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4th Annual FAME International Championships
November 6, 2009 to November 7, 2009
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
War Memorial Auditorium - 800 NE 8th St - 33304-2867
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For more information go to

http://www.bodyproud.org/events/fame-international

Check out Bodybuilding.com’s full contest coverage from this competition right here.

2009 FAME World Championships Results. Check out the results from the 2009 FAME World Championships here. [ View 2009 FAME World Championships Results ]

For more information on this contest go to www.bodyproud.org.

FAME is giving away two amazing trips! Someone will win a trip to South Africa to host our TV show there and the bodybuilder with the best routine will win a trip the Czech Republic for the FAME European Championships to be the guest poser!!!

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Body Proud athletes from around the world have officially united!

The thrill, the excitement, the anticipation is in the air! Who will be crowned the 2009 FAME World Champion of the WORLD?

Not an easy call, as there are sooo many fantastic physique athletes all vying for the same title. However, it’s not just about the physique. It’s about ENTERTAINMENT, presentation, CREATIVITY, enthusiasm, PERSONALITY and who has that WOW factor!

So… Who has it? That perfect and complete WOW package?

Who will be given the title of a lifetime? Whose performance will outperform past champions? Who is going to make that leap to stardom???

So many questions…. So many uncertainties… right now.

At this point, before Judging has even begun, It could be ANYONE!

HOWEVER, if there’s someone you admire, favor or just want to win, you can be a key influencer to help change that person’s life FOREVER!

How?

Simple.

Just be present! Be there in the crowd to cheer them on, scream their name or competitor number, share your energy and extend your support.
It’s amazingly that simple!

You have the power! You have the power to make dreams become a reality, to change lives forever and to reward those who are deserving role models. You have that power… So act now… and reach for it.

Experience the excitement. Fuel your own passion. Be a part of history. Join the ‘world’ at the FAME World Championships this Friday, Saturday &/or Sunday at Theater Outrement (1248 Bernard Ave W) in beautiful Montreal. Reserve your tickets right now.

Limited reserved seating available. Order online or purchase at the door. The choice is yours. You hold the power. Choose wisely.

See you at the FAME World Championships.

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For South Africa

By competing in the upcoming 2009 FAME World Championships YOU can be the lucky recipient of a dream come true holiday experience where YOU are the Star!!

That’s right. Someone from the World Championship weekend will be flying down on a Luxury 1 Week Vacation to beautiful South Africa!

Once there, you will be met with Star Treatment, Photoshoots, Media Opportunities and a TV Appearance on the 3rd annual FAME South Africa Television Special!

In addition, you will be awarded the opportunity to host the 3rd Annual FAME South Africa National Championships as its esteemed emcee!!

Following a 4 Night stay in the world renowned Emerald Casino outside Johannesburg on the banks of the Vaal River, and a 1 night Deluxe Accommodation at Tuscany on Vaal Estate, you will also enjoy 2 amazing nights on a real South African Game Reserve!

Included in this package is:

• Round Trip Airfare to South Africa
• 8 Days / 7 nights Accommodations
• Breakfast Daily
• Opportunity to emcee the FAME South Africa Championships
• A Week of STAR Treatment!
• A big thank you to Force Events, our FAME South Africa promotion team!

The winner will be selected based on several factors including:
  - Final Placement at the 2009 FAME World Championships
  - Embodiment of the Body Proud Lifestyle.
  - Ability to represent Body Proud and FAME as an Ambassador around the world!

Joanne Rossi of Force Events, the former South African Gladiator (”Force”) will be making the final selections.

Good luck to you all. It could be any one of you! To be eligible you must have an updated profile in the Body Proud Community www.BodyProud.org and register to compete!

For Czech

One lucky Bodybuilder from the FAME World Championships will have the opportunity of a lifetime to be the feature celebrity performer on stage in Europe!

That’s Right! The Bodybuilder chosen to have the Best Routine at the FAME World Championships, will be awarded the prize of guest performing their routine at the FAME European Championships in the Czech Republic this Fall.

The competitor can be from any bodybuilding division, amateur or Pro, and does not need to win his or her division to be eligible. All you have to do is WOW the entire judging panel and audience with your physique/routine combination!!

This is a great opportunity for competitors to showcase their physique in a creative, original and entertaining way!

Included in this Prize Package:

• Round trip airfare to the Czech Republic from anywhere in the world
• A full weekend with 2 Nights luxury accommodations at the Event in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.
• Personal ‘transportation service” by the President of FAME Czech Republic himself who will pick you up from the airport and take you to the venue!
• Star treatment and red carpet experience that every great guest performer deserves!
• Status as the Celebrity Guest
• Opportunity to perform your routine in Europe at an annual National Level event!

About Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

Karlovy Vary ( also known in English as Carlsbad) is a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, on the confluence of the rivers Oh?e and Teplá, approximately 130 km (80.78 miles) west of Prague. It is named after King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who founded the city in 1370. It is historically famous for its hot springs (13 main springs, about 300 smaller springs, and the warm-water Teplá River).

In the 19th century, it became a popular tourist destination, especially for international celebrities visiting for spa treatment. The city is also known for the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and the popular Czech liqueur Karlovarská Becherovka. The glass manufacturer Moser Glass is located in Carlsbad. The city has also given its name to the famous delicacy known as “Carlsbad plums”. These plums are candied in hot syrup, then halved and stuffed into dried damsons; this gives them a very intense flavor.

The city has been used as the location for a number of film-shoots, including the 2006 films Last Holiday and box-office hit Casino Royale, both of which used the city’s Grandhotel Pupp in different guises.

Carlsbad, New Mexico; Carlsbad Caverns National Park; and Carlsbad, California all take their names from Carlsbad

Spread the word about the FAME World Championships and win CASH!

As the 2009 FAME World Championships approaches, we have two great ways for you to help spread the word and win CASH in the process!
Option 1:
Create your own video talking about the FAME World Championships and upload it to the FAME World Championships Group Page on BodyProud.org and to YouTube.com The video can be funny, serious, artistic, informative, or inspirational! You can document your own training for the show, or talk about why you are planning to go! Tell the world why your Body Proud physique will be on stage at the FAME World Championships and show us how you got there! If you are competing, creating your own video will help promote YOU and build YOUR fan base. Create a new following and have the fans screaming in the audience when you take the stage!

If you are a spectator and fan, tell the world what the FAME World Championships means to you. Help build the excitement and fill the audience with fans to cheer on the competitors. Your support from the audience provides the energy and excitement to help the competitors on stage be their best!

Once you have uploaded your video to YouTube.com and posted it to the FAME World Championships Group Page on BodyProud.org, send an email to Promotions@BodyProud.org with links to both posts. The winning video will be selected based on it’s creativity, originality, and promotion of the FAME World Championships and Body Proud ideals! The winning video will be chosen on June 5th and will be featured on the front page of BodyProud.org. The creator of the winning video will be paid a cash prize of $100!
Create your videos today and promote the FAME World Championships and yourself to the World!

Option 2.
Post the 2009 FAME World Championships Poster on your Facebook, MySpace, or other web page and tell the world about the show! Use the poster as your avatar or post it on your wall or home page! Let the world know you will be competing or cheering on the athletes on stage from the audience. Once you have the poster up, email us a link to Promotions@BodyProud.org
We will choose 1 winner per week from the entries submitted to win a $50 cash prize, just for putting up the poster!
Click the link below to download the poster and start putting it up all over the web!

Download the 2009 FAME World Championships Poster!

Take advantage of these two great promotions to help us spread the world about the 2009 FAME World Championships and to win some CASH in the process!

Check out Bodybuilding.com’s full contest coverage from this competition right here.

2009 FAME Lone Star Weekend Results. Check out the results from the 2009 FAME Lone Star Weekend contest here. [ View 2009 FAME Lone Star Weekend Results ]

Congratulations to all the athletes of the first FAME USA Lone Star Weekend!  All of you raised the bar for the future competitors as EVERY competitor came to this event ready and hungry to win.  This class of athletes was the most conditioned class I have seen in my 15 plus years in this industry!  Thank you all!

We would like to send a special thank you to Amy Dean, the first FAME USA host.  You did a great job!!!

Ryan Custer of Cougar Energy Drink excited the crowd with their search to the point of the authorities coming out for the “disturbance”…but when they saw the women, well, I guess there was no problem!!!  LOL!  Congratulations to Bethany Clarke for winning the search and Hilary Coffie for winning the Hot Mom contest.

Alex Ballines of Optimum Nutrition allowed our audience to ask the question to their potential spokespeople, what a great idea!  Real questions from real consumers…it was awesome.  Mandy Fonville edged out FAME newcomer Malcolm Houston for the search…BUT, it looks like the BOTH will be used by the supplement great!!  Congratulations to you both!

Visit the FAME USA pages for more information and testimonials from our athletes and spectators…this was a first class event excitement to sophistication.

Optimum Nutrition Spokesperson Search
Winner - Mandy Fonville
Runner-up - Malcom Houston

Cougar Energy Drink Spokesperson Search
Winner – Bethany Clarke
Runner-up – Krissy Richard
2nd Runner-up – April Gutierrez
*Hot Mom Contest – Hilary Coffie

Check out Bodybuilding.com’s full contest coverage from this competition right here.

2009 FAME Northeast USA Model & Figure Championships Check out the results from the 2009 FAME Northeast USA Model & Figure Championships here. [ View 2009 FAME Northeast USA Model & Figure Championships Results ]

More information here.

I love the last week of contest prep!  I love being able to say this is my last leg work out, this is my last regular workout, this is my last deplete day!  My training partner who’s a WNSO Muscle Model and Fitness model pro always says that the last week doesn’t count.  I think she’s right!  Everybody tells you how excited they are for you, how it’s almost there and all of a sudden the diet that killed you the week before isn’t that bad anymore…

I went with my training partner to do groceries and buy all our competition stuff as well as our post contest food lol.  After buying a gazillion dollars worth of candy, chips and chocolate I was told by the cashier that I was lucky to get to eat all of that and be so small!!!!!  If only she knew

This time around I’m a lot better prepared, it’s the world Championship after all!  We modified my diet and my training and I have never been in better shape.  There wasn’t really time for me to add some size since I just did a show but I will be a lot leaner.  Last week I was 8.something BF at 108!!!!!!  My legs are looking a lot better than last time and I’m really happy about that!  I still have a week to go,  2 more deplete days, 3 carb up days, 1 last back and chest wo, 1 last arm  wo, 1 last deplete wo and than I will rest and eat sweet potatoes and oats and will enjoy this great adventure!

Someone once asked me why I was so relax the day of the show.  My answer was simple, I love it!  I also know that it’s a judged sport so there is not much you cna do about the outcome so if you show up with your best body every time and you’re proud of yourself you have already won…

have a good one and good luck to all of you who will be competing next week-end in Toronto!

Isabelle!

P.S. I would like to give Isabelle Galarneau my training partner a big shout out for her constant support and to my man Michael (1_2_Rage) thank you so much!  I never could have done this without you!

I’m so sorry!!!!!

I know I suck and I should have posted before but as usual work got the best of me?

I’m happy to say that I did well at FAME East,  I actually won my division (open fitness model)  I just had so much fun that day and will remember April 19 2008 for a very long time!  I woke up rested and happy!  My boyfriend (currently deployed)  had sent me a little video wishing me good luck and saying he was proud of me so it was a great start to my day.  It was a gorgeous sunny day and I was all smile driving over to the venue.  I got there got dressed and went upstairs to watch the guys compete.  All I can say is WOW, the men were in amazing shape and I was impressed with how well the show was run.  Watched the guys from my team kick some butt and went backstage to get ready knowing that it would be my turn soon.

It was very special for me because my parents are not necessarily big fans of me competing but my mom came to see my show and so did my friends and my neighbors.  I walked on stage with the biggest smile and got such a confidence boost seeing my mom cheering me on.  Also knowing that my man was proud of me and was staying up all night to check up on me was great!

Pre-judging went great and my coach was happy with my stage presence so  all I had to do was focus on theme wear and enjoy myself!  I have to say that I really enjoyed competing with the WNSO because it’s fun.  It’s a great show to watch and competitors and staff were just so nice, I didn’t want to leave!!!  Talking about entertaining, my coach competed with his girlfriend in the fittest duo category and their routine gave me Goosebumps.  It is featured on the WNSO website so if you have a chance check it out,  they got a standing ovation at the end and when you see it you will understand why.

The award ceremony was obviously the highlight of my day.  When they called out my name for the top 3 I was shocked,   I guess I didn’t really have any expectations.  I looked at my coach standing beside me and he just smiled and said good job. I walked to the middle of the stage with the biggest grin and not really knowing what was happening.  They called out 3rd place and I was standing there ready to fake smile as they called my name for 2nd place… when they called out the 2nd place winner and said the new fitness model open winner is Isabelle Rochon my mind went blank and I just had a miss America moment where I covered my mouth and stood there with the dumbest look on my face lol.  All I could hear after that was my younger sister screaming “don’t cry… smile!” and I looked at the judges and said thank you.  Then I looked at my coach who was laughing at my reaction and smiled and got my composure back.  After that all I kept thinking was I need to e-mail my main man that is girl didn’t disappoint   

Next was a nice long shower to get all that tan off followed by pizza and watching my man GSP school Mat Serra…  that completed my already perfect day!

After that I took a week off and enjoyed some food ( not too much)  When I met with my coach we agreed that I would compete in the WNSO world championship on June 15.

So as  I write this I am 2 weeks out and starving.  I’m meeting with my designer for my new theme wear this week. I’m still debating if I will get a new competition suit done,  competing is soooooo expensive , I really need to focus on getting a sponsor after this show.  So far my contest prep is going great, I am leaner than I was for my last show and about 2 lbs lighter and I still have 2 weeks to go.

I am really looking forward to competing again in 2 weeks.  My training partner will be competing the day before in the muscle model category and I can’t wait to go and cheer for her.  Ava Cowan will also be there so you know I will just have to ask her to take a picture with me ( I know I’m such a geek) I’m a huge fan of her and her videos series here on BB.com.

I am very lucky to be able to compete and to have the support of my friends and family but most of all I’m lucky to have such a supportive boyfriend.  Thank you Michael!

Wish me luck!

This past weekend at the Ava Cowan FAME Tropical was just amazing! This being my first event, I really didn’t know what to expect.  There was a moderate athlete turnout but I couldn’t help but think of just how many more competitors there would be next year. I now know so much more about promoting an event, so I will be pounding the payment here in South Florida, promoting throughout the year.

From what I have heard so far everyone had a blast, and felt very good in regards to the outcome of the show.  A good reputation is paramount so I am hoping the news will travel in the area. The venue was simply amazing so I will be using the same auditorium again next May.

The best part of the show was the audience participation. They were serving beer at the snack bar so people were having more fun than I am sure they expected to have. People made signs and were screaming for their friends or family members. The Fitness Model Open Winner, Jessica Uffens, has 4 children, and her husband had some cool signs. One read, “This Chick Has 4 Kids!” It was great to see.

Next May, I plan on hosting the Ava Cowan FAME Tropical again, and look forward to this being an annual event.  This gives all of you plenty of time to set those long term fitness goals. Making the decision to step on stage will forever change your life.

I look forward to meeting everyone again next year!

Train Hard! Train Natural!

Ava Cowan

Marzia Prince Wins The Lyzabeth Lopez FAME Classic Bikini Competition On Saturday, May 10, 2008 In Toronto, Canada!

(Dallas, Texas) Marzia Prince, global magazine model for Gaspari Nutrition, won the Bikini Competition at the Lyzabeth Lopez FAME Classic that was held in Toronto, Canada on Saturday May 10, 2008.

As the result of her victory, Marzia has earned her pro card with FAME.  Less than 100 women worldwide have the honor of holding a FAME pro card. This victory is another major success in 2008 for Marzia who also was selected FHM100 Most Sexiest Women in the world in their South Africa publication and recently with the hostess for the NPC Ronnie Coleman Bodybuilding/Figure Classic held in May.  Also, Marzia is schedule to be featured in Muscular Development Magazine with her sister, Alizia Gutierrez this summer.  Marzia will be competing in the FAME Pro World Championships in Toronto, Canada this summer.

Backstage with two wonderful contestants!

“I am very excited about the victory at FAME in Toronto and winning my pro card,” voiced Marzia Prince – Glamour/Fitness Model.  “The last 24 months have been an extremely fast pace and rewarding.  The hard work in the gym and having the right nutrition plan has paid off with the success I am achieving.   Winning the FAME competition in Toronto is the beginning of my move from just a fitness model to more mainstream glamour model opportunities.  Also, I want to be able to use the FAME organization as a platform to promote to women around the world about how to keep a healthy and fit life no matter how old you are.  I am looking forward in competing on the Pro Tour with FAME and working with them in any capacity they may need me to promote fitness anywhere around the world.”

ABOUT MARZIA PRINCE:

Marzia is an internationally known glamour & fitness model that has appeared on numerous magazine covers.  Marzia is currently a personal trainer in her hometown of Dallas, Texas when she is not traveling on personal appearances, photo shoots, hosting events, and entering competitions.  Marzia is currently writing her first book on fitness for women that is due out the end of 2008 or Spring 2009.  Finally, Marzia’s long-term goal is to be a spokesperson for the fitness industry on how to live a better life through exercise and nutrition.

ABOUT FAME/WNSO:

The FAME/WNSO (World National Sport Organization) is an all natural fitness and bodybuilding organization based out of Toronto, Canada. All WNSO events are drug tested to ensure fair, drug-free competitions. The organization was founded 10 years ago and conducts events nationally and internationally.

Ava Cowan FAME Tropical May 17, 2008!

I am so excited to be collaborating with the WNSO (World Natural Sports Organization) to bring you “Ava Cowan FAME Tropical” here in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in May 2008!

Calling all natural athletes..don’t miss this incredible opportunity!

What: Ava Cowan FAME Tropical- Pro Qualifier for ALL CATEGORIES!!

Where: The War Memorial Auditorium just minutes from some the most incredible beaches in the world! Perfect for relaxing or using for some incredible photo shoot locations!

When: May 17, 2008

This Level 2 show will consist of all competition categories and will not only be a qualifier for the FAME World Championships but the annual FAME North American Championships in Miami in November.

Categories: Swimsuit Model, Fitness Model, Muscle Model, Figure, Bodybuilding - Pro Qualifier!!

Athletes, this is your time to shine. And through FAME you can achieve your fitness goals by competing! From the first time competitor to the most advanced athlete, there is a division for everyone!

I look forward to meeting each and every one of you!

Register today at http://www.wowfame.com

***The link to register directly or buy your spectator tickets:***

http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=172649

Ava Cowan CPTS, NSCA-CPT
WNSO Figure Professional
Figure America Overall Champion
FAME Advanced Figure North American Champion

ATTENTION:
1 FITNESS MODEL WINNER WILL will receive Up to $5,000 US of general or cosmetic dental work by Dr. Melanie Pugh, DMD, PA plus photo’s for your portfolio.
Value: Up to $5,000US
***Comprehensive Exam D0150; Full Mouth
Series of Xrays D0210″

More info at:

http://avacowan.com/news/21/