The 2023 World Klash Pro Championships Bikini show will be held in Charleston, SC, on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Athletes from seven countries will be in this lineup competing for a win as well as a qualification to compete at the 2023 Olympia Weekend in Orlando, FL, on Nov. 2-5, 2023.
This lineup features a past Olympia champion, an athlete who has already qualified for the Olympia, and several competitors who could pull off an upset win. The full roster is below, with names in alphabetical order:
2023 World Klash Pro Championships Roster
- Iulia Baba (Romania)
- Wu Bi (China)
- Ariana Brothers (USA)
- Jessica Dexter (USA)
- Nina DiTommaso (USA)
- Sacita Duffy (USA)
- Katiuska Gintili (USA)
- Jill Humphrey (USA)
- Kateryna Kauffmann (Canada)
- Laure Kralovec (USA)
- Jessica Lewis (USA)
- Megan Long (USA)
- Erin Mahon (USA)
- Radka Meyer (France)
- Laura Moore-Shay (USA)
- Ndeye Ndour (USA)
- Vanessa Guzman Niebla (USA)
- Rachael Oberst (USA)
- Vanesa Ocana (Argentina)
- Kate Orara (USA)
- Elisa Valentim Pecini (Brazil)
- Kasie L. Rodriguez (USA)
- Africa Sanz (USA)
- Maria Vegas (USA)
- Fallon Wainwright (USA)
- Angela White (USA)
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Elisa Valentim Pecini
Pecini was the 2019 Bikini Olympia champion and is on the hunt for a second Olympia win. She doesn’t need to win this contest because Olympia champions are qualified in their division for life.
However, Pecini can use this show to help determine a strategy for the Olympia. Furthermore, a win will keep another competitor out of the Olympia lineup, as only pro show winners qualify in 2023.
Ariana Brothers
Ariana Brothers already has a win in 2023 at the 2023 Nashville Fit Show Pro. This show gives her an opportunity to stand next to a past Olympia champion, and if Brothers wins, no Olympia qualification will be issued to anyone else. Brothers competed in this show in 2020 and finished in 16th place. She will almost assuredly rank higher this time around.
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Wu Bi
Wu Bi is a contender to score the win and must do so to qualify for the 2023 Bikini Olympia. Bi placed as high as second this season at the 2-23 Tahoe Pro. She ranked fifth at the 2023 Texas Pro. No athlete from China has yet qualified for the 2023 Bikini Olympia, so Bi could change if the judges favor her physique.
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