Ninth Annual Real Women Award Winners

All the votes are in and counted and we have the winners for the Ninth Annual Real Women Awards. For the third year in a row we had a record for most total votes cast. As with the polls, we will break them down by category.

Miscellaneous Awards

1. Teen Competitor of the Year
Winner: Nadia Szymanowicz
Runner-Up: Hannah West

2. Woman of the Year (Our biggest award)
Winner: Amanda Nunes
Runner-Up: Angelica Teixeira


Bikini Awards

1. Best Stage Presence
Winner: Angelica Teixeira
Runner-Up: Ashley Kaltwasser

2. Breakout Amateur Competitor
Winner: Bruna Brito
Runner-Up: Alexandria Blare

3. Breakout Pro Competitor
Winner: Lauralie Chapados
Runner-Up: Marcia Goncalves

4. Most Inspirational Competitor
Winner: Angelica Teixeira
Runner-Up: Ashley Kaltwasser

5. Most Underrated Amateur Competitor
Winner: Nikki Politi
Runner-Up: Megan Van Vleet

6. Most Underrated Pro Competitor
Winner: Jessica Palmer
Runner-Up: Breena Martinez

7. Most Improved Amateur Competitor
Winner: Breggin Eddy
Runner-Up: Skylar Lanier

8. Most Improved Pro Competitor
Winner: Elisa Pecini
Runner-Up: Lauralie Chapados

9. 2019 Is Their Year Amateur
Winner: Hope Harper
Runner-Up: Nikki Politi

10. 2019 Is Their Year Pro
Winner: Kerryne Henich
Runner-Up: Jessica Palmer

11. Best Representative for the Sport
Winner: Angelica Teixeira
Runner-Up: Ashley Kaltwasser

12. Voters Favorite Amateur Competitor
Winner: Alexandria Blare
Runner-Up: Calysta Upperman

13. Voters Favorite Pro Competitor
Winner: Elisa Pecini
Runner-Up: Ashley Kaltwasser

14. Competitors Favorite Amateur Competitor
Winner: Calysta Upperman
Runner-Up: Alexandria Blare

15. Competitors Favorite Pro Competitor
Winner: Ashley Kaltwasser
Runner-Up: Marcia Goncalves

16. Amateur Competitor of the Year
Winner: Calysta Upperman
Runner-Up: Alexandria Blare

17. Pro Competitor of the Year
Winner: Elisa Pecini
Runner-Up: Angelica Teixeira


Fitness Awards


1. Best Routines
Winner: Whitney Jones
Runner-Up: Ryall Graber

2. Breakout Amateur Competitor
Winner: Katarina Vovolka
Runner-Up: Michelle Blondin

3. Breakout Pro Competitor
Winner: Jaclyn Baker
Runner-Up: Kate Errington

4. Most Inspirational Competitor
Winner: Ryall Graber
Runner-Up: Myriam Capes

5. Most Underrated Amateur Competitor
Winner: Katharine Rose
Runner-Up: Jennifer Lopez

6. Most Underrated Pro Competitor
Winner: Tiffany Chandler
Runner-Up: Minna Pajulahti

7. Most Improved Amateur Competitor
Winner: Anna Adams
Runner-Up: Abbie Elsner

8. Most Improved Pro Competitor
Winner: Missy Farrell
Runner-Up: Dominique Matthews

9. 2019 Is Their Year Amateur
Winner: Teah Poyner
Runner-Up: Shayla Jacobs

10. 2019 Is Their Year Pro
Winner: Dominique Matthews
Runner-Up: Minna Pajulahti

11. Best Representative for the Sport
Winner: Whitney Jones
Runner-Up: Ryall Graber

12. Voters Favorite Amateur Competitor
Winner: Michelle Blondin
Runner-Up: Katarina Vovolka

13. Voters Favorite Pro Competitor
Winner: Darrian Borello
Runner-Up: Whitney Jones

14. Competitors Favorite Amateur Competitor
Winner: Michelle Blondin
Runner-Up: Jennifer Lopez

15. Competitors Favorite Pro Competitor
Winner: Whitney Jones
Runner-Up: Ryall Graber

16. Adela Garcia Amateur Competitor of the Year
Winner: Michelle Blondin
Runner-Up: Allison Dominquez Kramer

17. Pro Competitor of the Year
Winner: Whitney Jones
Runner-Up: Darrian Borello


Figure Awards


1. Best Stage Presence
Winner: Candice Lewis-Carter
Runner-Up: Cydney Gillon

2. Breakout Amateur Competitor
Winner: Anna Nawrot
Runner-Up: Amanda Welch

3. Breakout Pro Competitor
Winner: Melissa Bumstead
Runner-Up: Zulema Duran

4. Most Inspirational Competitor
Winner: Candice Lewis-Carter
Runner-Up: Cydney Gillon

5. Most Underrated Amateur Competitor
Winner: Molli Smith
Runner-Up: Danielle Grant

6. Most Underrated Pro Competitor
Winner: Tiffany Boyer
Runner-Up: Michele Zandman-Frankel

7. Most Improved Amateur Competitor
Winner: Autumn Cleveland
Runner-Up: Ashley Simmons

8. Most Improved Pro Competitor
Winner: Nadia Wyatt
Runner-Up: Carly Starling-Horrell

9. 2019 Is Their Year Amateur
Winner: Alexis Berry
Runner-Up: Haylee Varner

10. 2019 Is Their Year Pro
Winner: Stacy Fujarski
Runner-Up: Bojana Vasiljevic

11. Best Representative for the Sport
Winner: Candice Lewis-Carter
Runner-Up: Cydney Gillon

12. Voters Favorite Amateur Competitor
Winner: Ashley Simmons
Runner-Up: Hope Welsh

13. Voters Favorite Pro Competitor
Winner: Jessica Reyes Padilla
Runner-Up: Candice Lewis-Carter

14. Competitors Favorite Amateur Competitor
Winner: Hope Welsh
Runner-Up: Ashley Simmons

15. Competitors Favorite Pro Competitor
Winner: Cydney Gillon
Runner-Up: Candice Lewis-Carter

16. Amateur Competitor of the Year
Winner: Diana Cadena
Runner-Up: Hope Welsh

17. Pro Competitor of the Year
Winner: Cydney Gillon
Runner-Up: Jessica Reyes Padilla


Physique Awards


1. Best Poser
Winner: Shanique Grant
Runner-Up: Natalia Abraham Coelho

2. Breakout Amateur Competitor
Winner: Claudia Diaz
Runner-Up: Ashley Gearhart

3. Breakout Pro Competitor
Winner: Valentina Mishina
Runner-Up: Alyssa Coppolino

4. Most Inspirational Competitor
Winner: Jennifer Taylor
Runner-Up: Autumn Swansen

5. Most Underrated Amateur Competitor
Winner: Daphne Villanueva
Runner-Up: Macey Toney

6. Most Underrated Pro Competitor
Winner: Katie Lee
Runner-Up: Sarah Aude Salbot

7. Most Improved Amateur Competitor
Winner: Ashley Gearhart
Runner-Up: Kelly Lynn Nauyokas

8. Most Improved Pro Competitor
Winner: Sarah Fechter
Runner-Up: Paloma Parra

9. 2019 Is Their Year Amateur
Winner: TIE: Macey Toney and Paige Sandgren
Runner-Up: Shacoya Jackson

10. 2019 Is Their Year Pro
Winner: Valentina Mishina
Runner-Up: Katie Lee

11. Best Representative for the Sport
Winner: Jennifer Taylor
Runner-Up: Natalia Abraham Coelho

12. Voters Favorite Amateur
Winner: Emily Schubert
Runner-Up: Alyssa Kiessling

13. Voters Favorite Pro Competitor
Winner: Natalia Abraham Coelho
Runner-Up: Shanique Grant

14. Competitors Favorite Amateur Competitor
Winner: Emily Schubert
Runner-Up: Alyssa Kiessling

15. Competitors Favorite Pro Competitor
Winner: Natalia Abraham Coelho
Runner-Up: Shanique Grant

16. Amateur Competitor of the Year
Winner: Emily Schubert
Runner-Up: Alyssa Kiessling

17. Pro Competitor of the Year
Winner: Shanique Grant
Runner-Up: Jennifer Taylor


Bodybuilding Awards


1. Best Poser
Winner: Helle Trevino
Runner-Up: Alina Popa

2. Breakout Amateur Competitor
Winner: Susanna Jacobs
Runner-Up: Akemy Jones

3. Breakout Pro Competitor
Winner: Barbara Carita
Runner-Up: Elena Oana Hreapca

4. Most Inspirational Competitor
Winner: Helle Trevino
Runner-Up: Alina Popa

5. Most Underrated Amateur Competitor
Winner: Janelle Gallo-Riegger
Runner-Up: Gina Cavaliero

6. Most Underrated Pro Competitor
Winner: Silvia Matta
Runner-Up: Donna Salib

7. Most Improved Amateur Competitor
Winner: Shirl Castro
Runner-Up: Jennifer Sweeney

8. Most Improved Pro Competitor
Winner: Robin Hillis
Runner-Up: Elena Oana Hreapca

9. 2019 Is Their Year Amateur
Winner: Janelle Gallo-Riegger
Runner-Up: Gina Cavaliero

10. 2019 Is Their Year Pro
Winner: Amanda Smith
Runner-Up: Virginia Sanchez

11. Best Representative for the Sport
Winner: Alina Popa
Runner-Up: Helle Trevino

12. Voters Favorite Amateur Competitor
Winner: Susanna Jacobs
Runner-Up: Akemy Jones

13. Voters Favorite Pro Competitor
Winner: Alina Popa
Runner-Up: Helle Trevino

14. Competitors Favorite Amateur Competitor
Winner: Susanna Jacobs
Runner-Up: Akemy Jones

15. Competitors Favorite Pro Competitor
Winner: Alina Popa
Runner-Up: Margie Martin

16. Lenda Murray Amateur Competitor of the Year
Winner: Susanna Jacobs
Runner-Up: Akemy Jones

17. Pro Competitor of the Year
Winner: Alina Popa
Runner-Up: Nicki Chartrand


MMA Awards


1. Promotion of the Year
Winner: Ultimate Fighting Championship
Runner-Up: Invicta FC

2. Breakout Amateur Fighter
Winner: Claire Guthrie
Runner-Up: Colleen Augustin

3. Breakout Pro Fighter
Winner: Maycee Barber
Runner-Up: Felicia Spencer

4. 2019 Is Their Year Amateur
Winner: Emma Horner
Runner-Up: Tirzah Gunther

5. 2019 Is Their Year Pro
Winner: Kristina Williams
Runner-Up: Miranda Granger

6. Most Improved Amateur Fighter
Winner: Lauren Braccia
Runner-Up: Loren Benjar

7. Most Improved Pro Fighter
Winner: Mallory Martin
Runner-Up: Nina Ansaroff

8. Most Underrated Fighter
Winner: Kelly Kobold
Runner-Up: Melissa Gatto

9. Julie Kedzie Most Exciting Fighter
Winner: Amanda Nunes
Runner-Up: Angela Lee

10. Most Inspirational Fighter
Winner: Rose Namajunas
Runner-Up: Kelly Kobold

11. Best Representative for the Sport
Winner: Kaitlin Young
Runner-Up: Holly Holm

12. Submission of the Year
Winner: Alyse Anderson "Flying Triangle Choke" Vs Stephanie Alba 7-21-18
Runner-Up: Marion Reneau "Triangle Choke" Vs Sara McMann 2-24-18

13. Knockout of the Year
Winner: Amanda Nunes KO Cris Cyborg 12-29-18
Runner-Up: Hailey Cowan KO Jessica Sotack 11-30-18

14. Fight of the Year
Winner: Valerie Letourneau Vs Kristina Williams 6-29-18
Runner-Up: Claudia Gadelha Vs Carla Esparza 6-9-18

15. Voters Favorite Amateur Fighter
Winner: Claire Guthrie
Runner-Up: Cara Greenwell

16: Voters Favorite Pro Fighter
Winner: Rose Namajunas
Runner-Up: Amanda Nunes

17. Fighters Favorite Amateur Fighter
Winner: Cara Greenwell
Runner-Up: Genia Goodin

18. Fighters Favorite Pro Fighter
Winner: Amanda Nunes
Runner-Up: Rose Namajunas

19. Amateur Fighter of the Year
Winner: TIE: Cara Greenwell and Genia Goodin
Runner-Up: Caitlin Sammons

20. Pro Fighter of the Year
Winner: Amanda Nunes
Runner-Up: Valentina Shevchenko