Vitor Chaves and Jessica Wilson have won the 2023 DC Pro Men’s Physique and Bikini shows, respectively. Both divisions were featured on Saturday, June 10, 2023, in Alexandria, VA. The show featured 29 athletes representing the USA, Canada, and Brazil.
Chaves’ and Wilson’s victories in Alexandria qualify them to compete at the 2023 Olympia Weekend in Orlando, FL, on the weekend of Nov. 2-5, 2023.
2023 DC Pro Results
The final placings for both contests at the DC Pro are listed below:
Men’s Physique
- Vitor Chaves (Brazil)
- Steven Cao (USA)
- Juan Manuel Gochez (USA)
- John Staney Sarmiento (USA)
- Victor Manuel Ramirez Chavez (Brazil)
- Charjo Grant (USA)
- Stevelon Dennis (USA)
- Micah A. Thomas Jr. (USA)
- Roy Williams (USA)
- Raymond Akinlosotu (USA)
- Darius Brooks (USA)
- Miguel Angel Zapata (USA)
- Lamar S. McNeal Smith (USA)
- Jordan Clark (USA)
- Mark A. Lancaster (USA)
- Franklin Turner (USA)
Bikini Division
- Jessica Wilson (USA)
- Maria Acosta (USA)
- Tara Grier (USA)
- Adair Libbrecht (Canada)
- Racquel Hutchinson (USA)
- Marisa Woo (USA)
- Gavi Soni (USA)
- Lesley Billups (USA)
- Jessica Miller (USA)
- Kendall Call (USA)
- Leah Walter (USA)
- Christina Friscia (USA)
- Monica Lopez (USA)
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Men’s Physique Winner — Vitor Chaves
Chaves scored his first pro win of the 2023 season with straight first-place votes. He was also the 2022 champion of this contest — both of his career pro wins. Chaves will shift focus to the 2023 Olympia, where he will aim to improve from his 13th place finish from 2022.
Second Place — Steven Cao
This was Cao’s first appearance of the 2023 season. He’s a seventh-year pro that has two wins to his credit. His most recent was the 2022 Mile High Pro, which qualified him for the Olympia that season.
Cao finished the contest out of the top 15. He didn’t win at this contest, but proved that he is a contender for the gold in any show he enters. He will have compete again and win a pro show to enter the 2023 Olympia, as only pro show winners qualify in 2023.
Third Place — Juan Manuel Gochez
Gochez had competed three times in the 2023 season. He was fifth at the 2023 New York Pro and sixth at the 2023 Miami Muscle Beach Pro. This was his highest finish so far in 2023, and his first podium placement.
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Bikini Division Winner — Jessica Wilson
Prior to this contest, Wilson competed four times. The fifth time was the charm to qualify for the 2023 Bikini Olympia, which will take place in a little less than five months. This is her third career pro win.
Second Place — Maria Acosta
Acosta has competed four times in the 2023 season. This is her second runner-up finish following his silver rank at the 2023 Charlotte Pro. The second-year pro still seeks her first pro win and Olympia qualification.
Third Place — Tara Grier
Prior to the 2023 season, Grier had finished no higher than fifth. This was her third show of 2023, and she has finished no lower than fourth.
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The cutoff for qualifying for the Olympia is on October 9, 2023, so she has plenty of time to score that first victory if she sees fit to continue competing.
Other Notes
The next Men’s Physique contests on the 2023 IFBB calendar are the 2023 Sheru Classic Pro India in New Delhi, India on Friday, June 16. It is followed by the 2023 BodyBe1 Classic Pro and the Korea AGP Pro in South Korea on Saturday, June 17.
The next Bikini division contests are the 2023 Sheru Classic Pro India on June 16, and the 2023 Empro Pro in Spain and 2023 Dallas Pro in Dallas, TX, on June 17.
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