2014 Olympia: Bikini Overview & My Top 5 Prediction

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Here are your bikini qualifiers for the 2014 Olympia just days away.  These 29 beauties will battle it out at this years 50th Olympia.  We have everything from rookies to veterans taking the stage this year.  
  • Ashley Kaltwasser
  • Yeshaira Robles
  • Stacey Alexander
  • Nathalia Melo
  • India Paulino
  • Lacey DeLuca
  • Vladimira Krasova
  • Jennifer Andrews
  • Narmin Assria
  • Amanda Latona
  • Taylor Methany Bentson
  • Crystal Matthews
  • Christie Marquez
  • Sarah LeBlanc
  • Noy Alexander
  • Janet Layug
  • Sandi Forsythe
  • Christina Strom Fjaere
  • Jenee Leger
  • Angela Marquez
  • Stephanie Mahoe
  • Tawna Eubanks
  • Brittany Taylor
  • Jessica Arevalo
  • Dayna Maleton
  • Candice Conroy
  • Kelsie Clark
  • Nikola Weiterova
  • Noemi Olah 
Here is my top five prediction in no particular order:
Ashley Kaltwasser:  While not my number one pick, I think Ashley brings a sense of poise and girl next door to the stage.  She holds herself well and has a great stage presence.  I have to say I enjoyed her look more two years ago at the Amateur Arnold where she took Overall.  After seeing her two week check in posted on Facebook, my only concern is her glutes seem to be a little overpowering.  Perhaps it was the lack of tan, the photo angle, or the lighting.  Overall, I think she is in the running!

Lacey DeLuca: If this girl does not get top five [or even top 10], she definitely gets the award for most improved.  Her transformation in the last two years, after getting her IFBB Pro Card at the 2012 NPC Jr. Nationals stage, has been just amazing.  She has leaned out in all the right places, formed her glutes, and overall has brought a better package to the stage each show.  I am really rooting for some new faces in top five!

Amanda Latona:  Fan favorite and known for her amazing back end, Amanda took top five at her first Olympia in 2010.  Since, she has fallen just short and would love to see her up there again[hoping for a top 3].  After seeing her two week check in with Coach Hany, I have to say it was the best I have ever seen her.  Her sometimes block looking torso was coming in nicely and can only assume will help add curve to her already amazing features.  I am anxious to see how her stage presence is this year as she tends to get a little over excited.

Stacey Alexander:  Also not a number one pick, I believe Stacey has made some amazing changes this year.  She can sometimes have a blocky torso like Amanda but overall has great flow in her body and her stage presence.  Really interested in how she comes in!

Brittany Taylor:  I am dubbing her "THE WILD CARD".  This rookie just getting her IFBB Pro Card at the 2014 Jr. Nationals in Chicago [and taking overall] has done well in the only two Pro shows she has attended.  Taking fourth in her debut at the Greater Gulf States and then getting her Olympia qualification by taking first at St Louis Pro.  I think she is going to give the other 28 girls a run for their money.  Her overall look is just beautiful and would like to see her tighten her glute area a little more.

 Who is your favorite(s)?  Any predictions?

Good luck to all the amazing athletes as they round into peak week.  We all sit anxiously awaiting the 50th Anniversary Olympia to commence.

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  1. Top Her CoutureSeptember 26, 2014 at 7:40 AM

    If you missed the finale, here is what you missed:
    6th India Paulino
    5th Amanda Latona
    4th Yeshira Robles
    3rd Stacey Alexander
    2nd Janet Layug
    1st Ashley Kaltwasser [2 time Ms. Bikini Olympia]

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