Zoey St. John earns International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation pro status

Zoey St. John, Cecilia Izaurieta and Verushqa Andrade backstage after the NPC Worldwide Pittsburgh Natural Pro Qualifier competition. Jeremy Brown/The Portager

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Zoey St. John earns International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation pro status

Zoey St. John [middle].

Windhamite Zoey St. John, 20, won the overall bikini category at the NPC Worldwide Pittsburgh Natural Pro Qualifier and has officially earned pro status within the International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation [IFBB].

The two-day, ten-division, natural amateur physique competition took place May 10 and 11 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh. It was organized by Jim Manion of the IFBB Pro League and Tyler Manion of the NPC.

The event attracted around 10,000 attendees and included industry professionals, fitness enthusiasts and bodybuilders from around the world.

Zoey St. John onstage after winning her IFBB pro card.

St. John became a member of Dean Caputo’s Powerhouse Gym in Streetsboro in 2023. Since then, she has been mentored by Caputo, himself, and coached by Cecilia Izaurieta and Verushqa Andrade with one thing in mind: to get her IFBB pro card.

“I told myself at the beginning of the year that I would go pro before I turned 21, and here we are!!!,” St. John posted on her Facebook page. “Thank you to everyone who’s reached out. The support has been truly overwhelming.”

Now that St. John has earned her pro card, she can compete at a professional level within the IFBB Pro League, with the potential for monetary prizes, sponsorships and endorsements.

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