Pro. Mr. America was a bodybuilding

Bodybuilding

Bodybuilding is a form of body modification involving intensive muscle hypertrophy. An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. In competitive and professional bodybuilding, bodybuilders display their physiques to a panel of judges, who assign points based on their...

 contest that was first held between 1946 and 1954. Between 1967 and 1980 the contest was sponsored by the World Bodybuilding Guild (WBBG)

World Bodybuilding Guild

World Bodybuilding Guild is a bodybuilding federation first established in 1967 by Dan Lurie. The federation sponsored events such as Pro. Mr. America, Mr. International, Pro. Mr. World and Olympus. The WBBG originally lasted only until the early 1980s. However, it was re-launched around 2007, by...

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Pro. Mr. America (1946 to 1954)

1946  Clarence Ross

Clarence Ross

Clarence Ross was a bodybuilder from the United States.Ross was born in Oakland, California on October 26, 1923, the second of the four children of Hershel Ross, a teamster, and his wife Jeannette Levi. His mother died when he was young, so he grew up in a series of foster homes...

1948  Floyd Page

1949  Armand Tanny

Armand Tanny

Armand Tanny was a Muscle Beach bodybuilder. He won national titles in 1949 and 1950.After attending Rochester University, he moved to Los Angeles, transferring to UCLA. He enlisted in the Coast Guard in World War II, serving until discharge due to injury...

1951  John Farbotnik

1954  Elias Rodriguez

Pro. Mr. America WBBG (1967 to 1980)

1967  Harold Poole

Harold Poole

Harold Poole is a former AAU, IFBB and WBBG professional bodybuilder.Poole's athleticism was apparent very early on...

1968  Harold Poole

Harold Poole

Harold Poole is a former AAU, IFBB and WBBG professional bodybuilder.Poole's athleticism was apparent very early on...

1969  Johnny Maldonado

1970  Rick Wayne

1971  Peter Caputo

1972  Bill Grant

1973  Chris Dickerson

1974  Warren Frederick

1975  Ralph Kroger

1976  Scott Wilson

Scott Wilson (bodybuilder)

Scott Wilson is an American former bodybuilder who won the Mr. America and Mr. International titles en route to becoming one of the world's top professional bodybuilders in the 1970s and 1980s...

1977  Don Ross

1978  Anibal Lopez

Anibal Lopez

Anibal Lopez is an American bodybuilder. He was born in Puerto Rico to Francisco and Francisca Lopez. His family relocated to Bronx, New York in 1954 where he attended Public School 66, Intermediate School 98 - Herman Ridder School, and Columbus High School.-Early Life and Interest in Body...

1979  Tommy Aybar

1980  Anibal Lopez

Anibal Lopez

Anibal Lopez is an American bodybuilder. He was born in Puerto Rico to Francisco and Francisca Lopez. His family relocated to Bronx, New York in 1954 where he attended Public School 66, Intermediate School 98 - Herman Ridder School, and Columbus High School.-Early Life and Interest in Body...