NPC Bikini Division

[IslandGirl]

NPC MEMBERSHIP

Each competitor must be a member of the NPC.

SANCTIONING A BIKINI DIVISION EVENT

An NPC BIKINI CHAMPIONSHIPS must be run along with another NPC division i.e. Bodybuilding, fitness or figure contest.

CONTEST ENTRIES

All height classes and awards must be awarded as advertised on the entry form.
Height classes may not be combined on the day of the show and this cannot be advertised as a possibility.

AWARDS

Cash awards are not permitted.

CHECK-INS

BIKINI Division competitors will be checked in and measured the same as Fitness and Figure competitors.

HEIGHT CLASSES – For Pro qualifying event

Up to and including 5’1”
Over 5’1” and up to and including 5’2-1/2”
Over 5’2-1/2” and up to and including 5’4”
Over 5’4” and up to and including 5’5-1/2
Over 5’5-1/2” and up to and including 5’7”
Over 5’7”

If promoter chooses to do fewer height classes:

For all contests with two (2) classes:

Up to and including 5’4”
Over 5’4”

For all contests with three (3) classes:

Up to and including 5’4”
Over 5’4” and up to and including 5’6”
Over 5’6”

For all contests with four (4) classes:

Up to and including 5’2”
Over 5’2” and up to and including 5’4”
Over 5’4” and up to and including 5’6”
Over 5’6”

COMPETITOR RULES

National level contests do not permit competitors to crossover into Bodybuilding, Fitness or Figure at the same event. All other competitions are permitted to have crossovers at the discretion of the promoter with district chairperson approval.
Competitors will compete in a two-piece suit. The bottom of the suit must be v-shaped. No thongs are permitted. Competitors can compete in an off the rack suit. All swimsuits must be in good taste.
Competitors must wear high heels.
Competitors may wear jewelry.

COMPETITION JUDGING

Presentation

Competitors will walk onstage alone and perform their Model Walk (personal preference)
The Model Walk consists of the following:
Walk to the center of the stage, stop and do a front stance then a full turn and do a rear stance then turn to the front again in front of the judges and then proceed to the side of the stage.

Comparison Round, Two-Piece Swimsuit

Competitors will be judged wearing a two-piece swimsuit and heels.
The competitors will be brought out in a group and directed to do a full front and rear stance.
Judges will have the opportunity to compare competitors against each other in half turns. (No side judging permitted, front and back only.)
Judges will be scoring competitors on the following items:
Balance and Shape
Overall physical appearance including complexion, skin tone, poise and overall presentation.

QUALIFYING FOR NATIONAL LEVEL EVENTS

The following placings will qualify competitors for one year for the NPC national level Bikini contests:
Top 5 places in each class at National Qualifying events only.

The NPC national level contests are listed below:

JUNIOR USA BIKINI CHAMPIONSHIP

JUNIOR NATIONAL BIKINI CHAMPIONSHIPS

USA BIKINI CHAMPIONSHIPS

TEAM UNIVERSE BIKINI CHAMPIONSHIPS

IFBB NORTH AMERICAN BIKINI CHAMPIONSHIPS

NATIONAL BIKINI CHAMPIONSHIPS

QUALIFYING FOR IFBB PRO STATUS

The following placings at selected national level events will qualify competitors to turn professional and compete in the IFBB Pro Bikini Contests.
USA CHAMPIONSHIPS – Height class winners earn IFBB Pro Card (6 height classes)
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Height class winners earn IFBB Pro Card (6 height classes)
JUNIOR USA CHAMPIONSHIPS – top 2 in the Overall Comparison earn IFBB Pro Cards – (6 height classes)
JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - top four (4) in the Overall Comparison earn IFBB Pro Cards (6 height classes)
IFBB NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - Top two (2) in Overall Comparison earn IFBB Pro Cards (6 height classes)
TEAM UNIVERSE CHAMPIONSHIPS – Top two (2) in each height class earn their IFBB pro Card (6 height classes)

[IslandGirl]

Maybe I'll do Bikini.



































j/k!!!

[Smooth_Silk]

that was funny cause i was trying to find a picture, reload a picture, or come to some conclusion....then i scrolled down. ya got me.

[marilyn]

That's amazing detailed information Islandgirl. Anything else new for figure, besides the two piece suit only change?

[IslandGirl]

Originally Posted by Smooth_Silk

that was funny cause i was trying to find a picture, reload a picture, or come to some conclusion....then i scrolled down. ya got me.

[IslandGirl]

Originally Posted by marilyn

That's amazing detailed information Islandgirl. Anything else new for figure, besides the two piece suit only change?

Here are more changes. Some may already have been repeated.

Thanks to Bodybuilding Weekly for this info.


As BW previously announced, the one piece posing suit judging round for both figure and fitness has been eliminated in the NPC. Here are the rest of the official changes, based on the NPC Board of Governor's meeting at Nationals in Atlanta, including a description of the new bikini division.


The following rule changes (or non-changes as applicable) have been officially announced, based on the results of voting during the National Physique Committee (NPC) Board of Governor's meeting at the NPC National Championships in Atlanta last weekend. Most of the modifications are designed to increase participation and revenues for the NPC during difficult economic times, although some will also benefit competitors.

(1) The cost of NPC membership, and receipt of an NPC card, will increase to $85 per year. Result: Increase in revenues to the NPC national office. This is still one of the lower costs of competing so the change is unlikely to change athlete participation.

(2) After much debate, it is expected that the height classes for figure will remain as they were in 2008. The 2008 height classes seemed to result in fewer competitors in classes A and F, but the differentials were not big enough to cause major concern. Result: No change, and we agree. The height classes were better in 2008 than in 2007.

(3) As previously announced on Bodybuilding Weekly, the one piece posing suit round has been eliminated for both NPC fitness and NPC figure. The one piece round is expected to remain at the IFBB professional level. Result: See our list of winners and losers in the article where we announced the change a few weeks ago.

(4) Competitors will now need to qualify for national level shows more frequently. Instead of being qualified for two full years, qualifications will now be valid for one year. Because NQ status is based on a calendar year, you will be qualified for the rest of the year during which you qualify, plus one more full year. Result: More competitors competing at the state and local level, money for local promoters, and possibly lower participation at the national level. Be sure to check NPCschedule.com all year long so you know which shows in your area are national qualifiers, and to allow yourself time to requalify if necessary.

(5) There will be no more "crossover qualifications." Your qualification will be good for only the division in which you qualified. So if you qualified in figure you can compete in figure at nationals, not in any other division (fitness, bodybuilding or bikini). You can qualify for different divisions at different shows.

(6) The new "Bikini" division is now a reality. It will have the same height classes as figure (see the official rules as classification varies depending on the number of classes at each show). Bikini competitors may not crossover into any other division at the same event. Bikini competitors will wear two piece posing suits, which may or may not be similar to a "figure" two piece suit. Suit bottoms must be v-shaped and no thongs will be permitted. Jewelry is allowed and heels may or may not be the clear acrylic (any color of heels allowed).

Bikini competitors will walk to the center of the stage individually, do a single turn (not four poses like in figure), then walk to stage right. All competitors will be brought to the center line and compared facing front and back only (no quarter turns). The judges will be scoring based on balance, shape and overall physical appearance including poise, complexion, skin tone and overall presentation. Competitors are not to "pose" as in figure with shoulder blades pulled apart and muscles tight. The top 5 in each height class will qualify for nationals at an NPC national qualifying (NQ) event. NPCschedule.com will provide a list of all state and local shows that will be including a bikini division.

Result: An entire new division will result in more revenues for promoters, and will directly battle other federations that have existing bikini divisions. With a new outlet for those who prefer to compete with less muscularity, we are hoping that there will be less "watering down" of the figure division - that means more substantive muscle and better conditioning in figure. The results remain to be seen.

[DOGMA]

IG, for sure do the bikini.... This is great info, I know some of my friend's can use it.

It's good to see your still getting with it!

[Kcm3000]

pretty sure my gf is doing the bikini in late april in MA.

[ashley diesal]

Originally Posted by Kcm3000

pretty sure my gf is doing the bikini in late april in MA.

NICE!! Im doing that show as well