Description
1986 NABBA Mr & Miss Midlands
Staged by Jim Charles and held at the Brierley Hill Civic Hall on Saturday, 5th April, 1986 this was a top class British event.
The Oscar Awards was a Pro-Am type class, held in tribute to the NABBA legend, Oscar Heidenstam. It attracted such big USA stars as VINCE TAYLOR and MARLON DARTON plus local star VINCE D’ALESSANDRO and more.
The Marlon Darton photo was taken by Wayne Gallasch in USA, shortly before this contest, copyright Wayne & GMV.
Includes a brief victory speech by the Oscar Awards winner MARLON DARTON.
VINCE D’ALLESANDRO was the Overall Mr Midlands winner. The Women’s Overall winners were JUNE GRIFFITHS and LESLEY WHITEHOUSE. The star Guest Spot was Helen Taylor and Deena Goodall with their acrobatics act.
1986 NABBA Mr & Miss Midlands & Oscar Awards Results
THE MEN
Men’s Over 40
1. Frank Hawkins
2. Alan Ward
3. Tony Martin
4. Roy Baines
Open Class 3
1. John Wiggins
Eric Willis
Open Class 2
1. Vince D’Allesandro
Peter Spencer
Stanley Widcombe
Barrington Varsiana
David Gill
Adam Smith
Steve Hopkins
Open Class 1
1. Vince Vasiliou
Martin Tierney
Phillip Richardson
Ollie Marshall
Overall Mr. Midlands Results:
1. Vince D’Allesandro – Class 2
2. John Wiggins – Class 3
3. Vince Vasiliou
Junior Mr Midlands
1. Richard Oxley
2. Peter Chapman
3. Leroy Davis
Alex Bull
David Jevins
Adrian Walker
Steven Barnes – Best Teenage Competitor
Jason Mann – Runner up Best Teenager (Aged 15)
Open Oscar Awards
1. Marlon Darton – USA
2. Vince Taylor – USA
3. Vince D’Allesandro – UK
4. John Wiggins – UK
5. David Gill – UK
6. Vince Vasiliou – UK
Alan Elderfield – UK
Donovan – UK
THE WOMEN
Miss Midland & Miss Multipower Midlands
Miss Physique
1. June Griffiths
2. Jill Jones
Miss Midlands Figure & Miss Multipower Midlands Figure
1. Lesley Whitehouse
2. Yeta Hall
3. Julie Parsons
Wendy Copeland (Aged 14)
Fincham Nicholls
Katie Ledger
Pamela Price
Linda Hutchens
Laura Davis (Competed in Miss Multipower Figure only)
Janet Allen (Competed in Miss Multipower Figure only)
Marlon Darton