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La La Latona Takes Home Gold in Sacramento

November 5th, 2010 Kaitlyn Eames Leave a comment Go to comments

The first pro bikini show on Sacramento soil is in the books and Vegas resident, Amanda Latona was crowned the winner. The win comes as no huge surprise for those who follow the bikini division.

Jessica Paxson-Putnam, Amanda Latona & Natalie Pennington celebrate. Photo by Ron Avidan.

The HardBody Breakdown 1. Amanda Latona - Amanda showcased her best look and presentation to date. If this version of Amanda would have been seen on the Olympia stage, who knows where she may have placed. No sense in dwelling on the past. The always stunning Latona brought confidence to the stage and it showed. She’ll take a little bit of time off before heading to Columbus for the Bikini International. Yes, she needs to get the invite first but you can bet that she’ll be a front-runner for the first ever Bikini International in March.

2. Jessica Paxson-Putnam - Jess stepped up her game here and put herself back in top consideration in the Bikini ranks. She had a flattering suit and one of the lone blondes to rise to the top in Bikini. She brought a tighter look than in the past and showcased her best look to date. As I mentioned in my preview, if she brought a tight booty to the stage you’d see her in a top spot. The booty was on point and she’ll be back on the Olympia stage in 2011. A case could be made for her to be one of the few invited to the Bikini International as well.

3. Natalie Pennington - Pennington’s exotic looks and quite confidence has won the judges over. She was a lock on the judge’s score cards for third and solidified herself as a top threat for any show she enters. I’d still like to see a rounder booty on her but hey the judges are liking what they see.

4. Laura Calderon - An impressive debut from Laura. She ditched the red bow suit from Nationals but I still wasn’t crazy about her suit choice here. She has the looks and the physique to be on the Olympia Bikini stage. It will come down to some fine tuning on the little details before we see her there. Solid start to her pro career.

5. Vanessa Prebyl – Vanessa is already heading to the Olympia with her third place finish in Houston but was looking to move up here. She slipped a bit and wasn’t quite as tight in the lower body as she was in Texas.

6. Leigh Brandt - The Canadian cutie made some improvements since the last time she competed in the States. I like her look and as she continues to polish her presentation you’ll see her move up in the bikini ranks.

7. Safiya Johnson - Safiya was improved here but could still be a bit tighter. If she tightens up she’ll move up but until then we’ll see her in the middle of the pack. She has the potential to move up though.

8. Jennifer Dietrick - I had Dietrick a lock for the top five heading into this show but she wasn’t quite tight enough to get there. One of the better booties in all of bikini.

9. Theresa Byrne - Not quite the debut Theresa was hoping for but the showing can help her improve for the next one. I look for her to refine some details and move up in the placings at future shows.

10. Sherlyn Roy - This wasn’t the same Sherlyn that fans saw in New York where she qualified for the Olympia. This was probably the worst we’ve seen her since making the switch from figure to bikini. Whatever she did for this show, she’ll want to avoid it and go back to the formula she used earlier in the year.

11. Nita Marquez - Nita made the switch from Fitness to Bikini and certainly has the personality to sass it up however her physique didn’t match up. Nita missed the mark here and found herself at the bottom of the pack.

Zara Pineda-Boorder made the trek down from Canada however she missed the prejudging portion of the show. Definitely not something any competitor wants to have happen. A reminder to all competitors that the show must go on. If you’re not there they can only wait so long for you. She did pose at the evening show but a bummer for her to miss the judging in the morning. I’m sure we won’t see her make that mistake again. Julia Aragon and Brooke Mora were both slated to be in the show but withdrew before the show.

IFBB SACRAMENTO PRO BIKINI RESULTS 1. Amanda Latona* 2. Jessica Paxson-Putnam* 3. Natalie Pennington* 4. Laura Calderon 5. Vanessa Prebyl 6. Leigh Brandt 7. Safiya Johnson 8. Jennifer Dietrick 9. Theresa Byrne 10. Sherlyn Roy 11. Nita Marquez

* Qualify for 2011 Bikini Olympia

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