Twenty-three competitors left Chicago with IFBB Pro Cards two weekends ago at the 30th edition of the NPC Junior Nationals. Check out their profiles below and see what NPC/IFBB Judge Sandy Williamson had to say about each of them.
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– Backstage at the Jr Nationals Gallery
FIGURE
MAGELA CAMBRONERO – Class A
Age: 33
Height: 4’10
Weight: 102
Lives: Miami, Florida
Contest History: 2012: Jr. Nationals 1st Class A; 2011: Jr. Nationals 3rd Class A; Nationals 7th Class A; 2010: Dayana Cadeau Classic 2nd Class A and Masters Over 30 Overall
Judge’s Comments: “Nice symmetry. Needs to be a little tighter in her glutes and hamstring area when she gets to the pro stage. She has a nice overall look and could do well if she brings down that back end a little bit.”
SARAH VENTURINI – Class B
Age:
Height: 5’2
Weight: 113
Lives: Jacksonville, Florida
Contest History: 2012: Jr. Nationals 1st Class B; Jr. USAs 2nd Class B; 2011: Panhandle Showdown 1st Class B and Overall; USAs 3rd Class B; Nationals Class B DNP
Judge’s Comments: “Nice shape, tiny waist and a nice v-taper. Another one who may have to be a little bit tighter in the glutes and hamstrings on the pro level. Could do well on the pro stage.”
DANA AMBROSE – Class C
Age: 26
Height: 5’3
Weight: 120
Lives: Houston, Texas
Contest History: 2009: Ronnie Coleman Classic 1st Class C; Texas Shredder Classic 2nd Class C; Capital of Texas Championships 1st Class C; Europa Super Show 1st Class C; Nationals 10th Class C; 2011: Ronnie Coleman Classic 1st Class C and Overall; USAs DNP Class C; Texas State Championships 1st Class C; Nationals 8th Class C; 2012: Jr. Nationals 1st Class C
Judge’s Comments:“She’s going to need a little bit more muscle in her legs – especially her quads. She’s going to need more fullness there in order to be in balance with her upper body. Needs more muscle in her back as well. A pretty girl with nice lines.”
CHAYA BOONE
Age: 32
Height: 5’6 ¾
Weight: 126
Lives: Chicago, Illinois
Contest History: 2012: Fox Cities Championships 1st Tall Class; Jr. USA 2nd Class E; Jr. Nationals 1st Class E; 2011: Midwest Iowa Championships 1st Tall Calss and Overall; Illinois State Championships 2nd Tall Class; Jr. Nationals 1st Class E; Team Universe 6th Class E; 2010: Jr. Nationals 9th Class E
Judge’s Comments: “Her conditioning was right on. She looks a little on the smaller side and she is a long-waisted girl, so she needs to fill out a little bit to give herself the illusion of a nice v taper. She is going to need more fullness in her legs, especially in the front of her quads so she looks more balanced on the pro stage.”
OTHER PRO CARD WINNERS:
MALLORY HALDERMAN – Class D and Overall
Judge’s Comments: “She’s another one who has really nice symmetry. She has a really nice look from the front but she’s going to need more width from the back. Her conditioning was really good, she just needs a little bit more muscle in the rear which will help her look a little more balanced.”
TANYA ETESSAM – Class F
Judge’s Comments: “She’s a beautiful girl with a nice overall look on stage but little bit thick in the waist. She doesn’t have the width in her upper body to offset that yet. She should focus on trying to bring her waist in a little bit and adding a little more size to her upper body for a better v-taper.”
BIKINI
VIDA GUERRA – Class B
Age: 38
Height: 5’2
Weight: 105
Lives: Los Angeles, CA
Contest History: 2011: West Coast Classic 1st Masters Over 35 Class A and Overall; USAs 3rd Class B; Nationals 4th Class B; 2012: Jr. USAs 9th Class B; Jr. Nationals 1st Class B
Judge’s Comments: “She just has a real sexy look on stage. She has a beautiful body and great stage presence. I actually think she’ll do well on the pro stage. Her conditioning was good – she could probably step on the pro stage just the way she is. With bikini so much of it boils down to how you present yourself, and she has great stage presence so that should help her in the pro ranks.”
KATHERINE PORTILLO – Class C
Age: 34
Height: 5’3
Weight: 108
Lives: Los Angeles, California
Contest History: 2012: Jr. Nationals 1st Class C; Jr. USA 2nd Class C; 2011: Nationals 9th Class C; Sacramento Championships 2nd Class C; Team Universe 7th Class C; MuscleContest California State Championships 1st Class C
Judge’s Comments: “A little thick in the waist, going to have to work on that when she gets to the pro ranks. She was right at the top at the Jr. USAs, and was able to improve her conditioning for the Jr. Nationals and that helped a lot.”
JENNIFER ELLIOTT – Class D
Age: 26
Height: 5’4 ¾
Weight: 115
Lives: Chicago, Illinois
Contest History: 2012: Steve Stone NY Metropolitans 1st Tall Class; Jr. USAs 1st Class D; Jr. Nationals 1st Class D; 2011: Arnold Amateur DNP Class D; Eastern USAs 1st Tall Class; Nationals 4th Class D; Ft. Lauderdale Cup 2nd Class C; 2010: Mid-States Muscle Classic 1st Tall Class and Overall; Iron Man Chicago 1st Tall Class and Overall; Illinois State Championships 3rd Tall Class
Judge’s Comments: “Another beautiful girl, but needs to work on her stage presence a little bit. I think she’ll do better for herself when she gets a little more comfortable on stage than what she comes across. Great skin tone, beautiful glute-ham area. Her condition was right on.”
JANELLE SAITONE-MCGUIRE – Class E
Age:
Height: 5’7
Weight: 120
Lives: Murietta, California
Contest History: 2012: Governor’s Cup 1st Class E; Jr. USA 1st Class E; Jr. Nationals 1st Class E; 2011: MuscleContest Championships 1st Class E; Team Universe 11th Class E; 2010: California State Championships 1st Class E and Overall; Greater Gulf States 1st Class E; USA Championships DNP
Judge’s Comments: “She should be able to step right on the pro stage. Her conditioning was right on. This was her third show this year, and each time her conditioning improves just a little bit. Her stage presence was improved here, so I wasn’t at all surprised to see her win her class.”
OTHER PRO CARD WINNERS:
LACEY DELUCA – Class A and Overall
Judge’s Comments: “Drop dead gorgeous, but she was very heavy comparatively. She has great stage presence and her looks are going to carry her, but to compete at the pro level she has to be tighter in the glutes and hams.”
RUTHIE HARRISON – Class F
Judge’s Comments: “She’s a very pretty girl. Nice glutes and hams. She’s going to need a little bit more curviness from the front. Needs to fill out just a little bit to help her on the pro stage.”
FITNESS
DARIAN TISSENBAUM
Age: 21
Height: 5’3
Weight: 128
Lives: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Contest History: 2012: Pittsburgh Championships 1st Class B and overall; Jr. Nationals 1st Class B and Overall
Judge’s Comments: She’s very young, so she needs to work on her body, but she has great lines. She just needs more overall muscle on her body but that will come. She was a gymnast in college, so routine-wise she could step on the pro stage right now. Her innate ability to move on stage, her presentation, her transitions – her routine could have easily fit with the top pro routines. Give her a year or two to let her body change and mature and she’ll be right up there.”
AMANDA HATFIELD
Age: 41
Height: 5’
Lives: Brunswick, Ohio
Weight:111
Contest History: 2012: Pittsburgh Championships 2nd Class A; Jr. USA 4th Class A; Jr. Nationals 1st Class C; 2011: Julie Palmer Showdown 1st Class A and Overall; Team Universe 5th Class A; North Americans 1st Class A
WOMEN’S PHYSIQUE
Age: 21
Height: 5’2
Weight: 120
Lives: Denver, Colorado
Contest History: 2012: Northern Colorado, 1st Class A and Overall; Jr. USA 4nd Class A; Jr. Nationals 1st Class A and Overall
Judge’s Comments: This girl has a beautiful package – nice lines, nice symmetry and is very pretty. To compete on the pro stage she is going to need to add some muscle. She definitely has the basics to work with.”
BETTY VASQUEZ – Class B
Age: 40
Height: 5’3
Weight: 115
Lives: Litchfield Park, Arizona
Contest History: 2012: California State Championships 1st Short Class and Overall; Jr. Nationals 1st Class B; 2011: Nationals 12th Class A
Judge’s Comments:Could have taken the overall only because she has such beautiful symmetry and nice lines. A nice overall look and a very attractive girl. Was very balanced between her symmetry and her stage presence. Going to need more muscle, especially in her back and upper chest. Her conditioning was where we like to see it, she had separation but no striations.
AMANDA BENDORF – Class C
Height: 5’5
Weight:127
Lives: Omaha, Nebraska
Contest History: 2012: Hardbody.com Duel of Champions 1st Class C and Overall; Jr. Nationals 1st Class C; 2011: Iowa Battle of Champions 3rd Class C
Judge’s comments: “She’s going to need to work a little bit on the glute and ham area – she needs a little more tightness and muscle in that area. I think she would do well to work on the poses, she could have presented herself in better light in the individual poses – it didn’t look like she was as comfortable with them.”
CASIE SHEPARD – Class D
Age: 26
Height: 6’2
Weight:165
Lives: Savage, Minnesota
Contest History: 2012: Minnesota State Championships 2nd Class B; Jr. Nationals 1st Class D; 2011: Minnesota State Championships 2nd Class F (Figure); 2009: Gopher State Championships 7th Tall Class (Figure); 2008: Rocky Mountain Championships 14th Tall Class (Figure); North Star DNP (Figure); Northern Colorado Championships 3rd Class F (Figure)
Judge’s Comments: “Nice structure to start with but needs more development in her legs. Her upper body is fine, I think she should give herself a little bit of time to work on the muscle in her legs to create more balance between her upper and lower body.”
MEN’S PHYSIQUE
SCOTT LAMB – Class B
Height: 5’9
Lives: San Jose, California
Weight:177
Contest History: 2012: Governor’s Cup 2nd Class B; Contra Costa Championships 1st Class B and Overall; Jr. Nationals 1st Class B; 2011: San Francisco Championships 1st Class B; Sacramento Championships 2nd Class B; Nationals 13th Class B
Judge’s Comments: “Nice stage presence and a nice look onstage. He doesn’t need to come in any tighter. He needs to work on his v-taper, that comes into play a little more on the pro stage when you’re up there with the best of the best.”
SADIK HADZOVIC – Class C and Overall
Age: 25
Height: 5’10 ½
Lives: New York, New York
Weight:179
Contest History: 2012: Steve Stone NY Metropolitans 1st Class C and Overall; Jr. USA 2nd Class C; Jr. Nationals 1st Class C and Overall; 2011: Brooklyn Grand Prix 2nd Class C
Judge’s Comments:“Beautiful taper, just enough muscle. His conditioning was right on. He fell in line with what we are looking in Men’s Physique. Great stage presence, was definitely the Overall winner here.”
TREVOR LARSEN
Age: 28
Height: 6’2
Lives: Henderson, Nevada
Weight:198
Contest History: 2012: Jr. Nationals 1st Class D; 2011: Gopher State Classic 1st Tall Class; Jr. Nationals 7th Class D; USA Championships DNP
Judge’s Comments: “Another nice look, nice stage presence . Would tell him to come in with the same level of conditioning. He had a nice balance between nice full muscle and a little bit of a taper without being too conditioned.”
OTHER PRO CARD WINNER:
SHERIDAN HOUSE, Class A
Judge’s Comments: “I think he’s someone could step on a pro stage right away. A good, balanced physique without being too conditioned. Nice taper, nice stage presence, nice look.”
