- * PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: You are eligible to compete in a MAXIMUM of FOUR categories. This INCLUDES different age categories.
Please use this guide when choosing your category/categories:
Novice = First time competitor or no previous NPAA placing in Top 5 (women) or Top 3 (men)
Junior = 16 - 18 within the year of the competition (sports model, men's physique and women's bikini only)
Masters = 35+ for women, 40+ for men
Grand Masters =46+ (bikini only)
Open = MUST be NPAA qualified - top 5 women/top 3 men in an NPAA novice event in the past 2 years.
Athletes who hold a NPAA Elite-Pro card or Pro card in another federation are permitted to enter the Open division of a category in which the do not possess a Pro card.
NPAA Elite-Pro = must hold an NPAA Elite-Pro card within the past 2 years
NPAA Masters Elite-Pro = must hold a NPAA Masters Elite-Pro card within the past 2 years
PNBA Pro = must hold a valid PNBA Pro Card
Note: Pro Card Athletes Of Other Fully Natural Federations Registering For This Natural Olympia Qualifier Must Email Proof Of Their Natural Status To [email protected]. Polygraph Examination Results Are Not Accepted.
CROSSOVER (i.e. an additional category):
WOMEN'S SPORTS MODEL:
Open, Novice, Elite-Pro, Women's Sports Model competitors are permitted to crossover to Bikini
Open, Novice, or Elite-Pro Women's Sports Model competitors are permitted to crossover to Masters Sports Model
Women's Sports Models are NOT permitted to crossover into Wellness or Figure
WOMEN'S BIKINI:
Open, Novice, Elite-Pro, Bikini Model competitors are permitted to crossover to Wellness
Open, Novice, or Elite-Pro Bikini Model competitors are permitted to crossover to Masters Bikini Model
Bikini Models are NOT permitted to crossover into Figure
WOMEN'S WELLNESS:
Open, Novice, Elite-Pro, or Masters Wellness competitors are permitted to crossover to Figure
Open, Novice, Elite-Pro, or Masters Wellness competitors are permitted to crossover to Bikini Model
Open, Novice, or Elite-Pro Wellness competitors are permitted to crossover to Masters Wellness
Wellness competitors are NOT permitted to crossover into Sports Model
WOMEN'S FIGURE:
Open, Novice, Elite-Pro Figure competitors are permitted to crossover to Wellness
Figure competitors are NOT permitted to crossover into Bikini Model or Sports Model
MEN'S SPORTS MODEL:
Men's Sports Model competitors are permitted to crossover to Men's Physique.
Men's Sports Model competitors are NOT permitted to crossover to Men's Classic Physique or Men's Bodybuilding.
MEN'S PHYSIQUE:
Men's Physique competitors are permitted to crossover to Men's Sports Model and Men's Classic Physique.
Men's Physique competitors are NOT permitted to crossover to Men's Bodybuilding.
MEN'S CLASSIC PHYSIQUE:
Men's Classic Physique competitors are permitted to crossover into Men's Bodybuilding (Novice or Open) or Men's Physique
Men's Classic Physique competitors are NOT permitted to crossover to Men's Sports Model.
MEN'S BODYBUILDING:
Men's Bodybuilders are permitted to crossover to Men's Classic Physique
Men's Bodybuilders are NOT permitted to crossover to Men's Sports Model or Men's Physique