2012 Real Women Award Winners

All the votes have been counted and here are your winners for the 2012 Real Women Awards. All awards are voted on by fans except for the Mighty Mia Hayes Courage Award which is chosen by a select couple people. The awards are broken up by division and at the bottom are the extra awards including voters favorites and fighters/competitors favorites for each division as well as the biggest award, Woman of the Year which also is voted by fans. Thank you to everyone who voted as we had more votes this year than the two pervious years combined. Remember, each award is based on how you entered the year, so if you started 2012 as an amateur and then turned pro, for these awards you are amateur.

MMA Awards

1. Matchmaker of the Year: Janet Martin

2. Promotion of the Year: Invicta

3. Breakout Amateur Fighter of the Year: Rebecca Heintzman

4. Breakout Pro Fighter of the Year: Joanne Calderwood

5. 2013 Is Their Year Amateur: Ashley Hawkins

6. 2013 Is Their Year Pro: Carla Esparza

7. Most Improved Amateur: Jessamyn Duke

8. Most Improved Pro: Jessica Eye

9. Most Underrated Fighter: Sarah Maloy

10. Most Exciting Fighter: Kaitlin Young

11. Most Inspirational Fighter: Kaitlin Young

12. Best Representative for the Sport: Kaitlin Young

13. Submission of the Year: Jessica Eye (against Zoila Gurgel)

14. Knockout of the Year: Joanne Calderwood (against Ashley Cummins)

15. Fight of the Year: Kaitlin Young vs Leslie Smith

16. Amateur Fighter of the Year: Tecia Torres

17. Pro Fighter of the Year: Ronda Rousey


Bikini Awards

1. Best Stage Presence: Jaime Baird

2. Breakout Competitor of the Year: India Paulino

3. Most Inspirational Competitor: Janet West

4. Most Underrated Amateur: Yen Nguyen

5. Most Underrated Pro: Jaime Baird

6. Most Improved Amateur: Courtney King

7. Most Improved Pro: India Paulino

8. 2013 Is Their Year Amateur: McKenzie Walter

9. 2013 Is Their Year Pro: Skye Taylor

10. Best Representative for the Sport: Jaime Baird

11. Amateur Competitor of the Year: Angela Skeels

12. Pro Competitor of the Year: Nathalia Melo


Fitness Awards

1. Best Routines: Oksana Grishina

2. Breakout Competitor of the Year: Oksana Grishina

3. Most Inspirational Competitor: Debbie Fowler

4. Most Underrated Amateur: Erica Cruikshank

5. Most Underrated Pro: Tanji Johnson

6. Most Improved Amateur: Danielle Delikat

7. Most Improved Pro: Oksana Grishina

8. 2013 Is Their Year Amateur: Erica Cruikshank

9. 2013 Is Their Year Pro: Kizzy Vaines

10. Best Representative for the Sport: Tanji Johnson

11. Amateur Competitor of the Year: Danielle Delikat

12. Pro Competitor of the Year: Oksana Grishina


Figure Awards

1. Best Stage Presence: Nicole Wilkins

2. Breakout Competitor of the Year: Candice Keene

3. Most Inspirational Competitor: TIE Genie Sammons and Erin Stern

4. Most Underrated Amateur: Belinda Hope

5. Most Underrated Pro: Candice Keene

6. Most Improved Amateur: Michelle Beck

7. Most Improved Pro: Candice Keene

8. 2013 Is Their Year Amateur: T.J. Wiltz

9. 2013 Is Their Year Pro: Candice Keene

10. Best Representative for the Sport: Erin Stern

11. Amateur Competitor of the Year: Michelle Beck

12. Pro Competitor of the Year: Erin Stern


Physique Awards

1. Best Poser: Jillian Reville

2. Breakout Competitor of the Year: Danielle Reardon

3. Most Inspirational Competitor: Tonia Moore

4. Most Underrated Amateur: Heather Payne

5. Most Underrated Pro: Jillian Reville

6. Most Improved Amateur: Roxie Beckles

7. Most Improved Pro: Melissa Di Bernardo

8. 2013 Is Their Year Amateur: Roxie Beckles

9. 2013 Is Their Year Pro: TIE Jillian Reville and Melissa Di Bernardo

10. Best Representative For The Sport: Toni West

11. Amateur Competitor of the Year: Toni West

12. Pro Competitor of the Year: Juliana Malacarne


Bodybuilding Awards

1. Best Poser: Michelle Brent

2. Breakout Competitor of the Year: Sarah Hayes

3. Most Inspirational Competitor: Michelle Brent

4. Most Underrated Amateur: Kate Cooper

5. Most Underrated Pro: Helle Nielsen

6. Most Improved Amateur: Kira Neuman

7. Most Improved Pro: Sarah Hayes

8. 2013 Is Their Year Amateur: Karen Choat

9. 2013 Is Their Year Pro: Monique Jones

10. Best Representative for the Sport: Michelle Brent

11. Lenda Murray Amateur Competitor of the Year: Sherri Gray

12. Pro Competitor of the Year: Debi Laszewski


Extra Awards

1. Best MMA Interview: Sarah Maloy

2. Best Fitness Interview: Danny-J

3. Best MMA Web Site: MMA Rising

4. Best Fitness Web Site: Sioux Country

5. Fitness Personality of the Year: Danny-J

6. Fan Page Cover Model of the Year: Sarah McLeod

Favorites Awards

MMA

Voters Favorite Amateur: Sarah McLeod

Fighters Favorite Amateur: Tecia Torres

Voters Favorite Pro: Ronda ROusey

Fighters Favorite Pro: Kaitlin Young


Bikini

Voters Favorite Amateur: Angela Skeels

Competitors Favorite Amateur: Angela Skeels

Voters Favorite Pro: Jaime Baird

Competitors Favorite Pro: Nathalia Melo


Fitness

Voters Favorite Amateur: Danielle Delikat

Competitors Favorite Amateur: Danielle Delikat

Voters Favorite Pro: Oksana Grishina

Competitors Favorite Pro: Oksana Grishina


Figure

Voters Favorite Amateur: Michelle Beck

Competitors Favorite Amateur: Mallory Haldeman

Voters Favorite Pro: Nicole Wilkins

Competitors Favorite Pro: Erin Stern


Physique

Voters Favorite Amateur: Toni West

Competitors Favorite Amateur: Toni West

Voters Favorite Pro: Dana Linn Bailey

Competitors Favorite Pro: Juliana Malacarne


Bodybuilding

Voters Favorite Amateur: TIE Sherri Gray and Kira Neuman

Competitors Favorite Amateur: Michelle Brent

Voters Favorite Pro: Sarah Hayes

Competitors Favorite Pro: Alina Popa


Mighty Mia Hayes Courage Award: Michelle Brent

Woman of the Year: Erin Stern