Professional female bodybuilding competition
Rising Phoenix World Championships Status Active[1] Genre IFBB Professional League professional female bodybuilding[1] Frequency Annually[2] Venue Gila River Resorts & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass, Chandler, Arizona, United States of America[2] Coordinates 33°16′52″N 111°58′23″W / 33.281176°N 111.973°W / 33.281176; -111.973 [2] Years active 8[3] Inaugurated 22 August 2015[3] Founder Jake Wood Kristal Wood[4] Most recent 2022 Rising Phoenix World Championships[2] Previous event 2021 Rising Phoenix World Championships[5] Next event 2023 Rising Phoenix World Championships[1] Participants 15 Rising Phoenix World Championships invited IFBB Professional League professional female bodybuilders (mean; 2020 – present)
19 Rising Phoenix World Championships qualified IFBB Professional League professional female bodybuilders (mean; 2015 – 2019)[6] [3] Area International[2] Activity Spectator sport[2] Promoter Tim Gardner[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [5] [13] [1] Organized by Tim Gardner Productions
IFBB Professional League
Wings of Strength
Bikini Lab Hawaii[14] [2] Website wingsofstrength .net /event _schedule /risingphoenix2022 /
The IFBB Pro League Wings of Strength Rising Phoenix World Championships is a professional female bodybuilding competition, sponsored by Wings of Strength company founded by Jake and Kristal Wood.,[15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] promoted by Tim Gardner Productions, and sanctioned by the International Federation of BodyBuilders (I.F.B.B.). It was the most prestigious IFBB professional female bodybuilding event around from 2015 to 2019, while the Ms. Olympia contest was on hiatus. The first championship show took place in conjunction with the IFBB Texas Pro, the NPC Tim Gardner Texas Extravaganza, and the NPC National on August 22, 2015, at the Grand Hyatt, San Antonio, Texas.[22] [23]
History [ edit ]
On March 8, 2015, Wings of Strength announced the creation of the Rising Phoenix World Championships. Regarded as the successor to the Ms. Olympia, Rising Phoenix World Championships adopted the point qualification system that the Ms. Olympia had.[24] [25]
Champions [ edit ]
Chronologically [ edit ]
Year
Champions
Best poser award
Most muscular award
Best intro video award
Posedown music
Total prize
Venue
2015
Margaret Martin
Margaret Martin
Macarena by Los del Río
$99,500 & $65,000 Jeep Wrangler[26]
Grand Hyatt, San Antonio, Texas, United States
2016
Sheila Bleck
Tootsie Roll by Old School Players
$150,000 & $65,000 Jeep
Talking Stick Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
2017
Helle Trevino
Aleesha Young
Silvia Matta
$128,000 & $65,000 Jeep Wrangler[27]
2018
Alina Popa
Nicole Chartrand
Helle Trevino
LaDawn McDay
$123,000 & $100,000 Chevrolet Corvette
Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino, Chandler, Arizona, United States
2019
Helle Trevino
Mona Poursaleh
Aleesha Young
Silvia Matta
Berzerk by Eminem
$115,900 & $100,000 Dodge Challenger Hellcat
2020
Andrea Shaw
Andrea Shaw
$100,000 & Chevrolet Camaro
Talking Stick Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
2021
Mona Poursaleh
Irene Andersen
LaDawn McDay
Bring Me to Life by Evanescence
$120,000 & American prize vehicle
2022
Janeen Lankowski
Moonlight Sonata (Epic Trailer Version) by Hidden Citizens
Diplomatico (Remix) by Jabato
Get It On The Floor (feat. Swizz Beatz) by DMX
Lacrimosa by Apashe
$100,900 & Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD
Gila River Resorts & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass, Chandler, Arizona, United States
2023
Rene Marven
Andrea Shaw
Bulls On Parade by Rage Against the Machine
$100,000[28]
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
2024
TBD
Number of wins [ edit ]
Ranking
Champions
Years
Number of wins
Overall
Best poser award
Most muscular award
Best intro video award
1st
Andrea Shaw
2020 – 2023
4
1
1
0
2nd
Margaret Martin
2015 – 2016
2
0
Helle Trevino
2017 & 2019
2
0
1
3rd
Alina Popa
2018
1
0
4th
Sheila Bleck
2016 – 2017
0
2
Mona Poursaleh
2021 – 2022
Aleesha Young
2017 & 2019
0
2
Irene Andersen
2021 – 2022
Silvia Matta
2017 & 2019
0
2
LaDawn McDay
2018 & 2021
5th
Nicole Chartrand
2018
1
0
Janeen Lankowski
2022
0
1
Rene Marven
2023
1
0
Number of consecutive wins [ edit ]
Ranking
Champions
Years
Number of consecutive wins
Overall
Best poser award
Most muscular award
Best intro video award
1st
Andrea Shaw
2020 – 2023
4
0
0
0
2nd
Margaret Martin
2015 – 2016
2
Helle Trevino
2017 & 2019
3rd
Sheila Bleck
2016 – 2017
0
2
0
Mona Poursaleh
2021 – 2022
Aleesha Young
2017 & 2019
0
2
Irene Andersen
2021 – 2022
Silvia Matta
2017 & 2019
0
2
LaDawn McDay
2018 & 2021
Top 3 (Ms. Rising Phoenix) [ edit ]
Year
Champions
Runner−Up
3rd Place
2015
Margaret Martin
Helle Trevino
Debi Laszewski
2016
Sheila Bleck
Alina Popa
2017
Helle Trevino
Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
2018
Alina Popa
Margaret Martin
Sheila Bleck
2019
Helle Trevino
Irene Andersen
2020
Andrea Shaw
Helle Trevino
Monique Jones
2021
Mona Poursaleh
2022
MayLa Ash
Michaela Aycock
2023
Angela Yeo
Medals by nation (Ms. Rising Phoenix) [ edit ]
Top 3 (Best poser award) [ edit ]
Year
Champions
Runner−Up
3rd Place
2017
Sheila Bleck
Virginia Sanchez
Pauline Nelson
2018
Nicole Chartrand
Sheila Bleck
2019
Mona Poursaleh
Janeen Lankowski
Nicole Chartrand
2021
MayLa Ash
2022
MayLa Ash
Janeen Lankowski
2023
Rene Marven
Nicole Chartrand
Kristina Mendoza
Medals by nation (Best poser award) [ edit ]
Medals by nation (Most muscular award) [ edit ]
Rank
Nation
Most muscular award
1
United States (USA)
3
2
Sweden (SWE)
2
3
Denmark (DNK)
1
Top 3 (Best intro video award) [ edit ]
Year
Champions
Runner−Up
3rd Place
2017
Silvia Matta
Nicole Chartrand
Teresa Ivancik
2018
LaDawn McDay
Virginia Sanchez
Alina Popa
2019
Silvia Matta
Aleesha Young
Nicole Chartrand
2021
LaDawn McDay
Janeen Lankowski
Nicole Chartrand
2022
Janeen Lankowski
Sheena Ohlig
MayLa Ash
Medals by nation (Best intro video award) [ edit ]
Qualification [ edit ]
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See also [ edit ]
Ms. Olympia
Ms. International
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d 2023 Pro Schedule
^ a b c d e f g 2022 RISING PHOENIX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS & ARIZONA WOMEN’S PRO-AM (IFBB & NPC)
^ a b c 2015 scorecard
^ NEW IFBB PRO WOMENS BODYBUILDING SHOW
^ a b 2021 schedule
^ IFBB RISING PHOENIX ARIZONA PRO
^ 2015 schedule
^ 2016 schedule
^ 2017 scheule
^ 2018 schedule
^ 2019 schedule
^ 2020 schedule
^ 2022 schedule
^ 2021 RISING PHOENIX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS & ARIZONA WOMEN’S PRO-AM
^ JAKE WOOD WAS A BODYBUILDING FAN LONG BEFORE BECOMING OLYMPIA OWNER , Muscle & Fitness, Roger Lockridge
^ Jake Wood: From Aerospace to owning the Olympia brand , Evolution of Bodybuilding, August 18, 2020, Kevin Grech
^ Olympia President Jake Wood Confirms Masters Olympia Coming Next Year: ‘Definitely by 2023’ , Fitness Volt, February 14th 2022, Doug Murray
^ OLYMPIA Sold to Jake Wood , The Barbell, February 14, 2020, Greg Merritt
^ Jake Wood: His Vision For Make Bodybuilding for Every Body , Southern Muscle Guide, Rachel Payne
^ Monday Night Muscle Special Guest: Jake Wood , Digital Muscle, August 17, 2020, by Shawn Ray
^ If I Were Jake Wood What Changes Would I Make to the Olympia? , Strong Fitness, Matt Weik
^ "ANNOUNCING THE '2015 IFBB WINGS OF STRENGTH RISING PHOENIX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS' " (PDF) . wingsofstrength.net. March 9, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015 .
^ Jake & Kristal Wood, Wings of Strength & Tim Gardner Productions Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
^ Tim Gardner Productions Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
^ ANNOUNCING THE ‘2015 IFBB WINGS OF STRENGTH RISING PHOENIX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS’ Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
^ "ANNOUNCING THE '2015 IFBB WINGS OF STRENGTH RISING PHOENIX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS' " (PDF) . Wingsofstrength.net. March 9, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015 .
^ Protocols. 2017 IFBB WOS ARIZONA PRO. results
^ 2023 NPC/IFBB RISING PHOENIX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS & ARIZONA WOMEN’S PRO-AM (IFBB & NPC)
External links [ edit ]
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Ms. Rising Phoenix champions
Martin
Trevino (2017)
Popa (2018)
Trevino (2019)
Shaw