1974 and 1976 NABBA Universes Revisited

1974 and 1976 were two of the all-time classic years from the Golden Universe years of the mid seventies. Although we show 5 minutes of the 1974 NABBA Universe, we follow with 55 minutes of the 1976 NABBA Universe. This is new, previously unseen footage.

The 1974 NABBA Universe footage also includes the Zeetonns – Norman and Sylvia Hibbert’s balancing act and the Miss Bikini contest.  Sylvia Hibbert was the 1968 NABBA Bikini Universe winner.

Photo Gallery of The Zeetonns, featuring Sylvia & Norman Hibbert

Kellie Everts from USA was a noticeable standout in the ’74 Bikini Universe in her own very special way. However she failed to impress the judges, even though she was a huge hit with the audience. Here is what was written at the time:  “When Kellie Everts came out to pose, she almost got a standing ovation, but the judges only gave her #5 out of nine! She laughed it off and vowed to turn it into a success. In her mind, the contest itself was a paid trip by Dan Lurie to learn something, make observations, and drum up publicity (for both of them). There are various ways of winning.”

She certainly helped raise the profile of the Bikini Class and garnered much extra publicity for NABBA. The Miss Bikini Class winner was Linda Cheeseman of UK.

1974 includes the 2 Japanese champions – Shigeru Sugita and Kozo Sudo, Bertil Fox, Dale Adrian, the great Serge Nubret, Norman Hibbert and much more.

The champions from 1976 include Sugita, Herder, Sudo, Fox, Adrian, Nubret, Emmott, Dickerson and more. Classic muscle from some classic physique stars of the past.  

1974 NABBA Mr Universe Results

Overall Amateur Mr. Universe Winner: Roy Duval – UK

Tall Class 1
1   Chen  Wint – Jamaica
2   Walter O’Malley – Ireland
3   Francois Labrador – France
4   Tony Camilleri – Malta
5   Bill Richardson – UK
6   Josef Laufer – Germany

Medium Class 2
1   Roy Duval – UK  (Photo Gallery)
2   Ron Thompson – USA
3   Warren Frederick – USA  (Photo Gallery)
4   Eddie McDonough – UK
5   Peter Caputo – USA
6   Ehrling Wahlgren – Sweden

Short Class 3
1   Ian Lawrence – UK
2   Antonio Trovato – Italy
3   Shinichi Udo – Japan
4   Ferrucio Viola – Italy
5   Graham Brogden – UK
6   Peter Vickery – UK

Miss Bikini Class
1   Linda Cheeseman – UK
2   Anne Arthur – UK
3   Sheree Boyland – UK
4   Judith Sales – UK
5   Kellie Everts – USA
6   Charlotte Lotter – South Africa

1974 NABBA Professional Mr. Universe

Overall Pro Mr. Universe: Chris Dickerson – USA

Tall Class 1
1   Helmut Riedmeier – Germany
2   Don Ross – USA
3   Ray McCauley – South Africa
4   Sjur Hall – Norway

Short Class 2
1   Chris Dickerson – USA  (Photo Gallery)
2   Boyer Coe – USA  (Photo Gallery)
3   Tony Emmott – UK
4   Elias Petsas – South Africa
5   John Isaacs – South Africa
6   Roy Perrott – UK
7   Roger Beringuer – France

1976 NABBA Mr Universe Results

Overall Amateur Mr. Universe: Shigeru Sugita – Japan

Tall Class 1
1   Ben Herder – Holland
2   Bill Richardson – UK
3   Walter O’Malley – Ireland
4   John Wood – England
5   Baldo Lois – Spain
6   Bill Tierney – UK

Medium Class 2
1   Kozo Sudo – Japan  (Photo Gallery)
2   Bertil Fox – UK  (Photo Gallery)
3   Dale Adrian – USA
4   Masashi Enomoto – Japan
5   Ruggero Mantelli – Italy
6   Robert Hendrickx – Belgium

Short Class 3
1   Shigeru Sugita – Japan  (Photo Gallery)
2   Gerard Buinoud – France
3   Mahmoud Jeraseh – Jordan
4   Michael Duffy – Scotland
5   Fateh Habosh – Syria
6   Brian Taylor – UK

The 1976 Bikini Universe winner was Cindy Breakspeare – Jamaica, WI.

1976 NABBA Professional Mr. Universe

Overall Pro Mr. Universe
1   Serge Nubret – France  (Photo Gallery)
2   Tony Emmott – UK
3   Chris Dickerson – USA  (Photo Gallery)

Tall Class 1
1   Serge Nubret – France
2   Serge Lerus – France
3   Abdessalem Mokhtari – Algeria
4   Herbert Gibbon – Rhodesia

Short Class 2
1   Tony Emmott – UK
2   Chris Dickerson – USA
3   Roy Duval – UK
4   Elias Petsas – South Africa