Vanessa Rahn

Vanessa Rahn is a beautiful and feminine gal who manages to carry a lot of muscle. Considering she has only been training for about four years, her physique is really impressive. Vanessa is 26 years old. She stands 5’5″ tall, competes at about 132 lbs, and has a fairly dark complexion. Vanessa tends to compete in bikini competitions, but looking at the size of her arms and the sweep of her quads, it’s obvious why she does fitness or figure shows as well.

Vanessa enjoys interviewing contestants of NPC shows. She has that outgoing, gregarious personality that seems to make the people she interviews feel at ease and open up about how they are feeling about their win, what their diet, exercise, and contest prep program was like, and what they intend to do in the future.

Here she is interviewing the Men’s Masters Overall Winner of the 2011 NPC New Jersey State Bodybuilding Championships. His name is Scott Rauseo. more Vanessa Rahn

Amber Day

When Amber Day flashes those pearly whites, you realize she has not only spent some time sculpting her body, she also spends some time on those teeth. After all, Amber graduated from college with a degree in dental hygiene. Amber is 27, and she is very much a very mainstream fitness model. She is a mother, works as a personal trainer, she competes at the national level in bikini, and she does some writing.

Amber is 5’5″ tall and weighs about 116 lbs. There for a year or two, she was the cover model and spokesmodel for Hard Rock Cafe. She says she stays so busy, that it’s hard to balance time between fitness, competing, being a mom, and actually earning an income. Her favorite fitness athletes more Amber Day

Gretchen Coley

Most of Gretchen Coley’s accolades, or at least her publicity, began when she won the Ms. Bikini Universe in 2010. 2010 was definitely an active year for her. She was the overall champion of the 2010 NPC State Championships, she won the Bikini Universe, she placed in the top ten in the 2010 WBFF World Championships, and she was 14th in the 2010 Status Magazine Cover Model contest.

She is a spokesperson and fitness model these days, but more importantly she is a wife and mother to three children. She says she takes great pride in making sure her family lives a healthy lifestyle, and setting an example for them and others around her with her athleticism and positive attitude.

Gretchen is quite a success story. When she gave birth to her twins, she was 40 lbs overweight, and determined to get back into shape. As you can see, she succeeded in spectacular fashion, blowing into the scene via Ultra Fit Magazine, Oxygen Magazine, Natural Muscle, and Muscle and Fitness Hers. more Gretchen Coley

2011 NPC Excalibur Championships

The 2011 NPC Excalibur Championships, held in Culver City California on Dec 2, was a gigantic competition. Between the men and the women, over 300 hopefuls gathered to throw down some poses for the fans and the photogs.

Of particular interest was the Class A Bikini Competition, or more importantly, who ended up winning it. In her first contest, former (current?) glamour model Denise Milani took the crown. Shredded skin and some muscular displays were evident, apparently this lady has been on a strict diet for awhile now.

The competitors:
Marianne Abijay
Heidi Biggs
Lydia Bui
Taralin Eisenhard
Melissa Ferguson
Tiffany Gaughan
Lulu Gilmore
Denise Milani
Carlisa Sessoms
Grishma Trivedi
Valerie Valencia
Girlie Viray more Excalibur Results

Kristal Marshall

Everybody knows who Kristal Marshall is, so I’m not sure how we’ve gone this long without listing her here on FBB. Kristal was born in LA in 1983, so she’s 28 years old. She is 5’5″ tall and weighs about 120 lbs. The reason everybody knows her is because she’s been everywhere. She’s most famous as a gal for WWE, but she also competed in the Miss California pageant, and was on The Price is Right. I think she was even in a few music videos.

Kristal is obviously very athletic. She has been known to compete – she placed 2nd in the 2009 NPC Arnold Amateur Championships, and took 1st in the 2009 NPC USA Bodybuilding and Figure Championships. more Kristal Marshall

Nicole Nagrani

It’s hard to believe we’ve never profiled Nicole Nagrani, the youngest IFBB Bikini Pro ever. She is 19 years old, and is a full-time college student at Stetson University. She is single, but don’t hold your breath guys, as you can imagine she’s kind of a popular lady. She lives in Daytona Beach Florida. She is 5’2″ tall and weighs about 112 lbs.

Nicole wants to be a physician, but isn’t sure what she eventually wants to specialize in. Nicole’s mother is a figure competitor (Kristen Nagrani), so clearly she has inherited some amazing genetics. Nicole has been winning shows since she was 14. Even though she’s in college, she says she’s really not tempted to go out partying or eat fast food. This girl is really committed to her sport. It’s incredible to think about how far she might go or what she can achieve if she practices for 5 or 10 more years.

Nicole is coached by Shannon Dey, who seems to be everywhere in the ladies fitness world these days. more Nicole Nagrani

Cristina Vujnich

Cristina Vujnich is a 25 year old bikini pro. She currently lives in Chicago Illinois. She got started in the fitness world after attending a bodybuilding show in 2007 and falling in love with the iron sport. She got started in figure but ended up making the move to bikini competitions. She is 5’7″ tall and runs about 125 lbs. Her measurements are 34-24-37 which means she is a curvy gal. Cristina Vujnich

Laura Jeanne

Laura Jeanne got into fitness modeling by accident. One of her friends booked a shoot with a new photographer and asked Laura to accompany her to the shoot for the sake of safety. Laura’s friend told her to take a few outfits just in case the photographer wanted to shoot with her too. As you might expect, the photographer saw how stunning Laura Jeanne was and asked her to do a shoot right on the spot. Things sort of grew from there. Laura participates in NPC bikini competitions, and plans to transition to the IFBB – hopefully with a pro card – in the next year or two. Laura puts an incredible amount of time into training. She’s in the gym every day, and she tends to lift very heavy when hitting the weights. She ramps her training and cardio up when preparing for a competition, so her free time always seems to suffer. more Laura Jeanne

Taylor Methany

We are all huge suckers for blonde haired, blue eyed babes with perfect bodies. Taylor Methany sort of reinforces this genetic trait because she fits the bill without exceptions. Taylor is a national bikini competitor. She is also a popular fitness model, knocking it out of the park on bikini shoots, lingerie shoots, pretty much any time a camera is pointed at her.

She has well-defined arms and delts, and her legs have great symmetry and size with just the right amount of definition. Her abs get lots of attention and there is a reason for that. Fitness models and competitors who have great abs all seem to have gone through the “ab cycle.” Usually they at some point spent 2 hours a day on their abs doing every type of core exercise, crunch, and ab blaster you’ve ever heard about. more Taylor Methany

Christine Campbell

Okay, I admit it, we’re of questionable ability and integrity if we’ve gone this long without profiling the amazing Ms. Christine Campbell. We used the search button up there, and we came up with zilch, which means we must’ve missed her (booooo).

Christine grew up in the California wine country. She was active in team sports like basketball, soccer, and softball. When she graduated from high school, she also graduated from homecoming beauty queen to winner of several bikini contests and car shows. This led to additional modeling opportunities as varied as activities at the Playboy Mansion, swimsuit calendars, and fitness magazines. more Christine Campbell