2nd Annual FitGems Awards

Hey everyone! Last year, I hosted the FitGems Awards to great success. Many people here won something from this, and many of you participated in the nomination process. Well, I'm happy to say that we're doing it again! Like last year, you determine the nominees, and there are a few new categories this year. Here's the list of nominees for this year's FitGems Awards:

 

COMPETITOR CATEGORIES

 

Pro Female Bodybuilder of the Year

Iris Kyle

Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia

Zoa Linsey

Brigita Brezovac

Tina Chandler

Cathy LeFrancois

 

Pro Figure Competitor of the Year

Krissy Chin

Alicia Harris

Erin Stern

Nicole Wilkins-Lee

Heather Mae French

Ava Cowan

 

Pro Fitness Competitor of the Year

Kayde Puckett

Adela Garcia

Tanji Johnson

Trish Warren

Camela Rodriquez

Tina Durkin

 

Pro Bikini Competitor of the Year

Vanessa Prebyl

Amanda Latona

Sonia Gonzales

Nathalia Melo

Nicole Nagrani

Jessica Putnam

 

Amateur Female Bodybuilder of the Year

Margaret Negrete

Helen Lindsay

Natalie Ariel

Claire O’Connell

Olivia Perry

Emanuela Silvagni

 

Amateur Figure Competitor of the Year

Wendy Fortino

Gemma Santos

Kisha Wilson

Amy DeGiovine

Kimberly Morgan

Jordan Meyer

 

Amateur Fitness Competitor of the Year

Lena Mislin

Viko Newman

Meredith Miller

Lisha Dean

Paula Williams-Gulman

Meredith Miller

 

Amateur Bikini Competitor of the Year

Venus Ramos

Sherrie Carnicle

Ali Dies

Jennifer Rankin

Rebecca Staggs

Jessica True

International Female Bodybuilder of the Year (Pro or Amateur)

Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia (Venezuela)

Zoa Linsey (Canada)

Brigita Brezovac (Slovenia)

Skadi Frei-Seifert (Germany)

Dayana Cadeau (Canada)

Myriam Bustamante (Mexico)

 

International Fitness Competitor of the Year (Pro or Amateur)

Minna Pajulahti (Finland)

Myriam Capes (Canada)

Kizzy Vaines (England)

Regaine Da Silva (Germany)

Oksana Grishina (Russia)

Allison Ethier (Canada)

 

International Figure Competitor of the Year (Pro or Amateur)

Rose-Marie Romero (Australia)

Patricia Mello (Brazil)

Larissa Reis (Brazil)

Natalie Waples (Canada)

Raechelle Chase (New Zealand)

Juliana Malacarne (Brazil)

 

International Bikini Competitor of the Year (Pro or Amateur)

Justine Munro (Canada)

Natalie Mur (France)

Leigh Brandt (Canada)

Nathalia Melo (Brazil)

Dina Al-Sabah (Kuwait)

Olah Noemi (Hungrary)

 

Breakout Pro Female Bodybuilder of the Year

Zoa Linsey

Brigita Brezovac

Alina Popa

Tina Chandler

Cathy LeFrancois

Nicole Ball

 

Breakout Pro Figure Competitor of the Year

Teresa Anthony

Candice Keene

Ava Cowan

Courtney West

Meriza DeGuzman

Sabrina Taylor

 

Breakout Pro Fitness Competitor of the Year

Trish Warren

Tina Durkin

Myriam Capes

Bethany Wagner

Kizzy Vaines

Camale Rodriguez

 

Breakout Pro Bikini Competitor of the Year

Jessica Putnam

Vanessa Prebyl

Sherlyn Roy

Nicole Guerrero

Natalie Pennington

Nicole Nagarni

 

Breakout Amateur Female Bodybuilder of the Year

Natalie Ariel

Claire O’Connell

Amy Sibcy

Aleesha Young

Olivia Terry

Melody Spetko

 

Breakout Amateur Figure Competitor of the Year

Wendy Fortino

Gemma Santos

Kalani Barber

Amy Jo Palmquest

Amy DeGiovine

Maria Maroni

 

Breakout Amateur Fitness Competitor of the Year

Lisha Dean

Viko Newman

Lisa Mislin

Paula Williams-Gulman

Michelle Green

Shelly Howard

 

Breakout Amateur Bikini Competitor of the Year

Rebecca Staggs

Shawn Rene Zimmerman

Sherrie Carnicle

Venus Ramos

Diana Graham

Shawn Hektor

 

Competitor Who You Would Love to See Return To the Stage in 2011

Jenny Lynn

Mary Elizabeth Lado

Christine Pomponio-Pate

Lenda Murray

Susie Curry

Mah Ann Mendoza

 

Fitness Entrepreneur of the Year (Model/Trainer/Spokesperson)

Jennifer Nicole Lee

Jillian Michaels

Jamie Eason

Laura Mak

Jaquelyn Kay

Timea Majorova

 

Moment of the Year (when certain people win a competition, return to the stage, retire, etc. This is for any federation and can be about any of the divisions)

Mia Finnegan returns to competition for the first time in over a decade

Monica Brant joins the WBFF after being in the IFBB for 15 years

Adela Garcia becomes the first-ever 5X Fitness Olympia Champion

Nicole Wilkins-Lee wins the Figure International title, making her the 2nd woman in history to win the Figure Olympia AND Figure International title back-to-back.

Sonia Gonzales becomes the first-ever Ms. Bikini Olympia

Betty Parsio announces her retirement from competition

 

Ones to Watch in 2011

(Vote for the one you think people need to watch out for in 2011. The top 3 in each category will be recognized).

 

Pro Female Bodybuilders

Shelia Bleck

Zoa Linsey

Monique Hayes

Alina Popa

Elena Shportun

Amber DeFrancesco

 

Pro Figure Competitors

Mandy Henderson

Monica Escalante

Candice Keene

Ava Cowan

Courtney West

Alicia Harris

 

Pro Fitness Competitors

Myriam Capes

Stacy Wright

Minna Pajulahti

Nicole Duncan

Venus Nguyen

Michelle Craven

 

Pro Bikini Competitors

Jessica Putnam

Vanessa Prebyl

Kat Holmes

Kristal Martin

Shelsea Montes

Khanh Nguyen

 

Pro Women's Physique Competitors ((NOTE: These are names of those who you FEEL can do well in women’s physique, plus there’s no guarantee that a pro women’s physique show will take place in 2011)

Sabrina Taylor-Gibson

Lori Steele

Diana Stanback

Tiffany Procopio

Juliana Malacarne

Meriza DeGuzman

 

Amateur Female Bodybuilders

Margaret Negrete

Dana Richards

Alyssa Stroud

Kim Ferrell

Natalie Ariel

Amanda Folstad-Ptak

 

 

Amateur Figure Competitors

Jackie Haas

Wendy Fortino

Tiffany Moody

Gemma Santos

Kisha Wilson

Heather Grace

 

Amateur Fitness Competitors

Viko Newman

Lisha Dean

Lisa Mislin

Paula Williams-Gulman

Michelle Green

Jennifer Bishop

 

Amateur Bikini Competitors

Sherrie Carnicle

Shawn Rene Zimmerman

Rebecca Staggs

Jennifer Rankin

Crystal Mathews

Kendra Warren

 

Amateur Women's Physique Competitors (NOTE: These are names of those who you FEEL can do well in NPC women’s physique or they have mentioned that they will be competing in the new division next year)

Tracy Bodner

Melissa Dettwiller

Tracey MacDonald

Kimberly Morgan

Vanessa Price

Mary Simmons

 

Fitness Entrepreneur (Model/Trainer/Spokesperson)

Ava Cowan

Jennifer Nicole Lee

Brittany Beede

Jillian Michaels

Jamie Eason

Jennifer Widerstrom

 

MISC. Categories

 

NPC Show of the Year

North Americans

Nationals

Emerald Cup

Jr. Nationals

Jr. USAs

Southern States

 

IFBB Show of the Year

Olympia

Arnold

Ft. Lauderdale Show

Europa Super Show

Phoenix Pro

Tampa Pro

Female Physique Site of the Year (non-competitor) (NOTE: FitGems is NOT eligible due the fact that FitGems is running the contest)

Siouxcountry (http://www.siouxcountry.com)

RxGirl (http://www.rxmuscle.com/rxgirl.html)

Hardbody News (http://www.hardbody.com/news)

BodySport(http://www.bodysport.com)

Promoting Real Women (http://promotingwomen.blogspot.com)

Unreal Muscle (http://www.unrealmuscle.com/forum)

 

Female Competitor Blog of the Year

Stacy Wright (http://stacywrightfitness.blogspot.com/)

Rebecca Staggs (http://rebeccastaggs.blogspot.com/)

Tracey MacDonald (http://traceyfitnesslife.blogspot.com/)

Jada Kelly (http://www.jadakellyfit.com/)

Lishia Dean (http://lishiadean.blogspot.com/)

Esther Alexander (http://estheralexander.blogspot.com/)

Photographer of the Year

GeneX

Chris Zimmerman

Isaac Hinds

Terry Goodlad

Dan Ray

MaryAnn Glascock

 

Blogger of the Year

Anthony Roberts

Jason Adams

Isaac Hinds

Rebecca Staggs

Stacy Wright

Jorge Román González Ávila

 

Industry Blog of the Year (by a fan, industry member, company, etc.)

Promoting Real Women (http://promotingwomen.blogspot.com)

Iron Bizz (http://ironbizz.wordpress.com)

Hardbody News (http://www.hardbody.com/news)

Area Orion (http://areaorion.blogspot.com)

Kriv Studio Blog (http://krivstudiosblog.wordpress.com/)

Female Muscle Universe (http://femalemuscleuniverse.blogspot.com/)

Female Physique Paysite of the Year

HDPhysiques (http://www.hdphysiques.com)

HerBiceps (http://www.herbiceps.com)

Femflex (http://www.femflex.com)

Kriv Studios (http://www.krivsstudio.com/)

Awefilms (http://www.awefilms.com)

Muscle Angels (http://www.muscleangels.com)

 

Male Supporter of the Year (through shows, message boards, donations to competitors, etc.)

Jason Adams

Jason Lannigan

Dave Palumbo

Carl Burkins

F.A. Harper

Isaac Hinds

Female Competitor Site of the Year

Sherrie Carnicle (http://www.sherriecarnicle.com)

Marina Lopez (http://www.marinalopez.com)

Mandy Henderson (http://www.mandyhenderson.com)

Stacy Wright (http://www.stacywright.net/aboutme.htm)

Nicole Wilkins-Lee (http://www.nicolewilkins.com/)

Tiffany Ryan (http://www.tiffanyryan.net)

 

Supplement Company of the Year

Gaspari Nutriton

MAN Sports

Optimum Nutrition

BSN

Custom Muscle/ NutritionMarket.com

Emerald Express

 

Now that you know the nominees...here's how you vote for them:

 

1. Email your votes at admin@fitgemsnation.net (Put 2010 FitGems Awards in the subject line) YOU CAN VOTE ONCE PER DAY PER EMAIL. SO IF YOU WANT TO VOTE MORE THAN ONCE, I'D SUGGEST YOU GET MULTIPLE EMAILS. Just saying...

2. If you have Twitter, you can Twit your votes to http://twitter.com/fitgemsnation and use the hashtag #2010FitGemsAwards. Remember, if you do this, state the category as well as your choice for that particular category. YOU CAN DO THIS AS MUCH AS YOU CAN...JUST MAKE SURE YOU DON'T GO TO TWITTER JAIL. LOL.

3. If you're a member of the FitGems Nation main site (http://www.fitgemsnation.net/), MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/fitgemsnation), or Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33407438502) , you can send me a private message (PM) with your nominations. ONE PER DAY, THOUGH

4. And...of course, you can leave a comment here (http://fitgems.blogspot.com/2010/12/2nd-annual-fitgems-awards-ballo...)below with your votes. ONE COMMENT PER DAY

 

Do you have to vote for ALL the categories?! NO, however...It would be nice if you could, though.To everyone that is nominated, you earned these nominations. So go out there and get people to vote as much as they can. You have until the end of the year to vote. All voting stops when the ball drops in New York (which means Midnight/11 Central) The winners will be announced in Mid-January via a FitChat Awards Ceremony. More details will be announced in the weeks to come.

 

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!