10th Annual FitGems Awards Winners

Thank you all for once again shattering record voting in the 10th Annual FitGems Awards! Here's the full list of the winners and runner-ups for each category, as well as the top ten finishers of the 2018 FitGems Nation Woman of the Year. Check out our social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to view photos of the winners and the top 10 Woman of the Year vote-getters. Once again, congrats to all the winners, runner-ups, and the nominees!


PRO CATEGORIES

Pro Female Bodybuilder of the Year
Alina Popa
Margie Martin (runner-up)

Pro Women's Physique Competitor of the Year
Shanique Grant
Natalia Coelho (runner-up)

Pro Fitness Competitor of the Year
Whitney Jones
Jennifer Worth (runner-up)

Pro Figure Competitor of the Year
Candice Lewis-Carter
Cydney Gillon (runner-up)

Pro Bikini Competitor of the Year
Elisa Pecini
Angelica Teixeria (runner-up)

Most Improved Pro Female Bodybuilder of the Year
Silvia Matta
Jacqueline Fuchs (runner-up)

Most Improved Pro Women's Physique Competitor of the Year
Autumn Swansen
Mayla Ash (runner-up)

Most Improved Pro Fitness Competitor of the Year
Veronic Comtois
Giorgia Foroni (runner-up)

Most Improved Pro Figure Competitor of the Year
Natalia Soltero
Stacy Fujarski (runner-up)

Most Improved Pro Bikini Competitor of the Year
Ashley Jenelle
Marcia Goncalves (runner-up)

Rookie Pro Women's Bodybuilder of the Year
Susanna Jacobs
Nicole Janveaux (runner-up)

Rookie Pro Women's Physique Competitor of the Year
Sammica Cash
Sarah Villegas (runner-up)

Rookie Pro Fitness Competitor of the Year
Jaclyn Baker
Minna Pajulahti (runner-up)

Rookie Pro Figure Competitor of the Year
Alexis Sullivan
Julia Waring (runner-up)

Rookie Pro Bikini Competitor of the Year
Jasmine Adams
Jennifer Dorie (runner-up)

Most Underrated Pro Female Bodybuilder of the Year
Pauline Nelson
Jennifer Palazzo (runner-up)

Most Underrated Pro Women's Physique Competitor of the Year
Jill Blondin
Felecia Murray (runner-up)

Most Underrated Pro Fitness Competitor of the Year
Nicole Neargarder
Stacy Wright (runner-up)

Most Underrated Pro Figure Competitor of the Year
Ashley Soto
Amanda Carr (runner-up)

Most Underrated Pro Bikini Competitor of the Year
Eli Fernandez
Kerryne Henich (runner-up)


AMATEUR CATEGORIES


Amateur Female Bodybuilder of the Year
Akemy Jones
Kelly Lynn Nauyokas (runner-up)

Amateur Women's Physique Competitor of the Year
Ashlynn Richardson
Jessica Williams (runner-up)

Amateur Fitness Competitor of the Year
Katarina Vovolka
Ashley Pickard (runner-up)

Amateur Figure Competitor of the Year
Sarah Grace
Ashley Sparks (runner-up)

Amateur Bikini Competitor of the Year
Jessica Telesco
Skylar Lanier and Shannon Lane (runner-ups)

Breakout Amateur Female Bodybuilder of the Year
Lacey Pruitt
Amy Sutter (runner-up)

Breakout Amateur Women’s Physique Competitor of the Year
Traci Rugged
Kelly Lynn Nauyokas (runner-up)

Breakout Amateur Fitness Competitor of the Year
Anna Adams
Vanessa Bousquet (runner-up)

Breakout Amateur Figure Competitor of the Year
Ashley Jones
Alicia Bell (runner-up)

Breakout Amateur Bikini Competitor of the Year
Ciara Houston
Amanda Aguzzi (Runner-up)

Most Underrated Amateur Female Bodybuilder of the Year
Karen Holliday
Gina Cavaliero (runner-up)

Most Underrated Amateur Women’s Physique Competitor of the Year
Farrah Faulkner
Tamara Gourley (runner-up)

Most Underrated Amateur Fitness Competitor of the Year
Shayla Jacobs
Brandy Norris and Sarah Koubek (runner-ups)

Most Underrated Amateur Figure Competitor of the Year
Tawny Davis
Meghan Cassidy (runner-up)

Most Underrated Amateur Bikini Competitor of the Year
Sheila Roberts
Samantha Mcintyre (runner-up)


MISC. CATEGORIES


Fitness Model of the Year
Wendy Fortino
Tina Nguyen (Runner-up)

Fitness Ambassador of the Year
Nicole Wilkins
Juliana Malacarne (Runner-up)

Social Media Star of the Year (Instagram/Twitter/Facebook/Snapchat, etc.)
Wendy Fortino
Tina Nguyen (Runner-up)

Moment of the Year
Shanique Grant becoming the youngest Ms. Women's Physique Olympia in history
Ashley Kaltwasser returning to competition for the first time in over a year at the 2018 Mile High Pro (Runner-up)

Photographer of the Year
Dan Ray
J.M. Manion (Runner-up)

Fit Celebrity of the Year
Charly Caruso
Jenna Wolfe and Teresa Guidance (Runner-ups)

Female Sports Athlete of the Year
Simone Biles
Alex Morgan (Runner-up)

Female Crossfit Athlete of the Year
Tia-Clair Toomey
Katrin Tania Thorisdottir (Runner-up)

Female Strength Athlete of the Year
Stefanie Cohen
Jen Thompson (Runner-up)

Female Super League Athlete of the Year
Kristen Graham
Jamie Filer (Runner-up)

Fittest Female WWE Superstar of the Year (Raw/Smackdown Live)
Sasha Banks
Mandy Rose (Runner-up)

Fittest Female NXT Superstar of the Year
Candice LeRae
Bianca Belair (Runner-up)

Fittest Female Wrestler of the Year
Tessa Blanchard
Toni Storm (Runner-up)

Physique Paysite of the Year
HerBiceps
HDPhysiques/Preminum Physiques (Runner-ups)

Physique Paysite Model of the Year
Sandra Grajales
Maria Garcia (Runner-up)

Promoter of the Year
Tim Gardner
Branch and Trish Warren (Runner-ups)

Fitness Clothing Line of the Year
Flag Nor Fail
Booty Queen Apparel (Runner-up)

Team of the Year
Underrated Muscle
Fitness Mafia (Runner-up)

Male Trainer of the Year
Dave Palumbo
Matt Allen (Runner-up)

Female Trainer of the Year
Wendy Fortino
Natalia Coelho (Runner-Up)


FitGems Nation Woman of the Year Top 10

1. Cydney Gillon
2. Shanique Grant
3. Candice Lewis-Carter
4. Angelica Teixeria
5. Jennifer Worth
6. Ronda Rousey
7. Bojana Vasiljevic
8. Alina Popa
9. Whitney Jones and Juliana Malacarne (tied)

10th Annual FitGems Awards Ballot

The poll is LIVE! 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 until January 14th at 11:59pm Eastern time. At that time, all polls will be closed. Have a wonderful rest of 2018, 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 THE HIGHEST HONOR OF THEM ALL...THE 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. We will explain how we came to our decisions for the nominees. SEE YOU IN 2019!!!

10th Annual FitGems Awards Categories and Nominees Revealed

Our sincere apologies for the delay of the FitGems Awards. This year, we had a bit of help getting this together, but with how the changes the IFBB and NPC made this year (which aren't bad ones, but could use a bit of tinkering...which we will discuss sometime in 2019), it was more challenging than ever to get this list together to make sure we accurately do this right. Without further ado, here are this year's categories and nominees for this year's FitGems Awards!

PRO CATEGORIES

Pro Female Bodybuilder of the Year
Alina Popa
Margie Martin
Shelia Bleck
Nikki Chartrand
Helle Trevino
Jill Blondin

Pro Women's Physique Competitor of the Year
Natalia Coelho
Shanique Grant
Daniely Castilho
Jennifer Taylor
Heather Grace
Michala Aycock

Pro Fitness Competitor of the Year

Whitney Jones

Myriam Capes

Bethany Wagner

Ariel Khadr

Jennifer Worth

Missy Farrell

Pro Figure Competitor of the Year

Cydney Gillon

Candice Lewis-Carter

Heather Dees

Ivana Ivusic

Bojana Vasjaevic

Nadia Wyatt

Pro Bikini Competitor of the Year

Angelica Teixeria

Ashley Kaltwasser

Janet Layug

Casey Samsel

Lauralie Chapados

Elisa Pecini

Most Improved Pro Female Bodybuilder of the Year

Tananarive Huie

Maria Mikola

Jacqueline Fuchs

Maryse Manios

Silvia Matta

Ladawn Mcday

Most Improved Pro Women's Physique Competitor of the Year

Cris Goy Arellano

Tomefafa Ameko

Penpraghai Tiangngok

Margita Zamolova

Autumn Swansen

Mayla Ash

Most Improved Pro Fitness Competitor of the Year

Ashley Allen

Danielle Chikeles

Emma Paveley

Veronic Comtois

Cong Mou

Giorgia Foroni

Most Improved Pro Figure Competitor of the Year

Stacy Fujarski

Natalia Soltero

Louise Rogers

Melissa Bumstead

Jessica Reyes Padilla

Julie Mayer

Most Improved Pro Bikini Competitor of the Year

Marcia Goncalves

Raphaela Milagres

Frida Paulsen Stern

Camile Periat

Ashley Jenelle

Stacy McCloud

Rookie Pro Women's Bodybuilder of the Year

Susanna Jacobs

Jill Blondin

Donna Salib

Barbara Carita

Amanda Smith

Nicole Janveaux

Rookie Pro Women's Physique Competitor of the Year

Lauren Rutan

Lenka Ferencukova

Sarah Villegas

Sammica Cash

Jonquil Baugh

Mary Power

Rookie Pro Fitness Competitor of the Year

Kate Errington

Jacklyn Baker

Darrian Borello

Sara Kovach

Minna Pajulahti

Carolina Frausto

Rookie Pro Figure Competitor of the Year

Alexis Sullivan

Felisia Livesey

Missy Farrell

Zulema Duran

Julia Waring

Marta Gorzynska

Rookie Pro Bikini Competitor of the Year

Celeste Shaffer

Jennifer Dorie

Sherry Espera

Jessie Pineault

Maxine Somov

Jasmine Adams

Most Underrated Pro Female Bodybuilder of the Year

Patty Corbett

Pauline Nelson

Jennifer Palazzo

Amy Hauck

Heather Manuel

Cristina Maffeis

Most Underrated Pro Women's Physique Competitor of the Year

Jill Blondin

Diana Schnaidt

Rose Brunner

Rita Rae

Felecia Murray

Elizabeth Bradshaw

Most Underrated Pro Fitness Competitor of the Year

Rebecca Sizemore

Alysha Cliff

Jobie Goodro

Nicole Neargarder

Rene Brosch

Stacy Wright

Most Underrated Pro Figure Competitor of the Year

Amanda Carr

Ashley Soto

Catherine Lavoie

Sara Chio

Rebecca Schubeck

Azaria Glaim

Most Underrated Pro Bikini Competitor of the Year

Tawna Eubanks

Kerryne Henich

Katya Nosova

Sara Back

Elizabeth Yisrael

Eli Fernandez

AMATEUR CATEGORIES

Amateur Female Bodybuilder of the Year

Akemy Jones

Marla-Maria Merrithew

Pamela Hannam

Monica Hale

Lunette Johnson

Kelly Lynn Nauyokas

Amateur Women's Physique Competitor of the Year

Ashley Bader

Ashlynn Richardson

Emily Schubert

Jessica Williams

Savka Brownseki

Ashley Gearhart

Amateur Fitness Competitor of the Year

Ashley Packard

Kristy Fenster-Avery

Allison Dominquez Kramer

Katarina Vovolka

Alayne Corum

Abbie Elsner

Amateur Figure Competitor of the Year

Tiffany Walker

Sarah Grace

Diana Cadena

Christine Stearns

Hope Welsh

Ashley Sparks

Amateur Bikini Competitor of the Year

Alexandria Blare

Cierra Davis

Calvsta Upperman

Jessica Telesco

Skylar Lanier

Shannon Lane

Breakout Amateur Female Bodybuilder of the Year

Kristine Spinelli

Katie Kehoe

Lacey Pruitt

Amy Sutter

Demi Robertson

Lesile Heidemann

Breakout Amateur Women’s Physique Competitor of the Year

Kelly Lynn Nauyokas

Thea Douger

Traci Rugged

Katleen Erickson

Kimberly Rieck

Cristal Juarez

Breakout Amateur Fitness Competitor of the Year

Noelle Russow

Marlaina Shrives

Vanessa Bousquet

Anna Adams

Kristen Morby

Katie Mitchell

Breakout Amateur Figure Competitor of the Year

Ashley Jones

Rachel Killam

Devon Winn Hare

Alicia Bell

Lola Montez

Jennifer Lowery

Breakout Amateur Bikini Competitor of the Year

Celeste Shaffer

Carolyn Lee

Ciara Houston

Regena Harrison

Amanda Aguzzi

Carrie Lawler

Most Underrated Amateur Female Bodybuilder of the Year

Leann George

Gina Cavaliero

Karen Holliday

Carrie Prather

Sherri Enos

Leeann Scelfo-Cino

Most Underrated Amateur Women’s Physique Competitor of the Year

Tamara Gourley

Debbie Deutsch

Evon Pennington

Farrah Faulkner

Rhonda Brown-Massey

April Reed

Most Underrated Amateur Fitness Competitor of the Year

Shayla Jacobs

Brandy Norris

Christine Hotchkin

Teah Poyner

Andrea Henry

Sarah Koubek

Most Underrated Amateur Figure Competitor of the Year

Tawny Davis

Meagan Latour

Silvia Henry

Meghan Cassidy

Megan Latour

Nini Neives

Most Underrated Amateur Bikini Competitor of the Year

Michaelle Allies

Maria Noboa

Samantha Mcintyre

Melissa Feijoo

Awilda Herrera

Sheila Roberts

MISC. CATEGORIES

Fitness Model of the Year

Torrie Wilson

Tina Nguyen

Mandy Rose

Erin Stern

Wendy Fortino

Ashley Soto

Fitness Ambassador of the Year

Torrie Wilson

Erin Stern

Jen Widerstrom

Nicole Wilkins

Juliana Malacarne

Trish Warren

Social Media Star of the Year (Instagram/Twitter/Facebook/Snapchat, etc.)

Torrie Wilson

Jen Widerstrom

Ashley Soto

Tina Nguyen

Wendy Fortino

Jessica Williams

Moment of the Year

Whitney Jones winning the Fitness International title with a torn ACL/MCL

Shanique Grant becoming the youngest Ms. Women's Physique Olympia in history

Jennifer Worth winning the Tampa Pro, her first pro win since 2001

Whitney Jones becoming the new Ms. Fitness Olympia

Ronda Rousey officially joining WWE at the 2018 Royal Rumble event

Ashley Kaltwasser returning to competition for the first time in over a year at the 2018 Mile High Pro

Photographer of the Year

Dan Ray

George Kontaxis

Will Wittmann

Joe Bayer

J.M. Manion

George Kontaxis

Fit Celebrity of the Year

Teresa Guidance (Real Housewives of New Jersey)

Tiffany Coyne (Let's Make a Deal)

Debbie Matenopoulos (Home and Family)

Chrysti Ane (Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel)

Charly Caruso (WWE Raw/ESPN Sportscenter)

Jenna Wolfe (First Things First)

Female Sports Athlete of the Year

Simone Biles (gymnastics)

Morgan Reid (college soccer)

Maycee Barber (MMA)

Alex Morgan (pro soccer)

Elena Delle Donne (WNBA)

Sydney McLaughlin (track and field)

(NEW FOR 2018) Crossfit Athlete of the Year

Tia-Clair Toomey
Annie Thorisdottir
Katrin Tania Thorisdottir
Cassidy Lance-McWherter
Laura Horovath
Kara Saunders

(NEW FOR 2018) Female Strength Athlete of the Year

Stefanie Cohen

Lauren Rutan

Mattie Rogers

Danielle Malcom
Lidia Valentin Perez
Jen Thompson

(NEW FOR 2018) Female Super League Athlete of the Year

Minna Pajulahti

Kristin Graham

Jamie Filer

Kat Secor

Brittany Diamond

Rene Marven

(REVAMPED FOR 2018) Fittest Female WWE Superstar of the Year (Raw/Smackdown Live)

Charlotte Flair

Mandy Rose

Mickie James

Dana Brooke

Sasha Banks

Naomi

(NEW FOR 2018) Fittest Female NXT Superstar of the Year

Lacey Evans

Bianca Belair

Candice LaRae

Kairi Sane

Reha Ripley

Shayna Baizer

(REVAMPED FOR 2018) Fittest Female Wrestler of the Year

Tessa Blanchard

Kamille

Tori Storm

Taya Valkyrie

Santana Garrett

Heidi Katrina

Physique Paysite of the Year

HerBiceps

FemaleCityFlex

HDPhysiques/Preminum Physiques

Kriv Studios

MuscleTease

VideoTeasing

Physique Paysite Model of the Year

Carli Teperka

Kaitie Hart

Cris Goy

Tishalicious

Sandra Grajales

Maria Garcia

Promoter(s) of the Year

Tim Garnder

Branch and Trish Warren

Robin Chang

Gary Udit

Ron Hache

Jack and Ann Titone

Fitness Clothing Line of the Year

Booty Queen Apparel

Flag Nor Fail

NPC Active Wear

Vanquish Fitness

Nicole Wilkins Collection

Tapout

Team of the Year

Team CyberbodyShop

Team Williams Fitness

Underrated Muscle

Worth It Fitness

Sexy-Strong

Fitness Mafia

Male Trainer of the Year

Pete Ciccone

Matt Allen

Jack Titone

Noel Fuller

Justin Miller

Dave Palumbo

Female Trainer of the Year

Torrie Wilson

Meriza Deguzman-Ciccone

Wendy Fortino

Jennifer Worth

Natalia Coelho

Jen Widerstrom

And the highest honor of them all...the FitGems Nation Woman of the Year!

 
This goes to the fitness personality that had the most impact for the industry in 2018). As always, cnce 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, Wendy Fortino, will not be on the ballot this year. 

This year's nominees are...

1. Shanique Grant
2. Natalia Coelho
3. Cydney Gillon
4. Candice Lewis-Carter
5. Whitney Jones
6. Myriam Capes
7. Jennifer Worth
8. Jen Widerstrom
9. Ashley Kaltwasser
10. Charlotte Flair
11. Alexa Bliss
12. Ronda Rousey
13. Mandy Rose
14. Tessa Blanchard
15. Juliana Malacarne
16. Missy Farrell
17. Bojana Vasjaevic
18. Angelica Teixeria
19. Alina Popa
20. Stefanie Cohen

Voting begins THIS WEDNSDAY NIGHT (exact time to be determined) and voting will go on until January 14th at 11:59 Eastern time. You will be able to vote once per day, and Crowdsignal (formerly known as Polldaddy) will be our official voting format. Congrats to all the nominees, best of luck to you all, and I would like to wish everyone out there a very Merry Christmas and Happy and Successful 2019!

10th Annual FitGems Awards Time...and THE REOPENING OF OUR HALL OF FAME!!!

I literally can't believe we have been doing this for 10 years, but my goodness, here we are: the 10th Annual FitGems Awards are upon us! For the ninth straight year, we're doing the FitGems Awards, where we honor the best of the female muscle world from this past year. We will be using Polldaddy for the third straight year. Voting will begin on Wednesday, December 26 and will end at 11:59 Eastern Time on January 14th, 2019. As far as the number of categories are concerned, this is easily our biggest yet:

PRO CATEGORIES

Pro Female Bodybuilder of the Year
Pro Women's Physique Competitor of the Year
Pro Fitness Competitor of the Year
Pro Figure Competitor of the Year
Pro Bikini Competitor of the Year
Most Improved Pro Female Bodybuilder of the Year
Most Improved Pro Women's Physique Competitor of the Year
Most Improved Pro Fitness Competitor of the Year
Most Improved Pro Figure Competitor of the Year
Most Improved Pro Bikini Competitor of the Year
Rookie Pro Women's Bodybuilder of the Year
Rookie Pro Women's Physique Competitor of the Year
Rookie Pro Fitness Competitor of the Year
Rookie Pro Figure Competitor of the Year
Rookie Pro Bikini Competitor of the Year
Underrated Pro Female Bodybuilder of the Year
Underrated Pro Women's Physique Competitor of the Year
Underrated Pro Fitness Competitor of the Year
Underrated Pro Figure Competitor of the Year
Underrated Pro Bikini Competitor of the Year
 
AMATEUR CATEGORIES

Amateur Female Bodybuilder of the Year
Amateur Women's Physique Competitor of the Year
Amateur Figure Competitor of the Year
Amateur Bikini Competitor of the Year
Breakout Amateur Female Bodybuilder of the Year
Breakout Amateur Women’s Physique Competitor of the Year
Breakout Amateur Fitness Competitor of the Year
Breakout Amateur Figure Competitor of the Year
Breakout Amateur Bikini Competitor of the Year
Underrated Amateur Female Bodybuilder of the Year
Underrated Amateur Women’s Physique Competitor of the Year
Underrated Amateur Fitness Competitor of the Year
Underrated Amateur Figure Competitor of the Year
Underrated Amateur Bikini Competitor of the Year

MISC. CATEGORIES

Fitness Ambassador of the Year
Social Media Star of the Year (Instagram/Twitter/Facebook/Snapchat, etc.)
Moment of the Year
Photographer of the Year
Fit Celebrity of the Year
Female Sports Athlete of the Year
(NEW FOR 2018) Crossfit Athlete of the Year
(NEW FOR 2018) Female Strength Athlete of the Year
(NEW FOR 2018) Female Super League Athlete of the Year
(REVAMPED FOR 2018) Fittest Female WWE Superstar of the Year (Raw/Smackdown Live)
(NEW FOR 2018) Fittest Female NXT Superstar of the Year
(REVAMPED FOR 2018) Fittest Female Wrestler of the Year
Physique Paysite of the Year
Physique Paysite Model of the Year
Promoter(s) of the Year
Fitness Clothing Line of the Year
Team of the Year
Male Trainer of the Year
Female Trainer of the Year

And of course, we have the BIG category of them all...the FitGems Nation Woman of the Year! This goes to the fitness personality that had the most impact in the industry in 2018. Whoever wins this award will AUTOMATICALLY sit out from this category in 2019 as a way of keeping this particular award’s winners as fresh as possible, even if 2019 ends up being better than 2018. Past Woman of the Year winners include Juliana Malcarne, Monica Brant, Dana Linn Bailey, and Wendy Fortino, who made history last year by becoming the first-ever 2x Woman of the Year.

This year's Woman of the Year nominees are...

Shanique Grant
Natalia Coelho
Cydney Gillon
Candice Lewis-Carter
Whitney Jones
Myriam Capes
Jennifer Worth
Jen Widerstrom
Ashley Kaltwasser
Charlotte Flair
Alexa Bliss
Ronda Rousey
Mandy Rose
Tessa Blanchard
Juliana Malacarne
Missy Farrell
Bojana Vasjaevic
Angelica Teixeria
Alina Popa
Stefanie Cohen

Voting for Woman of the Year will also begin on December 10 and will go on until 11:59 Eastern on January 7th.

If you want to know EXACTLY when we will begin voting, make sure to follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/fitgemsnation) on December 26 as that's when we will make the official announcement to begin voting. Also, for the first time, we will be using our Facebook and Instagram accounts so you can see all the nominees visually (I know, this should have been done a long time ago, but hey...live and learn).


Oh yeah...ONE. LAST. THING.


We're reopening the Hall!!! Yep, after a longer-than-it-should-have-been hiatus, the FitGems Hall of Fame is reopening to put in the greatest names the fitness world has ever seen.

Here is the criteria to be eligible for the FitGems Hall of Fame:

1. This is a FEMALE COMPETITORS Hall of Fame, meaning no guys (at least not right now)
2. The competitor(s) must either have competed for at least a decade or total of 10 years OR she has retired and it's been at least 5-10 years since their last competition
3. They can be from any federation, even ones from the past
4. The inductees can be living or deceased.

The FitGems Hall of Fame Class of 2019 will be voted on by select people within the fitness industry. The inductees will be revealed one by one, the week of the FitGems Awards Winners reveal and they will officially be inducted into our Hall of Fame the week before the 2019 Arnold Sports Festival. 

Those currently in the FitGems Hall of Fame are:
Adela Garcia
Rachel McLish
Iris Kyle
Kim Chizevsky
Lenda Murray
Cory Everson
Monica Brant

Who will join them? We will find out soon enough.

It's a lot of work to get all of this together, but this is one of the many things I love doing each year. I can't thank you all for your support of FitGems Nation these past ten years. What started out as a little blog has turned into so much more, and it's all because of you. And I truly feel the best is yet to come for FitGems Nation. Thank you all for joining me in building something special for you. Here's to 10 more years, and best of luck to everyone the next few weeks!