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Ms. International
The Ms. International female bodybuilding contest was considered to be the second-most prestigious competition for female bodybuilders (second only to the Ms. Olympia competition), from its inception in 1986 through to its final staging in 2013. It was first held in 1986 by the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB). In 1987, the IFBB allowed the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) to sanction the Ms. International as an amateur event. In 1988, the contest was again sanctioned by the IFBB. From 1989 the contest was part of the Arnold Sports Festival.
The top all-time winners are Iris Kyle with seven titles and followed by Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia with five titles. The only amateur to win the overall title was Kathy Segal.
In 2013 the IFBB announced it would drop Ms. International from the 2014 IFBB Pro Schedule.
The first Ms. International was held in 1986, and was sanctioned by the International Federation of BodyBuilders (I.F.B.B.). The contest was held in conjunction with the men's event, which was called the IFBB Pro World Championship. Ben Weider proclaimed that the top six finishers would qualify for IFBB pro status, and be invited to compete at the 1986 IFBB Pro World in Toronto. The 1986 and 1988 Ms. Internationals were designated as pro-am contests, and top amateurs were also invited to compete. In 1987, Ms. International was an amateur event sanctioned by the AAU. In 1988, Jim Lorimer and Arnold Schwarzenegger felt the women's competition should become a regular event along with the men's.
Since 1989, the men's Pro World Championship was renamed the Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic and the Ms. International become part of The Arnold Classic Weekend. That same year Tonya Knight had to forfeit both her placing and prize money from the 1988 and 1989 Ms. International when it was found out that she used someone else to take her drug test at the 1989 Ms. Olympia. The first narrow victory came in 1991 when Tonya Knight topped Anja Schreiner by a score of 30 to 32. There has been some controversy at the 1992 Ms. International. Anja Schreiner and Paula Bircumshaw both had the same body height, however, Paula had much more muscle and weight (162 lbs). The judges relegated her to eighth place and did not, as custom, called out the top ten competitors on stage before announcing the winners. Instead, they only announced the top six competitors on stage in order to prevent Paula back on stage. The audience rioted over this decision,[citation needed] and changed Paula's name. Paula did come back on stage only to give the judges the middle finger. Because of this, she was given a year's suspension. In 1996, Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls became the first to win both Ms. International and Ms. Olympia in the same year.
At the 1995 Ms. International, Laura Creavalle won her third Ms. International title. This was her second consecutive Ms. International title, which was a first for any female or male bodybuilder winner of the Ms. International or the Arnold Classic. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a commentator at the contest, commented that Laura Creavalle's ribs, deltoids, latissimus, trapezius and lower back are chiseled and well developed, along with her back, thighs, calves and biceps being developed. He noted she was 151 lb (68 kg). He also thought her posing was "right on the money", with some of her poses being directed to the audience and some of the poses being directed to the judges, and thought she had a great chance of winning. Commenting about her back, he thought she had great rear and side deltoid development and that her back muscles were the best of any of the contestants.
At the 1997 Ms. International, the reigning Ms. International Kim Chizevsky chose not to defend her title, instead opting to focusing on the 1997 Ms. Olympia, allowing Yolanda Hughes to win her first Ms. International title. Both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Anja Schreiner were commentators on the contest. Arnold, commenting about Yolanda, brought up her thigh and back development, the separation between her shoulders and arms and that she was very well proportioned. Anja stated the average bodyfat of a professional female bodybuilder was 5-10% for a contest. She added that Yolanda lost a little bit of size, coming in at 160 lb (73 kg), coming into the 1997 Ms. International, but gained a lot of symmetry and muscle quality from losing size. Anja also commented that Yolanda had deep separations in her thighs, a small waist and an all over package.
At the 1998 Ms. International, Lesa Lewis, Gayle Moher and Denise Masino were disqualified after their diuretic tests found that they tested positive.
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Ms. International
The Ms. International female bodybuilding contest was considered to be the second-most prestigious competition for female bodybuilders (second only to the Ms. Olympia competition), from its inception in 1986 through to its final staging in 2013. It was first held in 1986 by the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB). In 1987, the IFBB allowed the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) to sanction the Ms. International as an amateur event. In 1988, the contest was again sanctioned by the IFBB. From 1989 the contest was part of the Arnold Sports Festival.
The top all-time winners are Iris Kyle with seven titles and followed by Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia with five titles. The only amateur to win the overall title was Kathy Segal.
In 2013 the IFBB announced it would drop Ms. International from the 2014 IFBB Pro Schedule.
The first Ms. International was held in 1986, and was sanctioned by the International Federation of BodyBuilders (I.F.B.B.). The contest was held in conjunction with the men's event, which was called the IFBB Pro World Championship. Ben Weider proclaimed that the top six finishers would qualify for IFBB pro status, and be invited to compete at the 1986 IFBB Pro World in Toronto. The 1986 and 1988 Ms. Internationals were designated as pro-am contests, and top amateurs were also invited to compete. In 1987, Ms. International was an amateur event sanctioned by the AAU. In 1988, Jim Lorimer and Arnold Schwarzenegger felt the women's competition should become a regular event along with the men's.
Since 1989, the men's Pro World Championship was renamed the Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic and the Ms. International become part of The Arnold Classic Weekend. That same year Tonya Knight had to forfeit both her placing and prize money from the 1988 and 1989 Ms. International when it was found out that she used someone else to take her drug test at the 1989 Ms. Olympia. The first narrow victory came in 1991 when Tonya Knight topped Anja Schreiner by a score of 30 to 32. There has been some controversy at the 1992 Ms. International. Anja Schreiner and Paula Bircumshaw both had the same body height, however, Paula had much more muscle and weight (162 lbs). The judges relegated her to eighth place and did not, as custom, called out the top ten competitors on stage before announcing the winners. Instead, they only announced the top six competitors on stage in order to prevent Paula back on stage. The audience rioted over this decision,[citation needed] and changed Paula's name. Paula did come back on stage only to give the judges the middle finger. Because of this, she was given a year's suspension. In 1996, Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls became the first to win both Ms. International and Ms. Olympia in the same year.
At the 1995 Ms. International, Laura Creavalle won her third Ms. International title. This was her second consecutive Ms. International title, which was a first for any female or male bodybuilder winner of the Ms. International or the Arnold Classic. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a commentator at the contest, commented that Laura Creavalle's ribs, deltoids, latissimus, trapezius and lower back are chiseled and well developed, along with her back, thighs, calves and biceps being developed. He noted she was 151 lb (68 kg). He also thought her posing was "right on the money", with some of her poses being directed to the audience and some of the poses being directed to the judges, and thought she had a great chance of winning. Commenting about her back, he thought she had great rear and side deltoid development and that her back muscles were the best of any of the contestants.
At the 1997 Ms. International, the reigning Ms. International Kim Chizevsky chose not to defend her title, instead opting to focusing on the 1997 Ms. Olympia, allowing Yolanda Hughes to win her first Ms. International title. Both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Anja Schreiner were commentators on the contest. Arnold, commenting about Yolanda, brought up her thigh and back development, the separation between her shoulders and arms and that she was very well proportioned. Anja stated the average bodyfat of a professional female bodybuilder was 5-10% for a contest. She added that Yolanda lost a little bit of size, coming in at 160 lb (73 kg), coming into the 1997 Ms. International, but gained a lot of symmetry and muscle quality from losing size. Anja also commented that Yolanda had deep separations in her thighs, a small waist and an all over package.
At the 1998 Ms. International, Lesa Lewis, Gayle Moher and Denise Masino were disqualified after their diuretic tests found that they tested positive.