Universe 1991
Universe 1991 was held in USA. The Women's Bodybuilding - Short title went to Ute Geisel.
- Year
- 1991
- Date
- Nov 15, 1991
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NABBA
- Divisions
- 6
- Competitors
- 23
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | – | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | – | Cinzia Campeis |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Short | Ute Geisel | Deborah Compton |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Tall | Beverly Hahn | – |
| Women's Figure - Short | Syliva Zanet | Janette Halstead |
| Women's Figure - Tall | Helen Madderson | Silvie Esmenjaud |
Universe 1991
Universe 1991 was held in USA.
Defending Bodybuilding champion Tatjana Scholl, who won in 1989, did not return.
Universe 1991 contested 6 divisions across 23 athletes, competitors from 8 countries. Ute Geisel took Women's Bodybuilding - Short. 4 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Christiane Breitenbach | Germany |
| 5th | Martine Keersmakers | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Cinzia Campeis | Italy |
| 3rd | Nuria Sala | Spain |
| 5th | Karin Veit | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ute Geisel First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Deborah Compton | Australia |
| 4th | Natalja Murnikoviene | Lithuania |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Beverly Hahn | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Theresa Locicero | United States |
| 6th | Kathi Costello | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Syliva Zanet First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Janette Halstead | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Jackie Grieger | United States |
| 4th | Monica Caponetto | United States |
| 5th | Maguette Brossault | United States |
| 6th | Gail Rogerson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Helen Madderson | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Silvie Esmenjaud | France |
| 3rd | Pina Gatta | United States |
| 4th | Vera Hesse | United States |
| 5th | Jeanette Harper | Australia |
| 6th | Anna Lovelock | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated April 3, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 23
- Divisions
- 6
- Size rank
- 36 of 55
The biggest field since 1988.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Samantha Feenburg | Physique |
| 2016 | Cemile Tarim | Bodybuilding |
| 2015 | Franca Cal | Bodybuilding |
| 2014 | Enza Cordio | Bodybuilding |
| 2000 | Olga Tikhonova | Bodybuilding |
| 1999 | Taylor Young | Bodybuilding |
| 1998 | Julia Abel | Open |
| 1989 | Tatjana Scholl | Bodybuilding |
| 1988 | Lisa Campbell | Bodybuilding |
| 1987 | Connie McCloskey | Bodybuilding |
| 1986 | Monika Steiner | Bodybuilding |
| 1979 | Karen Griffiths | Open |
| 1978 | Sandra Kong | Open |
| 1968 | Frank Zane | Open |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
This page lists the divisions and finishing order held for this contest, with the source named on it wherever one was recorded. It reports what was published. It does not re-judge the show, and it does not reconcile disagreements between sources.
- Score and bodyweight columns appear only for divisions where those figures exist in the data. A division without them was recorded as placings only, not as a show that gave no scores.
- Where the record has two athletes sharing a place, both are listed. A tie is never broken to produce a single winner.
- Venue, federation, date and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
- A contest with no results has either not taken place yet or has no placements published. Check the status line above the results to tell which.