2020 IFBB Pro League Legends Classic
Bikini Pro Show
(Las Vegas, NV. - Feb. 22, 2020)
First time covering this event for this reporter, courtesy of Muscle Insider magazine. Links to the Photo Galleries are below. Promoted
by Jon Lindsay's Muscle Contest with Tamer El Guindy, this one day event (which included a National Qualifier NPC show) featured some
of the top IFBB Pro Bikini competitors on the planet! 19 competitors in all, 4 of which entered the 0ver 40 Masters Division. Starting
with the Open Division,
blonde bombshell Brazilian/Floridian Raphaela Milagres wowed both the crowd and the judges, everything about her look was dialed in
to perfection, curvaceous muscle at it's finest would be an apt description. Not surprisingly a win here...she's now requalified for the Olympia stage after a one year absence. In second was fellow
Brazilian Lucia Malavaze, crazy good proportionality...not as detailed a look as Raphaela though, that was the difference. Next was hometown favorite Lexus Redmond, who'd won her
Pro Card at the 2019 Vegas Amateur Olympia...super tiny waist and her posing is something to behold...very nuanced movements and expressions, she needs to
give classes to upcoming bikini competitors on how it's done!
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Rounding out the top 5 were California's Kaley Houdyshell and all the way from Chile,
Melissa Soto Saavedra. Melissa had last graced the
pages of Muscle Insider at the 2017 Amateur Olympia, since then of course earning
her Pro Card and looking much improved. Very photogenic as well, she did not disappoint in
an iconic Vegas area photoshoot a few days later! In 6th Place was Marisa Luz Woo, beautiful muscle
shape...look out for her down the road. Next were Beth Hall and Mahsa Akbarimehr. Mahsa did
well at the 2019 Vancouver Pro, and while she looked on point here with good size and shape...she also had her sights set on
the Arnold Classic a mere 2 weeks away so further dialing it in will make her a force to be reckoned
with!
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Christine Ford was 9th followed by Canadian Diane Brunet who won the Masters Division here.
Stunning ageless local competitor Betty Jean Ezell placed 11th, runner up to Diane in Masters.
This was a tough show to judge, nobody really looked out of place. Of note was Idaho's
Chelsea Daunert, a Figure competitor in terms of experience, training circumstances led
to a try at bikini, but I think she'll be opting back to the former and putting on
more muscle! Met some great competitors from near and far, Bridget Bailey from Australia
will no doubt be back!
Official results of the Pro show can be found at
The IFBB Professional League
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(Please notify me of any placing or name spelling errors, thanks.)
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