Universe 1996
Universe 1996 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short title went to Billie Kaine.
- Year
- 1996
- Date
- Nov 15, 1996
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NABBA
- Divisions
- 6
- Competitors
- 42
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | Billie Kaine | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | Siobahn O'Neill | Ingrid Distler |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Short | – | Melody Leese |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Tall | – | – |
| Women's Figure - Short | Pina Theodoridis | Brigitte Crepieux |
| Women's Figure - Tall | Susanna Palma | Lynn Perrott |
Universe 1996
Universe 1996 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short title went to Billie Kaine.
3-time winner Susana Perez, who won in 1995, did not return.
Universe 1996 contested 6 divisions across 42 athletes, competitors from 9 countries. Billie Kaine took Men's Open 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Billie Kaine First recorded win | United States |
| 3rd | Sheryl Stewart | United States |
| 4th | Sharine Martis | Netherlands |
| 6th | Liz Odendaal | United States |
| 8th | Svetlana Janoniene | Lithuania |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Siobahn O'Neill First recorded win | New Zealand |
| 2nd | Ingrid Distler | United States |
| 4th | Elke Poter | Netherlands |
| 5th | Olga Tikhonova | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Melody Leese | United States |
| 5th | Nancy Steensens | Netherlands |
| 7th | Denise Richardson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Julia Abel | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Sharon Austin | United Kingdom |
| 7th | Drienkie Van Wyk | South Africa |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pina Theodoridis | Australia |
| 2nd | Brigitte Crepieux | France |
| 3rd | Paula McCready | United States |
| 4th | Lisa Morgan | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Louise Krause | South Africa |
| 6th | Tina Mirianou | United States |
| 7th | Laura Ann Church | United Kingdom |
| 8th | Anita Hibberd | United Kingdom |
| participated | Dianne Patterson | United States |
| participated | Lynne Martin | United States |
| participated | Edita Daubaraite | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Susanna Palma 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Lynn Perrott | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Sonia Fraioli | United States |
| 4th | Claudia Muhlhaus | United States |
| 5th | Paula Reynolds | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Helga Tieben | Netherlands |
| 7th | Ekaterina Karaban | Russia |
| 8th | Debby Gubbles | United States |
| participated | Yvonne Bignall | United Kingdom |
| participated | Pilar DePedro Esteban | United States |
| participated | Sandra Foubert | United States |
| participated | Anna Hatzivasilou | Australia |
| participated | Inga Norgialaite | United States |
| participated | Janine Payne | United Kingdom |
| participated | Jane Shadbolt-Thin | New Zealand |
| participated | Denise Nevin | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 42
- Divisions
- 6
- Size rank
- 28 of 55
The biggest field since 1995.
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.