The 2023 Daytona Pro took place on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Daytona Beach, FL. It was headlined by four IFBB Pro League contests, all with 2023 Olympia Weekend ramifications. Men’s Physique was joined by three women’s divisions: Women’s Physique, Figure, and Bikini. The Men’s Physique winner was Kyron Holden. The three women’s champions were Marie-Solange Essoh (Women’s Physique), Nicole Zenobia Graham (Figure, and Ndeye Ndour (Bikini).
2023 Daytona Pro Results
The final standings for all four divisions are below:
Men’s Physique
- Kyron Holden (USA)
- Clarence McSpadden Jr. (USA)
- Christopher Barr (USA)
- Brett Mario Jackson (USA)
- Sharif Reid (USA)
- Joshua Guidry (USA)
- Tyler Smith (United Kingdom)
- Winston Sullivan (USA)
- Kenyon Leno (USA)
- Anas Farhat (USA)
- Juan Manuel Gochez (USA)
- Hygor Ponchet (USA)
- Jamal Everette (USA)
- Miguel Angel Cartaya Kuischmajec (Ecuador)
- Emerson Brahimi (Canada)
Tied for 16th
- Byron Archie (USA)
- Briger Alberto Cabezas Renteria (Colombia)
- Robert Clark (USA)
- Everett Davis (USA)
- Reuben Joseph (USA)
- Mark Lancaster (USA)
- Benedikt Lukas (Germany)
- Don McCall (USA)
- Michael D. Mperey (USA)
- Geobanny Paula (USA)
- Denny Singh (USA)
- Leon K. Smith (USA)
- Jimmie Stewart (USA)
- Harlan Taylor Jr. (USA)
- Serge Victor (USA)
- Favian Villalobos (USA)
Women’s Physique
- Marie-Solange Essoh (USA)
- Jada Beverly (USA)
- Heather Grace (USA)
- Heather Rigsby (USA)
- Andrea Alonso (USA)
- Laura Pyszora (Poland)
- Jacqueline Hale (USA)
- Marysel Cruz Cruz (Puerto Rico)
- Farrah Faulkner (USA)
- Taysir Orta (USA)
- Whitney Armstrong (USA)
- Patricia Pizarro (Peru)
- Cheryl Mears (USA)
- Melanie Horton (Canada)
- Jourdain Lincycomb (USA)
Tied for 16th
- Orlandina Balan (USA)
- Angela Noury (USA)
- Suzanna Schwanke (USA)
- Tracy Smith-Clark (USA)
- Stephanie Waggoner (USA)
Figure
- Nicole Zenobia Graham (USA)
- Thais Cabrices Werner (USA)
- Kelly Estrada (Venezuela)
- Emily Hammond (Canada)
- Danielle Rose (USA)
- Edith Driver (USA)
- Dr. Adrienne Matthews (USA)
- Courtney Jacobs (USA)
- Rachel Stuckert (USA)
- Kimberly Smith (USA)
- Karine Hajjar (Qatar)
- Stephanie Santamaria (USA)
- Natalia Marrero (USA)
- Carrie L. Zoba (USA)
- Roberta Visintaine (Italy)
Tied for 16th
- Ethel Heredia Appa (Spain)
- Alissa Carpio (USA)
- Sh’Nere Mattise Deas (USA)
- Melissa Brodsky (USA)
- Lorena Luciani (Argentina)
- Blanca Rodrigues (USA)
- Mallory Rosado (USA)
- Aleaha Yencha (USA)
Bikini
- Ndeye Ndour (USA)
- Jessica Nicole Dolias (USA)
- Noelle Agnew (USA)
- Janine Herrera (USA)
- Rachael Oberst (USA)
- Susana Aramayo (Argentina)
- Huong Mai (USA)
- Winitchanok Shao (USA)
- Maria Vegas (USA)
- Myra Colcord (USA)
- Shay Webb (USA)
- Kim Imsande (USA)
- April Conley (USA)
- Rebecca Flachner (USA)
- Carolina Mestre (USA)
Tied for 16th
- Paola Almerico (USA)
- Hong Chen (USA)
- Claudia Garcia (USA)
- Violeta Garcia (USA)
- Kate Orara (USA)
- Ayleen Santander (Canada)
- Cindy Van Empel-Popowich (Canada)
- Fallon A. Wainwright (USA)
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Men’s Physique Winner — Kyron Holden
Kyron Holden ranked sixth overall at the 2022 Men’s Physique Olympia. This contest was his 2023 season debut and resulted in gold and a 2023 Olympia qualification. Both Clarence McSpadden Jr. and Christopher Barr competed off and on all season with hopes of standing atop the podium, but they finished second and third, respectively. They and the athletes who haven’t yet qualified for the 2023 Olympia have only on more week to do so. The cutoff for Olympia qualifications this season is Oct. 9, 2023.
Women’s Physique Winner — Marie-Solange Essoh
Marie Solange-Essoh not only won the Masters competition in Women’s Physique but the Open title as well. This was her third Open show of the 2023 season and her first win. She is now eligible for the 2023 Women’s Physique Olympia. Essoh ranked 10th in the 2022 contest, and has to improve on that to reach the 2023 Olympia.
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Figure Winner — Nicole Zenobia Graham
Nicole Zenobia Graham won her second straight contest in Daytona Beach. The 2023 San Antonio Pro champion won this show with a perfect score from the judges in the single-round contest. Since she was already qualified for the 2023 Figure Olympia, no qualification was issued. Second place went to Thais Cabrices Werner, and taking bronze was Kelly Estrada.
Bikini Winner — Ndeye Ndour
Rookie pro Ndeye Ndour has impressed fans and experts all season but still needed a pro show win to qualify for the Olympia. That came to fruition in Daytona Beach, scoring her first career win and, with it, access to her Olympia debut. Jessica Nicole Dolias took second place, and rounding out the top three was Noelle Agnew.
Featured image: @kyron_igm on Instagram
