Universe 1999
Universe 1999 was held in USA. The Women's Bodybuilding title went to Taylor Young.
- Year
- 1999
- Date
- Nov 15, 1999
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NABBA
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 33
Results by Division
Universe 1999
Universe 1999 was held in USA.
Defending Open champion Julia Abel, who won in 1998, did not return.
Universe 1999 contested 4 divisions across 33 athletes, competitors from 9 countries. Taylor Young took Women's Bodybuilding. 3 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
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Olga Tikhonova | United States |
| 6th | Vera Bendel | Germany |
| 8th | Alexandra Kuilart | Netherlands |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Taylor Young First recorded win | Australia |
| 3rd | Sandra Waterschoot | United States |
| 4th | Angela Munro | United States |
| 5th | Pippa Horton | United Kingdom |
| 7th | Galina Podolneva | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lisa Masson | New Zealand |
| 2nd | Terri Roberts | United States |
| 3rd | Juani Martinez | United States |
| 4th | Tatiana Kovalenko | United States |
| 5th | Loretta McMillan | United States |
| 6th | Sabrina Taylor | United States |
| 7th | Simona Romano | United States |
| 8th | Louise Krause | South Africa |
| 8th | Debbie Taylor | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Giovanna Rosa First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Claudia Muhlhaus | United States |
| 3rd | Dianne Jardim | Australia |
| 4th | Bronwyn O'Brien | United States |
| 5th | Jane Shadbolt-Thin | New Zealand |
| 6th | Donna Aston | United States |
| 7th | Marie-Pierre Ripert | United States |
| 8th | Emma Jones | United Kingdom |
| participated | Isabelle Andre | France |
| participated | Debbie Van Houdt-Gubbels | United States |
| participated | Pearl Gayle | United States |
| participated | Valerie Harrison | United States |
| participated | Amanda Kay | United States |
| participated | Trijntje Medema | Netherlands |
| participated | Tracey Thompson | United States |
| participated | Tracey Mihalus | Canada |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 33
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 33 of 55
The biggest field since 1997.
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.