2007 IFBB Figure Pro Card Rankings
FigureRX Magazine
September/October 2007

There is no doubt that the 2007 IFBB figure pro card class is already highly accomplished, with Jennifer Gates placing fourth at the Olympia and winning the Motor City Pro, and future superstar Krissy Chin hitting the ground running with two solid pro performances. Heather Green also competed in the Olympia and will continue what is already a world-class modeling career at the pro level, while Nicole Wilkins has signed with JMP Management and competed at the World Championships in Spain. But amidst all of these accomplishments, we believe that one of the top pro card winners is quietly making even more improvements and preparing to hit the national scene in 2008.

FigureRX 2007 Figure Pro Card Class Featured Athlete - Teresa Anthony

That competitor is Teresa Anthony from Maryland, who won Class F (tall) at the National Figure Championships this July. Teresa navigated the ultra-competitive tall class all season and placed at or near the top, including 2nd place finishes at the first ever Arnold Classic Amateur and the Junior National Figure Championships. Teresa combines good size with beauty, conditioning, vascularity and one of the most symmetrical physiques on stage this NPC season. But there is a lot that we don't know about Teresa, so we decided to feature this deserving athlete in FigureRX magazine as we kick off our IFBB profiles and rankings for all of the 2007 pro card winners.

Please go here to read Teresa's entire FigureRX interview.
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THE 2007 IFBB FIGURE PRO CARD WINNERS

NPC Junior USA Figure Championships
Paola Almerico (Florida)
Valerie Haines

NPC Junior National Figure Championships
Tana Clough (Colorado)
Jennifer Gates (Indiana)
Melissa Pearo (Oklahoma)
Brenda Marie Smith (Ohio)

Canadian National Figure Championships
Jeni Briscoe
CeaAnna Kerr

NPC National Figure Championships
Teresa Anthony (Maryland)
Huong Arcinas (California)
Tara Chandler
Krissy Chin (Florida)
Stacy Clary
Becky Clawson (Ohio)
Meriza DeGuzman (California)
Heather Green (Florida)
Melissa Griffin (South Carolina)
Karen Mullarkey (Arizona)
Hazel Nelson
Nicole Wilkins


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NPC USA Figure Championships
Catherine Andersen
April Fortier (California)
Desha Rodriguez (Florida)
Lynn Widdowson
Allison Williams (Massachusetts)
Jessica Wright (Indiana)

NPC Masters Figure Championships
Tivisay Briceno (Tennessee)

IFBB North American Figure Championships
Jessica Steffens (Colorado)
Nancy Georges (California)
Amy Thompson (Florida)

Thanks to all who participated in 2007 IFBB Figure Pro Card feature article!

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Total Score: (Class Tier Ranking)
Competition Score: (0-10)
Career Score: (0-10)
Media Exposure Score: (0-10)
Future Potential Score: (0-5)

Tivisay Briceno went pro by winning the overall title at the 2007 NPC Masters Figure Championships.

She made her pro debut at the 2007 IFBB Palm Beach Pro Figure in October. For the FigureRX contest report please go here.

To see FigureRX video of Tivisay on stage please click or download HERE.

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Total Score: (Class Tier Ranking)
Competition Score: (0-10)
Career Score: (0-10)
Media Exposure Score: (0-10)
Future Potential Score: (0-5)

Jessica Wright went pro by winning Figure Class F at the 2007 NPC USA Championships.

She will be making her IFBB Professional debut at the KentuckyMuscle Pro Figure on November 10, 2007. For a FigureRX preview of this event please go here.

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Place holder

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Total Score: Incomplete (Class Tier Ranking: NA)

Competition Score: 7 (0-10) (Olympia qualification, Arnold Invite)
Career Score: Incomplete (0-10)
Media Exposure Score: Incomplete (0-10)
Future Potential Score: 3 (0-5)

Brenda Marie Smith went pro by winning Figure Class C at the 2007 NPC Junior National Championships.

She made her IFBB Professional debut at the KentuckyMuscle Pro Figure on November 10, 2007 and placed third, qualifying for the 2008 Olympia. For a FigureRX preview of this event please go here. For our contest report including video of Brenda in action please go here.

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Total Score: (Class Tier Ranking)
Competition Score: (0-10)
Career Score: (0-10)
Media Exposure Score: (0-10)
Future Potential Score: (0-5)

Huong Arcinas went pro by winning Figure Class A at the 2007 NPC National Figure Championships.

She will be making her IFBB Professional debut at the Sacramento Pro Figure Grand Prix on November 3, 2007. For a FigureRX preview of this event please go here. Depending on how things go in Sacramento she has indicated she may also compete at the KentuckyMuscle on November 10th.

Huong has recently appeared on the Alluring Fitness web site.

She is proudly sponsored by ON / ABB.


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Desha Rodriguez
Home State: Florida

Total Score: Incomplete (Class Tier Ranking: NA)

Competition Score: Incomplete (0-10)
Career Score: Incomplete (0-10)
Media Exposure Score: Incomplete (0-10)
Future Potential Score: 5 (0-5) (sky high potential, keep an eye out in 2008)

Desha Rodriguez went pro by winning Figure Class A at the 2007 NPC USA Championships.

She was hoping to make her IFBB Professional debut at the KentuckyMuscle Pro Figure in November 2007, but she was unable to do so because of an illness. Desha will undoubtedly make a big splash as soon as she hits the pro stage.

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2008 Competition Plans: To Be Announced

Desha's NPC Contest Highlights:
2007 NPC USA Figure, 1st Place Class A (Pro Card)
2007 NPC National Figure, 8th Place Class A
2006 NPC USA Figure, 8th Place Class A
2006 NPC Southern States Figure, 1st Place Class A

Desha lives in South Florida where she is a mother, a teacher and a future IFBB superstar. She has occasionally worked a booth for GNC.
Desha Rodriguez official web site photos Isaac Hinds

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Total Score: Incomplete (Class Tier Ranking: NA)

Competition Score: 6 (0-10) (two above average pro show appearances)
Career Score: 6 (0-10) (top management company, bonus for fitness crossover, sponsor unknown)
Media Exposure Score: Incomplete (0-10)
Future Potential Score: 2 (0-5)

April Fortier went pro by winning Figure Class D at the 2007 NPC USA Figure Championships. She made her pro debut in her home state of California at the Sacramento Pro Figure (to see the FigureRX preview go HERE and for event coverage please go HERE.). April most recently competed at the 2007 IFBB KentuckyMuscle Pro Figure. To see FigureRX coverage including video of April please go HERE.

April's IFBB Professional Contest History:
2007 IFBB KentuckyMuscle Pro Figure, 12th Place
2007 IFBB Sacramento Pro Figure, 9th Place (Pro Debut)

2008 Competition Plans: Unknown

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April's NPC Contest Highlights:
2007 NPC USA Figure, 1st Place Class D (Pro Card)
2007 NPC National Figure, 3rd Place Class D
2007 NPC Team Universe Fitness, 3rd Place Class C
2007 NPC Junior National Figure, 4th Place Class D
2007 NPC Junior National Fitness, 4th Place Class C

April is managed by JMP Management / Fitness Management Group.
We are currently unaware of any sponsorship affiliations.

For the best additional photo coverage of April please see Muscular Development Online (LINK). You can also find photos and videos of April at Muscletease (LINK), and she appears in Issue #35 of Hardfitness (sample below).

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Jennifer Gates
Home State: Indiana
"Jennifer Gates" figure
Total Score: 31 (Class Tier Ranking: One)

Competition Score: 10 (0-10) (pro wins, great Olympia showing, Arnold Invite)
Career Score: 9 (0-10) (JMP, 8-Ball - doesn't get much better)
Media Exposure Score: 9 (0-10) (new feature in Flex ups this score)
Future Potential Score: 3 (0-5) (only place to move up is Olympia or Arnold)

Jennifer Gates went pro by winning Figure Class A and the overall title at the 2007 NPC Junior National Figure Championships. With all of her accomplishments she is currently at the top of the 2007 pro card rankings and busting the grading curve for her class. She is known for her combination of muscle, beauty and symmetry. You can see some real life details about her on her AMG profile page (LINK).

She has already made a huge impact on the pro stage. On FigureRX, you can find Jennifer in our 2007 Junior Nationals Contest Report (LINK) as well as our 2007 Figure Olympia Preview and Report.

Jennifer's IFBB Professional Contest History:
2007 IFBB Figure Olympia, 4th Place
2007 IFBB Motor City Pro Figure, 1st Place
2007 IFBB New York Pro Figure, 3rd Place (Pro Debut)

2008 Competition Plans:
Arnold Figure International (LINK)



Jennifer's NPC Contest Highlights:
2007 NPC Junior National Figure, 1st Place Class A and Overall (Pro Card)
2007 NPC Junior USA Figure, 3rd Place Class A
2006 NPC USA Figure, 7th Place Class A
2006 NPC National Figure, 9th Place Class A
2006 NPC Junior National Figure, 2nd Place Class A
2006 NPC Junior USA Figure, 7th Place Class A
2005 NPC Junior National Figure, 6th Place Class A

For the best contest photo coverage of Jennifer, we recommend Muscular Development Online (LINK). To see a sample of her work as a fitness model please see her portfolio at Bodysport (LINK). Jennifer also has an interview at Living Beautiful Radio (LINK). Before she earned her pro card, she did some impressive video work with TomNine (LINK).

Jennifer is managed by JMP Management / Fitness Management Group.
She is proudly sponsored by 8-Ball Nutrition.



She launched herself into the media big time with her modeling spread in the December 2007 issue of Flex, a magazine that typically features few females outside of the advertisements. Jennifer has also received a lot of magazine coverage based on her competition performances.




FigureRX expects Jennifer to be invited to participate at the 2008 Arnold where she will likely make an impressive debut. She is also widely expected to move up from her 4th place showing at the 2007 Olympia.

Visit Jennifer at her newly launched web site and support her member area!
Link to Jenn's Web Site

Jennifer Gates official web site
We like this retro photo of Jennifer, circa 2005. Thanks to GeneX.

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Stephen,

Very nice article....great job!

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Teresa Anthony
IFBB Figure Pro
http://www.myspace.com/teresaanthony24

Pro card profiles for April Fortier, Jennifer Gates, and Desha Rodriguez updated on Monday, December 24th.

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Pro card profile for Jennifer Gates updated on Wednesday, January 9th.

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