Wednesday, December 18, 2019

11th Annual FitGems Nation Ballot is LIVE

Our poll is LIVE! As always, you don't have to vote for each category, but it would nice to vote for as many as possible. You can vote once per day from now until January 1st at 11:59pm Eastern time. At that time, all polls will be closed. Have a wonderful rest of 2019, congrats once again to all the FitGems Award nominees, and best of luck to each and every one of you!


PRO CATEGORIES
AMATEUR CATEGORIES
MISC. CATEGORIES

And our big one...the 2019 FitGems Nation Woman of the Year!!!


Follow the conversation about this year's FitGems Awards by using the hashtag #FitGemsAwards on Twitter and Instagram. Post your predictions on who you think will win...as well as any questions you may have about any of the categories and nominees, or anyone you think got snubbed. Good luck to all!

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

11th Annual FitGems Awards Nominees

Our 11th Annual FitGems Awards are FINALLY here! Things are going to be a tad different. First off, I want to explain how the categories will work. For all the pro categories, nominees will be selected from Olympia to Olympia going forward, as the end of the Olympia usually signals a "new year" for the IFBB, so everyone that competed in a pro contest after the 2018 Olympia ARE eligible for FitGems Award contention while those that competed after the 2019 Olympia will NOT count until next year. For the amateur categories and miscellaneous categories, it will be judged from January 1st to the conclusion of NPC Nationals, which will be the cutoff for award contention. And this goes without saying...wellness will not be part of our awards until next year.

Some categories have been removed this year (Strength Athlete, Super League) due to not being as visible this year, but those awards could make a comeback in 2020. One HUGE change we made is turning the Fit Female Wrestler of the Year into four different categories: Fittest Female WWE Superstar of the Year (the fittest woman on Raw or Smackdown), Fittest Female NXT Superstar of the year (the fittest woman on the NXT and the NXT UK roster), Fittest Female Mainstream Wrestler of the Year (the fittest mainsteam female wrestler that is NOT under WWE contract), and Fittest Independent Wrestler of the Year (the fittest female wrestler on the independent circuit). With as many female wrestlers as there are now in various locations and federations, just doing one category to narrow them down is an insult to them and to the awards. The awards are still prestigious but now it's more of an even playing field as there are those that only follow certain forms of wrestling.

Voting will begin sometime on Wednesday (December 18th) and will end on January 1st at around 11:59PM. While the poll won't be available to vote for several more hours, here's a look at the categories and nominees for this year's awards:


PRO CATEGORIES

Pro Female Bodybuilder of the Year
Helle Trevino
Margie Martin
Irene Andersen
Nicki Chartrand
Monique Jones
Theresa Ivancik

Pro Women's Physique Competitor of the Year

Shanique Grant
Sarah Villegas
Natalia Coelho
Valentina Mishina
Danielly Castilho
Laura Pintado Chinchilla

Pro Fitness Competitor of the Year
Whitney Jones
Missy Truscott
Ryal Graber
Jaclyn Baker
Tiffany Chandler
Jennie Taddeo

Pro Figure Competitor of the Year
Cydney Gillon
Nadia Wyatt
Sandra Grajales
Bojana Vasiljevic
Ivana Ivusic
Jessica Reyes Padilla

Pro Bikini Competitor of the Year
Elisa Pecini
Janet Layug
Angelica Texieria
Lauralie Chapados
Jennifer Dorie
Ashley Kaltwasser

Most Improved Pro Female Bodybuilder of the Year
Janeen Lankowski
Aleesha Young
Susanna Jacobs
LaDawn Mcday
Angela Rayburn
Maria Flores

Most Improved Pro Women's Physique Competitor of the Year
Brittany Watts
Jeannie Feldman
Patricia Gosseln
Anne Lorraine Mohn
Laura Hays
Reshanna Boswell

Most Improved Pro Fitness Competitor of the Year
Tamara Vahn
Liudmila Somkina
Marta Aguiar
Sara Kovach
Toni Wheeler
Alison Burns

Most Improved Pro Figure Competitor of the Year
Tiffani Lapoint
Martina Yabekova
Tanya Chartrand
Lola Montez
Laurelle Martineau
Ashley Soto

Most Improved Pro Bikini Competitor of the Year
Jennifer Ronzitti
Maureen Blanquisco
Camile Periat
Monica Ellis
Monica Goncalves
Beatriz Biscaia

Rookie Pro Women's Bodybuilder of the Year
Tina Williams
Andrea Shaw
Jessica Martin
Barbara Carita
Mona Poursaleh
Marla-Maria Merrithew

Rookie Pro Women's Physique Competitor of the Year
Kimberly Rieck
Sheila Bleck
Sheikha Nguyen
Dana Shemesh
Kayla Murphy
Jacqueline Estrada

Rookie Pro Fitness Competitor of the Year
Terra Plum
Stephanie Jones
Anna Adams
Ashley Packard
Kristy Fenster-Avery
Lauren Carre

Rookie Pro Figure Competitor of the Year
Ashley Jones
Silvia Henry
Autumn Cleveland
Heidi Larson
Gabrielle Williams
Amanda Welch

Rookie Pro Bikini Competitor of the Year
Etila Santiago Santos
Alexandria Ross
Hannah Ranfranz
Allison Yaeth
Calysta Upperman
Celeste Shaffer

Most Underrated Pro Female Bodybuilder of the Year
Kim Buck
Pauline Nelson
Kristina Mendoza
Donna Salib
Cris Goy
Susanna Jacobs

Most Underrated Pro Women's Physique Competitor of the Year
Heather Grace
Lauren Rutan
Ivie Rhein
Stephanie Waggoner
Diana Schnaidt
Trisha Vezirian

Most Underrated Pro Fitness Competitor of the Year
Minna Pajulahti
Shannon Siemer
Cong Mou
Viko Newman
Valentina Maria Rodriquez
Michelle Gales

Most Underrated Pro Figure Competitor of the Year
An Da Jeong
Michelle Lindsay
Brittany Campbell
Tiffany Boyer
Dawn Reichley
Stacy Fujarski

Most Underrated Pro Bikini Competitor of the Year
Jasmine Williams
Breena Martinez
Eli Fernandez
Francesca Stoico
Jourdanne Lee
Mariella Pellegrino

AMATEUR CATEGORIES

Amateur Female Bodybuilder of the Year
Erica Hartman
Dee Joseph
Brittany Nicole Larson
Danielle Willis
Rachelle Cannon
Jeri Bradley

Amateur Women's Physique Competitor of the Year
Lorraine Gonzalez
Justine Albert
Kathrine McLaurin
Yarelis Ramos Perez
Macey Toney
Kimberly Smith

Amateur Fitness Competitor of the Year
Anna Adams
Molly Prather
Missy Khasawneh
Stephanie Jones
Abby Bolton
Kristen Morby

Amateur Figure Competitor of the Year
Rachel Shoemake
Bernice Higgins
Ajanel Williams
Sabah Syed
Julia Champlin
Rita Villarreal

Amateur Bikini Competitor of the Year
Ariana Brothers
Ashley Parker
Cristal Medina
Mercedes Fernandez
Daraja Hill
Angela White

Breakout Amateur Female Bodybuilder of the Year
Takeela Reddrick
Kelly Lefevre
Brenda Beitia
Helen Davis
Donna Jones
Nancy Porter

Breakout Amateur Women’s Physique Competitor of the Year
Jacqueline Estrada
Jessica Martin
Danhne Villanueva
Christina Specos
Jada Beverly
Evon Pennington

Breakout Amateur Fitness Competitor of the Year
Shayla Jacobs
Emilee Clark
Haley Lisenba
Corina Harkelroad
Kimberley Baliutavicius
Andrea Larkins
Breakout Amateur Figure Competitor of the Year
Yahda Daniels
Melody Zita
Lisa Krause
Charlotte Quillen
Cherish Richardson
Natalia Marrero

Breakout Amateur Bikini Competitor of the Year
Charisse Briguera
Krystal Monteiro
Bryanna Barcelo
Hope Harper
Gina Scafoglio
Chantel Hall

Most Underrated Amateur Female Bodybuilder of the Year
Leann George
Robin Hartman
Kathlee Rutkowski
Janelle Gallo-Riegger
Stephanie Castelluccio
Jenn Schmidt

Most Underrated Amateur Women’s Physique Competitor of the Year
Patti Hanson
Hayley Townsend
Hannah Hussein
Shannon Applegate-Smith
Rachel Newman
Rebecca Libby

Most Underrated Amateur Fitness Competitor of the Year
Amanda Reed
Pamela Bartock
Crystal Parrett
Landra Tieman
Meghan Cassidy
Lena Squarciafico

Most Underrated Amateur Figure Competitor of the Year
Tricia Mowatt
Mandy Harbin
Nikki Nozano
Cassandra Bailey
Jen Mezzetti
Ana Melissa Cardenas

Most Underrated Amateur Bikini Competitor of the Year
Veronica Garza
Laura Lee Musson
Shannon McClead
Corissa Lorimer
Nicole Desmond
Samantha McIntyre

MISC. CATEGORIES

Fitness Model of the Year
Yarshina Ayala
Wendy Fortino
Tina (Nguyen) Middleton
Mandy Rose
Erin Stern
Ivana Ivusic

Fitness Ambassador of the Year
Mandy Rose
Lauren Rutan
Whitney Jones
Trish Warren
Wendy Fortino
Nicole Wilkins

Social Media Star of the Year (Instagram/Twitter/Facebook/Snapchat, etc.)
Yarshina Ayala
Brittney Terry
Melissa Pearo
Denise Masino
Ivana Ivusic
Trish Warren

Moment of the Year
Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, and Ronda Rousey becoming the first women to main-event Wrestlemania
Erin Stern returning to the IFBB
Latorya Watts's return to the Olympia after over a year's absence
The announcement of the return of Ms. Olympia in 2020
The announcement of the addition of the NPC/IFBB Wellness division in 2020
Simone Biles becoming the most decorated gymnast of all time, male or female

Photographer of the Year
Joe Bayer
George Kontaxis
Will Wittmann
J.M. Manion
Dustin Raymond
Lou Krivda

Fit Celebrity of the Year
Caroline Pearce (Premier Fighting League/ESPN)
Jenna Wolfe (First Things First)
Charly Caruso/Arnolt (WWE Raw/ESPN)
Paige Davis (Trading Spaces)
Denise Matenopoulo (Home and Family)
Tiffany Coyle (Let's Make a Deal)

Female Sports Athlete of the Year
Simone Biles
Alex Morgan
Megan Rapinoe
Julie Ertz
Amanda Nunes
Serena Williams

Crossfit Athlete of the Year
Tia-Clair Toomey
Kristin Holte
Jamie Greene
Katrin Davidsdottir
Karisa Pearce
Hailey Adams

Fittest Female WWE Superstar of the Year (Raw/Smackdown)
Becky Lynch
Mandy Rose
Charlotte Flair
Dana Brooke
Alexa Bliss
Sasha Banks

Fittest Female NXT Superstar of the Year (this also includes NXT UK)
Bianca Belair
Toni Storm
Rhea Ripley
Candice LaRae
Xia Li
Taynara Conti

Fittest Female Mainstream Wrestler of the Year
Tessa Blanchard (Impact)
Taya Valkerie (Impact)
Britt Baker (AEW)
Tenielle Dashwood (Impact)
Sadie Gibbs (AEW)
Jordynne Grace (Impact)

Fittest Independent Wrestler of the Year
Katie Forbes
Kamille
Amber Nova
Indi Hartwell
Heidi Katrina
Big Swole

Physique Paysite of the Year
HDPhysiques/Preminum Physiques
HerBicepsPlus
FemaleCityFlex
FitVids UK
Muscletease
Kriv Studios

Physique Paysite Model of the Year
Stephanie Marie
Carli Teperka
Brooke Walker
Cris Goy
Katie Lee
Taylor Smuck

Promoter(s) of the Year
Branch and Trish Warren
Tim Garnder
Chris Minnes
Robin Chang
Gary Udit
Jack and Ann Titone

Fitness Clothing Line of the Year
Tapout Fitness
NPC Active Wear
Booty Queen Apparel
Flag Nor Fail
Vanquish Fitness
Nicole Wilkins Collection

Team of the Year
Cyberbodyshop
Underrated Muscle
Team Williams Fitness
Worth It Fitness
Sexy-Strong
Fitness Mafia

Male Trainer of the Year
Matt Allen
Pete Ciccone
Noel Fuller
Justin Miller
Dave Palumbo
Sean Hayes

Female Trainer of the Year
Jennifer Worth
Meriza Deguzman-Ciccone
Whitney Jones
Wendy Fortino
Lauren Rutan
Torrie Wilson

FitGems Nation Woman of the Year
(the fitness personality that had the most impact for the industry in 2019)

NOTE: Once you win this award, you will AUTOMATICALLY sit out the following year as a way of keeping this particular award’s winners as fresh as possible, even if the following year is their best one in their career up to that point. This means last year’s winner, Cydney Gillon, must sit out this year

  1. Whitney Jones
  2. Missy Truscott
  3. Ryall Graber
  4. Shanique Grant
  5. Nadia Wyatt
  6. Becky Lynch
  7. Charlotte Flair
  8. Tessa Blanchard
  9. Mandy Rose
  10. Dana Brooke
  11. Charly Arnolt/Caruso
  12. Simone Biles
  13. Alex Morgan
  14. Megan Rapinoe
  15. Julie Ertz
  16. Sandra Grajales
  17. Bojana Vasiljevic
  18. Lauren Rutan
  19. Helle Trevino
  20. Natalia Coelho
Once again, congrats to all the nominees for this year's awards! Best of luck to you all!

Oh...heads up...we will be doing our own Decade Awards in the coming days. Yes, you will get to vote on the best in female muscle from 2010 to now. More details on THAT this weekend!