Yaxeni Oriquen Wins Ms. International at the Arnold Sports Festival 2012 Adela Garcia Wins Arnold Fitness International Nicole Wilkins Wins Arnold Figure International Championships
COLUMBUS, OH – Yaxeni Oriquen of Miami, Florida is a five-time winner of the Ms. International bodybuilding competition at the Arnold Sports Festival 2012.
Oriquen received a prize of $25,000 from Pete Dorobis from MHP and a trophy presented by Jon Coyne of GNC, congratulations and Tony Nowak jacket from Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Other major prizes awarded in the Ms. International were: • 2nd place: Debi Laszewski of Jupiter, FL received $13,000 presented by EAS and a trophy from Gaspari Nutrition. • 3rd place: Alina Popa of Zurich, Switzerland received $8,000 presented by Gold’s Gym and a trophy from Vitamin Shoppe. • 4th place: Cathy LeFrancois of El Monte, CA received $5,000 presented by Chase and a trophy from Probiotica. • 5th place: Kim Buck of Newman, GA received $3,000 presented by Muscle Nutrition and a trophy from Animal/Universal Nutrition. • 6th place: Brigita Brezovac of Maribor, Slovenia received $2,000 presented by Ricart.com and a trophy from Fight! Magazine.
Adela Garcia of Pflugerville, Texas is a five-time winner the Fitness International competition at the Arnold Sports Festival 2010. She received $25,000 presented by Pete Dorobis from MHP, a trophy presented by Jon Coyne of GNC, congratulations and Tony Nowak jacket from Arnold Schwarzenegger. Other prizes in the Fitness International were: • 2nd place: Camala Rodriguez of Denver, CO received $13,000 presented by Gaspari Nutrition and a trophy from Optimum Nutrition. • 3rd place: Oksana Grishina of Irvine, CA received $8,000 presented by The Columbus Dispatch and a trophy from MET-Rx. • 4th place: Bethany Cisternino of Bridgewater, NJ received $5,000 presented by Probiotica and a trophy from Jan Tana. • 5th place: Tanji Johnson of Renton, WA of received $3,000 presented by BSN and a trophy from Twinlab. • 6th place: Myriam Capes of La Prarie, Quebec, Canada received $2,000 presented by Bpi Sports and a trophy from Muscle Nutrition.
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Nicole Wilkins of Sterling Heights, Michigan won the Figure International Championships for the 3rd year in a row. She received $16,000 from Jon Coyne of GNC, a trophy from Pete Dorobis of MHP and a Tony Nowak jacket and congratulations from Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Other prizes in the Figure International were: • 2nd place: Erin Stern, Ocala, CA received $10,000 presented by American Airlines and a trophy from EAS. • 3rd place: Candice Keene, Maitland, FL received $8,000 presented by Optimum Nutrition and a trophy from Vitamin Shoppe. • 4th place: Ava Cowan, Deerfield Beach, FL received $5,000 presented by Animal Universal Nutrition and a trophy from Jan Tana. • 5th place: Heather Dees, Lehi, UT received $3,000 presented by Bpi Sports and a trophy from BSN. • 6th place: Teresa Anthony, Glen Burnie, MD received $2,000 presented by MET-Rx and a trophy from Twinlab.
### Arnold Sports Festival National Sponsors: GNC, AEP, Animal, Bodybuilding.com, bpi Sports, BSN, EAS, Fight Magazine, Gaspari Nutrition, Jan Tana, MET-Rx, MHP, Michelob ULTRA, Muscle Nutrition, Optimum Nutrition, Probiotica, Ricart.com, Supro, Twinlab and Vitamin Shoppe. Arnold Fitness EXPO Sponsors: Bodybuilding.com, Burn Machine, CJ’s Elite Competition Wear, Dymatize, Europa Sports Products, Lonestar Distribution, MRI, MRM, MuscleDog, OhYeah!, PROLAB and powerCrunch. Arnold Sports Festival Local Sponsors: AEP, American Airlines, Chase, The Columbus Dispatch, Gold’s Gym, Metro Fitness, Michelob ULTRA, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Nationwide Realty, Ricart.com, and Subway.
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