Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Kina Malpartida is Today's pick - one of the Most Beautiful Women in Sports

When talking boxing you speak of knockouts.....well here is professional boxer Kina Malpartida is this Wednesday's knockout choice as one of the most beautiful women in sports.


Kina Malpartida Dyson


Born March 25, 1980 in Lima Peru


Professional Boxer


Kina was born to Susy Dyson and Oscar Malpartida.  Dyson worked as a supermodel with a record number of magazine covers in Vogue.  Oscar was the three time Peruvian National Surfing Champion.


Kina started training as a boxer in 2003 in Austrailia and had her first professional fight against Katrina Harding in August 2003.  Malpartida won by unanimous decision.


In February 2009 Kina had her 12th professional fight at Madison Square Garden in New York against Maureen Shea where Malpartida won the WBA World Championship Title in the Super Featherweight division.


In Kina's latest fight in 2011 Kina defeated Rhonda Luna by unanimous decision.  Kina's current professional record is 13-3 with 3 knockouts.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Triathlete Hollie Avil is Tuesday's Pick as one of the Most Beautiful Women in Sports

British triathlete Hollie Avil is this Tuesday's choice as one of the most beautiful women in sports.


Hollie May Avil


Born April 12 1990 in Northhampton England


Olympic Triathlete



Hollie competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics but did not finish from a sickness during the race.



Avil finished 6th at the European Championships in Holten Holland in 2010.




Hollie finished 2nd at the Tongyeong BG Triathlon World Cup in 2008.


In December 2011, Avil posed in a charity calendar wearing lingerie aiding Wellbeing of women.


Monday, February 27, 2012

Fitness Model Francesca Giacomini Starts the Week as one of the Most Beautiful Women in Sports

Fitness model and pilates instructor Francesca Giacomini starts our week of the most beautiful women in sports.


Francesca Giacomini


Born in Rome Italy, currently lives in London England


Fitness Model and competitor, pilates instructor and television presenter for the Active Channel.


Francesca is the Fitness Ambassador for NRGFuel supplements company.


Giacomini has written articles on health and fitness for the LA Muscle online magazine and for Miamipro Magazine.


Francesca is Miss May on Gaspari's 2012 Calendar...


Giacomini competed in the 2010 Flex Bikini Model Search in Las Vegas Nevada

Friday, February 24, 2012

Pole Vaulter Melanie Adams ends the week as one of the Most Beautiful Women in Sports

Australian pole vaulter Melanie Adams holds us over until Monday as one of the most beautiful women in sports.  My new favorite sport to watch has to be women's pole vaulting.....




Melanie Adams

 

Born July 21, 1988 in Melbourne Australia


Australian pole vaulter



Melanie was a finalist in the Miss Teen Australia and has her sites set on Miss Universe.



Adams has worked as a promotional model at several car racing events.




Melanie started national competitions when she was 11 years old in the high jump.  She then moved on to doing heptatlons and pole vault.  



Adams has also done the Australian swimsuit calendar in 2007, shot in Surfers' Paradise and was featured in Zoo Weekly magazine in 2008.






Melanie has won two national under age titles and currently has plans to compete in the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Kaie Kand is Thursday's Pick as one of the Most Beautiful Women in Sports

Kaie Kand is our Thursday pick as one of the most beautiful women in sports.


Kaie Kand


Born March 31, 1984 in Orissaare Estonia


Heptathlete for Estonia





Kaie finished 8th at the 2011 European Indoor Championships in Paris France.


At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing China Kand finished 33rd in the Heptathlon.  Kaie also finished 11th at the IAAF World Championships in Osaka in 2007.



Kaie's personal best score in the Heptathlon is 5979 points acheived in May of 2009 in Gotzis.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Dominika Cibulkova is Wednesday's Pick as one of the Most Beautiful Women in Sports

Professional tennis player Dominika Cibulkova is Wednesday's pick as one of the most beautiful women in sports.




Dominika Cibulkova 




Born May 6, 1989 in Bratislava Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia




Professional Tennis Player




Dominika turned professional in 2005 after playing one ITF event in Prague at the end of 2004.




Cibulkova won her first WTA title in 2011, the Kremlin Cup, defeating Kaia Kaneip and her win represents the first time a player has won their maiden cup title at the Kremlin Cup.




The biggest upset of Dominika's career came in 2011 where she beat #1 ranked Caroline Wozniacki at the Medibank International Sydney.




Dominika is currently ranked #16 in singles with the WTA.





Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Jolie Gentry is Tuesday's Pick as one of the Most Beautiful Women in Sports

SWAT operator, patrol and CrossFit babe Jolie Gentry is Tuesday's pick as one of the most beautiful women in sports.




Jolie Gentry




Born November 28, 1977 in San Leandro California and lives in Freemont California.


Jolie is 5'4" and weighs 124 pounds


Jolie Gentry started crossfitting in 2006 and placed 1st in the 2007 CrossFit Games.  She came in 5th in 2008 as a part of the CrossFit HQ's traveling Level 1 seminar team.


Gentry is a police officer for the city of Newark in California where she works patrol along with being a SWAT operator for the on-call team.



Jolie is also the fitness specialist and a Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction instructor on the team.




Gentry also teaches different disciplines of the CrossFit games at CrossFit certification seminars.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Miesha Tate is Monday's Pick as one of the Most Beautiful Women in Sports

Mixed martial artist hottie Miesha Tate is our Monday Pick as one of the most beautiful women in sports....just don't get her mad at you!



Miesha "Takedown" Tate


Born August 18, 1986 in Tacoma Washington


Mixed Martial Artist - MMA



Miesha fights out of the bantamweight division and fights out of Sacramento California.


Miesha is currently ranked #1 as of February 1, 2012 by the Unified Women's Mixed Martial Arts Rankings.


Tate's current record is 12-2-0


Meisha wrestled on the boy's wrestling team in high school.  In 2005 she won the high school women's state championship.



Tate officially made her MMA debut in 2007 at the HooknShoot Women's Grand Prix when she won her first bout in the opening round but was knocked out in a later match.


Meisha captured the FCF Women's Bantamweight Championship in April of 2009 by defeating Liz Carreiro.


On July 30, 2011 Tate defeated Marlos Coenen by submission to become the new Strkeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion.  Meisha will defend her title on March 3, 2012 against Ronda Rousey in Columbus Ohio.


Friday, February 17, 2012

Cyclist Maja Wloszczowska Ends the Week as one of the Most Beautiful Women in Sports

Polish mountain biker Maja Wloszczaowska is Friday's pick as one of the most beautiful women in sports.


Maja Wloszczaowska


Born November 9, 1983 in Warsaw, Poland



Mountain bike racer


In 2010 Maja became the world champion in Elite cross-country mountain biking.  She also won the World Cup MTB XCO#5 in Val di Sol, Italy.


Maja placed second in 2011 at the World Championships in Champery Switzerland after losing a minute because of a flat tire.


In 2009 Maja won the European XC Continental Championship in Zoetermeer, Netherlands.


Maja is featured in the 2012 Cycle Passion Calendar in March and September.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Jenna Renee is Thursday's Choice as one of the Most Beautiful Women in Sports

Jenna Renee is our Thursday choice as on of the most beautiful women in sports.


Jenna Renee' Webb Holley


Born September 9th in Ormond Beach Florida and currently lives in Jacksonville Florida.


WFBB competitor and fitness model, Pro Bikini, Jenna received her Pro Card in the Bikini Division in June 2011.


Jenna was the first ever female on the cover of Maximum Fitness Magazine in 2011.



Jenna Renee was voted Physique of the Year 2012 by Fitness Gurls Magazine Issue Four.


Jenna is sponsored by Dymatize, Nutrisups and Schiek.  Renee has also been featured in Maxim, Shape, Oxygen, Musclemag and the October 2012 swimsuit edition of World Physique Magazine...just to name a few.


For more pictures of Jenna visit the fitness tab at the top!



Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Natalie Coughlin in Body Paint is one of the Most Beautiful Women in Sports

Eleven time Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin is today's pick as one of the most beautiful women in sports.  Another beautiful woman athlete chooses to pose in body paint only for Sports Illustrated.....thank you!


Natalie Anne Coughlin


Born August 23, 1982 in Vallejo, California


American Olympic Swimmer


In 2008 Natalie became the first American female athlete to win six medals in one Olympics and the first woman ever to win a gold medal in the 100 m backstroke in two consecutive Olympics.




Coughlin appeared as a judge on Iron Chef America. 


Natalie was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars but was eliminated on the fifth episode.


Coughlin won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in the 100 m backstroke, a gold medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay which broke a world record, a silver medal in the 4x100 m freestyle, a silver in the 4x100 medley and a bronze in the 100 m freestyle.


For more pictures of Natalie go to the swimmer tab at the top.


Monday, February 13, 2012

Alex Morgan in Body Paint is Today's Pick as one of The Most Beautiful Women in Sports

Well it has to be Alex Morgan today as one of the most beautiful women in sports.  Alex has been the news headline as she poses in body paint only for Sports Illustrated.


Alexandra Patricia "Alex" Morgan


Born July 2, 1989 in Diamond Bar California


Women's Professional Soccer Player with the Western New York Flash.


Alex is a member of the US Women's National Soccer Team and the youngest player on the roster for the US at the 2011 FIFA World Cup.


In January 2011 Morgan was drafted number one overall in the 2011 WPS Draft by the Western New York Flash.


On July 13, 2011 Alex scored her first FiFA Women's World Cup goal in a semi-final game against France. 


Morgan was an NCAA All-American First-Team selection in 2010 while attending the University of California at Berkley.

Friday, February 10, 2012

Morgan Beck Ends the week as one of the Most Beautiful Women in Sports

Volleyball player Morgan Beck is Friday's pick as one of the most beautiful women in sports.  Great way to start the weekend eh?


Morgan Beck


Born March 30, 1987 in Newport Beach California.


Volleyball player, member of USA Volleyball.


Morgan attended the University of California and was an Outside Hitter/Middle Hitter and received All-Pac 10 honorable mention honors in 2006 and 2007.




In 2008 Beck trained with the USA Women's National Indoor team in the spring.


Morgan's international highlights include scoring 3 points against Egypt in 2009.


Beck is also doing work as a model and was featured in the Nike "Boom" ad campaign.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Josefine Oqvist is Wednesday's pick as one of the Most Beautiful Women in Sports

Female footballer (soccer player) Josefine Oqvist is our pick today as one of the most beautiful women in sports.



Josefine "Jossan" Oqvist



Born July 23, 1983 in Uppsala Sweeden



Soccer player with the Sweedish national team and Tyreso FF



Josefine scored the critical goal in the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup semifinals against Canada that put the Sweedish national team in the finals.


Oqvist was named Rookie of the Year in Sweeden in 2003.


Josefine was named as a midfielder for the 2008 Summer Olympics but she tore her ACL before the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.






Oqvist was a member of the 2011 Sweeden team that won the bronze medal at the 2011 World Cup.  During the World Cup Josefine swapped shirts with a German fan after a match with North Korea - check out the video here.



In 2004 Josefine gained attention after she posed for a photo shoot with Slitz magazine.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Tuesday is For Hannah Teter as one of the Most Beautiful Women in Sports

Snowboarder Hannah Teter is this Tuesday's pick as one of the Most beautiful women in sports.


Hannah Teter


Born January 27, 1987 in Belmont Vermont


Olympic Snowboarder


Hannah won the gold medal in halfpipe at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy.


In January 2010 Hannah was named to the US Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver where she won the silver medal in women's halfpipe.


Also in 2010 Hannah was one of four American athletes chosen to model for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. 


Hannah also has her own charitable organization called Hannah's Gold.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesja is Monday's pick as one of the Most Beautiful Women in Sports

Norwegian cyclist Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesja is Monday's pick as one of the most beautiful women in sports.



Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesja



Born February 10, 1973 in Stavanger Norway



Marathon mountain biker, cross country




Gunn-Rita won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens in cross country.



She has won six World Championships and six European champions in mountain biking and cross country.



Gunn-Rita has also won the Union Cycliste Internationale Mountain Bike World Cup four years in a row.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Nicole Wilkins is one of The Most Beautiful Women in Sports

Nicole Wilkins continues our week of fitness competitors as one of the most beautiful women in sports.


Nicole Wilkins Lee


Born February 5, 1984 in Royal Oak Michigan


IFBB Professional figure and fitness competitor


Nicole's first competition was in 2003 at the NPC Western Michigan where she won first place in fitness.



In 2007 Wilkins earned her IFBB Pro Card at the NPC Team Universe Fitness/Figure Nationals.  Nicole took first place in Overall Fitness and Overall Figure, Tall Class (E).



Since earning her Pro Card Wilkins has won five different IFBB events, most recent include the IFBB St. Louis Pro Figure and the 2011 IFBB Figure International Champion.



Nicole married Alan Lee in 2008 and together Nicole and Alan run Top Shape Fitness in Sterling Heights Michigan.


Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Kyla McGrath is Wednesday's vote as one of the Most Beautiful Women in Sports

This week continues to feature fitness and bodybuilding models and competitors as some of the most beautiful women in sports.  Wednesday's pick Kyla McGrath - the sister of professional bodybuilder Frank McGrath.


Kyla McGrath


Born in Newfoundland Canada


World Body and Fitness Federation competitor and model



Sister to professional bodybuilder Frank McGrath



Kyla won second place in the 2004 Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Figure Championships.  In June of 2005 Kyla won the same event capturing 1st in the Tall Class and the overall winner.



In 2007 McGrath took two 2nd place finishes at the Muscle Mania's Model Canada and Muscle Mania's Bikini Canada.