OS 89--THE FIRST EVOLUTION NATURAL BODYBUILDING CHAMPIONSHIPS@MAPLEWOOD/RICHMOND HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL THEATER AUG 3

Photos by Maatology

The judges table which included Head Judge WNBF Pro/Chairman, Rich Fitter (center)

The stage area with the plaques and other prizes for the winners.

Over fifty contestants competed.

Starting off the show was singer Brittanie Peebles who sang the National Anthem

Emceeing was Co-founder of Midwest Muscle and host of Inside Natural

Bodybuilding Radio, Mike Neumann

Event producer Steven Lacy welcomes everyone for attending.

The first contest building was Mens Midwest Pro Body and the contestants were (in no particular order) Smiley Elmore, Michael Martino, Zach Roush, Paul Williams, Robert Johnson, Mario Reed and

Joshua Thomas

AND THE WINNER WAS

ROBERT JOHNSON who was posed with Quantarius Wilson and Lacy, Wilson repped RQQ Body Academy who sponsored this segment of the contest. Wilson also got Best Poser,

Up next as the Open Figure-Short and the contestants were Angie Ware, Kahlia Brookins, Idaria Goodwin and Hope Adams

AND THE WINNER WAS

KAHLIA BROOKINS who is posed with Ali of the St Lunatics and Lacy. The St Lunatics sponsored this segment of the competition.

 Up next was Open Figure-Tall and the contestants were Melissa Barnhill,  Jazz Jones, Nicole Dudas, and Laura Sahaida

AND THE WINNER WAS

NICOLE DUDAS who is posed with Courtni Bean of Pro Body Solutions and Lacy. Pro Body sponsored this segment

Up next was Open Mens Bodybuilding and the contestants were (in no particular order) Paul Burdess,

     Kenneth Everett, Marques Caudle, Quentin Hursey, Cliff Wilson and Sam Mopkins.

AND THE WINNER WAS

MARQUES CAUDLE who is posed with Bean and Lacy. Pro Body also sponsored this segment.

Up next was entertainment by guest poser Ed Castillo of DFAC Pro

Castillo in another costume.

Castillo entertaining the judges,

......and the crowd!

Up next was the Mr Athletic Short. The contestants in the running were Danny Zammit, Dave Deremer and  Joseph Fister 

AND THE WINNER WAS

DAVE DEREMER (second to left) posed with contestant Fister (who had taken second place), Lacy and third place contestant Zammit. Sponsored by Pro Body. Deremer also won Best Poser.

Up next was Mr Athletic Tall and the contestants were Kelly Skeffington, Daron Moore and Jamar Landrum. (on right of Lacy) There was a misjudgment in this segment  when Moore was first called out as the winner (as seen in this pic) but it was later discovered the emcee accidentally called the wrong person and the actual winner was Skeffington (left). Moore had taken second. Sponsored by Pro Body

The top winners in the Athletic Short (Deremer)  and Tall ( Skeffington) cmpeted in the Overall Athetic Title  and Deremer came out the winner (right) as he is posed with Deremer and Lacy.

Up next was Miss Athletic and there was only one person competing and that was Brittney Seibel who is posing with her award with Lacy. Sponsored by Pro Body

Also in another sole person competition was in The Masters Mens Bodybuilding 50 plus  age and the winner was Dexter Taylor. Also sponsored by Pro Body.

One of the highlighted competitions was Masters Mens Bodybuilding 60 plus age where contestants Adrian Shropshire (blue shorts) and Dan Nobel had a flex down duel. 

AND THE WINNER WAS

DAN NOBEL posed with Lacy. This segment was sponsored by Show Me Weights.

Up next was the Womens Boidybuilding contest and there were two contestants Ella Thomas (who won) and LeAnn Roberston who are posed trainer Mike Harris who's company Integrity Training Systems sponsored this segment. Thomas also won Best Poser.

Up next was Novice Figure and the competitors were (in no particular order) were Christy Allen, Toni Barnes, Cari Williams, Affton Moore and Christy Banholzer 

AND THE WINNER WAS

AFFTON MOORE who is posed with Alex Ellis, founder of TCP and Lacy. Ellis' company sponsored this segment.

Up next was the Overall Womens Bodybuilding contest with first place winners in Novice Figure, Affton Moore (LEFT), Open Figure Short, Kahlia Brookins (MIDDLE) and Open Figure Tall, Nicole Dudas (RIGHT)

AND THE WINNER WAS

BROOKINS who is posed with Lacy.

DUDAS won Best Poser and is posed with Lacy..

Up next was  Novice Mens Bodybuilding and the competitors were Edward Watkins, Brett Rutherford, Gerry Rowland and Richard Rankin

AND THE WINNER WAS

BRETT RUTHERFORD (second from left) who is posed with Cameron Ritter founder of 

Nutrishop STL  who sponsored this segment,

Up next was the Overall Mens Competition with winners Marques Caudle (Open Mens), Brett Rutherford (Novice Mens), Masters Mens (Daniel Nobel and Dexter Taylor)

AND THE WINNER WAS

MARQUES CAUDLE who is posed with Lacy.

DEXTER TAYLOR won Best Poser and is posed with Lacy.

Up next was the Miss Bikini Short contest and the competitors were Lisa Nobles, Kristina Nagy, Jamie Mohan, Nicolette Isaacs and Shilinda Harris

AND THE WINNER WAS

SHILINDA HARRIS who is posed with Blake Kirkland, trainer at Results Performance that sponsored this segment.

Up next was the Miss Bikini Tall contest which included (in no particular order) Michelle Dewitt, Candace Keevil, Taylor Walker, Donna Epperly and Jennifer Ray.

AND THE WINNER WAS

CANDACE KEEVIL who is also posed with Kirkland repping Results Performance that sponsored this segment.

Up next was the Overall Bikini contest that included the winners in Short (Shilinda Harris)and Tall (Candace Keevil)

AND THE WINNER WAS

CANDACE KEEVIL who is posed with Lacy.

Lacy brought up Bikini Short contestant Lisa Nobles to thank her for inspiring him to do the event.

After the show Lacy, Neumann and Johnson were all smiles posing for the OUTCAM.

Event staffer Aretha Richardson(middle) takes a pic at the step and repeat banner with makeup artist Nettie Kelly (left) and hairstylist Michelle Ashwood

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