In total there were seven bodybuilders and nine figure competitors. Figure started things off, and a welcome sight was the return to the competitive stage of Luciana Mendonca. Training with Yolanda Dixon, the two were the first two competitors to step out in the short class. Fans may remember that Mendonca placed second to Kelly Ryan in the 1996 Fitness America Pageant.

However, Mendonca's strong physique was edged out by that of Hannah Park. Dixon placed fifth, while Danielle Ashby took third. Ashby has a very nice back and coming in a tad leaner should improve her placements. Fourth went to Julie Neville.

The tall class was led out by Jennifer Chamberlain. Chamberlain has competed in figure before, but looked a bit uncomfortable on stage. She placed second though to the very impressive physique of Tawnya Alexander who possesses an incredibly tight waistline (much like Melissa Mafioli) and had a lean, balanced presentation along with an impressive back and v-taper.

In third was Tanya Pennington who has great stage presence and just needs to work on her sweep and lines, as she was a tad straight through the midsection. However, standing next to Alexander probably made it seem more exaggerated, as Pennington has a very nice physique overall. Rounding out the class was Carol Durham.

In the bodybuilding competition, there were several masters competitors that also competed in the open division. The overall champion was Barbara Garcia who was also the oldest competitor, and looked very impressive with strong, mature muscle and excellent conditioning. The lightweight class winner, Ann Venenciano had better lines and a better aesthetic package but wasn't lean enough to take the overall title.

Nancy Sims won the Masters 35-39 class with a very tight and lean package and was followed by Mary Fambrini and Kathy Perry. In the open lightweight class which Venenciano easily won, Nancy Sims took second, and Lisa Serrano third. There was only one middleweight competitor, Lonnie Petronelli, and Garcia was the only open heavyweight.

It was interesting to see fitness no even present, and the figure and bodybuilding numbers being very close. While some say that women's bodybuilding is weakening, it's obviously been able to maintain it's momentum, and figure seems to continue to draw away from fitness.