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                                                         bodybuilding can go away,                   Helle considered dropping out of
                                                         so can men’s bodybuilding. A                the competition, however through
                                                         bodybuilding stage should exist to  hard work and a support system
                                                         support all competitors who wish  that included Wings of Strength,
                                                         to compete.                                 she remained focused and driven.
                                                                                                     She joked that she knew she
                                                                                                     would win a car that had her
                                                                                                     name in it, aptly nicknaming her
                                                                                                     new Dodge Challenger Hellcat,
                                                                                                     the “Hellecat.”




            Bikini competitors from left to right:
            Jourdanne Lee (Georgia); Jennifer Ronzitti
            (Maryland); Amy Landry (Michigan); Monica
            Ellis (Texas); Kim Gutierrez (Chile),
            Ashlyn Brown (Arizona)
            the absence of the Ms. Olympia.
            The Rising Phoenix World                     Fitness competitors from left to right: Rene
            Championship serves as a forum               Brosch (Colorado); Terra Plum (Canada);
            where female bodybuilders could              Jeannine Tadeo (New York); Ryall Graber
                                                         (Canada), Alison Burns (Nebraska);
            compete and be recognized for
                                                         Shannon Siemer (Illinois)
            their accomplishments.
                                                            As the event reached its
                                                         climax, the time had come to
                                                         crown a new Rising Phoenix
                                                         winner—but not before the
                                                         women received special awards.               2019 Rising Phoenix World Champion
                                                                                                      Helle Trevino
                                                         Each of the 19 competitors
                                                         submitted a video sharing what                  The 2019 fifth Annual
                                                         drives them to compete in                   Rising Phoenix had the highest
                                                         bodybuilding along with a stage             attendance to-date. What
                                                         routine to express themselves               started out as a show that had
                                                         artistically. Nicki Chartrand won           to light its own way, turned
                                                         the best video award and Janeen             into a celebratory all-women’s
                                                         Lankowski won the best routine              event bringing female athletes
                                                         award. The final battle for the              from all over the world together
                                                         title came down to two former               to shine brightly enough to
              Fitness competitors: Rene Brosch & Alison   champions who had both won the  eclipse all obstacles. Wings of
             Burns having fun during the division’s jovial   Rising Phoenix World Champion           Strength is excited to announce
             pose-down.                                  title before—Margie Martin (2015            that through the hard work of
                Wood often says that Wings               & 2016) and Helle Trevino (2017).  their team and all participating
            of Strength supports all athletes               The crowd roared when the                female competitors, the Rising
            in all divisions—sponsoring and              new 2019 Rising Phoenix World               Phoenix will carry the torch to the
            promoting multiple shows year-               Champion was announced: Helle               Olympia stage in Las Vegas and
            round—because, as he is quick to             Trevino. After losing her mother            welcome the long-awaited return
            remind the audience, if women’s              unexpectedly earlier this year,             of the Ms. Olympia in 2020.






















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