC Championships Figure – short
5th place 2003 Sophie’s Swimwear Pageant
9th place 2004 Canadian Nationals Figure – medium
3rd Place 2005 Emerald Cup Figure 5’3” - 5’4”
2005 NPC Pittsburgh Amateur & Pro Show – up to 5’4”

And this lady also wrestles.
No not for the WWE, she REALLY wrestles as in she got 4th place at the FreeStyle Wrestling B.C. Provincials in 1993.

And if she still looks familiar and you don't know why, she's appeared in "The Outer Limits", "The X Files" and "Millennium".

Melissa Merritt

This sleek and muscled 25 year old from Austin, Texas is Melissa Merritt.
Melissa won the Figure Overall title in Las Vegas at the Fitness America World Championships on November 21, 2008.
Melissa just ran a Fitness Bootcamp with fellow fitness stars Abby Marie and Brenda Mikalajunas.
Abby Marie is also being trained by Melissa.

Dora Trikoupis, National Figure Competitor

Dora Trikoupis is a National Figure Competitor, a Fitness Model and she does online training and nutrition.
She has competed in:

2006-Eastern USA Championships-Figure: Class A (4th place)
2007-Bev Francis Atlantic States Bodybuilding, Figure and Fitness Championships-Figure: Class A (10th place)
2008-NPC Mike Francois Classic Bodybuilding and Figure Championships (8th place)
2008-NPC Lehigh Valley Bodybuilding and Figure Contest (3rd place)
2008-NPC Junior National Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships (13th place)
2008-NPC USA Bodybuilding and Figure Championships (10th place)

Catherine Holland, IFBB Pro Figure Competitor

IFBB Pro figure competitor, fitness model and certified personal trainer, Catherine Holland was born on March 21, 1980 in Portland, Oregon.
This lovely young lady holds BS and MS degrees in Exercise and Sport Science from Oregon State University.
In addition to Figure Competitions, she is a business owner and instructor of Celebration Boot Camps.
She has competed in the:

2004 NPC Northwest Natural Figure Championships: Overall
2005 Oregon Ironman Figure: 1st place over 5’6”
2005 Emerald Cup Figure: 7th place 5’6-5’8”
2006 Emerald Cup Figure: 13th place 5’6-5-8”
2006 NPC Jr. National Figure Championship: 9th Place Class D
2007 NPC Jr. National Figure Championship: 12th Place Class F
2007 NPC Figure Team Universe: 16th place Class F
2007 NPC Figure USA’s: 16th place Class E
2008 Emerald Cup Figure: 2nd place Class F
2008 NPC JR USA Figure Championship: 1st place class E
2008 NPC JR NATIONALS Figure Championships: 1st place, Class E, and new IFBB FIGURE PRO

You can see and learn more about Catherine at her website:
http://www.catherinefitness.com/

Fitness Model and Competitor, Laura Coleman

Laura Coleman is an up and coming fitness model and competitor.
She's 5'7" and weighs 127.
I was only able to find two competitions Laura has been in, she placed 4th at the 2005 Los Angeles Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships, Class F and she came in 1st in Figure F at the 2007 Los Angeles Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships.
Laura has appeared in Oxygen, Ironman, Muscle Mag and Muscular Development.
And as far as I can tell, she is in a relationship with retired IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Eryk Bui.