Victoria Reyes Villa has won the 2023 Ms. Lions Grand Battle Mexico Wellness show. The contest was held on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, in Guadalajara, Mexico. Reyes, representing the host country, was one of six competitors in the contest.
Brittanie Molina placed second, and Synara Silva rounded out the top three. Teresa Maria Sina of Angola was on the roster but did not appear in the contest. The final standings for the six athletes who did compete are below:
2023 Ms. Lions Grand Battle Mexico Results
- Victoria Reyes Villa (Mexico)
- Brittanie Molina (Puerto Rico)
- Synara Silva (Brazil)
- Nora Prado (Mexico)
- Vivianna Baca (Mexico)
- Yuridia Morales (Mexico)
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Winner — Victoria Reyes Villa
Villa scored her second straight win and made a unique form of history. She was the final Wellness athlete to qualify for the 2023 Wellness Olympia in Orlando, FL, on Nov. 2-5, 2023, when she won the 2023 Legion Sports Fest Pro on Oct. 7.
With this win, Villa became the first athlete to officially qualify for the 2024 Wellness Olympia. The date and location of that event have yet to be announced as of this writing. Villa received all first-place votes on the scorecards at this competition.
Second Place — Brittanie Molina
This was Molina’s second contest in 2023. She received unanimous second-place votes from the judges. This is the best finish of her four-year pro career. The full qualification rules for the 2024 Wellness Olympia have yet to be announced, but winning a show has been confirmed as one way to punch a ticket to the Olympia stage. It won’t be surprising if Molina competes again soon while she remains in elite contest shape.
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Third Place — Synara Silva
According to NPC News Online, this was Silva’s IFBB Pro League debut four years after earning pro status at the 2019 NPC Worldwide Amateur Olympia Brazil contest. Even though this was a smaller show, placing in the top three is a confidence boost for future pro contests. There is no word on if or when she will compete again at the time of this article’s publication.
Other Notes
There was a second Wellness contest held on this same weekend. The 2023 Fashion Street FitParade Pro was held in Budapest, Hungary, on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, won by Charline Mas of France. Mas also qualified for the 2024 Olympia thanks to that win.
Featured image: @victoriareyes_ifbbpro on Instagram
