Universe Championships

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The Universe Championships is an annual bodybuilding event organised by the National Amateur Bodybuilders Association (NABBA). It has a number of competitions: NABBA Mr. Universe (amateur and professional), Miss Physique, and Miss Figure.

First held in 1948, the contest was initially only for amateur male bodybuilders - but a separate contest for professionals was added in 1952. The NABBA defines amateur as someone who has "never entered and accepted prize money in an advertised professional event". Miss Physique, a women's contest was added in 1966 and Miss Figure was introduced in 1986.

Please note that the IFBB previously organised a competition called IFBB Mr. Universe. This changed its name to the World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships in 1976.

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[edit] Mr Universe

Mr. Universe is a kind of beauty contest, but much less publicized than its sister contest, Miss Universe. The rules are similar and the process similar to that of Miss Universe, but at Mr. Universe, there is less emphasis on beauty and facial attractiveness and instead the judging is based on the sheer muscularity of the contestants.

[edit] Winners

Year Mr. Universe (Amateur) Mr. Universe (Pro) Miss Physique Miss Figure
1948 John Grimek
1949 No contest
1950 Steve Reeves
1951 Reg Park
1952 Mohammed Nasr Juan Ferrero
1953 Bill Pearl Arnold Dyson
1954 Enrico Thomas Jim Park
1955 Mickey Hargitay Leo Robert
1956 Ray Schaeffer Jack Dellinger
1957 John Lees Arthur Robin
1958 Earl Clark Reg Park
1959 Len Sell Bruce Randall
1960 Henry Downs Paul Wynter
1961 Ray Routledge Bill Pearl
1962 Joe Abbenda Len Sell
1963 Tom Sansome Joe Abbenda
1964 John Hewlett Earl Maynard
1965 Elmo Santiago Reg Park
1966 Chester Yorton Paul Wynters Elizabeth Lamb
1967 Arnold Schwarzenegger Bill Pearl Kathleen Winstanley
1968 Dennis Tinerino Arnold Schwarzenegger Silvia Hibbert
1969 Boyer Coe Arnold Schwarzenegger Jean Galston
1970 Frank Zane Arnold Schwarzenegger Christine Zane
1971 Ken Waller Bill Pearl Linda Thomas
1972 Elias Petsas Frank Zane Christine Charles
1973 Chris Dickerson Boyer Coe Jean Galston
1974 Roy Duval Chris Dickerson Linda Cheesman
1975 Ian Lawrence Boyer Coe Linda Cheesman
1976 Sigeru Sugita Serge Nubret Cindy Breakspear
1977 Bertil Fox Tony Emmot Bridget Gibbons
1978 Dave Johns Bertil Fox Sandra Kong
1979 Ahmet Enunlu Bertil Fox Karen Griffiths
1980 Bill Richardson Tony Pearson Erika Mes
1981 John Brown Robby Robinson Jocelyn Pigeonneau
1982 John Brown Edward Kawak Jocelyn Pigeonneau
1983 Jeff King Edward Kawak Mary Scott
1984 Brian Buchanan Edward Kawak Mary Scott
1985 Tim Belknap Edward Kawak Jocelyn Pigeonneau
1986 Charles Clairmont Lance Dreher Monika Steiner Heidi Thomas
1987 Basil Frances Olaf Annus Connie McClosky Sonia Walker
1988 Victor Terra Charles Clairmonte Lisa Campbell Sarah Staunton
1989 Matt Dufresne Charles Clairmonte Tatjana Scholl Tracey Citrone
1990 Peter Reid Charles Clairmonte Monika Debatin Browny OBrien
1991 Reiner Gorbracht Victor Terra Ute Geisel Helen Maderson
1992 Mustafa Mohammad Peter Reid Bernadette Price Anita Lawrence
1993 Dennis Francis Edward Kawak Deborah Compton Susana Perez
1994 Nick van Beeck John Terilli Kathy Butler-Corish Susana Perez
1995 Grant Clemesha Brian Buchanan Kathy Butler-Corish Susana Perez
1996 Frederico Focherini Shaun Davis Billie Kaine Pina Theodoridis
1997 Grant Thomas Eddi Ellwood Patricia Veldmann Claudia Mühlhaus
1998 Gary Lister Eddi Ellwood Julia Abel Pina Theodoridis
1999 Franco Male Eddi Ellwood Taylor Young Giovanna Rosa
2000 Sergei Ogorodnikov Eddi Ellwood Olga Tikhonova Giovanna Rosa
2001 Steffen Müller Eddi Ellwood Anja Timmer Giovanna Rosa
2002 Costantino Caleazzo Gary Lister Claudia Bianchi Giovanna Rosa
2003 Hassan Al Saka Gary Lister Olga Tikhonova Cherie Loomes
2004 Steve Sinton Hassan Al Saka Sandra Waterschoot Lorena Bucci
2005 Charles Mario Sergey Ogorodnikov Desiree Dumpel Andrea Carvalho
2006 Tomás Bures Steve Sinton Olga Tikhonova Silvia Finocchi

[edit] Other important (female) beauty contests

[edit] External links

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