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Spring - Summer 2026
Promoter: Nate Eaton
fitbodyphysiques1@gmail com @natesfitnessig www fitbodyphysiques com Wellness - Open
L-R: Lacie Rastelli Jayden Byrd Brooke Fabian
(NGA (NGA PRO PRO Card) Emily Raley (NGA (NGA PRO PRO Card Card & Katie Johnson
Jonathan Smith Classic Physique - Open
NGA PRO Card Bikini - Novice
L-R: Mary Middlebrook Isabelle Senat Jayden Byrd Amenia Tressler Kellie Burks
by division - - Figure Bikini Wellness Men’s Men’s Physique Physique Men’s Men’s Classic Physique Physique - - the athletes delivered Judges
scored symmetry conditioning and presentation with the balanced eye NGA panels are famous for Back- stage six expediters kept lines tight a a a a a a a a a a a a twelve-person pump-up crew handed out bands and and and and light plates and and and and our official photographer fired o off 3 000 frames Tanners touched up up the the sheen between rounds while makeup artists locked in fin the the final glam Finals – This is is the the moment that everyone waits for Five NGA NGA PRO PRO Cards were sitting on
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the the the head table As each new NGA NGA PRO PRO Card Card winner was called the the room exploded Figure Bikini 2 Wellness and Men’s Classic Physique the the crowd burst with cheers! Tears hugs and victory screams filled the the room - proof that clean relentless work still pays off None of this happens without the NGA system: a a a a a a 47-year rulebook ironclad drug testing and and crystal-
clear class structure Francine and and Andy answered my promoter questions all along veteran NGA members shared spreadsheets A standing ovation to:
• New NGA PRO Card winners- Jonathan Smith Isa- belle Senat Emily Raley and Brooke Fabian
• The seven judges who deliberated for a a a a a a a a total of six hours • Every spectator whose energy turned a a a civic center into a a coliseum
Post-show texts lit up my phone:
“Best first show ever ”
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“Felt like family ”
“Already blocking next November ”
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That feedback is gold To every every every athlete who who who stepped onstage every every every volun- teer who who who made it seamless and every every every fan who who who roared from the seats—thank you you for trusting our our first year Mark your calendars: November 2026
Same beach bigger stage same NGA heartbeat n Photos by: Crystal Self Photography
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