The 2024 Southern California Championships Pro Wellness show is on Saturday, June 15, 2024, in San Diego, CA. Nine competitors will face the fans and judges hoping to win and earn qualification for the 2024 Wellness Olympia, a part of the 60th Olympia Weekend in Las Vegas, NV, on Oct. 10-13, 2204.
None of the competitors in this show have qualified for the 2024 Olympia heading into this contest. The full roster is below, with names in alphabetical order:
2024 Southern California Championships Pro Roster
- Esmeralda Diaz (Mexico)
- Alexa Dietz (United States)
- Crystal Hayes (United States)
- April Johnson (United States)
- Julia Mello (Brazil)
- Cassandra Pennington (United States)
- Inez Sobczak (United States)
- Kelly Spaghetti (United States)
- Natalia Vasco (United States)
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Esmeralda Diaz
Esmeralda Diaz made her 2024 season debut at the 2024 Toronto Pro Supershow in Toronto, ON, Canada, on June 8, 2024, and placed fifth behind winner Alexis Nicole.
Diaz turned pro in 2022 at the NPC Worldwide Mexico Supershow and competed at the 2022 Mexico Grand Battle Pro three months later, placing fifth. She did not compete in the 2023 season.
Alexa Dietz
This is Alexa Dietz’s IFBB Pro League debut 11 months after her final amateur show, the 2023 NPC USA Championships. She won the Class D category to earn her IFBB pro card.
Cassandra Pennington
Cassandra Pennington will compete for the fourth time in 2024. The third-year pro has placed as high as second to Bruna Seredich at the 2024 Sampson Showdown Pro in Las Vegas, NV.
Pennington’s most recent pro show was the 2024 Miami Muscle Beach Pro, where she ranked sixth. She is seeking her first pro title and Olympia qualification.
Other Notes
This is one of two pro Wellness shows set to take place this weekend. The other is part of the 2024 Empro Pro on Saturday, June 15, in Alicante, Spain. If the winner of this show will qualify for the Olympia if not already qualified.
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