2024 NPC Empire Classic Bikini Championships (Spokane, WA - April 20, 2024) The great thing with early season shows, whether Novices or Veterans, it's the first look since they'd last stepped on stage (if ever) so with much anticipation we kicked off our Pacific Northwest coverage in a VERY impressive manner. The Empire Classic is no stranger to this. Starting off with our Bikini coverage, worthy of its own page! Overall Open Champion Ashley Winn in only her second show (competed a week earlier) fine tuned her look and brought a detailed physique to the stage. A post show gym shoot was in order, thanks to Hardcore Gym Spokane for all their hospitality, always a highlight of our visits! Following Ashley in Class 'D' was her Top Gun Fitness teammate Callista Welling, nice presentation...a tight package onstage as well. In the other three Open classes, we'll start with 'C' where photogenic Hannah Burson represented TEAM CHROME well, followed by her teammate Louisa Lloyd. 'B' Class featured Sandy Fisher (below) from Tennessee, a balanced, developed physique...followed by Iga Goral who did well in all her classes, nice stage presentation. 3rd spot was Debra Gillette, nice muscle detail and conditioning throughout. Turning to the very competitive 'A' Class, Figure crossover athlete Taylor Wolanski (below) brought her incredible symmetry to the Bikini stage. A gym photoshoot the next day was a 'no brainer' of course. Expect to hear more from many of these competitors at the upcoming (as of this writing) Emerald Cup. Also of note in this class was runner up Alexa Richter and representing Team Overby, Rhiannon Clark...a really phenomenal look so keep an eye on her. A huge thanks to Promoters Ribic & of course Craig Productions, volunteers and the dedicated competitors who keep this sport growing. The Pacific Northwest is a special place when it comes to the NPC community with everybody pitching in to make each others' shows as successful as possible. It's a continued privilege to be able to cover and publicize these shows for decades now. We'll have more on the show here in general as time permits. You can also find more content on Instagram @david_twixpix. Thanks for NOT cropping watermarks if reposting photos on social media. Official results and further information can be found at Craig/Ribic Production events.. (Please notify me of any placing or name spelling errors, thanks.) (click for full size) Trophy Time Return to Contest Roundup