Italy
Puerto Rico
United States
Mexico
Belarus
New Zealand
SpainMariela Merced
Mariela Merced IFBB Pro Figure Athlete
Originally reported by hardcorefbb.com →
Athletes
46
Divisions
4
Pro Cards
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Tier
pro
Women's Bikini — Podium placements as documented — sources cited below
Bikini final placements
| Place | Athlete | Country | Pro Card | Compare with the winner | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iulia Maria Baba | — | — | contests.npcnewsonline.com | |
| 2 | Ekaterina Opekunova | — | — | vs Baba | contests.npcnewsonline.com |
| 3 | Ndeye Ndour | — | — | vs Baba | contests.npcnewsonline.com |
| 4 | Alessia Facchin | Italy | — | vs Baba | contests.npcnewsonline.com |
| 5 | Eli Fernandez | — | — | vs Baba | contests.npcnewsonline.com |
| 6 | Alexandra Vatthauer | — | — | vs Baba | contests.npcnewsonline.com |
| 7 | Huong Mai | — | — | vs Baba | contests.npcnewsonline.com |
| 8 | Gina Sardina | — | — | vs Baba | contests.npcnewsonline.com |
| 9 | Fabiana Alves | — | — | vs Baba | contests.npcnewsonline.com |
| 10 | Yuri Maruyama | — | — | vs Baba | contests.npcnewsonline.com |
| 11 | Michelle Santana | — | — | vs Baba | contests.npcnewsonline.com |
| 12 | Bianca Van Wyk | — | — | vs Baba | contests.npcnewsonline.com |
| 13 | Luciana Gisinger | — | — | vs Baba | contests.npcnewsonline.com |
| 14 | Cheryl Sweeney | — | — | vs Baba | contests.npcnewsonline.com |
| 15 | Shawn Hektor Lewis | — | — | vs Baba | contests.npcnewsonline.com |
Women's Figure Masters 40+ final placements
| Place | Athlete | Country | Pro Card | Compare with the winner | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mariela Merced | Puerto Rico | — | hardcorefbb.com · profile | |
| 3 | Andre Arceneaux | United States | — | hardcorefbb.com · profile |
Figure final placements
Women's Physique final placements
| Place | Athlete | Country | Pro Card | Compare with the winner | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elena Aviles Romero | Spain | — | contests.npcnewsonline.com | |
| 2 | Heather Rigsby | — | — | vs Romero | contests.npcnewsonline.com |
| 3 | Manon Dutilly | — | — | vs Romero | contests.npcnewsonline.com |
| 4 | Tiffany Walker | — | — | vs Romero | contests.npcnewsonline.com |
| 4 | Jeanette Martin | United States | — | vs Romero | hardcorefbb.com · profile |
| 5 | Heather Johnson | — | — | vs Romero | contests.npcnewsonline.com |
| 6 | Sandra Amaro | United States | — | vs Romero | contests.npcnewsonline.com |
| 7 | Carrie Mercier | United States | — | vs Romero | contests.npcnewsonline.com |
| 8 | Nathalee Thompson | — | — | vs Romero | contests.npcnewsonline.com |
| 9 | Kathleen Alvarez | — | — | vs Romero | contests.npcnewsonline.com |
| 10 | Santana Francisco | — | — | vs Romero | contests.npcnewsonline.com |
| 11 | Farrah Faulkner | United States | — | vs Romero | contests.npcnewsonline.com |
| 12 | Marta Gallegos | — | — | vs Romero | contests.npcnewsonline.com |
The field, and what each athlete brought 44 athletes in 3 divisions. Sorted by Iron Score, which counts past placements only — it is a record, not a prediction.
Women's Physique
- The 2023 champion, Marie-Solange Essoh, did not compete.
- 10 athletes were making their debut at this show, on our record.
- Elena Aviles Romero and Kathleen Alvarez have met 3 times on record; Elena Aviles Romero leads 3–0.
| Placed | Athlete | Country | Iron Score | Career | At this show | Here before | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elena Aviles Romero | Spain | 2,008 top 5% | 12 · 2 · 6 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Jeanette Martin |
| 2 | Heather Rigsby | — | 1,555 | 5 · 0 · 2 | 4th · 1 edition | '23 4th | vs Jeanette Martin |
| 3 | Manon Dutilly | — | 1,907 top 6% | 13 · 1 · 9 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Jeanette Martin |
| 4 | Jeanette Martin | United States | 2,043 top 5% | 7 · 2 · 6 | debut | not in 2023 | |
| 4 | Tiffany Walker | — | 1,694 top 9% | 9 · 0 · 2 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Jeanette Martin |
| 5 | Heather Johnson | — | 1,373 | 3 · 0 · 1 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Jeanette Martin |
| 6 | Sandra Amaro | United States | 1,568 | 9 · 1 · 2 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Jeanette Martin |
| 7 | Carrie Mercier | United States | 1,242 | 6 · 0 · 0 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Jeanette Martin |
| 8 | Nathalee Thompson | — | 1,290 | 6 · 0 · 0 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Jeanette Martin |
| 9 | Kathleen Alvarez | — | 1,411 | 5 · 0 · 2 | 3rd · 1 edition | not in 2023 · '22 3rd | vs Jeanette Martin |
| 10 | Santana Francisco | — | 1,223 | 2 · 0 · 0 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Jeanette Martin |
| 11 | Farrah Faulkner | United States | 1,832 top 7% | 19 · 1 · 5 | 9th · 1 edition | '23 9th | vs Jeanette Martin |
| 12 | Marta Gallegos | — | 1,323 | 5 · 0 · 0 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Jeanette Martin |
When they met before row athlete’s record against the column athlete, every shared show on record
| Martin | Romero | Dutilly | Faulkner | Walker | Amaro | Rigsby | Alvarez | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeanette Martin | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Elena Aviles Romero | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Manon Dutilly | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Farrah Faulkner | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Tiffany Walker | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Sandra Amaro | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Heather Rigsby | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Kathleen Alvarez | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Figure
- The 2023 champion, Nicole Zenobia Graham, did not compete.
- 14 athletes were making their debut at this show, on our record.
- Aksana Yukhno and Thais Cabrices Werner have met 6 times on record; Thais Cabrices Werner leads 6–0.
| Placed | Athlete | Country | Iron Score | Career | At this show | Here before | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natalia Soltero | Mexico | 4,467 top 1% | 28 · 9 · 18 | debut | not in 2023 | |
| 2 | Mariela Merced | Puerto Rico | 2,213 top 4% | 9 · 4 · 6 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Natalia Soltero |
| 2 | Edith Driver | United States | 1,676 top 10% | 19 · 0 · 4 | 6th · 1 edition | '23 6th | vs Natalia Soltero |
| 3 | Maude Exantus | — | 2,284 top 3% | 20 · 2 · 8 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Natalia Soltero |
| 3 | Andre Arceneaux | United States | 1,393 | 6 · 0 · 1 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Natalia Soltero |
| 4 | Julie Medina | — | 1,259 | 3 · 0 · 0 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Natalia Soltero |
| 5 | Marie-Solange Essoh | — | 2,246 top 4% | 13 · 2 · 7 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Natalia Soltero |
| 7 | Thais Cabrices Werner | — | 2,177 top 4% | 26 · 1 · 5 | 2nd · 1 edition | '23 2nd | vs Natalia Soltero |
| 8 | Aksana Yukhno | Belarus | 2,125 top 4% | 21 · 2 · 5 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Natalia Soltero |
| 10 | Lakeisha Roulhac | United States | 1,507 | 9 · 0 · 2 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Natalia Soltero |
| 11 | Jessica Chandy | New Zealand | 1,248 | 4 · 0 · 0 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Natalia Soltero |
| 12 | Mikaela Gracey | — | 1,204 | 1 · 0 · 0 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Natalia Soltero |
| 13 | Amanda McCroskey | — | 1,217 | 3 · 0 · 0 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Natalia Soltero |
| 14 | Cristina Chatti | — | 1,335 | 10 · 0 · 1 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Natalia Soltero |
| 15 | Edie Davis | — | 1,234 | 6 · 0 · 0 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Natalia Soltero |
| 16 | Hellana Hernandez | — | 1,202 | 1 · 0 · 0 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Natalia Soltero |
When they met before row athlete’s record against the column athlete, every shared show on record
| Soltero | Exantus | Essoh | Merced | Werner | Yukhno | Driver | Roulhac | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalia Soltero | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Maude Exantus | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Marie-Solange Essoh | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Mariela Merced | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Thais Cabrices Werner | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | |
| Aksana Yukhno | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Edith Driver | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Lakeisha Roulhac | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Bikini
- Defending champion Ndeye Ndour (2023) competed.
- 13 athletes were making their debut at this show, on our record.
- Alessia Facchin and Eli Fernandez have met 13 times on record; Eli Fernandez leads 9–4.
| Placed | Athlete | Country | Iron Score | Career | At this show | Here before | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iulia Maria Baba | — | 3,203 top 1% | 44 · 4 · 16 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Eli Fernandez |
| 2 | Ekaterina Opekunova | — | 1,774 top 8% | 14 · 0 · 4 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Eli Fernandez |
| 3 | Ndeye Ndour | — | 2,253 top 3% | 20 · 2 · 10 | 1st · 1 title · 1 edition | '23 1st | vs Eli Fernandez |
| 4 | Alessia Facchin | Italy | 3,787 top 1% | 96 · 5 · 28 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Eli Fernandez |
| 5 | Eli Fernandez | — | 3,836 top 1% | 52 · 6 · 26 | debut | not in 2023 | |
| 6 | Alexandra Vatthauer | — | 2,165 top 4% | 13 · 2 · 6 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Eli Fernandez |
| 7 | Huong Mai | — | 1,236 | 7 · 0 · 0 | 7th · 1 edition | '23 7th | vs Eli Fernandez |
| 8 | Gina Sardina | — | 1,875 top 6% | 42 · 0 · 5 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Eli Fernandez |
| 9 | Fabiana Alves | — | 1,235 | 3 · 0 · 0 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Eli Fernandez |
| 10 | Yuri Maruyama | — | 1,435 | 9 · 1 · 1 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Eli Fernandez |
| 11 | Michelle Santana | — | 1,217 | 3 · 0 · 0 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Eli Fernandez |
| 12 | Bianca Van Wyk | — | 1,225 | 6 · 0 · 0 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Eli Fernandez |
| 13 | Luciana Gisinger | — | 1,226 | 2 · 0 · 0 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Eli Fernandez |
| 14 | Cheryl Sweeney | — | 1,633 | 9 · 0 · 4 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Eli Fernandez |
| 15 | Shawn Hektor Lewis | — | 1,237 | 13 · 0 · 0 | debut | not in 2023 | vs Eli Fernandez |
When they met before row athlete’s record against the column athlete, every shared show on record
| Fernandez | Facchin | Baba | Ndour | Vatthauer | Sardina | Opekunova | Sweeney | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Fernandez | 9–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Alessia Facchin | 4–9 | 2–6 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 7–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | |
| Iulia Maria Baba | 3–0 | 6–2 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Ndeye Ndour | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Alexandra Vatthauer | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Gina Sardina | 0–5 | 0–7 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Ekaterina Opekunova | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Cheryl Sweeney | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
Roll of honour every winner of this show on our record, all editions and name variants
| Year | Women's Physique | Figure | Wellness | Bikini | Fit Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Xavera Lindsay | Cortney Hackett / Dorothy Tiller | — | Yuri Maruyama / Helaine deTomasi | Jessica Koston |
| 2025 | — | — | — | Jordan Brannon | — |
| 2024 | Elena Aviles Romero | Natalia Soltero | — | Iulia Maria Baba | — |
| 2023 | Marie-Solange Essoh | Nicole Zenobia Graham | — | Ndeye Ndour | — |
| 2022 | Cheryl Mears / Maya Khawly | Laurie Buckley / Lynne Allen | Casey Delong | Miriam Jenkins / Fallon A. Wainwright / Paulette Andrews | — |
| 2021 | — | Edith Davis | — | — | — |
Official score cards
Score cards · Day 2 npcnewsonline.com
The federation's cards list each athlete's total points and final place. They do not name the judges and do not show any single judge's marks — so the numbers behind a placing can be read, but not who gave them.
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Coverage Recaps, previews and reactions from partner sites — excerpts rewritten by the SteelQueens editorial team.
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