The 2018 Rising Phoenix World Championships was an IFBB Wings of Strength female professional bodybuilding competition and held in conjunction with the IFBB Arizona Pro. It was held on September 8, 2018 at the Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino in Chandler, Arizona.

• 1st - $50,000 + $100,000 Corvette
• 2nd - $25,000
• 3rd - $12,500
• 4th - $7,500
• 5th - $5,000

Total: $100,000 + $100,000 Corvette

This award was sponsored by Elevation Solar, MuscleGirlzLive, and Wings of Strength.

• 1st - $5,000
• 2nd - $2,000
• 3rd - $1,000

Total: $8,000

This award was sponsored by Offerpad, MAS Body Construction, and MELODY and KARLETTA SPETKO .

• 1st - $5,000
• 2nd - $2,000
• 3rd - $1,000

Total: $8,000

This award was sponsored by Muscle Angels, HerBiceps.com, and Wings of Strength.

Total: $7,000

• 1st - Alina Popa
• 2nd - Margaret Martin
• 3rd - Sheila Bleck
• 4th - Nicole Chartrand
• 5th - Helle Trevino
• 6th - Jill Blondin
• 7th - Virginia Sanchez
• 8th - Tananarive Huie
• 9th - LaDawn McDay
• 10th - Maria Mikola
• 11th - Jacqueline Fuchs
• 12th - Maryse Manios
• 13th - Susanna Jacobs
• 14th - Wendy McCready
• 15th - Barbara Carità
• 16th - Patty Corbett
• 16th - Cristina Franzoso
• 16th - Pauline Nelson
• 16th - Angela Rayburn
• 16th - Isabelle Turell^[1]

Comparison to previous Rising Phoenix World Championships results:

• +2 - Alina Popa
• -1 - Margaret Martin
• -1 - Sheila Bleck
• +8 - Nicole Chartrand
• -4 - Helle Trevino
• -2 - Virginia Sanchez
• +4 - Maria Mikola
• +1 - Jacqueline Fuchs
• -10 - Wendy McCready
• Same - Cristina Franzoso
• Same - Pauline Nelson
• Same - Angela Rayburn
• -3 - Isabelle Turell

No			Judging	Finals	Total	Place
1	Sheila Bleck	Tampa, Florida	9	11	20	3
2	Jill Blondin	Worcester, Massachusetts	18	18	36	6
3	Barbara Carita	Italy	45	45	90	15
4	Nicole Chartrand	Alberta, Canada	12	10	22	4
5	Patty Corbett	Cotati, California	48	48	96	16
6	Cristina Franzoso	Italy	48	48	96	16
7	Jacqueline Fuchs	Switzerland	31	31	62	11
8	Tananarive Huie	Ontario, Canada	26	26	52	8
9	Susanna Jacobs	Woodland Hills, California	38	38	76	13
10	Maryse Manios	France	36	36	72	12
11	Margie Martin	Riverdale, Georgia	5	6	11	2
12	LaDawn McDay	Detroit, Michigan	30	25	55	9
13	Maria Mikola	Ontario, Canada	27	30	57	10
14	Wendy McCready	England	42	42	84	14
15	Pauline Nelson	Brooklyn, New York	48	48	96	16
16	Alina Popa	Romania	4	3	7	1
17	Angela Rayburn	Columbia, Mississippi	48	48	96	16
18	Virginia Sanchez	Spain	21	21	42	7
19	Helle Trevino	Venice, California	15	15	30	5
20	Isabelle Turell	Terra Haute, Indiana	48	48	96	16[1]

• 1st - Nicole Chartrand
• 2nd - Sheila Bleck
• 3rd - Pauline Nelson

Comparison to previous Rising Phoenix World Championships results:

• -1 - Sheila Bleck
• Same - Pauline Nelson

• 1st - LaDawn McDay
• 2nd - Virginia Sanchez
• 3rd - Alina Popa

• Winner - Helle Trevino

Comparison to previous Rising Phoenix World Championships results:

• +1 - Helle Trevino
• -1 - Aleesha Young

Name[2]	Country	How Qualified
Helle Trevino		2017 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 1st
Sheila Bleck		2017 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 2nd
Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia		2017 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 3rd
Wendy McCready		2017 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 4th
Virginia Sanchez		2017 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 5th
Nicole Chartrand		2018 Hawaii Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 1st
Maryse Manios		2018 Galaxy Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 1st
Barbara Carità		2018 San Marino Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 1st
Margaret Martin		2015 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 1st 2016 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 1st
Maria Mikola		2018 Toronto Pro Supershow Women's Bodybuilding - 2nd
Isabelle Turell		2018 Omaha Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 1st
Jill Blondin		2018 Chicago Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 1st
Jacqueline Fuchs		2018 Lenda Murray Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 1st
Susanna Jacobs		2018 Ms. International Classic - 1st (middleweight and overall)
Alina Popa		2018 Tampa Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 1st
Cristina Franzoso		2018 Galaxy Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 2nd 2018 San Marino Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 2nd
LaDawn McDay		2018 Omaha Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 3rd 2018 Tampa Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 3rd
Amanda Smith		2018 Omaha Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 5th 2018 Chicago Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 5th
Jennie Roosa		2018 Hawaii Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 2nd
Tananarive Huie		2018 Toronto Pro Supershow Women's Bodybuilding - 3rd
Tara Silzer		2018 Lenda Murray Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 2nd
Angela Rayburn		2018 Omaha Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 4th 2018 Chicago Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 7th
Patty Corbett		2018 Hawaii Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 3rd 2018 Toronto Pro Supershow Women's Bodybuilding - 7th
Pauline Nelson		2018 Tampa Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 2nd

Ranking1[2]	Name	Country	Points
1	Cristina Franzoso		8
2	LaDawn McDay		7
3	Amanda Smith		5
4	Jennie Roosa		4
5	Tananarive Huie		4
6	Tara Silzer		4
7	Angela Rayburn		4
8	Patty Corbett		4
9	Pauline Nelson		4
10	Cristina Maffeis		3
11	Silvia Matta		3
12	Bonnie Switzer		3
13	Donna Salib		2
14	Rita Bello		2
15	Lisa Cross		2
16	Kim Buck		2
17	Amy Hauck		1

¹ In the event of a tie, the competitor with the best top five contest placings will be awarded the qualification. If both competitors have the same contest placings, than both will qualify for the Rising Phoenix World Championships.

• This was Alina Popa's 1st Ms Rising Phoenix overall award win.
• This was Nicole Chartrand's 1st Ms Rising Phoenix best poser award win.
• This was LaDawn McDay's 1st Ms Rising Phoenix best intro award win.
• This was Helle Trevino's 1st Ms Rising Phoenix most muscular award win.
• This will be the first Rising Phoenix World Championships that will have two Ms Rising Phoenix champions competing against each other.
• Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia qualified, but will not attend.

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