2009 FitGems Awards (Vote for your favorites!!)

Thanks to you, here are the nominations for 2009 FitGems Awards. You can vote once everyday until February 1st at Noon Eastern Time (when voting will close):

Pro Female Bodybuilder of the Year
Iris Kyle
Heather Armbrust
Lisa Aukland
Betty Pariso
Debi Laszewski

Pro Figure Competitor of the Year
Nicole Wilkins-Lee
Zivile Raudoniene
Krissy Chin
Erin Stern
Heather Mae French

Pro Fitness Competitor of the Year
Tanji Johnson
Adela Garcia
Tracey Greenwood
Shannon Meteraud
Tina Durkin

Amateur Female Bodybuilder of the Year
Margaret Negrete
Holly Geerson
Suzanne Germano
Elizabeth Schneider
Theresa Hendricks

Amateur Figure Competitor of the Year
Tiffany Procopio
Mandy Henderson
Nicole Coleman
Andrea Lyons
Debra Lavette

Amateur Fitness Competitor of the Year
Kayde Puckett
Victoria Larvie
Ariel Khdar
Lena Squarciafico
Stacy Wright

Amateur Bikini Competitor of the Year
Kimberly Castle
Melissa Grady
Rebecca Staggs
Ali Sonoma
Debra Dunn

Breakout Pro Female Bodybuilder of the Year
Betty Adkins
Gale Frankie
Heather Armbrust
Debi Laszewski
Kristy Hawkins

Breakout Pro Figure Competitor of the Year
Ava Cowan
Andrea Watson
Mindi Smith
Kristal Richardson
Krissy Chin

Breakout Pro Fitness Competitor of the Year
Kayde Puckett
Trish Warren
Nicole Duncan
Myriam Capes
Nita Marquez

Breakout Amateur Female Bodybuilder of the Year
Sarah Hayes
Angie Robertson
Suzanne Germano
Theresa Hendricks
Amber DeFrancesco

Breakout Amateur Figure Competitor of the Year
Wendy Fortino
Mindi Smith
Monica Mark
Ava Cowan
Andrea Watson

Breakout Amateur Fitness Competitor of the Year
Venus Nguyen
Lena Squarciafico
Stacy Wright
Annette Perry
Kayde Puckett

Breakout Amateur Bikini Competitor of the Year
Ali Sonoma
Kimberly Castle
Venus Ramos
Jennifer Buckles
Melissa Grady

One to Watch in 2010
Pro Female Bodybuilders
Isabelle Turell
Diana Stanback
Beni Lopez
Heather Armbrust
Nicole Ball

Pro Figure Competitors
Andrea Watson
Ava Cowan
Ann Titone
Krissy Chin
Meriza DeGuzman

Pro Fitness Competitors
Kayde Puckett
Myriam Capes
Victoria Larvie
Trish Warren
Nicole Duncan

Pro Bikini Competitors
Kristal Marshall
Stacey Oster
Shelsea Montes
Kat Holmes
Monique Minton

Amateur Female Bodybuilders
Theresa Hendricks
Amber DeFrancesco
Suzanne Germano
Natalie Rae Ariel
Dana Richards

Amateur Figure Competitors
Wendy Fortino
Skye Fisher
Tori Truelove
Carla Gutierez
Laura Bailey

Amateur Fitness Competitors
Venus Nguyen
Lena Squarciafico
Stacy Wright
Annette Perry

Amateur Bikini Competitors
Sherrie Carnicle
Kimberly Castle
Venus Ramos
Rebecca Staggs
Jennifer Buckles

Female Physique Misc.
Competitor Who You Would Love to See Return To the Stage in 2010
Lisa Reed (fitness)
Mimi Jabalee (women’s bb)
Jenny Lynn (figure)
Davana Medina (figure)
Stacy Simons (fitness)

Female Competitor Site of the Year
Tracy Bodner (http://www.tracybodner.com/)
Trish Warren (http://www.trishwarrenfitness.com/)
Candice Houston (http://www.candicehouston.com/)
Natalie Rae Ariel (http://www.natalieraeariel.com/)
Monica Brant (http://www.monicabrant.com/)

NPC Show of the Year
Nationals
North Americans
USAs
Emerald Cup
Jr. Nationals

IFBB Show of the Year
Olympia
Arnold
Ft. Lauderdale
Atlantic City
Europa Super Show

Female Physique Site of the Year (non-competitor) (NOTE: FitGems is NOT eligible due the fact that FitGems is running the contest)
HDPhysiques
FTVideo
Siouxcountry
FBB, Fitness, and Figure Admires
Shemuscle.net

Photographer of the Year
Issac Hinds
Satio Photography
GeneX
Dan Ray
MaryAnn Glascock

Blogger of the Year
Rebecca Staggs (A Mile in These Shoes) http://rebeccastaggs.blogspot.com/
Issac Hinds (Hardbody News) http://www.hardbody.com/news
Scott (Scott’s Corner for Women’s Bodybuilding) http://www.scottscornerforbodybuilding.com/
Julie Lohre (Julie’s Blogger) http://julielohre.blogspot.com/
Roman (Female Muscle Universe) http://femalemuscleuniverse.blogspot.com/

Supporter of the Year
Sioux (Jason Lan)
F.A. Harper (AirHarp)
Andy Vogel (Muscle Angels)
Issac Hinds (Lift Studios/Hardbody News)
Carl Burkins (dallas3)

Supplement Company of the Year
Optimum Nutrition
Gaspari Nutrition
BSN
MAN Sports
Custom Muscle/ NutritionMarket.com

It was not easy to narrow down the nominations. Here are the ways to vote.

1. Email your votes at admin@fitgemsnation.net (Put 2009 FitGems Awards in the subject line)
2. If you have Twitter, you can Twit your votes to http://twitter.com/fitgemsnation
3. If you're a member of the FitGems Nation site (http://www.fitgemsnation.net/), MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/fitgemsnation), or Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33407438502) , you can send me a private message (PM) with your nominations.
4. And...of course, you can leave a comment below with your votes.

Do you have to vote for ALL the categories?! It would be nice if you could, but I won't make you vote for everyone of them. These awards were created to honor the achievements of everyone that played a big part of this industy in 2009. You have until Feb. 1 at noon to vote, and the winners will be announced during the first week of February.

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!!