2024 Rising Phoenix World Championships


The 2024 IFBB Professional League Blood, Sweat & Bodywork Rising Phoenix World Championships was an International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness Professional League (IFBB Pro League) professional female bodybuilding contest that was held in conjunction with the IFBB Pro League Arizona Women's Pro and the National Physique Committee (NPC) Arizona Women’s Extravaganza. It was the tenth Rising Phoenix World Championships to be held.

2024 Rising Phoenix World Championships
Date heldAugust 24, 2024
VenueGila River Resorts & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass
Address5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd, Chandler, AZ 85226, United States
Coordinates33°16′36″N 111°58′31″W / 33.2766°N 111.9752°W / 33.2766; -111.9752
Held in conjunction with2024 IFBB Pro League Arizona Women’s Pro and 2024 NPC Arizona Women’s Extravaganza
OwnerWings of Strength, LLC
PromoterAlex Sacasa
Sports governing bodyIFBB Pro League
SponsorsBlood, Sweat & Bodywork, Le’Bou Beauty, Mutant, Pro Tan and WolfPak
Qualification for2024 Ms. Olympia
Websitewingsofstrength.net/event_schedule/rp2024/
Contest chronology
2023 Rising Phoenix World Championships 2024 Rising Phoenix World Championships 2025 Rising Phoenix World Championships
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Andrea Shaw
Rene Marven
Andrea Shaw
Angela Yeo
Angela Yeo
Andrea Shaw

Prize money

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Open
  • 1st - $50,000
  • 2nd - $25,000
  • 3rd - $12,500
  • 4th - $7,500
  • 5th - $5,000
Best Posing Routine
  • 1st - $5,000
  • 2nd - $2,500
  • 3rd - $1,500

Most Muscular - $7,000

Overall - $116,000

Comparisons

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Judging

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  1. Leyvina Barros (switched with Michaela Aycock), Michaela (switched with Leyvina), Ashley Jones (switched with Andrea Shaw), Angela Yeo (switched with Andrea), Andrea (switched with Ashley and Angela), Sherry Priami and Selyka Givan
  2. Leyvina, Michaela, Sherry and Selyka
  3. Julia Foery, Reshanna Boswell (switched with Desunka Dawson), Desunka (switched with Reshanna), Julia Whitesel (switched with Irene Andersen and Sheena Ohlig), Sheena Ohlig (switched with Julia), and Irene (switched with Julia)
  4. Michaela (switched with Sherry), Sherry (switched with Michaela), Andrea, Angela and Selyka

Finals

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  1. Julia, Irene (switched with Reshanna) and Reshanna (switched with Irene)
  2. Sheena (switched with Leyvina), Leyvina (switched with Sheena) and Julia
  3. Selyka, Michaela and Sherry
  4. Angela (switched with Ashley and Andrea), Andrea (switched with Angela) and Ashley (switched with Angela)

Results

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Open
  • 1st - Angela Yeo
  • 2nd - Andrea Shaw
  • 3rd - Ashley Jones
  • 4th - Sherry Priami
  • 5th - Michaela Aycock
  • 6th - Selyka Givan
  • 7th - Leyvina Barros
  • 8th - Sheena Ohlig
  • 9th - Julia Whitesel
  • 10th - Reshanna Boswell
  • 11th - Irene Andersen
  • 12th - Julia Foery

Comparison to previous Rising Phoenix World Championships contestants results:

  • +1 - Angela Yeo
  • -1 - Andrea Shaw
  • +3 - Sherry Priami
  • -2 - Michaela Aycock
  • +5 - Sheena Ohlig
  • +5 - Julia Whitesel
  • -1 - Reshanna Boswell
  • -5 - Irene Andersen
  • +2 - Julia Foery
Most Muscular
  • Andrea Shaw
Best Posing Routine
  • 1st - Angela Yeo
  • 2nd - Selyka Givan
  • 3rd - Ashley Jones

Scorecard

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#[1] NAME COUNTRY JUDGING FINALS TOTAL PLACE
1 Irene Andersen   Sweden 36 36 11
2 Michaela Aycock   United States 14 14 5
3 Leyvina Rodrigues Barros   Brazil 21 21 7
4 Reshanna Boswell   Deerfield, IL 33 33 10
5 Desunka Dawson   Arlington, TX - - NS
6 Julia Foery   Switzerland 39 39 12
7 Selyka Givan   Decatur, GA 18 18 6
8 Ashley Lynnette Jones   United States 9 9 3
9 Sheena Ohlig   Collingswood, NJ 28 28 8
10 Sherry Priami   Melbourne, FL 13 13 4
11 Julia Whitesel   Springfield, MO 29 29 9
12 Angela Yeo   Toledo, OH 4 4 1
13 Andrea Shaw   Clinton Township, MI 5 5 2

Notable events

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  • Angela Yeo dethroned Andrea Shaw, winning her first Ms. Rising Phoenix title and first Best Posing Routine award.
    • According to Roger Lockridge, some experts felt Andrea lost due to her back poses.[2]
    • This is the first Rising Phoenix World Championships since 2018 where the incumbent Ms. Rising Phoenix was dethroned.
    • Andrea is the first incumbent Ms. Olympia to lose a contest outside the Ms. Olympia since Iris Kyle at the 2008 Ms. International.
    • This was also Andrea's first loss since the 2019 Rising Phoenix World Championships.
    • This marked the end of Andrea's consecutive four Ms. Rising Phoenix winning streak.
  • Andrea Shaw won her second consecutive Most Muscular award.
  • Desunka Dawson competed during judging part, but was absent during the finals and received a no score placing.
  • Mayla Ash, Kaylin Heisler, Natalia Kovaleva and Virginia Sanchez was invited, but did not attend, while Ashley Jones was not on the official contestant list, but attended.
  • This was the first Rising Phoenix World Championships without Tim Gardner as promoter.

Appearances

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  • Irene Andersen – 10 appearances (2015–2024)
  • Andrea Shaw – 6 appearances (2019–2024)
  • Michaela Aycock – 5 appearances (2020–2024)
  • Sheena Ohlig – 3 appearances (2021–2022, 2024)
  • Angela Yeo – 2 appearances (2023–2024)
  • Julia Foery – 2 appearances (2023–2024)
  • Reshanna Boswell – 2 appearances (2023–2024)
  • Sherry Priami – 2 appearances (2023–2024)
  • Ashley Jones – 1 appearance (2024)
  • Desunka Dawson – 1 appearance (2024)
  • Julia Whitesel – 1 appearance (2024)
  • Leyvina Barros – 1 appearance (2024)
  • Selyka Givan – 1 appearance (2024)

Official contestant list

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  • Andrea Shaw
  • Angela Yeo
  • Michaela Aycock
  • Mayla Ash
  • Kaylin Heisler
  • Ashley Jones
  • Desunka Dawson
  • Irene Andersen
  • Julia Föry / Foery
  • Julia Whitesel
  • Leyvina Barros
  • Natalia Kovaleva
  • Reshanna Boswell
  • Selyka Givan
  • Sheena Ohlig
  • Sherry Priami
  • Virginia Sanchez[3][4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2024 Rising Phoenix Results". IFBB Pro. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 Rising Phoenix Results". BarBend. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "Amateur Olympia Instagram Post". Instagram. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 Rising Phoenix Arizona Pro". IFBB Pro. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  5. ^ "2024 NPC Wings of Strength Ms. International Classic". NPC News Online. Retrieved 28 August 2024.