Team Emerge made their first appearance at a UFE event this past weekend.

Team Emerge made their first appearance at a UFE event this past weekend. Team Emerge member Nicole Goodman competed in the Bikini Model class (the bikini class is something that I am very excited about as it is a body image that is less extreme than figure and something more women can compete in genetically). It was a large class with over 30 competitors, some very seasoned competitors. Nicole had never competed in Bikini before as a matter of fact she had only competed one time in the past at a SAF show's Figure Model class (which she will be doing again in a couple weeks in Ottawa), she didnt place at that show as she needed more balance in her physique as well as more confidence on stage.

Before telling you how Nicole did I would like to say that the UFE event was top notch and had a great turn out both on and off stage. There were great competitors from what I saw on stage when I wasnt back stage with Nicole. Ok, back to Nicole. Nicole has been working with Team Emerge since August 09 and in that short time has improved the balance in her physique and improved her presentation tremendously! I was confident that she would look the best she has looked to date and it was up to the judges from here.

Nicole showed herself very well despite having to change her posing routine on the fly as what we had practiced had to be tweaked for the UFE stage. In her group she was the last to come on stage and blew everyone else away when she did, she showed real wow factor! I knew she had taken that group but wasn't sure how she would fare against the other groups. It seems like the judges agreed that she had wow factor because she came away with second place her first time out!!

Nicole will be competing in the SAF show in Figure Model Nov 7th in Ottawa and I can smell the trophy this time. This was the show we were actaully aiming to peak for, the UFE show was a last minute entry (and Im glad she did enter). She will also be competing in Bikini at the OPA Level one show in London where I expect her to qualify for her level 2.

Congrats Nicole and congrats Team Emerge, I can barely remember the last time we left a show without any hardware at this point;)