Ismara dos Santos is the 2023 Heart of Texas Pro Wellness show winner. The Brazilian competitor placed first out of nine athletes in the contest held on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in Dallas, TX.
Ismara dos Santos is now qualified to compete alongside fellow Brazilian and two-time reigning Wellness Olympia champion Francielle Mattos at the 2023 Wellness Olympia, in Orlando, FL, on Nov. 2-5, 2023. Mia Samuels-Menjivar was the runner-up, and Amanda Burnett ranked third. The final standings are below:
2023 Heart of Texas Pro Results
- Ismara dos Santos (Brazil)
- Mia Samuels-Menjivar (USA)
- Amanda Burnett (USA)
- Jenna de Manincor (USA)
- Vanina Alejandra Pikor (Argentina)
- Amy Li (USA)
- Tracy Williams (USA)
- Devyn Cambre (USA)
- Ciarra Cho (USA)
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Winner — Ismara dos Santos
This was Santos’ first win of the 2023 season and the second of the former Fitness competitor’s pro career. It qualified her to compete in her second straight Wellness Olympia — she finished outside of the top 15 at the 2022 Olympia.
Santos previously won the 2022 Chicago Pro winner. She is the 24th athlete to qualify for the 2023 Wellness Olympia.
Second Place — Mia Samuels-Menjivar
Samuels-Menjivar has competed in three pro shows in 2023, all of which were in Texas. This is her second runner-up finish — a significant improvement on her 10th-place finish in this contest in 2022.
Since turning pro, the second-year pro has never competed outside of the Lone Star State. However, she will have to break that streak to reach the Olympia stage, as this contest was the last Texas show in the 2023 season.
Third Place — Amanda Burnett
Amanda Burnett won the 2023 Houston Tournament of Champions, so she’s been Olympia-qualified since April 2023. This show gave her an opportunity to keep another competitor out of the lineup since only show winners advance to the Olympia, but that didn’t work in her favor.
There are only three pro shows remaining in the season before the Olympia qualifying cutoff date of Oct. 9, 2023. The next Wellness division show is the 2023 European Pro on Sept. 17, 2023, in Alicante, Spain.
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