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Behind the scenes @ the 2006 Nationals - Part 3
by Hans - November 9-12, 2006

More behind-the-scenes shots from the 2006 Nationals in Miami Beach. Part 3: Around the host hotel on Sunday.

Finally a pro! 2006 Nationals heavyweight and overall winner Lora Ottenad by the pool on Sunday morning after doing the official class winners' photo shoot. Check out her legs.
Light-heavyweight winner and new pro Debi Laszewski in between photo shoots. That suitcase, in case you're wondering, has all her outfits in it - the competitors all drag them around everywhere when they do shoots.
By 10.30 a.m. it was brutally hot out by the pool. Here's Annie Rivieccio working on her tan while she waits for her next shoot - with...
... Kristy Hawkins.

The morning after a show, female bodybuilders have pretty much one thing on their minds - food! Here's lightweight Renée Oppesdisano with her post-contest breakfast from the hotel restaurant. Renée did great placing fifth in her class in her first national-level show. Look out for her at the Arnold Classic next February, where she is planning on doing the amateur show.

While most of the competitors were doing photo shoots, Sheila Bleck was taking it easy. She was second in the heavyweights - her best ever placing. Here she is hanging out in the hotel lobby on Sunday morning.
Meanwhile Genex was shooting with light -heavyweight Casey Dougherty, first in the hotel restaurant...
...and then out by the pool.
Sadly, only the top five in each weight class got to do their posing routines at the night show. Casey missed out on fifth place by one point. So, we got her to do her routine for us and filmed it - look out for the clip on the site soon.
After an hour of almost non-stop shooting, Casey has a much-deserved pina colada! Look out for a profile of Casey - and shots from Gene's shoots with her - on the site soon.
Gene's not done though and after a short break...
... it's back to work shooting middleweight Britt Miller. Here he is doing his usual contortions as he tries to get the perfect shot of Britt in a tunnel right underneath the host hotel.
Then it was back up to the hotel pool and Britt got changed into another outfit for some more shots.
Meanwhile WPW editor Steve Wennerstrom - aka Mr Female Bodybuilding - was busy shooting as well. He's been doing this for 30 years and is an encylopedia of women's bodybuilding. Here he sneaks into a shot with Jody May.
Miamim was buzzing about how amazing Kristy Hawkins looked onstage this year. Her physique has totally matured in the last two years and she is now totally ready to turn pro.
Kristy's legs were so ripped we had to get a close-up.
Debi Laszewski was doing back-to-back shoots all day - and looked amazing in every outfit she had on.
After finishing her photo shoots, Renée Oppedisano gets ready to leave Miami. Done eating already Renée?
Duh.

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