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May 2006	ON THE COVER: 2005 NPC Elite Classic Champions, from left to right: Sylvie Marjanowicz, Figure: Patrick Lewis and Rebecca Gore, Bodybuilding. (Photo by William Commador) (Cover Design by John Stevens)
2005 NPC Elite Classic 2006 NPC Northern Kentucky 2006 NPC Atlantic USA 2006 NPC Sunshine Classic More articles are available only in the printed magazine. Pick up a copy at your favorite gym, health club, fitness center or health food store; or to be sure of getting a copy each month, subscriptions are available.

2005 NPC Elite Classic

..... Quincy Roberts’ 2005 NPC Elite Classic Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships, the last national qualifier in North Carolina for 2005, was held on November 5 at the Carolina Theatre in Greensboro.
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..... Patrick Lewis, 33, of Asheville, NC faced a field of seven other competitors in the middleweight class and took all first place votes from the judges for the unanimous class win.
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..... Patrick then entered into the final comparisons and pose down of the class winners and took the majority of first place votes from the judging panel for the overall victory.
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..... Rebecca Gore of Raleigh, NC was the unanimous choice of the judges for the lightweight class win.
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..... Rebecca entered into the final comparisons and pose down of the class winners and took a one-point (7 - 8) decision for the overall win.
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..... The Figure Division was divided into three height classes with a total of 21 athletes entered.
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..... Sylvie Marajonowicz of Wilmington, NC took a two-round total of 11 points for the Class A win.
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..... Sylvie entered into the final comparisons of the class winners and took all first place votes from the judges for the unanimous overall victory.

(Photo by William Commador)

2005 NPC Elite Classic Champions, from left to right: Sylvie Marjanowicz, Figure; Patrick Lewis and Rebecca Gore, Bodybuilding.

2006 NPC Northern Kentucky

..... The first show for Kentucky for 2006 was the NPC Beverly International Northern Kentucky Bodybuilding and Figure Championships that was held at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington on March 18 under the promotional efforts of Roger and Sandy Reidenger. ..... ..... This show drew a total of 238 competitors from 16 different states with a evening crowd of 2,100 in attendance and over 800 in attendance for the prejudging. ..... ..... Thirty-six-year-old John Clark of Edgewood, KY faced a tough field of 18 other top competitors in the lightheavyweight class and took all first place votes from the judges for the unanimous class win. ..... ..... John entered into the final comparisons and pose down of the class winners and was tied with the superheavyweight winner for the overall with 8-points each. The high and low scores were placed back into the scoring and John Clark emerged as the overall winner. ..... ..... Kimberly Ferrell, 34, of Indianapolis, IN, who was in her second contest appearance, was competing with eight other athletes for the middleweight class title and managed all first place votes from the judging panel for the unanimous decision. ..... ..... Kimberly moved into the final comparisons and pose down of the class winners and once again took all first place votes from the judges for the unanimous victory. ..... ..... The Figure Division was divided into six height classes with a total of 60 athletes competing. ..... ..... Jennifer Cox, 35, of Lousiville, KY took a two-round total of 10 points to score the unanimous win of Class D. ..... ..... Jennifer then went into the final comparisons of the class winners and took the majority of first place votes from the judging panel for the overall title. (Photos by: Rodney Mason; Trevor Booker; Russ Savage)	John Clark Northern Kentucky Men's Champion	Kimberly Ferrell Northern Kentucky Women's Champion
	Jennifer Cox Northern Kentucky Figure Champion

2006 NPC Atlantic USA

..... Georgia’s first national qualifier for 2006, the NPC Atlantic USA Bodybuilding and Figure Championships, were held at the Meadowcreek High School Auditorium in Duluth, GA on February 25 under the promotion of Georgia State Chairman Ty Felder. ..... ..... Thirty-five-year-old Anthony Bastian of Stockbridge, GA took all first place votes from the judges for the heavyweight class win. ..... ..... Anthony entered into the final comparisons and pose down of the class winners and was the pick of the judges for the overall title. ..... ..... First time competitor Connie Gardner, 54, of Cullman, GA was unopposed in the lightweight class. ..... ..... Connie moved into the final comparisons and pose down and was the pick of the judging panel for the overall victory. ..... ..... The Figure Division was divided into four height classes with a total of 19 athletes entered. ..... ..... Tycie Coppett, 30, of Atlanta, GA took all first place votes in the two rounds of the competition for the unanimous Class D win. ..... ..... Tycie then entered into the final comparisons of the class winners and emerged as the favorite of the judging panel for the overall win. (Photos Courtesy of Doc's Sports)	Anthony Bastian Atlantic USA Men's Champion	Atlantic USA Women's Champion
	Tycie Coppett Atlantic USA Figure Champion

2006 NPC Sunshine Classic

..... The first national qualifier in Florida for 2006 was the 24th Annual NPC Sunshine Classic Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships that were held on March 18 at the William T. Dwyer High School Auditorium in Palm Beach Gardens under the promotion of Frank Dalto and his Mother Nature’s Pantry.
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..... Thirty-nine-year old Mark Smith of Miramar, FL took the heavyweight class win by receiving all first place votes from the judges.
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..... Mark then entered into the final comparisons and pose down of the class winners and took a two-point (7 - 9) decision for the overall title.
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..... Renee Oppedisano, 28, of West Palm Beach, FL captured the middleweight class by taking all first place votes from the judges for the unanimous win.
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..... Renee then entered into the final comparisons and pose down of the class winners and once again took all first place votes from the judges for the unanimous overall victory.
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..... The Fitness Division was divided into two height classes with one entry in each class.
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..... Thirty-one-year-old Jennifer Bishop of Jupiter, FL was unopposed in the tall class.
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..... Jennifer moved into the final comparisons and took a one-point (4 - 3) decision from the judges for the overall title.
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..... The Figure Division was divided into four height classes with a total of 23 athletes competing for the title.
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..... First time competitor Natasha Fairweather, 35, of Miami, FL took a two-round total of 11 points to capture the Class C win.
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..... Natasha then entered into the final comparisons of the class winners and took the majority of first place votes from the judging panel for the overall win.

(Photo by Pete Fancher)

2006 NPC Sunshine State Champions, from left to right: Jennifer Bishop, Fitness; Renee Oppedisano and Mark Smith, Bodybuilding; and Natasha Fairweather, Figure.

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