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 | Marcel Brugmans | 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 | Eddy Ellwood | Patricia Veldmann | Claudia Mühlhaus |
| 1998 | Gary Lister | Eddy Ellwood | Julia Abel | Pina Theodoridis |
| 1999 | Franco Male | Eddy Ellwood | Taylor Young | Giovanna Rosa |
| 2000 | Sergei Ogorodnikov | Eddy Ellwood | Olga Tikhonova | Giovanna Rosa |
| 2001 | Steffen Müller | Eddy 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
- Full Winners List
- Boyer Coe GalleryBuilt Report's Boyer Coe Page
