Fitness Universe
| Sport | Bikini, Model, and Figure |
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| Category | Sports governing body |
| Jurisdiction | International |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles |
| President | Louis Zwick |
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Fitness Universe is an organization that hosts fitness competitions, figure competitions, modeling competitions, and bodybuilding competitions in America and internationally. Since 1989, Fitness Universe Championships has been the premier women's fitness competition for ladies who want to compete in the fitness arena, but also want the glamor and prestige of a beauty pageant. They are designed to provide a competitive and enjoyable experience for the contestants and unparalleled international recognition.
History
The first American fitness competition, Ms. Fitness by Wally Boyko Productions, was born in 1985 at the National Fitness trade show in Las Vegas and included an evening gown segment. Louis Zwick, then the producer of American Muscle, a bodybuilding show on ESPN, did a segment on the pageant. The number of contests was proliferating, and Zwick himself launched Fitness America in 1989. It was essentially a made-for-TV event. When ESPN aired the 1998 national championship against the Super Bowl, it garnered a 0.9 Nielsen rating, considered strong results in that slot.[1]
Competitions
Fitness and Figure competitions that operate under the Fitness Universe sanction include:[2]
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Modeling competitions that operate under the Fitness Universe sanction include:[3]
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Bodybuilding competitions that operate under the Fitness Universe sanction include:[4]
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Qualification
Fitness America Pageant
Contestants must be at least 18 years of age and in excellent health. To qualify to compete in the Fitness America Pageant ESPN National Championship, you must enter and compete in any of the regional Pageants held throughout America or in the ESPN2 Saturday Night Series. The Top 5 at each regional and the winner at each of the fifteen ESPN2 Series events will be nationally qualified for the Championship.[5]
MuscleMania
Events on the Musclemania World Tour are open to any amateur natural bodybuilder. There are divisions and weight classes for all bodybuilders including Open Men & Women, Novice, Masters, Grand Masters, Junior and Mixed Pairs. Athletes can qualify and earn their professional status only by winning selected events and/or weight classes. [4]
References
- ↑ Billard, Mary (May–June 1999). "Power Pageant". Women's Sports & Fitness (Article). 2 (4): 146–151. ISSN 1099-6079.
- ↑ "Fitness Universe Pageant Infro". fitnessuniverse.com. Fitness Universe, Inc. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ↑ "Model World Tour Info". modelworldtour.com. Fitness Universe, Inc. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- 1 2 "Musclemania Info". musclemania.com. Fitness Universe, Inc. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ↑ "Fitness America Pageant Information". GetBig.com. 2001. p. 1. Retrieved 7 June 2011.