NABBA USA® BIKINI OFFICIAL RULES
NABBA MEMBERSHIP
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Active NABBA USA Membership is required for all participants.
Check-Ins
Competitors will be checked-in, measured, and weighed upon arrival and registration.
Judging Criteria
Women’s Bikini focuses primarily upon composite of feminine balance and shape, as well as complexion, skin tone, poise, and presentation.NABBA USA
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Competitors will walk onstage alone and perform, “The Model Walk” (your personal preference)
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The “Model Walk” consists of the following:
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Competitors will walk to the center of the stage – stop and pose for the Front Stance.
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This will be followed by a Full turn and pose for the Back Stance
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Finally – a Return to the Front Stance once more – face the judges as directed.
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Proceed to the side of the stage.
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A maximum of 10 seconds is allowed for the entire Model Walk.
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No lewd acts are permitted.
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Attire
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All Competitor Attire will be inspected upon morning check-in.
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Competitors will compete in a two-piece bikini. Suit bottoms must be V-shaped.
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No thongs are permitted.
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All swimsuits must be in good taste and not too revealing.
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Competitors must wear high heels.
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Competitors may wear jewelry.
Music
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Posing music is limited to solely to Final Round events.
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Pre-judging does not include musical aperture
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Posing music must be on a recorded CD or approved USB device according to competition organizer.
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Posing routine must be cued to the start of the music prior to check-in.
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Vulgar lyrics or illicit content of any kind is not permitted.
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Violations of music guidelines or usage of vulgar lyrics will result in disqualification.
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On-Stage
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During the Prejudging & Finals, competitors are not permitted to wear any jewelry other than a wedding band.
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Decorative pieces in the hair are not permitted.
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No glasses (excluding prescription) or props are permitted onstage.
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No chewing of gum is allowed on stage.
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Any competitor doing the “Moon Pose” will be disqualified.
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Lying on the floor is prohibited.
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We expect you to act as professional on stage and to treat all Competitorss with respect.
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No bumping or shoving are allowed. First and second persons involved will be disqualified.
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Competitors numbers will be worn on the left side of the suit bottom.
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During finals, we expect you act as adults with your placing. No pouting, vulgar language, tossing your award, etc. is allowed.
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Violations will result in a lifetime ban from NABBA USA®.
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Back-Stage
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Backstage access is restricted to competitors, expediters, and NABBA officials.
Rounds of Competition
Comparison Round – Two-Piece Swimsuit:
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Competitors will be judged wearing a two-piece swimsuit and heels.
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After “The Model Walk”, competitors will be brought back out in groups, and directed to do a Front Pose and Back pose.
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Judges will have the opportunity to compare competitors against each other.
Competitor Classes
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Organizers will have the option to choose to have any of the following weight classes of competitors for Regional & Amateur competitions:
2 Height Classes
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Up to and including 5’4”
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Over 5’4”
3 Height Classes
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Up to and including 5’4”
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Over 5’4” and up to and including 5’6”
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Over 5’6”
4 Height Classes
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Up to and including 5’2”
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Over 5’2” and up to and including 5’4”
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Over 5’4” and up to and including 5’6”
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Over 5’6”
Organizers will have the option to choose to have any of the following weight classes of competitors for National & Professional qualifying competitions:
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Up to and including 5’1”
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Over 5’1” and up to and including 5’2-1/2”
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Over 5’2-1/2” and up to and including 5’4”
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Over 5’4” and up to and including 5’5-1/2
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Over 5’5-1/2” and up to and including 5’7”
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Over 5’7”
Competitor Health
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Your health is very important to us and if it appears you are disoriented, light-headed or you are experiencing serve cramping you will not be permitted to compete.
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Any competitor disqualified for health reasons must be checked by the attending EMT and, if it is advised by the EMT, must go to the nearest hospital for evaluation.
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Competitors who refuse to be evaluated by the EMT or at the hospital will be suspended from competition for a period of one year from the date of the occurrence.
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Definition of a Novice
Competitors placed in the top ten (10) of any national competition then the Competitors is no longer considered a novice.
A true novice is an Competitors that has never entered an NABBA event.
National Competitor Qualifications – Women’s Bikini
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Competitors that place 1st – 5th in each class at national qualifying contests.
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Qualification is valid 1 year from the date of the contest.