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2009 GeneX Awards
Top Amateur : Amber Defrancesco
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For tuning pro next: Nekole Hamrick, Amber Defrancesco
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Best national-level debut: Sarah Hayes
(placed 4th in the heavyweight class at Nationals; a lot of people thought she should have placed higher)
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Best pro debut: Gayle Frankie
(second at Tampa Pro and 13th at the Ms O)
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Most improved (amateur) |
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:Lisette Acevedo
(14th in light-heavies at Nationals in 2008 to middleweight winner at Nationals in 2009) |
and Kristi Bruce |
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Most improved (pro): Debi Laszewksi
(second at the Arnold, third at the Ms O)
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Best comeback (amateur): Nicole Berg
(light-heavyweight winner at Nationals - first national-level show since 2005)
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Best comeback (pro): Nancy Lewis
(competed this year for the first time since 2004 with a smaller waist than ever:
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Young Guns/Rising Stars |
Angie Robertson
(thick, dense muscularity) |
Deanna Harvick
(great shape) |
Kristen Curlee |
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Best Most Muscular of 2009: Hazel Piazza
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JAMES COOK PHOTO FAVORITES |
Ashley Goncalves |
Angie Robertson: |
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