1986 WABBA World Championships – Mr. & Miss World

Amateur & Professional
Kursaal, Bern, Switzerland     October 30-31, 1986

The 1986 WABBA World Championships was one of the greatest ever WABBA World Championships. Apart from the amazing standards in both the Amateur and Professional Classes, the star guest poser was 1983 Mr. Olympia Samir Bannout. Samir was in sensational form and delighted the huge crowd.

Samir Bannout Gallery

In the Amateur Class Men’s Overall posedown, it was the rugged muscularity, symmetry and hard condition of the Frenchman, Nordine Zouareg, that prevailed in the end.

For the Overall Women’s title, it was the battle of the Italians with the size, shape, class and style of Patricia Lo Coco being too much on the day for the elegant Anna Gileno. Future champion Sylvie Esmenjaud of France had to settle for 4th in her class.

In the Men’s Pro Class, it was a very close decision between old NABBA Universe rivals in Thierry Pastel – France and Pierro Venturato – Italy for the top award. Finally it was the rugged physique and massive arms of Thierry Pastel swaying the judges his way for first place.

The Pro Women’s class was won by the sensational Claudia Profanter of Italy, a future Ms. Olympia competitor. Claudia had the complete package of shape, style, condition, beauty and charisma.

The video starts with approximately 10 mins of Prejudging Highlights from the men’s and women’s amateur classes.

The evening Show starts with all national teams posing together on stage. This is followed by the Amateur Classes with posing by the top 6 in each class in reverse order from 6th place down to the class winner and presentation of awards.

Men’s Results

Amateur Mr. World – Short Class – lineup posing then posing by

1.  Nordine Zouareg – France, and victory poses by the top 3. The winner of this class was a superb poser.
2.  Justin Jospitre – France
3.  Christian Benathan – France
4.  Max Pangerl – Austria
5.  Fabien Debecq – Belgium
6.  Shinichi Udo – Japan

Amateur Mr. World – Medium Class – lineup posing then posing by

1.  Christian Cauchon – France, and victory poses by the top 3.
2.  Robert Ruffie – Italy
3. M Mini – Italy
4.  H von Broysel – Belgium
5.  Silvio Braico – Italy
6.  Peter Scigala – Germany

Amateur Mr. World – Tall Class – lineup posing then posing by

1.  Massimo Venturato – Italy, and victory poses by the top 3.
2.  G Giannis – Greece
4.  Ernst Gemeinhardt – Austria
5.  Pasquale Trotta – France
6.  Philippe Renard – France

Complete posing routine by the winner of the Men’s Best Poser Award – an unnamed guy from Japan who did not place top 6.

Guest posing routine by Samir Bannout – 1983 Mr. Olympia (see front cover photo above).

Women’s Results

Amateur Miss World – Short Class – lineup posing then posing by

1.  Anna Gileno – Italy, and victory poses by the top women.
2.  V Ghyoot – Belgium
3.  Chantal Nelson – France
4.  M Pantalacci – France
5.  E de Buffrewil – France
6.  Lucette Daulcle – France

Amateur Miss World – Tall Class – brief lineup posing and then posing by

1.  Patricia Lo Coco – Italy, and victory poses by top 3.
2.  C Bondallas – Switzerland
3.  Danielle Pypops – Belgium
4.  Silvie Esmenjaud – France
5.  Janet Marchi – Italy
6.  Patricia Rogier – France

Posing routine by the winner of the Women’s Best Poser Award – Chantal Nelson – France.

Men’s Amateur Mr. World – Overall Posedown won by Nordine Zouareg – France.

Women’s Amateur Miss World – Overall Posedown won by Patricia Lo Coco of Italy.
The main winners pose together for group photos. Some of the women’s posing costumes were the briefest we have ever seen!

Professional Miss World

1.  Claudia Profanter – Italy, with award presented by Serge Nubret.
2.  L Demonego – Italy

Professional Mr. World

1.  Thierry Pastel – France, and award presented by Serge Nubret.
2.  Pierro Venturato – Italy
3.  Roberto Zardinoni – Italy
4.  Christian Gomba – France
5.  Bill Richardson – Belgium/UK  (Photo Gallery)