Nine athletes are preparing to compete in San Diego, California.
The 2024 Southern California Championship Pro Wellness Show will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2024 in San Diego, California. Nine competitors will compete against fans and judges for a spot in the 2024 Wellness Olympia, which will be held as part of the 60th Olympia Weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 10-13, 2024.
None of the show’s contestants have qualified for the Olympia in 2024 prior to this competition. The full roster of contestants is below, in alphabetical order by name.
2024 Southern California Championship Pro Roster
- Esmeralda Diaz (Mexico)
- Alexa Dietz (America)
- Crystal Haze (America)
- April Johnson (America)
- Julia Mello (Brazil)
- Cassandra Pennington (America)
- Ines Sobchak (America)
- Kelly Spaghetti (America)
- Natalia Basco (America)
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Esmeralda Diaz
Esmeralda Diaz made her 2024 season debut at the 2024 Toronto Pro Supershow in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on June 8, 2024, where she placed 5th behind winner Alexis Nicole.
Diaz turned professional in 2022 at the NPC Worldwide Mexico Super Show, then competed three months later at the 2022 Mexican Grand Battle Pro, where she placed fifth. She did not compete in the 2023 season.
Alexa Dietz
This marks Alexa Dietz’s IFBB Pro League debut, 11 months after her last amateur competition, the 2023 NPC USA Championships, where she won the Class D category and earned her IFBB Pro card.
Cassandra Pennington
Cassandra Pennington will be competing for her fourth time in 2024. The third-year pro took second place to Bruna Seredic at the 2024 Sampson Showdown Pro in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Pennington’s most recent pro showing was the 2024 Miami Muscle Beach Pro, where she placed 6th. She is seeking her first pro title and Olympia qualification.
Other notes
It’s one of two professional wellness shows taking place this weekend – the other is part of the 2024 Empro Pro, which will be held in Alicante, Spain, on Saturday, June 15. The winner of this show will qualify to compete at the Olympia if they haven’t already.
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