Three-time Bikini Olympia champion Ashley Kaltwasser is the 2023 Patriots Challenge Pro Bikini division winner. Kaltwasser made history with this victory as the only athlete in the IFBB Pro League to have won 40 pro shows. No other IFBB bodybuilder has yet to win 30 pro shows.
Ashley Hampton came in second to Kaltwasser, and third place went to Michelle Billett. The top 15 for this competition are listed below:
2023 Patriots Challenge Pro Roster
- Ashley Kaltwasser (USA)
- Ashley Hampton (USA)
- Michelle Billett (USA)
- Mia Bartschi (USA)
- Marioly Galarza (Bolivia)
- Ariel Barley (USA)
- Maya Astabie (USA)
- Rudie Guerrero (USA)
- Hazel Hernandez (USA)
- Viviana Salazar (USA)
- Nikki Kian (Canada)
- Nina DiTommaso (USA)
- Ruth Montes (USA)
- Lisa Solomon (USA)
- Myra Colcord (USA)
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Winner — Ashley Kaltwasser
The prejudging round was the only scored round of the contest. Kaltwasser won with straight first-place votes. The head judge for the show was Sandy Williamson.
The winner of this contest, had it now been Kaltwasser, would have earned a qualification to the 2023 Bikini Olympia in Orlando, FL, on Nov. 2-5, 2023. However, as a past champion, Kaltwasser is qualified for life and the qualification did not pass down to Hampton.
Second Place — Ashley Hampton
This was Hampton’s third show of the 2023 season and her best finish thus far. She was fourth at the 2023 Charlotte Pro and seventh at the Klash Series Championships.
Hampton will have to compete again and win to qualify for the 2023 Olympia. Having to contend against and score one rank behind arguably the greatest competitor in the division’s history in Kaltwasser could be a confidence booster for Hampton.
Third Place — Michelle Billett
Billett is in her second pro season. This was her debut contest of 2023 and her best finish out of three pro shows since turning pro at the 2022 NPC USA Championships. It’s unknown if Billett will compete again in 2023, but if she does, she will likely contend for the podium and potentially the gold for an Olympia qualification.
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This was one of three Bikini division shows taking place on the weekend of July 7-9, 2023. Lexus Redmond won the Republic of Texas Pro, and Tatiana Lanovenko won the Bikini show at the 2023 Mr. Big Evolution Pro in Portugal. Both are now qualified for the 2023 Olympia and will join Kaltwasser to attempt to dethrone reigning Bikini Olympia champion Maureen Blanquisco.
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