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!
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
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
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)
(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
- Whitney Jones
- Missy Truscott
- Ryall Graber
- Shanique Grant
- Nadia Wyatt
- Becky Lynch
- Charlotte Flair
- Tessa Blanchard
- Mandy Rose
- Dana Brooke
- Charly Arnolt/Caruso
- Simone Biles
- Alex Morgan
- Megan Rapinoe
- Julie Ertz
- Sandra Grajales
- Bojana Vasiljevic
- Lauren Rutan
- Helle Trevino
- Natalia Coelho
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!
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