The 2023 Rising Phoenix and Arizona Pro event in Chandler, AZ, has become an annual women’s bodybuilding tradition since it began in 2015. The 2023 edition featured all six IFBB Pro League women’s divisions on Saturday, Sept. 30, and the finale of the evening was Andrea Shaw crowned as Rising Phoenix champion for the fourth time.
Other winners in the Arizona Pro portion of the show included Alex Hall (Women’s Physique), Stephanie Jones (Fitness), Rhea Gayle (Figure), Iluia Baba (Bikini), and Andrea Hrenko (Wellness).
2023 Rising Phoenix and Arizona Pro Results
The final placings for all athletes are below, courtesy of the IFBB Pro League website.
Rising Phoenix Women’s Bodybuilding
- Andrea Shaw (USA)
- Angela Yeo (USA)
- Michaela Aycock (USA)
- MayLa Ash (USA)
- Chelsea Dion (USA)
- Melissa Teich (USA)
- Sherry Priami (USA)
- Kristina Mendoza (USA)
- Reshanna Boswell (USA)
- Nicki Chartrand (Canada)
- Rene Marven (USA)
- Virginia Sanchez (Spain)
- Leah Dennie (USA)
- Julia Foery (Switzerland)
- LaDawn McDay (USA)
Tied for 16th
- Taylor Iraggi (USA)
- Tina Williams (USA)
Women’s Physique
- Alex Hall (USA)
- Ji Hye Lee (South Korea)
- Yuna Kim (South Korea)
- Winsome White (USA)
- Joanna Romano (Spain)
- Anna-Lena Prinz (Germany)
- Suzan Oktay (Australia)
- Alyssa Coppolino (Canada)
- Tina Mauer Guadarrama (USA)
- Michelle Polanik (USA)
- Rachel Aronson (USA)
- Ceci Barba (USA)
- Claudia Gabriela de Leon Pardo (Mexico)
- Brooke Pighin (USA)
- Natalia Spierings (United Kingdom)
Tied for 16th
- Ashley Bader (USA)
- Renee Bartlett (USA)
- Jennifer Grealish (USA)
- Danielle Petze (USA)
- Mary Power (USA)
- Heidi Worrell-Osborne (USA)
Fitness
- Stephanie Jones (USA)
- Corina Harkelroad (USA)
- Kristin Pope (USA)
- Kayla Rossi (USA)
- Sally Kendall-Williams (USA)
- Rene L. Brosch (USA)
- Rachel Pitts (USA)
- Danielle Delikat (USA)
Figure
- Rhea Gayle (USA)
- Shanice Abrams (USA)
- Paula Rojo (USA)
- Christine Stearns (USA)
- Nikki McGuire (USA)
- Sophie Jenkins (United Kingdom)
- Osiris Trumpe (USA)
- Jaslynn James (USA)
- Elizabeth Nieder (USA)
- Jennifer Johnson (USA)
- Silvia Kovacsova (Australia)
- Silvia Hammontree (USA)
- Stacey Steiner (Australia)
- Crystal Garcia (USA)
- Raquel Clarke (USA)
Tied for 16th
- Jennifer Delgado-Martin (USA)
- Amanda Elliot (Canada)
- Wendy Ford (USA)
- Lisa Hutchins (USA)
- Spomenka Miller-Stanic (USA)
- Chijioke Soribe (USA)
- Sara Taschner (USA)
- Melody Zita (USA)
Bikini
- Iulia Baba (Romania)
- Reijuana Harley (USA)
- Daraja Hill (USA)
- Lacy Rutland (USA)
- Reyna Perez Mecalco (Mexico)
- Abbi Gaetano (USA)
- Chantel Hall (USA)
- Marioly Galarza (Bolivia)
- Marcela Moreno (USA)
- Cierra Davis (USA)
- Rachel Price Schatz (USA)
- Courtney Walton (USA)
- Jessica Lewis (USA)
- Courtney Janecek (USA)
- Zoey Panzarino (USA)
Tied for 16th
- Judith Ceballos (Mexico)
- Sylvanna Cedillos (USA)
- Jordan Christafferson (USA)
- Erika Devera (USA)
- Hikaru Sarah Dundore (USA)
- Niccole Guggia (USA)
- Janea Harris (USA)
- Cristina Meza (Mexico)
- Jazmine Osborne (USA)
- Belinda Rivera (USA)
- Kasie L. Rodriguez (USA)
- Shannon Showalter (USA)
- Heidi L. Young (USA)
- Katie Zaslove (USA)
Wellness
- Andrea Hrenko (USA)
- Mariha Lyons (USA)
- Rosa Benadero Munoz (Spain)
- Jenna de Manincor (USA)
- Jennifer Zollars (USA)
- Jasmine Payne (USA)
- Micheline Mengue M (Canada)
- Brittanie Molina (USA)
- Joann Norwood (USA)
- Jessica Alvarado (USA)
- Victoria Puentes (USA)
- Alejandra La Fonseca (Puerto Rico)
- Hye Yoon Kim (Korea)
- Erewa Uku (USA)
- Simara Walter (Brazil)
Tied for 16th
- Maria Borisch (USA)
- Ciarra Cho (USA)
- Tracy Eden (United Kingdom)
- Norma Esparza (USA)
- Christine Ford (USA)
- Briaunna R. Guthrie (USA)
- Madison Luna (USA)
- Marina Martins (Canada)
- Celeste Morales (USA)
- Natasha Peay (USA)
- Kimberly Sayers (USA)
- Tatum Schneidmiller (USA)
- Kat Williams (USA)
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Rising Phoenix Winner — Andrea Shaw
Shaw was the reigning three-time champion of the Rising Phoenix and Ms. Olympia contests. Her goal for 2023 was to win her fourth consecutive title in both competitions; she is halfway there. The Michigan native, Shaw, has her sights set on Orlando, FL, at the 2023 Olympia Weekend on Nov. 2-5, 2023, where she intends to claim her fourth Ms. Olympia title.
Angela Yeo improved from her appearance in this show one year ago, but so did Shaw, and the judges felt Shaw was the winner with all first-place votes.
Women’s Physique Winner — Alex Hall
Alex Hall made her first appearance of the 2023 season at this show and pulled a surprise victory to qualify for the 2023 Women’s Physique Olympia. The second-year pro ranked seventh in this contest in 2022. A pair of South Korean competitors, Ji Hye Lee and Yuna Kim, took second and third, respectively.
Fitness Winner — Stephanie Jones
Stephanie Jones ranked second in the Physique round of the FItness competition and won the Routine round, which counts for two-thirds of the overall score. As a result, she won the Fitness title in Arizona. Corina Harkelroad ranked as the runner-up, and third place went to Kristin Pope. Jones scored the qualification to compete in the 2023 Fitness Olympia.
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Figure Winner — Rhea Gayle
Gayle was coming off a runner-up finish in the 2023 San Antonio Pro and needed a win to qualify for the 2023 Olympia. The six-year veteran got there and can reset her sights on Orlando, where she aims to improve upon her 12th-place finish from the 2022 Figure Olympia. Shanice Abrams took second, and rounding out the top three was Paula Rojo.
Bikini Winner — Iulia Baba
Iulia Baba claimed her first win of the 2023 season in her fifth contest. She joins runner-up Reijuana Harley and third-place finisher Daraja Hill on the list of qualified athletes on the 2023 Bikini Olympia roster. If Baba competes at the Olympia, it will be her debut.
Wellness Winner — Andrea Hrenko
The Wellness division featured 28 competitors. Andrea Hrenko secured her first pro win and Olympia qualification. Runner-up Mariha Lyons and third-place finisher Rona Benadero Munoz were only separated by one point.
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