NABBA USA® WOMEN’S FIGURE OFFICIAL RULES
NABBA MEMBERSHIP
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Active NABBA USA Membership is required for all participants.
Check-Ins
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Competitors will be checked-in, measured, and weighed upon arrival and registration.
Judging Criteria
Women’s Figure focuses primarily upon a composite of muscle tone, shapely lines, firmness, feminine leanness & muscularity.NABBA USA
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Small degree of muscularity with separation, no visible striations
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Healthy appearance
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Make-up
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Skin tone
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Stage Presence
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 suit and the bottom of the suit 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 revealing.
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Competitors must wear high heels.
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Competitors may wear jewelry
NABBA USA Women’s Figure will not have a Routine Round.
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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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 Competitors 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
Presentation Round
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Competitors will walk to the center of the stage alone and perform Quarter Turns, face the judges as directed then proceed to the side of the stage.
Comparison Round – Two Piece Swimsuit
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Competitors will be judged wearing a two-piece swimsuit and high heels.
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The competitors will be brought back out in groups, and directed to do Quarter Turns for judge’s comparison
NABBA USA Women’s Figure will not have a Routine Round.
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”
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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 Figure
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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.