Denise Masino is a professional female bodybuilder

Female bodybuilding

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 from the United States

United States

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Biography

Born in Brooklyn, New York of Puerto Rican extraction, the 5'2" Masino won her pro card by winning the lightweight class at the 1995 NPC

National Physique Committee

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 Nationals. She competed as a professional through 2007, and was the 2003 Night of Champions

Night of Champions

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 winner. Along with her ex-husband Robert, Masino published Muscle Elegance, a magazine that features nude pictorials of female bodybuilders. Their company also produces a line of erotic videos featuring female bodybuilders. Her feature film debut in the cultish vampire movie, "Blood + Kisses," (originally titled Kiss of the Vampire as shown in trailers) is awaiting release.

Contest history

• 1994 NPC Florida Championships - Overall winner
• 1994 NPC Nationals - 8th (MW)
• 1995 NPC Nationals - 1st (LW)
• 1996 Jan Tana Classic
  Jan Tana Classic
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   - 6th
• 1997 Jan Tana Classic - 6th
• 1997 Ms. International
  Ms. International
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   - 13th
• 1998 Jan Tana Classic - 8th
• 1998 Ms. International - Disqualified
• 1999 Ms. International - 7th
• 1999 Pro World Championship - 4th
• 2000 Ms. International - 4th (LW)
• 2001 Ms. International - 5th (LW)
• 2002 Ms. International - 6th (LW)
• 2003 Ms. International - 2nd (LW)
• 2003 Night of Champions
  Night of Champions
  Night of Champions is a bodybuilding contest held every year in New York City, USA. It began in 1978 and is considered one of the top professional bodybuilding events, with the top five finalists qualifying for the Mr. Olympia contest....
  
   - 1st (LW & Overall)
• 2003 IFBB
  International Federation of BodyBuilders
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   Ms. Olympia
  Ms. Olympia
  Ms. Olympia is the title given to the winner of the women's bodybuilding portion of Joe Weider's Olympia Weekend - an international bodybuilding competition that is held annually by the International Federation of BodyBuilders . It was first held in 1980, and since 2000 it has been held at the same...
  
   - 3rd (LW)
• 2004 Ms. International - 3rd (LW)
• 2004 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 2nd (LW)
• 2007 Ms. International - 12th

External links

• Official website
• Muscle Elegance magazine