The Ms. America is one of professional bodybuilding's most prestigious competitions and the title of the winner of the competition in female bodybuilding. The male professional bodybuilding equivalent of the Ms. America is the Mr. America. It is held annually in conjunction with the Mr. America Expo.[1][2]
Champions
Year | Federation | Ms. America | Venue |
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1980 | Amateur Athletic Union | Carla Dunlap | |
1981 | Laura Combes | ||
1982 | Tina Plakinger (medium & overall)
Chris Wood (Tall) Rebecca Thomas (medium-tall) Gloria Romo (short) | ||
1983 | Kerrie Keenan (medium & overall)
Cheryl Harris (Tall) Becky Thomas (medium-tall) Diane Langone (short) | ||
1984 | Jill O'Connor (medium & overall)
Dawn Goldstab (Tall) Cynthia Albrecht (medium-tall) Joone Hopfenspirger (short) | ||
1985 | Joone Hopfenspirger (short & overall)
Christine Engle (Tall) Debra Poston (medium-tall) Cathey Palyo (medium) | ||
1986 | Connie McCloskey (short & overall)
Teresa Nordaby (Tall) Cathy Butler (medium) | ||
1987 | Teresa Nordaby (medium-Tall & overall)
Gretta Mikalac (Tall) Cathy Butler (medium) Linda Lawrynkiewicz (short) | ||
1988 | Cathy Butler (short & overall)
Anita Briggs (Tall) Antoinette Winn (medium-tall) Theresa Locicero (medium) | ||
1989 | Mary Adams | ||
1990 | Linda Slayton (short & overall)
Anita Briggs (Tall) Tammy Kamienski (medium-tall) Theresa Locicero (medium) | ||
1991 | Theresa Locicero (medium & overall)
Jodie Adams (Tall) Donna Marie Schultz (medium-tall) Gayle Schroeder (short) | ||
1992 | Kathi Costello (medium & overall)
Betsy Briggs (Tall) Linda Mignosa (medium-tall) Laurie Fierstein (short) | ||
1993 | Karla Nelsen (tall & overall)
Christine Gillett (medium-tall) Bonnie Chymeryc (medium) Jeannie Davidson (short) | ||
1994 | Midge Shull (short & overall)
Betsy Briggs (Tall) | ||
1995 | Betsy Briggs (heavyweight & overall)
Vicki Dunn (middleweight) Victoria McKinney (lightweight) | ||
1996 | Cynthia Barker (heavyweight & overall)
Sonyo T Bond (middleweight) Johanna Carter (lightweight) | ||
1997 | Denise Richardson (heavyweight & overall)
Beth Eisenman (middleweight) Mary Martino (lightweight) | ||
1998 | Denise Richardson (middleweight & overall)
Kimberly Rogers (heavyweight) Ann Katz (Light-Heavyweight) Denise Richardson (middleweight) Mary Martino (lightweight) | ||
1999 | Cathy Boulé (medium & overall)
Donna Shultz (Tall) Melody Leese (short) | ||
2011 | International Natural Bodybuilding Federation | None (Overall)
Julie Sleight (heavyweight) Cynthia Mustafa (lightweight) Julie Sleight (Masters) | |
2022 | None | Melody Farkas | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States of America |
2023 | TBD | ||
See also
- Mr. America (the male equivalent)
- List of professional bodybuilding competitions