With over 150 competitors, the Ms. Bikini America was a lot than a beauty contest. Winning the Tall Class was Australian Jacquii Alexander, a stunning 5'8", 120 lbs., 38 year old She is a very active lady who also competes in snowboard events and was a ballerina for 12 years. Jacquii has an MBA in strategic management and is an American Express operations director.

Massachusetts Correction Officer Amy Guerin shed her uniform and took the stage at Ms. Bikini America where she was a Top 5 Finalist. The 5'2", 117 lbs., 29 year old has played field hockey through school and still is in a women's league and coaches a youth team. Amy was the '12 Model New England Champion and says that next season she will pump her game and perform in the Fitness Division for the first time. She explains, "Athletics run through my veins! I am looking forward to taking on a new challenge which will push me to another level. I want to step outside my comfort zone on a daily basis not only by doing fitness but on a daily basis."

A declared lady jock, Kelli Coleman has just about done it all. Besides taking Ms. Bikini America, 5th Place Short Class, the 5'3", 110 lbs., children's camp director says, "It all started at the age of 3 when I began gymnastics and ballet. I am played many sports growing up including soccer and volleyball. I love training and staying in great shape and I enjoy challenging myself in the gym and exceeding personal goals." Kelli has her B.A. in Journalism from Northern Illinois University.

Following her big win at Ms. Bikini Latina in Mexico City,Karimejaret Mareno Canche did not have any problems finding sponsors to compete at Ms. Bikini America last month in Las Vegas. The 5'2", 110 lbs., 27 year old social management assistant weight trains and does aerobics 3x per week. Karimejaret says, "I keep a tight diet all season, even during the holidays. Everyone in my home loves Mexican cooking, so I cautious when I sit for down for supper. I need to eat a little cleaner to stay in shape."

Fitness America Pro Champion Stacie Venagro is overwhelmed and comforted by Else Lautala upon winning the show last month in Las Vegas. Stacie says, "This is the exact moment Fitness America named me the 2013 Pro Champ! This year was a tough one and there was amazing competition! I'm so blessed to have been crowned this title for two years in a row! The Rhode Island native is a lifelong competitive dancer who's taken her lifelong skills and opened her own dance studio earlier this year.

The new Model America Champions Mark Robinson & Jessica Vasquez topped an amazing line of the world's most attractive sports models in Las Vegas last month. Mark traveled from Australia's Gold Coast where he does commercial modeling and provides personal nutrition services. Jessica is a Texas elementary school teacher and does models, runways shows and magazine photo shoots throughout the year.

Texan Alina Adams has been training after work for a couple of years. But, at the urging of some friends the 5'6", 115 lbs, 28 year old bank recruiter recently entered her first show. So, Alina was a complete surprise when she walked on stage in Ft. Worth and won both the Ms. Bikini Texas and Model Texas Championships! The University of Texas graduate has a degree in psychology and says she just enjoys training to stay fit and healthy.

The Musclemania® America Championships hosted the best natural women bodybuilders in the world! Taking the show was an incredible Patricia Payne of Kansas City (C). The 5'3", 115 lbs., 39 year old trainer is a 3x Musclemania Champion as well as 8 other major international titles. Pat and her husband, MM Pro Law Payne, are sponsored by Nutrabio. Placing at the show (L-R) Eunju Bae (5th, Korea),Melanie Redington (3rd, Alaska), Martyna Sarozi (2nd, Spain) and Celine Ruchard (4th, Switzerland).

The Ms. Bikini Central America in September was Guatemala's hottest ticket in town with an audience dressed for a classy night out. The Top 3 Finalists included Hamy Nataly Tejeda Funes 3rd, Damaris Vides Orellana 1st, and Remata Nesquita Arcanjo 2nd (L-R). Next season's show will also feature a new Fitness Fashion Show and open to all fitness women throughout Central America.

As an all around athlete, Chantelle Cooke keeps active all year. And, as a audience favorite at Ms. Bikini Canada in Montreal, she had a blast on stage. The 5'7", 125 lbs., 28 year old native American Indian works at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort in upstate New York. Chantelle is a single mom with two kids at home and enjoys riding her motorcycle license, deer hunting every season and loves fishing, mountain climbing & kayaking.

The Fitness America Weekend™ Team Champs was just awarded to Team Australia, a hotly competitive group of 6 competitors who accumulated 95 points by winning multiple classes or divisions. Top Aussie point winners included new Ms. Bikini America™ Hattie Boydle (27 points), Ms. Bikini and Model Classic Winner Kristen Lonie (20 points) and Musclemania® World Champion Nathan Wallace (20 points). Other Top 5 Teams including Team Savage Warrriors (2nd Place, 82 points), Team Korea #1 (3rd Place, 71 points),Team Australian Natural Bodz (4th Place, 65 points) andTeam New Mexico Iron (5th Place, 60 points). Complete placings and scores are available here.

Competitors can represent a trainer or coach, local, regional or national fitness centers, sports clubs or other companies and national teams.  Teams can be composed of 3 to 10 people and each with a team leader. Each team may have competitors that are competing in different classes and divisions. And, if a team gets too large, then they can split and form two or more separate teams.

In the 2014 season, the following shows will feature the Team Championships:

• Fitness Universe Weekend
• Fitness America Weekend
• Fitness Asia
• Fitness India
• Fitness Latino
• Fitness Mexico
• Fitness New York
• Fitness Paris
• Fitness Texas

With over 100 of the world's most attractive, healthy and elegant ladies on stage, last month's Ms. Bikini America was a weekend of living beauty. A bevy of veteran competitors and first-timers relished in the excitement which included judges from Hollywood, New York, Miami and Las Vegas. The sports fitness, lifestyle and consumer media recorded everything and shot many of the ladies outdoors, in temporary, on-site studios and at local fitness centers. Over 25 magazines were represented and a few had multiple photographers shooting throughout the weekend.

With over 100 of the world's most attractive, healthy and elegant ladies on stage, last month's Ms. Bikini America was a weekend of living beauty. A bevy of veteran competitors and first-timers relished in the excitement which included judges from Hollywood, New York, Miami and Las Vegas. The sports fitness, lifestyle and consumer media recorded everything and shot many of the ladies outdoors, in temporary, on-site studios and at local fitness centers. Over 25 magazines were represented and a few had multiple photographers shooting throughout the weekend.

The insane, world class lighting at Fitness America Weekend™ last weekend in Las Vegas made every competitor look like a star! The pulsating production was designed specific for each competitor according to their apparel and music beats. "It is like performing at a rock concert", said one of the fitness competitors. The lighting director and his team worked tirelessly for four days installing and programming the systems and then testing with some of the competitors. It all went to the producer's motto to, "Make every competitor feel like a star!"

Team Finland Fitness rocked Las Vegas last weekend! Former Fitness America™ Champion Else Lautala (R) took 2nd Pro, Sofia Ruusila-Nousianen (L) was a Model America and Ms. Bikini America Class Winner and Elina Tervo (C) took the 2nd Ms. Bikini America and 6th Model America! Else has been competing in Fitness America for over 10 years and now she will be promoting the new Fitness Helsinki.Championships next February. "I am so excited to bring home the show that I have performed at for so long," Else expressed. "Everyone in Scandenavia is so excited."