FITNESS MODEL - MALE

Open:

Hayden Edwards - 1st

Andy Stilin  - 2nd

Brandon Lanthier - 3rd

Guntur Wu - 4th

Nic Barile - 5th

MUSCLE MODEL - FEMALE:

Sylva Mischke - 1st ** New FAME Pro!

Patti Lewis - 2nd

Kim Scoffins - 3rd

Bonnie Ann Fiala - 4th

Kim Scoffins - 5th

Stacy White - 6th

Tamara Currie - 7th

Jennifer Butts - 8th

MUSCLE MODEL - MALE:

Xavier Trujillo - 1st ** New FAME Pro!

Brandon Lanthier - 2nd

Jhon Toribio

FITNESS

Open:

Kim Scoffins - 1st

Monica Elliott - 2nd

Kailey-Michelle Plain - 3rd

Susan Coombs - 4th
Stacy Clough - 5th

Roxanne McCleary - 6th

Advanced:

Naomi Keane - 1st ***New FAME Pro

Margo Northey

FIGURE

Stacy White - 1st

Aleya Gegali - 2nd

FITNESS MODEL SEARCH - FEMALE:

Open - Short:

Michelle Jeanpierre - 1st

Kim Scoffins - 2nd

Jillian Mooney - 3rd

Monica Elliott - 4th

Vanny Vay - 5th

Kailey-Michelle Plain - 6th

Alecia Tennant - 7th

Karri Hayward - 8th

Angelique Pires - 9th

Open - Tall:

Marilyse Mayerhofer - 1st

Sarah Geiger - 2nd

Stacy Clough - 3rd

Apollonia Vanova -4th

Shari Morrison - 5th

Shannon Moore - 6th

Megan Cofield - 7th

Julie Rossman - 8th

Michelle Haddad - 9th

Tara Merko -10th

Haley Vickerstaff - 11th

Masters:

Jillian Mooney -- 1st ** New FAME Pro Megan Lea Cole - 2nd

Advanced:

Naomi Keane - 1st ** New FAME Pro

Erin Wagenaar - 2nd

What a Way to Kick Start  Season 1 of the 2008 FAME World Tour!

The 2008 FAME World Tour started off with an amazing first event in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada this weekend. With over 90 athletes competing in all categories, as young as 52 and even younger at 20 the packed Centennial Theater crowd was entertained, and dazzled from the moment the first FAME athlete stepped on stage!

The 10th Annual FAME West officially began on Friday night when the athletes stormed the Holiday Inn in North Vancouver to complete their final registration for the show. Although the sign ups began at 5:00, there were excited people milling around the hotel from 3:00 on and all 93 passed through the process in about 2 and half hours!

Following registration there was a last minute FAME Camp led by FAME Fitness Model Pro Fatima Leite Kusch. "The camp is great as it gives the athletes the opportunity to do a final rehearsal before the show," explained Fatima. And it really does make a difference as one of the FAME Camp attendees Xavier Trujillo went on to win the Muscle Model Division and even got his Pro Card!

Athletes arrived at the theater bright and early at 8:00 am to get ready for the show. We began the day with the bodybuilders and figure athletes taking to the stage first for the Physique Screening round and then right into the competition. "The judging portion of the show is really exciting as this is where the athletes really show their stuff, and you really capture the real essence of the art of the physique" say Tim Rollans one of the Official Event Photographers.

The audience witnessed an amazing display of muscled and toned bodies as the first group stepped on stage at 9:00 am and ended around 2:00 pm. The judging panel consisted of FAME Fitness Model Pro Fatima Leite Kusch, FAME Muscle Pro Christen Kwan, FAME Trainer James Scott and Dr Blair Whitmarsh and Head Judge, FAME Co-President Jeffrey Kippel.

The judging portion of the show consists of very detailed physique analysis comparing athletes against each other in each division on stage, "this is where you really get to see the posing and athletism, " says James Scott. "it is really amazing seeing it from this perspective. I learned so much being on the other side of the judges table" explains Chris Kwan, who is normally on competing on stage.

The finals and entertainment show began at 7:00 pm sharp with an opening number that had the audience roaring as all the athletes rushed the stage! The energy was immediately followed with an amazing guest routine performed by FAME Fitness Pro Amelie Verret all the way from Sherbrook, Quebec. With the adrenaline pumping the male bodybuilders took to the stage to show off their favorite pose and display their rippling muscles in a posedown that lasted so long we had to pull them off the stage so they could perform their routines!

Robert Limerick, 49, who won the masters class, paid tribute to his home country of Scotland with a inspired routine, kilt and all. Graham Chan, the first of the Maple Ridge athletes sponsored by Cutting Edge Nutrition, won the Short Class of Open Bodybuilding. This was followed by a win by his brother, Richy Chan, in the Medium Class, whose showed off his "softer" side with a routine choreographed to a love ballad. The tall class winner, Jiro Cruickshank, had the audience at its feet when he won his division. He had a lot of support in the crowd as he also competed with his brother Sayer who took 2nd place in the Medium Class. Evan MacIntyre, our youngest athlete on stage this weekend at 20 years, won the Junior Class and also placed 4th in the Medium Class. And finally in the male divisions, Tony Ruggiero, from Everett, Washington, won the Advanced Division and received his FAME Pro Card.

Next to the stage were our female bodybuilders in the Open, Masters and Grandmasters divisions. When they stepped on stage for their posedown the audience erupted with cheers! The physiques were amazing and the enthusiasm on stage incredible. Sylva Mischke had an amazing performance which included a mixture of gymnastics, strength moves and showed off her ripped,

symmetrical body. She took 1st place in both the Masters and Open Division and also went on to win her FAME Pro Card in the Muscle Model Division a bit later in the evening.

There were 2 incredible athletes in the Grandmasters Class - Pamela Stein - who had the energy of a teenager as she sprang onto stage to win her class, with Jennifer Butts following with her huge support of family in the crowd wearing the shirts "My Grandma can kick your Grandma's A!@".

Next up in our Fitness Division, the photographers and crowd were entertained with powerful high energy routines. Kim Scoffins, who won the Open Division, showed off her endurance levels with pikes and straddle holds and other combinations of strength and flexibility moves. Monica Elliott who placed 2nd revealed a perfectly choreographed routine making use of silver batons .......  Kailley-Michelle Plain placed 3rd displaying great energy, confidence and stage presence for her first time stage appearance.

The Advance Division also saw some amazing routines. Naomi Keane, winning her FAME Pro Card in this Class, as well as the Fitness Model Class, showed the audience a Geisha inspired routine, with a beautiful costume and routine filled with incredible energy! Margo Northey, placing 2nd, performed a perfectly choreographed routine that showcased her bubbly personality and stage presence.

After the intermission the audience was thoroughly impressed with the eye-popping physiques and creative themewear round for the Fitness Model Divisions. From Vegas Show Girl to Dark Angel; Italian Sausage  to Roman Gladiator;  each girl and guy added their own personality and creativity! In the Short Class Michelle Jeanpierre won first place, in the Tall Class Marilyse Mayerhofer took first place and in the Men's division Hayden Edwards won his class. The last division, and the largest class of the day, was the Bikini Models. Megan Cofield, beat out 19 athletes to win this class and get her FAME Pro Card.

At there was still more excitement as FAME Muscle Pro Chris Kwan showed off her masculine side with her black and white tophat and tails as she performed her routine to Tom Jones playing in the background. The show wrapped up at 9:30 with the athletes all on stage receiving their awards and then being interviewed backstage for FAME TV!

From the registration meeting, to surprise drug tests, to media interviews and cheering fans, the 10th Annual FAME West was a huge success! Athletes qualifying at this show will move onto the 2008 FAME World Championships and Pro Showdown taking place June 13-15th in Toronto, Canada. And for those of you from out of town, you can experience all the thrills of the event as FAME makes history with televising the full event in real time on FAME Web TV!

We would like to also take this opportunity to thank everyone who came out to the show, from media to photographers, from fans to the theatre crew and of course to all the athletes who made us proud to host these events! A special thanks goes out to our backstage crew led by FAME Event Manager Shannon Lucier.... Thank you, Kevin Friesen, FAME Pro Amelie Verret, FAME Pro Ocean Bloom, Nancy Lockington, Carl Sutherland and to FAME Fitness Model Pro Kamber Lidenbach who joined  the athletes on stage for the awards ceremony.

Winners Representing these Places:

Maple Ridge, BC  -  14

Victoria, BC - 8

Vancouver, BC - 7

North Vancouver, BC - 4

Vancouver Island - 2

Dominican Republic - 2

Calgary, AB- 2

Pitt Medows, BC - 2

Bellingham, WA - 1

Everett, WA - 1

Richmond, BC - 1

Whistler, BC - 1

Courtney, BC - 1

Slovakia - 1

Penticton, BC - 1

Nanaimo, BC - 1

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Fitness - Open

Bodybuilding  - Junior

Bodybuilding  - Advanced

Bodybuilding  - Master

Bodybuilding  - Open

Bodybuilding  - Master

Bodybuilding  - Grandmasters

Bikini Model - General

Fitness Model - Masters

Fitness Model - Open - Short

Fitness Model - Open - Tall

Fitness Model - Open

Fitness Model - Level 3

Bodybuilding - Open - Tall

Muscle Model

Muscle Model

Figure

Bodybuilding - Open - Short

Fitness - Advanced

Judging Panel

Professional Photos by: Tim Rollans

Other Photos: submitted by FAMErs

Bodybuilding - Open - Tall