Female Fitness Competitors 6

Here is my sixth Hub devoted to female fitness models, female fitness competitors, female bodybuilders, female figure competitors and just fitness beauties in general.
These women don't just wake up one day looking like this.
They put a lot of work into looking fit as a fitness model, looking lean and ripped as a fitness competitor, or getting the size and symmetry needed to be a female bodybuilder.
But through all the blood, sweat and tears, their eyes are focused on one goal.
To be the best that they can be in whatever field they pursue.
So here are some of the up and coming beautiful women in the field of fitness. 

Gail Sanez

Gail Sanez

Gail Sanez is a Women's Tri-Fitness competitor.
She was born on October 2, 1981 in Lynchburg, Virginia and currently lives in Fairfax, Virginia.
Gail is five foot two and weighs in at around 115 pounds.
She started gymnastics when she was eight, and has been athletic ever since.
Gail competed in the 2004 Fitness Success Challenge and the 2004 Womens Tri-Fitness in Las Vegas.
She also placed in the top ten at the 2005 Ms. Bikini America South Beach.

Sarah Varno / Sarah Mankiewicz

Sarah Varno / Sarah Mankiewicz

Sarah Varno (aka Sarah Mankiewicz) has worked in the fitness industry and fitness modeling for over 12 years.
Sarah is a little "thicker" than some of the other fitness models, and she has this wild, almost animal look about her that reminds me kinda of Jennifer Nicole Lee.

Sarah Varno / Sarah Mankiewicz's Website

• TOP FITNESS EXPERT on Devens. I have worked in the fitness industry and modeling field for over 12 years and hold Certifications in AFAA and CPR. In addition to my personal training qualifications, I have life experience which is an important complim

Leigh Lingham

Leigh Lingham

Leigh Lingham was born and raised in Coquitlam British Colombia.
She is an IFBB Bikini pro and fitness model.

Womens Fitness Competition History:
2007 Western Canadians - 5th place
2007 Sandra Wickham Fall Classic Bodybuilding, Fitness And Figure Contest - 3rd place
2008 BC Championships - 8th place
2009 Western Canadians - 5th place
2009 CBBF Nationals - 1st place and overall winner (bikini)
2010 IFBB MuscleContest Pro Bikini - 10th place

Alina Popa

Alina Popa

IFBB Pro BB and personal trainer Alina Popa is a little bigger than the other ladies here because she is a female bodybuilder.
She was born in Romania, but moved to Switzerland after she married.

Womens Fitness Competition History:
2004 - 2nd place IFBB European Championship, heavyweight in Tavira, Portugal-2003 first place National Championship, middleweight
2005 - 2nd place Mixed Pairs European Championship with Angelo Alexa
2005 - 5th place Women’s European Championship, Yalta, Ukraine
2006 - 1st place Grand Prix Due Torri, Bologna, Italy
2007 - NABBA Miss Universe, Miss Physique class
2008 - IFBB Worlds Santa Susanna, first heavyweight and overall
2010 - 8th place IFBB Arnold Classic, Ms. International, Fitness International & Figure International
2011 - 3rd place IFBB Arnold Classic, Ms. International, Fitness International & Figure International

Sylvia Tremblay

Sylvia Tremblay

Fitness Competitor Sylvia Tremblay has a ton of fitness competitions under her belt.
She has so many, that I'm only gonna list her first place wins....

Womens Fitness Competition History:
1999 Fitness Canada Pageant
2001 Fitness Winter Freeze National
2001 Fitness Model search
2001 Fitness TSN series
2001 Fitness Canada Pageant
2001 Fitness ESPN series, Las Vegas
2002 Fitness America Pageant, California
2004 Ms. Fitness Canada, Ottawa
2005 Ms. Fitness Canada East
2009 CBBF Canadian Natural Physique Championships
2009 NPC Arnold Amateur Championships

And at the age of 42, Sylvia won the 2009 Arnold Amateur Overall Fitness Champion AND the 2009 CBBF National Fitness Championships!

Karen Kryzanowski

Karen Kryzanowski

Remember what I said earlier about that "wild, animal look"?
Well FAME Fitness Model competitor Karen Kryzanowski from Thornhill, Toronto, Ontario has it in spades.
Karen is five foot four and weighs 135 pounds.

Womens Fitness Competition History:
Muscle Model, May 2008 FAME Regionals, 2nd place
Fitness Model Short, May 2008 FAME Regionals, 2nd place
Fittest Duo, June 2008 FAME World Championships, 2nd place
Fitness Model, 2009 UFE Spring Bash, 3rd place
Figure, 2009 UFE Spring Bash, 2nd place

Lady Fitness Models

Kiana Tom Lady Fitness Model

 

  Gina Aliotti Lady Fitness Models  

Dana Hamm Lady Fitness Model

Female Fitness Models and Female Fitness Competitors 7

Here is my seventh Female Fitness Model and Female Fitness Competitor Hub.
Like in the others, this time I have tried to balance between the fitness beauties that you may have heard of, and some up and comers that you may not be familiar with.
Figure competition is a sub-category of Fitness Competitions, but to me it seems to have more in common with bodybuilding than fitness.
As I have said before, you don't have to compete to be a fitness model, but it seems more and more women are.
So here is the next batch of female fitness stars...

Oksana Grishina

Oksana Grishina

 Russian superstar Oksana Grishina was born in Kaliningrad, Russia.

This five foot three, 116 pound IFBB Pro Fitness competitor started her professional career while she was working in a fitness club as a personal trainer.

Oksana's Contest History:
2007 IFBB Europa Super Show
2007 IFBB All Star Pro Fitness Championships - 3rd Place
2007 IFBB Olympia - 7th place
2008 IFBB Arnold Classic Bodybuilding, Fitness And Figure Contest - 10th place
2008 IFBB New York Pro Fitness - 7th place
2009 IFBB Arnold Classic - 9th place
2010 IFBB Arnold Sports Festival
2010 IFBB Olympia - 5th place
2010 IFBB Arnold Classic, Ms. International, Fitness International & Figure International - 5th place
2010 IFBB Phoenix Pro - 4th place

Karen Konyha

Karen Konyha

IFBB Fitness Professional Karen Konyha was born in Cleveland, Ohio.
This five foot three, 118 pound beauty is of Hungarian, Italian, Romanian and German descent.
Karen has appeared in Muscle and Fitness, Muscle and Fitness Hers, Muscular Development, MuscleMag, IronMan, Flex, Womens Physique World, and Planet Muscle among many other magazines.

Contest History:
1999 IFBB Arnold Classic And Intermationals - 14th place
1999 IFBB Womens World Pro - 7th place
1999 IFBB Masters Olympia And Jan Tana Pro - 14th place
1999 IFBB Mid-West Pro Fitness - 5th place
2000 IFBB Rimini Pro Fitness - 7th place
2000 IFBB Masters Olympia And Jan Tana Pro - 17th place
2000 IFBB Pittsburgh Pro Fitness - 18th place

Stacey Thompson

Stacey Oster

This five foot four, 117 pound, blonde haired brown eyed beauty is IFBB Bikini Pro Stacey (Oster) Thompson from Houston, Texas.
Besides competing, Stacy runs her own fitness consulting and personal training business.
I think she may be her best advertisement.

Contest History:
2009 NPC Contra Costa Bodybuilding, Figure & Fitness Championships - 1st place
2009 NPC Contra Costa Bodybuilding, Figure & Fitness Championships- 1st place
2009 NPC Jr. USA Bodybuilding, Fitness, Figure & Bikini Championships - 1st place and got her IFBB Bikini Pro Card
2010 IFBB Jacksonville Pro - 5th place
2010 IFBB MuscleContest Pro Bikini - 4th place 

Julie Ann Kulla

Julie Ann Kulla

IFBB Pro Julie Ann Kulla is from New Ulm Minnesota.
You know, to be a small town (13,594) New Ulm has produced an Olympic wrestler (Ali Bernard), a NBA player (Brad Lohaus) and a baseball All-Star game MVP (former Oakland A's catcher, Terry Steinbach).
But back to Julie....
She is a certified fitness trainer, bootcamp instructor, figure model and figure competitor.

She has competed in the :
2005 NPC Northern States Natural - Figure - 2nd place
2005 NPC North Star (Minnesota) - Figure - 3rd place
2006 NPC Minnesota State - Figure:  Short - 1st place
2007 NPC Junior Nationals - Figure:  Class A - 8th place
2008 NPC Gopher State - Figure:  Overall
2008 NPC Junior Nationals - Figure:  Overall Figure:  Class B- 1st place...she got her IFBB Pro Card there.
2008 IFBB Olympia - 12th place
2009 IFBB Kentucky Muscle Pro Figure - 2nd place
2009 IFBB Sacramento - 4th place
2010 IFBB Olympia - 16th place
2010 IFBB Europa Battle of Champions - 9th place

Angela Terlesky

IFBB Figure Pro Angela Terlesky

This is IFBB Figure Pro Angela Terlesky.
Angela was born and raised in Michigan, but now resides in Arizona.
And not only is she an IFBB Professional Figure Competitor and fitness model, but she's also a licensed massage therapist .

Angela has competed in numerous Figure contests, among them:
2005 Flagstaff Class C 3rd Place
2005 NPC Max Muscle Arizona Championships Class D 1st Place
2006 Contra Costa Championships Class C 1st Place
2006 NPC USA Bodybuilding Championships Class D 1st Place
2007 IFBB California Pro Figure Championships 18th Place
2007 IFBB Colorado Pro/Am Classic Bodybuilding And Figure Contest
2008 IFBB California State Pro Figure Championships 13th Place
2008 IFBB Sacramento Pro Figure Grand Prix 12th Place
2009 IFBB New York Pro Figure - 16th Place
2010 IFBB California Pro Figure - 9th Place
2010 IFBB Phoenix Pro - 6th Place

Michelle Jean-Pierre

Michelle Jean-Pierre

Michelle Jean-Pierre is a fitness competitor from Victoria, B.C. Canada.
Not only is she a fitness model and figure competitor, but she's a stunt-performer as well.
She has worked on Scary Movie 4, Masters of Horror, Stargate-SG-1, Whistler, and Aliens in America.

Michelle's Contest History:
2008 WBFF World Championship Bodybuilding, Figure & Fitness Model - 3rd place
2010 WBFF BC Championships - 7th place

Katelynn Sue Cashin

Katelynn Sue Cashin

Katelynn Sue Cashin is a fitness model, glamor model and bikini model from Hayward California.
She recently competed in the 2009 NPC Excalibur Bodybuilding and Figure Championships where she came in 7th.

Caitlyn J Bellamy

Caitlyn J Bellamy

Caitlyn J Bellamy is a personal trainer, fitness model, wife and mother from Fort St. John, BC Canada.
She is married to 2009 INBF Canada Mr. Fitness Kaleb Bellamy, who is also from Fort St. John.
Caitlyn has one of the more unique "how I became a fitness model" stories.
She went to a regional bodybuilder show in Canada to watch her 48 year old mother compete in her first figure competition.
Caitlyn was living a bad lifestyle at the time, eating badly and smoking, but due to that inspiration, she hired a personal fitness instructor, started eating good and after a year of training, entered her first figure show in 2008.

The Fitness Beauties on This Hub, on the Web

• Angela Terlesky - IFBB Fitness Professional
  Welcome to the website of Angela Terlesky, IFBB Fitness Professional, featuring photo galleries, profile, bio, and information on training and nutrition.
• Julie Ann Kulla's Website
  Julie Ann Kulla's personal Website
• Karen Konyha's MySpace page
  MySpace profile for KAREN KONYHA with pictures, videos, personal blog, interests, information about me and more
• Katelynn Sue Cashin Facebook
  Katelynn Sue Cashin's Facebook page
• Oksana Grishina Facebook
  Oksana Grishina's Facebook page
• Stacey Oster-Thompson Official Fan Page
  MySpace profile for Stacey Oster-Thompson.

Tianna Ta - IFBB Bikini Pro

I did a couple of write ups on the beautiful Vietnamese model Tianna Ta over at my Beautiful Asian Women blog awhile back.
But now Tianna has become an IFBB Bikini Pro, so that moves this lovely 24 year old into the fitness category.
Tianna is five foot six, weighs 112 pounds and her measurements are 32-24-34.
Before showing up in the IFBB bikini contests, she was a Maxim Magazine Hometown Hottie and a Hot Import Nights model.

In 2009, she won Class D at the NPC National Bikini competition in Hollywood Florida and got her IFBB Bikini Pro Card.
Tianna also came in first at the 2009 New England Championships (B Class) and 3rd place at the 2009 Team Universe (D Class).

Chisato Mishima - Asian Fitness Beauty

Asian fitness beauty Chisato Mishima was (and as far as I know still is ) the first Japanese aerobic athlete to compete in the IFSB Ms. Fitness and IFBB Ms. Fitness Professional female fitness competitions.
She was born in Nagoya, Japan on November 17, 1967.
Chisato was always big in sports, becoming a Japan national gymnastics champion during high school.
After graduating with a degree in sociology, she moved to Tokyo and became went into teaching fitness training at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium.
During the first half of the nineties, she became one of Japan's top aerobic competitors.
Around 1995, she moved to London to compete in the European Ms. Fitness women's fitness competition.
While she was in London, she coached several top English and European bodybuilders and taught aerobics at the famous Earls Court Gym.
Chisato qualified for the World Championships to be held in the U.S. and moved to San Diego in 1997.
After competing there, she visited Nice in the South of France to represent Japan in the Ms. Fitness Olympia.
Upon getting her degree in exercise physiology, Chisato moved back to Nagoya.
Then, after retiring from fitness competition, she became a Jodo Instructor at the Haruyoshi Kobudo Dojo in Nagoya, Japan.
Okay, I didn't misspell Judo there...Jodo is a Japanese martial art using short staffs, similar to bōjutsu.



Here are a couple of videos I found on YouTube of Chisato that were done back in 2006, that were posted by jfkcotter



And here is another (also posted by jfkcotter) called "Chisato Mishima - Introduction by the sea"



You can see more Asian fitness women here:
http://hubpages.com/hub/Asian-Fitness-Beauties

Rachel Elizabeth Murray

This beautiful young lady is certified personal trainer, fitness model and figure competitor Rachel Elizabeth Murray.
Rachel got an early start in life, she began lifting weights with her mom when Rachel was in the seventh grade.
But she didn't only get inspiration from her mom, her dad was a triathlete as well.
Rachel is not only a figure competitor and personal trainer, she also rock climbs, does mountain biking, kickboxing, yoga, and a lot more!
And this five foot seven, 134 pound, blonde haired, green eyed beauty just placed third (Class D, Figure) at the NPC 2009 NPC Washington Ironman Championships.

Here is a video I found of Rachel on YouTube

Fitness Beauty - Sasha Brown

Sasha Brown

This striking young lady is Anna Tkachenko, aka Sasha Anna Brown or just Sasha Brown.
Whatever you call her, this five foot six, one hundred and twenty two pound fitness beauty from the Ukraine is a NPC figure competitor, ISSA certified personal trainer and fitness model.
And she has studied Jujutsu for over six years.
You know I keep expecting to see a sudden surge of female fitness stars going into MMA, but that hasn't happened....yet.
Besides fitness, Sasha has a degree in computer science and business management.
And is looking to get more degrees in kinesiology and sports nutrition.
In her second NPC figure competition, Sasha took first place and overall.

Here's a video I thought was pretty cool of Sasha doing a little mixed arm wrestling, posted by KrivStudiosBlog

Katarzyna Kozakiewicz

This is Polish fitness competitor and figure athlete Katarzyna Kozakiewicz.
Katarzyna started out as a horseback rider (I'm assuming competitively) and after fourteen years of doing that, moved into fitness.
She started out in bodybuilding competitions first in 2000 and moved into fitness in 2003.
In fitness competitions, she has had several first place wins including...

1st place, Polish Cup, Ostrow Mazowiecka, 2003
1st place Championship Polish, Bialystok, 2004
1st place Krakow Polish Cup, 2004
1st place Championship Polish, Minsk Mazowiecki, 2005
1st place Championship Polish Open, Zabrze, 2006
1st place Championship Polish, Minsk Mazowiecki, 2006
1st place Championship Polish, Bialystok, 2007
1st place Open Contest in Rypinie, 2007