WPW-1 Kay Baxter (Super 8 transfer) |
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Kay was the first top competitive woman bodybuilder filmed by WPW. It seems somewhat fitting that this title is WPW #1, as Kay was the most popular, and best competitor for the first 6-7 years of the sport. This Super 8 transfer footage was taken during many film/photo shoot sessions from 1979-1984, and the picture quality is generally pretty good 'considering'. Kay does some gymwork, but otherwise this is a posing tape- Kay hits the shots in many swimsuit and dress outfits, and since our Super 8 camera did not have sound, all footage is dubbed with classical music. We purchased our first video equipment the fall of 1984, and Kay was also the first woman videotaped by us- that footage was originally released on WPW 26 (DVD to be released in the future), though some of that footage is available on WPW Video/DVD 155. NOTE: Some of the Super 8 transfer here is also on WPW 155, so be careful not to order DVDs with overlapping footage. Also, WPW Video #2 featured the same Super 8 footage from the years 1982-1984 that is on this title, so WPW #2 will not be re-released. Video/DVD runs 80 minutes. |
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WPW-2 Kay Baxter (Super 8 transfer) |
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This contained Kay's Super 8 footage from 1982-1984, which is all on WPW 1, so WPW 2 will not be released. |
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WPW-3 Kathy Moore (Super 8 Transfer) |
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Our first 22 WPW videos were transfers of Super 8 film taken from 1979 to 1984- we purchased our first video equipment in the fall of 1984. We will master all of these old videos to DVD format, starting with this one with Kathy, which was taped at the time of her California State contest in the summer of 1984. Although the original film went through a lot of processing to reach this DVD status, the picture quality is actually pretty good, and features Kathy posing in many outfits and some footage in the gym. Footage includes posing in the yellow one-piece- a photo from that sequence was used for the cover of the July 1984 WPP magazine. The film had no sound, so classical music is dubbed over all of the posing. Kathy was around 5'8" and in contest shape here at about 160, showing her best look ever. We did take 'real' video of her in 1986, and that footage on WPW Video 56 will be released in time as well. Many of our Super 8 transfers have short running times- this one is only 1/2 hour, so we are charging the lower price of $11.95. |
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WPW-7 Stars of 1979-1981 (Super 8 transfer) |
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We taped many of the top women during the sport's earliest days of 1979-1981, using Super 8 film. The picture quality is very viewable and features 15 women posing in bikinis, one-pieces and dresses, with occasional gymwork. The women include Claudia Wilbourne and Auby Paulick (pictured here), Stella Martinez, Joan Simone, Carla York, Linda McCrerey, Hollee Wondell, Cathy Basacker, Rita Brown, Shelly Gruwell, Kim Byfield, RoseMarie Durfee, Leia Kawaii, Debby Duncanson and one woman who we no longer can ID ! Running time is 2 hours. |
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WPW-21 Candy Caldwell and Karen Marin (Super 8 Transfer) |
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Candy and Karen were two of the most popular national caliber women on the scene in the mid-80's- Candy, from Arizona, was noted for her lean and vascular condition, particularly in her upper body. Karen was from California and was noted for a very impressive overall physique with great calves. Both women were taped during the summer of 1984 in top contest shape. This footage, which is pretty good quality considering, runs 1/2 hour and is 'scored' with classical music. Due to the short running time, the price is $11.95. |
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WPW-28 Debbie Sider & Joan Wood |
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Joan Wood was the first 'big, off-season' woman we did work with. The 1983 footage is Super 8 film transfer, but the 1985 material was taken by 3/4" video and the quality is pretty good. For Debbie Sider, we have some contest-shape material from 1984 Super 8 transfer) but the 1985 footage of her in massive off-season shape was taken by real video. Both women pose in many outfits and there is gymwork and interviews. Video/DVD runs about 100 minutes. |
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WPW-30 1985 California Bodybuilding Championships |
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WPW started taping the NPC contests in 1984, and taped nearly all their top national contests through 1999. This is the second event we taped (The 1984 Superbowl of Strength, on WPW 25, was first) and runs a full 3 hours on two DVD discs. The entire pre-judging and finals are included and the picture quality is very good. Many of the top women of era were in this show including Rose Byrnes, Nancy Lewis, Esi Rainwater, Rene Casella, Mishay Santos, Lorraine Gari, Laura Beaudry, Cathy Palyo, Marya Curry, Karen Meade, Mimi Hitzman, Kathy Moore and many others. DVD runs 3 hours. |
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WPW-32 Deanna Panting |
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Deanna was Canada's best bodybuilders during the mid-late 80's. She was also one of the best teen women ever, as she was only 19 in 1984 when we did the Super-8 video film of her.The 1985 sessions with her were taken with our first video equipment, so the overall picture quality is good but not perfect. She was in contest shape and off-season, and posing, gymwork and interview are all included. Video/DVD runs about 1 1/2 hours. |
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WPW-35 MaryAnne Duffy, Dona Oliviera & Suzanne Tigert |
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Dona, Suzanne and MaryAnn were top women during the mid-late 1980s and all were in top contest shape in 1985 when this work was done with them. For Dona, we lead of with gymwork and posing in bikini and dress when she was in off season condition, but she and the other two were in great shape for the rest of the work, done at the '85 US Championships. MaryAnne and Suzanne do tandem gymwork, then all three pose in bikini and dresses, and all three are interviewed together. NOTE: for some odd reason, there was a camera glitch and the posing scenes at the USA came out in black and white ! So, make note of that. In addition, the opening footage for Dona is average quality, but the rest of the tape is very clear quality, even the black and white sequence. |
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WPW-37 Kelly Pehrson and Dorothy Herndon |
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Kelly (shown in guide photos) was competing in local/regional contests in Oklahoma, and Dorothy was climbing the ranks in California, when both were invited to compete in the Expo Strength Contest in 1985. This contest is on WPW video 36, and we are still looking for a copy in order to release on DVD. We had a tandem photo/video session with them after the show and the two women work out together in the gym, pose in bikini solo and tandem, pose in one dress each, and are interviewed. Both were in off season shape. Kelly dropped out of the scene soon after this, but Dorothy continued to do well on the national bodybuilding scene, gaining fame as one of more massive women on the scene. We have Dorothy in top contest shape on WPW DVD 90. DVD 37 runs 1 hour. |
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WPW-42 Clare Furr |
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Clare was one of the top pros in the sport during the mid-late 80's, and this work was done with her at the time of the 1985 Ms. Olympia when she was in great shape throughout, but she was always known for her thick and defined upper body, particularly her biceps. She does rep gymwork, then poses in several swimsuits and is interviewed. The picture quality is only average compared to our later titles, but certainly viewable. We did have another session with her on WPW 68, but too bad this beautiful woman did not stick around much after that. |
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WPW-49 Connie McCloskey & Cathy Butler |
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Connie was a top AAU competitor in the early/mid 80's, winning that organization's 'Ms. America' contest, then switched to the NPC where she had success as well. Cathy was an elite powerlifter who competed in bodybuilding shows on occasion. Footage here is from 1985/1986 and includes repwork for Connie and heavy lifting for Cathy, then both women pose in different outfits and are interviewed. Footage includes off-season and contest shape, including video ending camcorder scenes with Connie posing at Gettysburg National Park, near where she lived. Video picture quality ranges from fair to good. |
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| WPW-54 Tara Dodane, Tonya Knight and Karen Rodriguez |
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These three women were top national competitors when we had our photo/video sessions with them in 1986. All three were in top contest here- for Tara, there is posing in many outfits, some gymwork and an interview, but please note, all of this footage of her is also on her WPW Video/DVD 144, which has later material of her as well. We only had this one session with Tonya, who was still barely in her 20's and had not become a superstar yet (she was a top IFBB pro and a Gladiator a few years later), and her footage includes posing in a bikini and three dresses and an interview. Karen poses in a bikini, one-piece and dress. Note also, that some of the Tonya/Karen footage is on WPW Video/DVD 128. So, if you do not have WPW 144 or 128, this is a great look at three of the best and most beautiful competitors of the late 80's. DVD runs 2 hours. |
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WPW-56 Kathy Moore and Peggy Bertelsen |
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Kathy (in guide photos) and Peggy were paired here for reasons- both were top competitors for a few years in the mid-80's, and both were among the largest women of the time- each was about 5'8" 160-170 pounds. We had two sessions with each women in 1985 and 1986 when they were in top shape and then off-season. Gymwork is included for Kathy, both women are interviewed and there is a small bit of their Super 8 footage from a couple years earlier. Both women hit the shots in contest shape and off-season in bikinis, one-pieces and dress items. Please note that our first video equipment was used from 1984-1989 or so- the picture quality is good, but not as good as our quality from about 1990 onwards. DVD runs 2 hours. |
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WPW-57 Athena Annis & Lisa Spitzer |
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We were hoping to get two teenagers on a video together, but both Athena (Annis) and Lisa had just turned 20 when this work was done in 1986. Athena was a NYC area competitor, Lisa was from Virginia, and both were in in NYC for a local contest, so they were in contest shape here. Athena already had some impressive size for her age- a preview of things to come in later DVDs with her (WPW 95 and 191), whileLisa showed off a taller, leaner look with good definition throughout, but featuring an very impressive 6-pack. The women are interviewed together, there is contest footage for both, gymwork for Athena, then each pose in one bikini and one dress. Some footage is a bit soft, but most of it is fine considering we were using our first video equipment at the time. |
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WPW-58 Brenda Hererra |
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We had several video sessions with the big Texan Brenda during 1985-1986 and nearly all the footage is very good video quality, though there is some camcorder footage of her 'on location'. She was in terrific contest shape for most of the footage, and she was in very decent shape for the off-season session as well. Brenda poses in many outfits for all sessions and there is live gymwork and interview. Video/DVD runs 2+ hours. |
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Mary Hovey, Laura Craevalle, Lisa Daniels & Alicia Lippman |
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During the 80's we tried to tape as many women as possible at the contests, and in many cases the videos released then feature posing only, no gymwork or interviews. Such is the case here, where we taped these four top women at the time of the 1986 US Championships. Mary, Lisa and Alicia were very good amateurs but did not stick around the scene long. Laura, of course, became a very top IFBB pro soon after. Video picture quality is good here and features Mary hitting the shots in one-piece/dress, Laura in bikini only, Lisa in bikini/dress and Alicia in two swimsuits and two dress items. |
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WPW-66 Doughdee Marie, Raye Hollitt, Shari Venturi & Connie McCloskey |
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We met Raye and Doughdee around 1983, and they were two of the first women to become noted for getting huge during the off-season. That look was popular so we pursued the off-season look for tapings once the contest season had ended. Footage here features two sessions with Doughdee in 1986, including the first one where she WAS in contest shape for the only time in her long career, showing off impressive definition, including a great sixpack of abs ! She was in off-season shape for her second session, as were the other three women. Doughdee poses in two bikinis and many dresses for her two sessions and Raye poses in four outfits. We did much more work with them after this- well into the 90s. We had only one session with Shari, and she was a nice combination of good definition/off-season look. The ex-ballerina showed off a very impressive lower body when posing in four outfits. Connie is back again, this time in huge off-season shape, lifting heavy in the gym, then posing. No interviews and the video picture quality ranged from fair to very good. |
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WPW-73 Diana Dennis |
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This video was co-titled "Diana Does Delaware' as we followed her around and taped her at many interesting locations in that state, most notworthy, 'old' New Castle. A camcorder was used (no portable digital back in 1987), so the picture is not quite as good as for our other videos of the time, but we never had any complaints when the video was originally released. Diana was in great shape and poses in many outfits, with some 60's pop songs used for 'scoring' some scenes. Video/DVD runs about 1 hour. |
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WPW-77 Phyllis Padur |
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Phylis was a regional (Ohio mainly) sensation for a time in the late 80's, mainly by virtue of her incredible arms. We had one video session with her in 1987 when she was in very good shape, posing in many outfits, gymwork and interview. Video footage is very good quality. Video/DVD runs about 80 minutes. |
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WPW-78 Rhonda Richardson, Leona Bergmann & Lori Thayer |
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Rhonda, Leona (Juliette's sister) and Lori were all in impressive off-season shape here in 1987. Leona competed for a while in her native Holland for a while, but before and after these sessions with Rhonda and Lori, we never heard about them again. Rhonda is 5'8" 175 pounds here, and showed off in the gym via curling 135 pounds for 10 reps, etc. She then hits the shots in a dress and bikini, showing pretty good leanness for her size. Leona and Lori each hit the bodybuilding shots in three outfits. Note that the picture quality for Leona is excellent, but only fair-to-good for Rhonda and Lori. |
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WPW-80 Negrita Jayde |
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Negrita was one of Canada's top women in the late 80's and we had two photo/video sessions with her in 1987 when she was travelled to the NYC area. Some of the posing footage here is on WPW DVD 129 (with other women), but this was the original video, which also contains gymwork and her interview. For her 'off-season' session, she works out in the gym and poses in many outfits. When in her very defined contest shape, she poses in more outfits and is interviewed. We also have some camcorder footage of her posing on location in Fort Lee, NJ, overlooking the Hudson River. Video quality is good, but not perfect. DVD runs about 1 1/2 hours. |
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Mona was one of California's top women in the late 80's, placing very high in several national contests. We had two sessions with her in 1987- one when she was in excellent contest shape at the US Championships in the summer, then later in the fall when she was off season. She continued to compete for a while as Mona Arvenites, but dropped out of the scene in the early 90's, only to resurface again recently in Southern California doing Over-50 Masters Bodybuilding shows. Mona had it all- a perfectly balanced physique with very good size, density and definition for the era- and great looks and hair. We are sure she could have turned pro for sure if she hung in there for a few more years. This DVD shows Mona posing in swimsuits and dresses, and she is interviewed. NOTE: All of her contest shape footage is also on WPW 129 (with other women) and her off-season footage is on WPW 127 (also with other off-season women), so be aware of the duplication of footage. The interview is only on this DVD. DVD runs 70 minutes. |
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WPW-86A 1987 Extravaganza Strength Show |
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After taping Wally Boyko's Superbowl of Strength and the Strength Expo for several years, New Jersey gym owner Bob Bonham and Ken Kassel decided to promote a similar event in New Jersey, and one which remained very popular for about 15 years. This strength portion of the Extravaganza (the physique show is on WPW 86B) featured top name women (Lindy Champion, Sherry Thompson, Sharon Arrildt/Marvel, Raye Holliltt, Karen Pica, Tara Dodane, Phyllis Padur and Liza LaRebeus/Hoen) competing against each other for chinups, dips, bench press, curls, leg press and leg extensions. The weight lifted was a percentage of the woman's bodyweight, so you get to see who was the strongest pound-for-pound. |
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WPW-86B The 1987 Extravaganza Bodybuilding Event |
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WPW 86A (the 1987 Extravaganza Strength Show) has been available for a while, and we finally got a copy of the bodybuilding event footage in order to release this on DVD now as well. For a 'local' show, the quality of the field here was pretty impressive, and in fact, three of the women in this bodybuilding event- Raye Hollitt, Phyllis Padur and Lindy Champion- competed in the strength show as well- on the same day ! In addition to those three 'name' women, this show marked the emergence of Marissa Brown, who incredibly was only 20 years of age at the time (Raye was only 23!). Also competing were future national stars such as Judy Kalvin-Stiefel, Cyndie Meintzer, Eve Ripoli and Velma Buckels. More than 40 women competed in three divisions- the Open (won by Brown), Novice and Masters 35+. All of the prejudging and finals are included, and early 80's star, Georgia Fudge, in lean condition, returned to the stage to guest pose! Video/DVD runs 2 hours. |
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WPW-89 Georgia Fudge |
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Georgia was for sure one of the sport's pioneers, competing locally in Florida as early as 1978 and becoming a top pro soon after. She stopped competing by about 1983-1984, so all the early work we did with her was taken with Super 8 film- first released as films, then video transfers. Those transfers had been on WPW Video #12, but all of that footage is now included here. In addition, the promoters of the Extravaganza invited her to guest pose at the 1987 event, and we did some 'live' video with her for the first time. Footage includes posing in a bikini and two dresses, and for the first time fans can hear her voice on her interview. |
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WPW-90 Debbie Lobell, Margo Allen, Dorothy Herndon, Jackie Paisley, Adrienne Foster, Teri Elliot & Donna Barrentine |
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We had two video sessions with New Yorker Debbie Lobell in 1987- off season and contest shape at the time of the '87 USA. Ditto for the other women here, all of whom were in contest shape at that show. No gymwork or interviews, but lots of great posing of the women hitting shots as follows: Lobel in several swimsuits/dresses, Paisley in bikini/one-piece, Allen-Weil in two swimsuits/four dresses, Barrentine in two bikinis, Foster (camcorder) in two swimsuits and two dresses, and one bikini for Lindy Champion. Picture quality is great ! |
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WPW-91 Marie Lena |
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Marie was one of our most unique physique models as she was a top martial artist and a national quality bodybuilding competitor as well. In addition, as a byproduct of all her training, she was pound for pound one of the strongest woman we have ever done work with. Marie was in great shape, and hits the poses in bikini, one-piece and dresses, then she really surprised us in the gym where she knocked off 60 chinups (the most we had seen before was about 30 at a strength show), benched 225 for 4 reps, and curled 100 for 7 reps, all this from a 140 pounder ! Then, she works out with the 'heavy bag', and breaks cinder blocks with her hands and feet, then also breaks several wood boards together. |
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WPW-92 Della Shahabi-Wagnon |
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Many old-time fans remember her as Della Shahabi, but she was married by the time we had our two video sessions with her in 1987/1988. The video picture quality is very good and has the British/American in top contest shape and off-season posing in many outfits and an interview. No gymwork as we did the work with her at contests. Video/DVD runs about 1 1/2 hours. |
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WPW-97 Debbie McKnight, Rita Hatch & Jodie Osborne |
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Of these three women, Debbie had the most distinguished career, winning the 1988 Junior USA Overall, and eventually turning pro. She is in top contest shape here, as the taping was done the day after the contest- same for the footage for Rita Hatch, who was in just incredible shape, very lean and defined throughout, including terrific lower body for the era. Jodie was from Maryland and our two sessions with her here were done in contest shape at the show, and more in near-contest shape shortly after. All three women pose in many outfits and are interviewed. DVD runs 2 hours. |
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WPW-98 Diane Talik |
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Diane didn't hang around long on the national scene, and we never got to tape her in contest shape. We did this off-season work with her in 1988 when she was a spectator at one of the contests down south. The video picture quality is very good and has the beautiful blonde hitting shots in all the outfits and an interview. Two of her stage routines (taken by camcorder provided by her) is also included. Video/DVD runs about an hour. |
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WPW-102 Cheryl Rath-Rivers, Linda Bevelander & Judi Benz |
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Cheryl, Linda and Judi were all top level national competitors in 1988 when we taped all three in contest shape, with one off-season session with Cheryl also. Cheryl leads off with her contest-shape posing in two swimsuits and two dresses, followed by her off-season footage. She was from the mid-West and competed for a few more years as Cheryl Rath-Rivers until she then disappeared from the scene. Linda and Judi were both New Englanders who were both in very lean, defined shape here- Linda's biceps were considered the 'best peaked' ever, and Judi was known for her impressive back. Both women hit the shots in bikini and dresses, but no gymwork or interviews. |
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WPW-103 Liz Lopez |
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Liz lived in the NYC area and we had two photo/video sessions with her in 1988- in near-contest shape at about 125 pounds, then 10 pounds heavier. She poses in many outfits, both indoors and outside (including some camcorder footage 'on location' by a stream), though for some reason we did not do gymwork or interview, so it is all posing, with most of it 'live'. One of the photos taken during the camcorder scene was used on a cover of our WPW print magazine. Liz competed only for a short time, and retired from the stage soon after this work was done. DVD runs about 1 1/2 hours. |
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WPW-105 The 1988 Nationals Bodybuilding |
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For the past 30 years the NPC Nationals has been the top amateur contest each year. For this event, the entire prejudging and finals are included on two DVD discs, for a total of about 4 hours. The video picture is very good and the field of women includes some well-known names from the past, including Janet Tech, Sharon Lewis, Diane Carideo, Vicki Sims, Judy Miller, Lisa Lorio, Carol Mock, Donna Barrentine, Debbie Sider, "Athena", Renita Harris, Sherry Thompson, Laura Beaudry, Karen Pica, Kathy Unger, Adrienne Foster, Debbie McKnight, Tara Dodane, Cindy Meintzer, Rhonda Lundstedt, Marissa Brown and many others- all in top contest shape! Running time 4 hours |
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WPW-108 Cyndie Meintzer |
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There have been many women in the sport who arrived on the competitive scene like a comet, then left just as quickly. Perhaps the best woman who did that was Cyndi Meintzer, who in 1998 impressed fans with her fabulous look, both in contest shape and off-season. Our first session with her was in February 1998 when she was a power-packed 5'7" 180 pounds, and her footage includes very strong gymwork (reps with 135 pound curls and 405 pound squats, etc), posing in several outfits and interview. This was originally released on WPW Video 93, but all of that footage is included here, together with her September 1988 scenes when in top contest shape- no gymwork this time, but lots of posing in a bikini and many dress items, showing off very impressive size, shapes and definition, including great arms, chest and back. Cyndie competed in the 1988 Extravaganza Strength show (on WPW DVD 110), but soon after that, she left the scene for good. |
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Karen was a very top regional, then national competitor in the late 80's,and the New Jersey native also did very well in a couple of the Extravaganza Strength Contests. We had two photo/video sessions with her- in 1986 when she was in her very early 20's, then in 1988- footage features ripped contest shape and some off season. The 1986 session was originally on WPW 62, but all of this footage, including gymwork, posing in bikini/leotard and interview, was added to the 1998 material long ago. The 1988 session included more posing in five different outfits. Karen had a very impressive physique for her age and that era, including one of the best chests of all time. Some of the footage is slightly soft, but for most of the DVD the picture is very good. |
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1988 Extravaganza Strength Show |
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This two-DVD set runs a full four hours and features the entire Extravaganza event- the three bodybuilding contests (novice, open and over 35) and the strength show. The bodybuilding field featured regional and some national women such as Julia Kover, Nina Schoenbaum, Tracy Nelson, Karin Mitchell, early Annie Rivieccio, Lori Grannis and many other local women. Women in the strength show included Mary Ryan-Jeffrey, Raye Hollitt, Karen Pica, Rhonda Lundstedt, Tazzie Colomb, Tara Dodane, Cyndi Meintzer and Joyce McDevitt- they squared off for the following lifts as a percentage of their bodyweight: chinups, dips, leg extensions, leg press, curls and bench press- all to see which of those famous women was the strongest pound-for-pound. |
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WPW-113 Annie Rivieccio, Lori Grannis & Marci Fraser |
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This work was done at the time of the 1998 Extravaganza Contest- two of the women here competed in the show- Lori Grannis flew in from Oregon and was in top contest shape, as was Annie, who was competing in one of her first contests (and she is still going strong today as a top IFBB Pro). Marci was not in the show, but was a local NY bodybuilder who was in near-contest shape. The three women pose in different outfits and are interviewed. The video/DVD runs about 1 1/2 hours and is very good quality. |
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WPW-115 Carol Mock, Donna Barrentine, Mimi Hitzman, Jackie Paisley, Lindy Champion & Teri Elliot |
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Of the six women featured here, two had full contest shape sessions in 1988, and the other four women's posing scenes are taken from the long-defunct Video Views company- footage from 1986. Carol Mock arrived on the national scene in 1988, but did not stick around long. We had this one session with her at the time of the '88 Nationals, where she place an impressive 2nd to Lisa Lorio in the MW class. She was in fantastic shape, with size shape and definition throughout, and she hit the shots in many swimsuits/dress items and was interviewed. Donna was 4th in the same class and our contest-shape footage here includes posing in three outfits. We also have off-season footage of Donna from 1986 as well as for contest shape scenes with Mimi, Jackie, Lindy and Terri, all of whom pose in one swimsuit and dress. |
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WPW-118 Juliette Bergmann |
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Juliette needs no formal introduction to long-time fans of the sport- she is probably the best and most famous Dutch woman in the sport, and one of the top women of all time. This was our third video of her and contains the best footage from her two earliest videos (WPW 47 and 71, which we may put on DVD sometime in the future) from 1986 and 1987. Added to this was her 1988 session the day after that year's Ms. Olympia in NY. Juliette competed from the mid-80's to about 1990, then took some time off, and made a very successful stage comeback in the early 2000's. For all three sessions here, she poses in bikinis and dresses and is interviewed each year. The 1986 footage is average picture quality, but the 1987 and 1988 footage is fine. Juliette is also featured on WPW Video/DVD 191 and 229. DVD runs 2 hours. |
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WPW-122 Julia Kover |
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Julia was from Hungary but lived in New York City during the late 1980's when she competed locally. She was one of the smallest women we ever did work with (about 5' 110 pounds), but pound for pound, one of the strongest. She poses in many outfits in contest shape, and her strong gymwork was taped when off-season, maybe 5-10 pounds heavier. Interview also included. Video is good quality. Video/DVD runs about 1 hour.
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WPW-125 Tommie Moreau, Eve Ripoli & Janice Ragain |
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Of the three women featured here, Janice was by far the best known and went the farthest in the sport- we had several video session with her before and after this one in 1989. She was in off-season 'for her', as she never was one who got huge, but at 5'3" 135 pounds she was about 10 pounds over her contest shape. She poses in a one-piece and three dresses, showing off her classic bicep shots and overall beauty. Janice was a top IFBB pro, and Tommie was considered by many to be the most muscular woman on the amateur scene at the time- check out our contest-shape footage of her on WPW DVD 104. Here, Tommie was off-season at 5'4" 165 pounds, featuring very impressive size, shapes and hardness- she poses in two swimwear and two dress items. The least known of the three was Eve Ripoli- she competed mainly in local/regional Maryland shows but based on her off season look here (5'3" 165) she had the potential to be a force in the sport. We were able to catch up with Eve only one time for video, here also in 1989 when she was in very lush shape, showing off size and shapes not often seen. She poses in bikini/one piece and dress items, and is interviewed.
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WPW-126 Brenda Herrera, Samantha Madsen, Jane Phillips & Claudia Mountfort |
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We started to 'repackage' some videos in the early 90's, so some of this footage had already appeared on earlier videos, though aside from Herrera, none of those are yet available. Claudia had the longest career and was the most well known, the other three women competed for a brief time only. All footage here was taken from 1985-1987, and each woman is in contest or near-contest shape and poses in 3-4 different outfits No gymwork or interviews. Picture quality is good, but not our normal great. Video/DVD runs about 2 hours.
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WPW-127 Bertelsen, Moore, Craig, Venturi, Pehrson, Krause |
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This is a 'compilation tape' featuring posing footage taken from the original releases which we had deleted from stock at the time. Peggy and Kathy pose in five outfits, and Elaine two, all from their 1986 tapings. Kelly hits the shots in bikini/dress from 1985, Mona in three outfits and Shari in four, all from 1987. Again, the original footage also appears now on our re-released 'Archive DVDs', so be careful of duplication. Gymwork and interviews are not included and the women vary between contest shape and off-season.
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WPW-129 Mona Krause, Negrita Jayde & Phyllis Padur |
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This is a 'compilation tape' featuring posing footage taken from original releases which we had deleted from stock at the time. Negrita and Mona were top national stars at the time and Phyllis was a popular regional competitor. All three women are in top contest shape for these 1987 sessions- Mona poses in four outfits and Phyllis and Negrita pose in seven each. Some footage of Negrita taken 'on location' with a camcorder. Again, the original footage also appears now on our re-released 'Archive DVDs', so be careful of duplication. Gymwork and interviews are not included.
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WPW-130 Alicia Lippman, Suzanne Tigert, Velma Buckels, Sue Springsteen, Sandy Kamberger, Jill O'Connor |
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This is a 'compilation tape' featuring posing footage taken from original releases which we had deleted from stock at the time. The six women featured here were all top national stars in the mid-late 80's and they are all in contest shape. Jill poses in four outfits during her 1985 session. The following four were taped in 1986- Alicia Lippman (four outfits), Suzanne Tigert (two), Sue Springsteen (two) and Sandy Kamberger (four). Velma's four outfits were taped in 1988. Again, the original footage also appears now on our re-released 'Archive DVDs', so be careful of duplication. Gymwork and interviews not included.
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WPW-131 Crystal Pember, Chris Clausen & Tanya Hnaticion |
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We met Crystal, Tania and Chris at the 1989 Junior Nationals, where we did all of this work with them. All three were top national women at the time but left the scene soon after. We were never able to work with Crystal and Tania again, but we do have some very nice off-season footage of Chris on WPW DVD 157. Crystal, from Virginia, was in very tight shape here and poses in three outfits. Tania was from South Carolina and also poses in three outfits, with the mid-Westerner Chris hitting the shots in four. No gymwork, but all three women are interviewed.
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WPW-133 1989 Teen, Collegiate and Masters USA |
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This event was held during the 1980's, but this was the last year of this show- since then, the national show for Teens, College women and Masters is The Nationals. This event featured 20+ teen, college and master competitors, and the finals only is featured. Among the more interesting competitors were 19 year old sensation Jennifer McConnell (2 photos shown here) and a teen-age Carey Hensley, who we did work with a year later, with that footage on WPW 233 with Melissa Coates. Video/DVD runs 1 hour. |
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WPW-136 1989 AAA Arm-Wrestling Championships |
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At the time, the AAA was the top amateur arm-wrestling contest of the year (we think the Petaluma contests were for pros). This was the only arm-wrestling show we taped, but we do admit to doing a very nice job here as we used our pro video equipment as the upfront camera and patched in close-up views with a roaming camcorder. Top amateur Grace Swift was the big star in the show, but Laura Robinson, a former ballerina and future figure/fitness woman also competed. (Note that WPW 163 features Grace and Laura training and posing). All quarter finals, semi-finals and finals are included, as well as awards. A total of over 20 women competed, and the action was intense ! Video/DVD runs 2 hours. |
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WPW-139 Sherry Thompson & Mishay Santos |
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Sherry lived in southern New Jersey and was a fixture on the regional scene in the late 1980s. We had three photo/video sessions with her during 1986 and 1987 which featured gymwork, posing in many outfits and an interview. One of the sessions was in top contest shape (she was known for her peaked biceps and great abs), and she was only a bit off-contest shape for the other two shootings. Some camcorder was used 'on location', but we used our good equipment otherwise, for great quality.The footage here was originally released on WPW Video 55 and 96. Mishay was from California, and competed during the same era, though she was doing national shows at the time. This footage of Mishay was originally released on WPW Video 31 in 1985, and though we used our first video equipment here, the picture quality is fine. Mishay was quite popular at the time as she had a well defined physique (including for the lower body, which was not common back then) combined with exotic looks. Mishay works out in the gym, poses in a bikini and several dresses and is interviewed. Sadly, Mishay passed away several years ago. DVD runs 2 3/4 hours. |
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WPW-140 Anja Langer, Lupita Lugo, Leny Tops |
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The footage of Anja and Lupita was taken at the time of the 1987 Pro Worlds in Canada, when both were in very top contest shape. Anja's footage was originally on WPW 69 and Lupita's on WPW 70, but we combined all of that footage here a few years later along with some 1986 footage of Dutch star, Leny Tops. Anja needs no introduction to long time fans, as she was always supposed to be the next Cory Everson, though she never quite reached that lofty goal. Lupita, from Mexico, made a huge splash at this show, but that was pretty much it for her, she faded from the scene soon after. Anja poses in several bikinis/one pieces and Lupita in dresses also, and both are interviewed, for a total of 40 minutes for each. Leny's footage runs about 20 minutes and she poses in several outfits, in off-season shape, but very lean. Video/DVD runs 100 minutes. |
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WPW-142 Liz Karp & Cyndie McGowan |
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Both women were top national stars when this work was done in 1989, though Liz had the higher contest placements. Both women pose in many outfits and are interviewed, and there is gymwork for Liz. The video quality is very good, though we also included some Super 8 film transfer of Liz from 1984, which is fair quality, with a small amount of transfer distortion. Overall though, a high quality video of two very attractive physique models. Video/DVD runs about 2 hours.
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If you are a nostalgia buff, this is a great contest tape from 20 years ago, featuring many of the top women of the time: Tami Stark, Judy Miller, Vicki Sims, Sue Gafner, Drorit Kernes, Susan Myers, Sally Gomez, Cyndie McGowan, Connie McCloskey, Donna Barrentine, Sharon Arrildt-Marvel, Rita Hatch, Carol Mock, Crystal Pember, Linda Wood-Hoyte, Liz Karp, Karin Mitchell and many, many others. In addition, Lenda Murray and Bev Francis both guest pose ! The picture quality is perfect and this four hour DVD- on two discs- features the entire prejudging and evening finals. We will be releasing all of our contest videos from the 80's and 90's in time, but this one for sure is one of the best. DVD runs 4 hours. |
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WPW-146 Chris Porter & Renee Casella |
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This video contains all of our original video of Chris (WPW 24) and Renee (WPW 76), packaged on to this one tape. Both women were among the most 'outrageously muscled' women of that time- Chris famous for her unreal legs and Renee for her unreal upper body. The 1985 footage of Chris features live gymwork, posing in bikini and dress and an interview. Renee works out in the gym, poses in four outfits and is interviewed. Picture quality is very good. Video/DVD runs about 2 hours.
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WPW-148 Lori Sarkisian |
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Lori competed on the national scene in the late 80's-early 90's, and we got her in very top contest shape, then also nice looking off-season shape during 1988 and 1989. We did not do gymwork, but instead had a full day of shooting 'on location' using a camcorder (decent quality), but the rest of the off-season posing and contest shape posing, where she was really ripped, the picture quality is very good. Interview included. Video/DVD runs about 2 hours. |
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WPW-149 Joan Lauth |
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We posted this in our Archive DVD section before, but discovered there was too much interference in the source video. We were able to obtain a very clean video copy, so we are now able to offer this DVD of the most impressive Joan Lauth once again, featuring her in very top contest (5'4" 140 pounds) shape and off-season (160). At the time (1989), Joan was one of the most muscular competitors on the scene, about on a par with Tommie Moreau. She displayed a lot of size and was ripped in her contest shape footage (incredible uppper body, featuring some of the best biceps of all time) and showed off considerable strength in the gym when off-season. Joan posed in many outfits for both tapings, and was interviewed. Joan, from Florida, also did well in one of the Extravaganza Strength contests, but disappeared from the scene shortly after this. |
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WPW-153 1989 Extravaganza Bodybuilding Contest |
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New Jersey promoters Ken Kassel and Bob Bonham started running the Extravaganza contests in 1987. The main event was the strength contest, but amateur bodybuilding contests were also held, and in the early years the field of women was very strong. The field this year featured Kris Luebke and Claudia Mountford-Wagner (pictured here), and other national caliber women such as Nicole Bass, Betsy Hoffman, Erin Maldonado, Cheryl Rath-Rivers, Yvonne Vasquez, Maro Bchakjian and many other regional quality women., Most of the prejudging is included, all of the finals and guest posings by Lenda Murray and Gillian Serrette-Hodge! Video/DVD runs 2 hours. |
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WPW-156 Betsy Hoffman, Erin Maldonado, Jan Keenan |
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All three women were taped in very top contest shape at the 1989 US Championships. Betsy was the most well known of the three, and she poses in a bikini and several other dress outfits. There is some gym footage and an interview. Erin, who later competed as Erin Wieda, was from New Jersey and one of the few 6' women in the sport- she poses in five outfits and is interviewed. All of their footage is great quality, but the Jan Keenan footage was taken with a camcorder, though the footage is decent quality. Jan was totally ripped and poses in a bikini and three dresses. Video/DVD runs 2+ hours. |
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WPW-157 Lori Fetrick, Karen Therriault, Sharon Eckel, Chris Clausen |
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The four women featured here were all national caliber women when we did this work with them in 1989. Two of them (Karen and Sharon) were taped in contest shape at the time of a contest, and Chris and Lori were taped in off season shape. Karen was in very impressive contest shape and reminded us a lot of Marissa Brown. This was our only session with Karen, and we only had these one sessions with Sharon and Lori as well, as all three dropped out of the competitive scene in short order. After her posing days were done, Lori did go on to some fame as one of the women Gladiators. Chris stuck around a bit longer, and we have her in top contest shape on WPW DVD 131. Each woman gets about 1/2 hour here, featuring posing in several outfits each, and brief interviews. |
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WPW-158 The 1990 NPC Junior USA Bodybuilding |
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Twenty women competed in this event, including Julia Nichols (LW winner), Tory Masonis (MW winner), Christina Petrarca (HW and overall champ), Clifta Coulter, Janelle Ennis, Linda Bevelander, Erin Maldonado, and future stars Robin Parker and Karla Nelson ! All prejuding and finals are included, and Sharon Marvel looked great for her guest posing. Running time is an hour. |
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WPW-159 Karla Nelson, Jackie Paisle, Margo Allen & Dorothy Herndon |
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At nearly 6' and 180+ pounds during her career, Karla was one of the largest women in the sport. This was our first session with Karla (our second one is on WPW 235), and she was in top contest shape. She does repwork in the gym, poses in four different outfits and is interviewed. Her footage runs about an hour, and to fill out this release, we had taken a few posing scenes of Jackie, Margo and Dorothy from WPW 90, which had been out of stock at that time. All three of these women were in contest shape also and pose in several outfits each. Please note that WPW 90 is available again as an Archive DVD, so consider the possible duplication of scenes, but Karla is only on this WPW 159. DVD runs 2 hours.
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WPW-162 Claudia Mountfort, Susan Myers & Julia Kover |
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The video footage of Claudia was taken at four different times during the late 80's, at which time she was one of the top bodybuilding/powerlifting combos (and was known as the most beautiful powerlifter as well). Claudia was in top contest shape for the 1989 and 1990 sessions, and was in lush off-season shape for her other 1990 taping, and one we did with her in 1987 (that footage was originally on WPW 79, and that title, which features other women also, will be on DVD soon). Strangely, we never taped her in the gym, but she poses in many outfits and is interviewed (she is also featured on Ray Martin Video/DVD #2, as a blonde). Claudia was from the northern Virginia area and was noted for her nicely proportioned physique (terrific arms) and facial beauty. Regarding the Myers footage here- this is not on her WPW Video/DVD 101, and we actually cant understand why we ever deleted this title from stock. Susan was in contest shape and poses in bikini, two dresses and is interviewed- this was the last work we did with her. The Julia Kover posing footage is taken from WPW 122. DVD runs 2 3/4 hours. |
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WPW-163 Laura Robinson & Grace Swift |
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We met Laura and Grace at the 1989 Arm Wrestling contest, which is featured on WPW 136. Here, the two women train tandem in the gym, displaying the type of training they used to prepare for armwrestling events. The women are interviewed and for Laura we have some nice posing scenes in bikini and dress outfits, where she hits the shots bodybuilding style, showing off a lean fitness style physique with extreme facial beauty. To vary the action, the two do a 'skit' where they explain their training and test each other in matches. Video/DVD runs 100 minutes. |
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WPW-164 Mary Messite, Monica Bozecevich & Denise Rutkowski |
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The three women were taped during 1990- Mary was in strong off season shape and Denise and Monica were in contest shape. Denise was just in a contest in California, and some of this footage is on her WPW Video/DVD 195. Denise poses in many outfits and is interviewed, Mary lifts heavy in the gym, poses in many outfits and is interviewed and the video quality is very good. The Monica footage was taken with a camcorder at the time of her contest in Europe, so there is posing only with her. Video/DVD runs about 2 3/4 hours. |
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WPW-165 Tami Imbriale and Claudia Profanter |
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Tami was from Arizona and a top competitor during the late 80's, and Claudia, from France, was one of Europe's rising stars. Both were in very near contest shape for these 1989 tapings. We cant remember who the videographer was (may have been Tony Duffy), but a camcorder was used, so the picture quality is not as sharp as for other videos of the time, but the camera work was good and both women pose in several outfits: Tami in four swimsuits and three dresses, and Claudia poses in a one-piece in the gym and outside, then in a dress posing tandem with another woman. No gymwork or interviews. Running time is 100 minutes. |
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WPW-166 The 1990 NPC Junior Nationals Bodybuilding Contest |
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It is hard to believe it has been 20 years since this event, but two of the women in the show are still going strong today- Tazzie Colomb and Kathryn Connors ! In addition to them, other name women of the time included Mary Ellen Campo (LW winner), Skye Ryland (MW winner) and Debbie Muggli (HW and Overall champ), Tami Stark, Tracy Gillespie, Kim Robinson, Denise Duffield, Mary Messite and Etta Timmerman. More than 40 women competed and all are shown as the tape includes all of the prejudging and finals. In addition, Sharon Marvel was in extraordinary shape as the guest poser. A nice historical contest of one of the top amateur shows each year. Video/DVD runs 2 3/4 hours. |
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WPW-170 Skye Ryland, Denise Duffield, Kim Robinson, Mary Ellen Campo |
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We taped all four women at the time of the 1990 US Championships, and all were in excellent contest shape. We have about 40 minutes for each woman, and they pose in bikini and dresses and are interviewed. This was the first time we met Skye, and of the four, she had the longest career, even turning pro. She has done figure shows as recently as about 2006. MaryEllen and Kim were top-five caliber at national shows for a few years, then retired, but we cant remember seeing Denise after this show. Four great looking women in top shape, very representative of how the best women looked 20 years ago. Video/DVD runs 2 3/4 hours. |
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WPW-172 The 1990 NPC Nationals Bodybuilding |
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The Nationals is the top amateur contest each year and MANY name women of the time entered the 1990 event, including: Vicki Sims (LW winner), Sue Gafner (MW winnner), Nikki Fuller (HW and overall champ), Diane Carideo, Sally Gomez, Paula Piwarunas, Sue Price, Claudia Mountford/Wagner, Lori Sarkisian, Nancy Lewis, Tami Stark, Michelle Ivers, Alanna Partipillo, Judy Moshkoski, D'Lynne Miller, Nicole Bass, Yolanda Hughes, Lori Fetrick, Karen Therriault, Tara Dodane, Rhonda Lundstedt, Heather Tristany, Virginia Brady, Cheryl Rath/Rivers, Cyndie McGowan and many others. And, looking at the above top names, we did one-on-one video work with all mentioned, aside from Gomez and Gafner !! The entire show was taped- prejuding and finals. Running time is 2 3/4 hours. |
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WPW-173 Backstage at 1990 USA & Nationals |
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WPW released a few backstage videos over the years, but most were taken with a camcorder. Here, though, our regular pro-quality equipment was used and the picture quality is very good. An outdoors bodybuilding party is taped first, then we have 'backstage footage' at the two contests showing the women pumping up and hitting some shots. Nearly all the women are identified and some very top women are shown: Skye Ryland, Cathey Compton-Smith, Judy Miller, Shelley Beattie, Nikki Fuller, Tara Dodane, Cheryl Rath, Tazzie Colomb, Diane Carideo, Rhonda Lundstedt, Nicole Bass, Judy Moshkoski, Michelle Ivers, Sue Price, Lori Sarkisian, MaryEllen Campo and many others. DVD runs 2 3/4 hours. |
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WPW-174 1990 Teen/Collegiate/Masters and North Americans |
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The finals only are featured here for these two contests. For the North Americans some of the 'name' competitors include Paula Piwarunas, Vicki Sims, Debbie Muggli, Nikki Fuller, Marie Lena, Gisele Sass and Heather Tristany. As a nice bonus, an off-season Bev Francis guest posed ! In recent years, the Teen/Collegiate/Masters has not seen many teen competitors, but for this 1990 event, there were about 10, featuring Alphie Newman and Carey Hensley. In addition, there was a nice field for the Collegiate and Masters events as well. DVD runs 2 3/4 hours.
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WPW-175 Paula Piwarunas, Tami Stark, Chris Adams & Melissa Dick |
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All four women here were considered at the time to be 'what the judges were looking for' in terms of overall beauty of physique, face and grooming. None were huge or totally ripped, but instead displayed mid-level size and muscularity with traditional beauty- kind of a combination bodybuilding/figure look. Footage here was taken in 1990 when all women were in contest shape- no gymwork or interviews, but there is 'live' footage so you can hear the woman interact during her posing scenes. Blonde Paula was the most noticeably muscled/defined of the four and she hits the shots in four outfits, as did Tami. Melissa poses in two outfits and Chris, one.
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WPW-179 1990 Extravaganza Bodybuilding and Fitness Contests |
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This event featured more than 30 women bodybuilders, including Rhonda Lundstedt, Marissa Brown, Nina Melidosian and many other local and regional level competitors. The fitness event featured seven women (including Rhonda again). All prejudging and finals are included, and Sharon Marvel was in great shape for her guest posing. The strength event from 1990 is on WPW DVD 178. WPW DVD 179 runs 2 hours.
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WPW-192 Vicki Sims, Virginia Brady, Erin Maldonado, Jodie Osborne & Kim Robinson |
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After scanning this DVD for re-release here, it is not clear to us why we ever deleted this video from catalogue in the first place, as it features five top women in very impressive off-season shape. In particular, Vicki Sims and Virginia Brady (recently known as Carmen Brady) were very top national competitors, and their tandem gymwork was very impressive- lots of heavy lifting. After the gymwork, Vicki (5'2" 140) and Virginia (5'6" 155 pounds) pose in swimsuits and dresses, both showing off beautiful, lush development. Following those two are Erin Maldonado (6' 200), Jodie Osborne (5'7" 180) and Kim Robinson (5'7" 170), all of whom pose in various outfits during these 1991 sessions. For some reason, we didn't interview these women, so aside from the Sims/Brady gymwork, it is all posing, and is easily one of our best 'Archive DVDs'. DVD runs 2 3/4 hours. |
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WPW-193 1991 NPC US Championships |
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As for all of the US and National Championships, the field here was very deep, featuring most of the best national caliber women of the time. The prejudging is not included, but we have the entire finals, and before each class, lots of backstage footage is also included, and the women are identified. For the finals, the top 5 in each of the 3 classes pose, including: Clifta Coulter, Jodi Friedman, Diane Carideo, Donna Mangano, Paula Piwarunas, Nancy Lewis, Michelle Andrea, Brenda Southard, Leilani Dalumpines, Mimi D'Attomo, Denise Rutkowski, Yolanda Hughes, Betsy Hoffman, Karen Therriault and Christina Petrarca. WPW DVD 193 runs 2 hours. |
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WPW-194 1991 NPC Junior Nationals Bodybuilding Contest |
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The Junior Nationals is one of the top amateur shows each year, and this 1991 version was certainly no exception to that- among the more well known 'name women' competing in this event were Meral Ertunc, Peggy Schoolcraft, Tracy Gillespie, Janelle Ennis, Abby Krupp, Mary Messite, Anita Ramsey, Thea Bennington, D'Lynne Miller, Giselle Haddad-Sass and Annie Riviecchio to name only a few !! The entire prejudging and finals are included. |
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WPW-197 Tracy Gillespie & Lenda Murray |
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For those who already have our Video/DVD 196 of Lenda Murray, you have her footage from 1991 on that title. If not, this is a great DVD as it features the two 1991 sessions with Lenda (contest shape and off-season) as well as 45 minutes of Tracy in top contest shape at the time of her big win in the 1991 Junior Nationals. Tracy shows off her very impressive physique, topped off by facial beauty, in two swimsuits and two dresses, and is interviewed. Her stage routine is also included. For Lenda, there is gymwork when off-season, then posing in several outfits off-season, then in top contest shape for this multiple Ms. Olympia champ. DVD runs 2 1/2 hours. |
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WPW-199 1991 NPC Nationals Bodybuilding |
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The Nationals is the top amateur show each year and the 1991 version featured more than 60 top national competitors including MaryEllen Campo, Sally Gomez, Drorit Kernes, Claudia Mountfort/Wagner, Sharon Lewis, Diane Carideo, Paula Piwarunas, Sue Price, "Leilani", Skye Ryland, Tracy Gillespie, Sally McNeil, Linda Wood/Hoyte, Debbie Poston, Yolanda Hughes, Kim King, Etta Timmerman, Liza Spitzer and many, many others. The entire prejudging is shown, which includes all the comparisons and 15 routines from each of the three classes, followed by the evening finals, posedowns and awards. |
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D'Lynne lived in the suburban DC area and was one of the most versatile 'strength/physiques' ever. This included success in powerlifting (as D'Lynne Kritsky), then high placings in top bodybuilding events, topped off by winning the 1991 Women's Extravaganza Strength Contest. For this video, we taped her in off-season shape after winning the Strength show, then in contest shape in 1991, where she displays a physique so balanced that no one body part sticks out- all are very good. She is also interviewed, then we included footage of her stunning performance at the strength show, where she knocked off 34 chins, among other very impressive lifts. Lots of posing in swimsuits and dresses. The full 1991 Extravaganza Strength Contest is on WPW Video/DVD 202. Video/DVD runs 2 hours. |
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WPW-208 Joanne McCartney, Sally McNeil, Kris Luebke & Cheryl Silich |
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Two of the four women here, Kris and Joanne, were among the very best national women of the era, and actually, of any era ! We had several tapings with both women prior to this, but sadly, this was our last work with them. Both women were in huge off-season shape, with Joanne checking in at 5'8" 175 pounds (and showing off her legendary, best ever, calves) , and Kris was 5'6" 185 ! They show off their power-packed physiques in many outfits- six for Joanne and eight for Kris. There is gymwork for Joanne, but no interviews.
Cheryl was a local competitor from the mid-West who was invited to compete in the 1991 Extravaganza, and we had a short session with her, also in very impressive off-season shape, where she poses (for the first time ever) in a dress and two one-pieces, and is interviewed. Sally was from the west coast and had some regional/national success in bodybuilding, but was also well known for he superior strength. She was in the 1991 Strength show, and for our taping she showed off in the gym via 40 easy pullups and two other impressive lifts. She then hit the shots in a bikini and two dresses. Four superior, great looking women in huge off-season shape.
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WPW-217 1992 NPC Bodybuilding Nationals |
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As we have said often, the Nationals is the top amateur show of the year, each year, and this was for sure the case for 1992, as many 'legends' and other top women were in great shape for this event: Meral Ertunc, Michelle Ralabate, Sue Price, Paula Piwarunas, Peggy Schoolcraft, Drorit Kernes, Vickie Gates, 'Leilani', Sharon Robelle, Judy Miller, Michelle Ivers, Judy Moshkosky, Sally McNeil, Laura Bass, Etta Timmerman, Denise Rutkowski, Annie Rivieccio, Raye Hollitt, Kris Luebke, Tracy Gillespie and Paula Suzuki, to name a few top ones. In all, over 60 women competed and we have all the prejudging, comparisons, evening routines for the top placers and posedowns- and, featuring great picture quality ! DVD runs 2 1/2 hours. |
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WPW-224 1992 Extravaganza Amateur Bodybuilding |
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In addition to the Strength event for the 1992 Extravaganza, promoters Bob Bonham and Ken Kassel ran a regional quality bodybuilding event. There were three classes- Novice, Over 35 and Open, and you will recognize some of the women who competed: Lindy Champion, Caron Hospedales, Santa Maria Souza, Jeannie Riggles, Jackie Ludy, Kelly Kight, Vicki Shay-Walker, Robin Parker, Jody Osborne-Adams and about 20 more local/regional quality contestants. All prejudging and finals are included, and Juliette Bergmann guest posed ! |
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WPW-236 1993 Junior Nationals Bodybuilding |
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The Junior Nationals is considered the 3rd best amateur contest of the year, behind the Nationals and the US Championships (The USA). The 1993 version featured dozens of women including Gina Mezzaroba-Hall, Denise Gerard, Kristie Kelly, D'Lynne Miller, Chris Bongiovanni, Jeanne Riggles/Donohue, Dawn Whitham and early Betty Pariso ! All of the prejudging and finals are included, and Sharon Arrildt/Marvel was huge for her guest posing routine. DVD runs 2 1/2 hours |
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WPW-237 The 1993 US Championships |
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WPW taped most of the top NPC contests from 1985 through 1999, including this fantastic show featuring many top-name women of the time. The entire pre-judging and finals are included, and some of those name women include Becky Rampey, Judy Miller, Vicki Gates, "Leilani", Brenda Raganot, Tracy Gillespie, Michelle Ivers, Carey Hensley,, Rhonda Jorgenson, Chris Bongiovanni, D'Lynne Miller, Heather Tristany, Paula Suzuki, Sharon Robelle and the overall winner, Denise Rutkowski. DVD runs 2 1/2 hours. |
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WPW-239 1993 Nationals & North Americans Bodybuilding |
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Two great shows for the price of one here- the finals only for the 1993 North Americans and the entire prejudging and finals for the '93 Nationals. For the North Americans the 15 evening routines are shown, along with the posedowns and awards. A few 'name' women in the event includes Rachel Mathias, Jodi Friedman, Kris Luebke, Stacy Ross, Robin Parker and the 6'2" 190 pounder, Ann-Marie Crooks. There were some big names at the big Nationals contest as well: Sue Price, Michelle Ralabate, Sharon Canady, Clifta Coulter, Kathryn Connors, Vicki Gates, "Leilani", Sharon Robelle, Debbie Minsky, Kelly Felske, Etta Shields/Timmerman, Suzan Kaminga, Carmen Brady, Jennifer Greenbaum, Yvonne Vasquez, Nicole Bass, Theresa Nabors, Renee O'Neill and many others ! |
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WPW-264 1995 Strong & Shapely Fitness Strength Contest |
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This was the 3rd Strong and Shapely Contest- the 1992 show is available as Fitness Company Video/DVD #11 and the 1993 event is on Fitness Video/DVD #22. Debbie Kruck won the first two events, so you can see if she was able to defend her crown against 15 other top fitness women, including Danielle Morlanne, Sherilyn Godreau, Renita Harris, Mia Finnegan, Holly Hart, Sandy Cummings and others. Included in the show is the traditional fitness show, with comparisons and routines, and two strength events= pushups and ab crunches. Video/DVD runs about 2 3/4 hours and is great picture quality. |
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WPW-271 1995 Jan Tana Pro Bodybuilding - BACKSTAGE |
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We released a few backstage videos in the past, generally taken with a camcorder. Here, we had professional video equipment taping all the backstage action- the women pumping up and hitting shots for the cameraman before going onstage. We were able to get nearly all of the 20+ competitors women backstage, and among the 'name' women in this show were: Michele Ralabate, Gillian Hodge, Nancy Lewis, Christa Bauch, Andrulla Blanchette, Zuzanna Kornikova, Vicki Gates, Sharon Marvel, Yaxeni Oriquen, Cathey LeFrancois, Renee Casella, Meral Ertunc, Anita Gandol, Amelia Hernandez, MaryEllen Warman and many others. WPW DVD 271 runs 2 hours.
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WPW-272 1995 Jan Tana Pro Fitness Contest |
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In addition to her pro bodybuilding event, Jan held a 'Fitness/Strength' event in 1995 and many of the top IFBB pro fitness women participated, including: Renita Harris, Madonna Grimes, Lori Ann Lloyd, Maria Gonzales, Dana Dodson, Shannon Meteraud, Monica Brant, Brandy Carrier, Kim Peterson, Jacque Wang and several others. The strength round included pushups and a workout on the stair climber, followed by prejudging quarter turns, fitness routines and a round where the women were compared in evening gowns! WPW DVD 272 runs 100 minutes.
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WPW-276 1995 Nationals, Junior Nationals and US Championships - FINALS ONLY |
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In 1995 we had the NPC tape the contests for us, and only the finals were recorded. So, we have the finals only for the three top amateur contests of the year, featuring 15 finals routines from each contest, for a total of 45 routines, featuring: Stacy Moller, Lauren Hart, Jennifer Greenbaum, Theresa O'Brien, Jacque Till, Judy Miller, Valerie Gangi, Tracy Gillespie, Ericca Kern, Betty Pariso, Robin Parker, Chris Bongiovanni, Suzan Kaminga, Jodi Friedman, Denise Masino, Brenda Raganot, Paula Suzuki, Caron Hospedales, Peggy Schoolcraft, Nicole Bass, Annie Rivieccio and many others. WPW DVD 276 runs 2 1/2 hours. |
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WPW-293 1996 US Championships - Whole Show |
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The U.S. Championships (The USA) is the second-best amateur show of the year, and we have the entire prejudging and finals for this 1996 version. In addition, we have the finals only for that year's Junior Nationals. Top name women in both shows include Clifta Coulter, Beckey Rampey, Joey Strackbein, Renee O'Neill, Donna Restivo, Carmen Brady, Theresa Nabors,Michelle Ivers, Lisa Smith, Dawn Brainard, Brenda Raganot, Betty Pariso, Robin Parker, Lora Ottenad, Heather Foster, Iris Kyle, Gayle Moher, Amy Pazzo, Karen Netterstrom, Leza Lewis, Teresa O'Brien and many others ! |
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WPW-294 1996 Nationals - Whole Show |
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It is 1996 and the biggest amateur show of the year again- and, we have the entire prejudging and finals. Some of the top women competing: Renee Johns, Angie Ashcraft, Yaz Boyum, Denise Gerard, Dawn Riehl, Gayle Moher, Rachel Mathias, Michelle Ivers, Lauren Hart, Debi Laszewski, Andie Morisse (still competing today as Andie Thiel !), Caron Hospedales, Betty Pariso, Nicole Bass, Ann-Marie Crooks, Leza Lewis, Jennifer Greenbaum, Heather Foster, Annie Riviecchio, Theresa Bostick, Nursel Gurler, Renee O'Neill and many others. |
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WPW-295 1996 Nationals/USA/Jr. Nationals - Finals Only |
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NOTE: this tape features the finals only for the 1996 Junior Nationals, US Championships and Nationals. If you want the full shows, see WPW 293 and 294. If you only care to see the finals for these shows, do not then get either WPW 293 or 294 as there will be duplication ! |
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WPW-297 1996 Jan Tana Pro Fitness |
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Ten top fitness pros competed in the 1996 Jan Tana, including Monica Brant, Maria Gonzales, Debi Lee, Daniella Morlanne, Melissa Mok, Theresa Hessler, Dana Elias, Kim Roberts, Michelle Schirra and Carmen Moreno. The women are compared in the bikini round, perform dazzling evening routines and perform one fitness/strength event- the versa-climber, which is an upright stairmaster requiring great strength and stamina. |
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WPW-314 1997 Junior Nationals |
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WPW taped most of the top NPC events from about 1985 through 1999. This video contains the finals only of the 1997 Jr. Nationals and Extravaganza, featuring 30 different routines, and two great guest posers- Christa Bauch in top contest shape, and Tazzie Colomb at a huge 195 pounds. Women in the contests include Tara Boyd, Debbie Laszewski, Stacy Garonzik, Ronny Lipari, Sondra Faas, Marianna Komlos, Christine Lydon, Tammy Simpson, Lisa Smith, Vikki Cole and m;any others. Video/DVD runs 100 minutes. |
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| WPW-315 1997 Junior Nationals and Extravaganza Fitness |
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These two amateur fitness contests feature the prejudging and finals for both events and guest posers include Debbie Kruck, Maria Gonzalez and Susie Curry. All women are compared in quarter-turns and do innovative and difficult evening posing routines. Among those competing were Jenny Hendershott, Kim Scheideler/Klein, Melanie Petika, Vicki Anderson, Monica Mercedes, Min Kim, Renita Harris and many others. |
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WPW-319 1997 US Championships |
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For the U.S. Championships (USA) we have the full show- prejudging and finals, and for the Nationals, the finals only. Fifty routines are shown, including many of your faves of that time such as Judy Miller, Michelle Ivers, Denise Hoshor, Beckey Rampey, Amy Pazzo, Christi Wolf, Kelly Felske, Iris Kyle, Heather Foster, Lesa Lewis, Annie Rivieccio, Collin Fischer, Brenda Raganot, Gina Hall, Sharon Robelle, Nicole Bass and many others. Video/DVD runs about 2 1/2 hours and is great quality. |
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WPW-321 1997 Jan Tana/USA/Nationals Fitness |
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This tape features three fitness contests from 1997- the Jan Tana Pro and the US Championships and Nationals amateur events. The Tana contest includes the entire prejudging and finals and some of the women competing were Melissa Frabbile, Ursula Henry, Theresa Hessler, Leisha Dillard, Stephanie Worsfold and three bodybuilding-to-fitness crossovers- Skye Ryland, Michele Ralabate and Laura Bass. For the USA the entire show is shown, but the finals only for the Nationals. Some of the women you may recognize include Barbara Moran, Charlene Rink, Summer Kalish, Amy Blee, Minna Lessig, early Lindsay Mulinazzi, Sheena Forkner , Lisa Lowe, Mary Conradson/Yockey, Jennifer Hendershott and many others. |
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WPW-337 1998 Jan Tana Pro Fitness |
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This 1998 Jan Tana Pro fitness contest had their largest field ever- 26 women competed including Alexandra Beres, Cynthia Darmer, Melissa Frabbiele, Min Kim, Timea Majorova, Stacy Simons, Jenny Worth, Mary Yockey, Lena Johannesen, Ursula Henry, Stephanie Worsfold, Marie Allegro, Valentina Ferrari, Lisa Dulovic and many others. The entire prejudging is included- line ups and comparisons in bikinis. Also, there was one 'strength-endurance' round where the women have to rep-out on the seated row machine. Then, the evening finals where all women perform their impressive routines- lots of gymnastic moves, flips, one-arm pushups, etc. |
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WPW-344 1998 NPC Junior USA and Team Universe Bodybuilding Contests |
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The full prejudging and finals of the Jr. USA are included, and the finals for the Team Universe. A total of 30 women perform their evening routines including Vilma Caez, Rosemary Cheeseman, Fran Ferraro, Lori Adams, Denise Hoshor, Barbara Moran, Kristy Kelly, Gina Mezzarobo-Hall, Michele Maroldo, Linda Wood-Hoyte and many others. DVD runs 2 hours. |
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WPW-345 1998 US Bodybuilding Championships |
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The 'USA' is the second best amateur bodybuilding contest each year, and this event featured some of the best national caliber women of the time, in fact, many have gone on to pro status and are still top stars 10+ years later ! Those women would include Iris Kyle, Heather Foster and Debi Laszewski, and others competing in this show include Yaz Boyum, Lauren Hart, Anne-Marie Crooks, Kelly Felske, Jayne Trcka, Trish Swander, Carla Haug, Fatima Johnson, Denise Hoshor, Sharee Scadron, Danet Seeley, Lynne McCrossin and many others. The entire prejudging is included, then the top 5 in each class do their evening posing routines. Also included is a terrific, and lengthy, guest-posing routine by Diana Dennis- some of it with a male partner and some solo. Running time is 2 1/2 hours. |
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WPW-346 1998 NPC US Fitness Championships |
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Forty-seven women competed in the 1998 U.S. Fitness Championships (USA) and the prejuding and evening finals are included. Some of the better known women competing included Lindsay Mulinazzi (back when she was doing fitness!), Cynthia Bridges, Kelly Ryan, Jenny Worth, Charlene Rink, Laurie Vaniman, Lisa Lowe, Jenny Henderschott and many others. Lots of comparisons, routines and the awards. Video/DVD runs about 2 3/4 hours and picture quality is great.
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WPW-347 1998 Jr. USA/Team Universe Fitness |
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We have the entire prejudging and finals for both fitness events, and some of the top-name women in the shows include Dana Dodson, Kim Scheideler, Amy Yanigisawa, Kelly Ryan, Mandy Blank and many others. The prejudging includes all the lineups and comparisons, and the 23 routines shown for the evening shows include many gymnastic and strength demanding moves.
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WPW-354 1998 Jr. Nationals/Extravaganza/Jan Tana Amateur Fitness |
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These three 1998 bodybuilding events features more than 40 competitors including Stacey Seaver, Kristie Kelley, Kim Harris, Trish Swander and Bethany Howlett (first national shows for them), Lori Adams, Judy Serpa, Jane Trcka, Theresa Bostick and other new faces on the regional/national level. A very massive Amelia Hernandez guest poses ! The entire Junior Nationals is included, but the finals only for the other two contests.
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WPW-355 1998 Nationals |
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The top amateur show of the year is back again featuring 50 of the best national women including Brenda Raganot, Vilma Caez, Michelle Ivers, Renee O'Neill, Becky Rampey, Mah-Ann Mendoza, Stacy Garonzik, Kathryn Connors, Christi Wolf, Sharon Robelle, Annie Riviecchio, Gisele Haddad-Sass, Robin Parker, Nursel Gurler, Heather Foster, Ann Marie Crooks, Theresa Bostick, Denise Gerard, Stacey Seaver, Lynn McCrossin and many others ! The entire prejudging is included (featuring routines of those not posing at the night show) and the evening routines and awards.
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WPW-357 1998 Jr. Nationals and Extravaganza Amateur Fitness |
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For both of these events, the entire prejudging and finals are included, featuring all comparisons and great fitness routines for 30 regional and national competitors, including Cynthia Bridges, Shannon Meteraud, Julie Wallis, Sheena Boccialone, Linda McLaughlin, 18 year old Shana Martin and many others. WPW DVD 357 runs 2 1/2 hours.
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WPW-358 1998 NPC Fitness Championships |
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Fitness Contests were very popular in the 90's (before the days of Figure events) and the Nationals were always the best. This one featured 60 top fitness women, including Mandy Blank, Shannon Meteraud, Cynthia Bridges, Laura Mak, Vicki Anderson, Linda McLaughlin, Jenny Hendershott and many others. The women do their quarter-turns, prejudging comparisons and routines, then the evening finals' routines. DVD runs 2 3/4 hours. |
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WPW-381 1999 USA, Junior Nationals, Jan Tana Bodybuilding - Finals only |
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The finals only are included for these three top 1999 contests, and some of the well-know women competing include Carrie Ledford, Toni Norman, Sherry Smith, Vonda Kline, Bonnie Priest, Debbie D'andrea, early Deniz Odar, Stacey Seaver, Denise Hoshor, Heather Foster, Carla Haug, Carmen Brady, Amy Lindsay, Stephanie Starr, Dawn Riehl, Pavla Brantalova and many others. |
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WPW-382 1999 US Championships, Junior Nationals and Jan Tana Fitness Contests |
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WPW taped most of the top NPC amateur contests from the mid-80's through 1999, so this was our last year for the USA and Junior Nationals. This DVD features the finals only of the USA and Junior Nationals, and the full show at the Tana. Nearly 30 routines are shown, including those for Shannon Meteraud, Cynthia Bridges, Che Swagger and many others. Former bodybuilder Bethany Howlett made her debut as a fitness competitor at the Tana event. DVD runs 1 1/2 hours. |
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WPW-389 1999 NPC National Bodybuilding Championships |
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For this 1999 event we taped the prejuding and finals, resulting in lots of comparisons and about 50 stage routines, including those for 'name women' such as Judy Miller, Dawn Riehl, Kim Harris, Michelle Ivers, Kathryn Connors, Vilma Caez, Annie Rivieccio, Renee O'Neill, Sharon Robelle-Dombroskas, Debbie Laszewski, Stacy Garonzik and many more. Video/DVD runs about 1 1/2 hours and picture quality is great. |
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WPW-390 The 1999 Nationals Fitness |
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The fitness contest craze was in full swing by this time, and the NPC Nationals was, and continues to be, the top amateur fitness event of the year. For this event the entire prejudging and finals are included on two DVD discs, for a total of 4 hours. Forty-eight women competed, including a few who were still active in recent years such as Lindsay Mulinazzi and Bethany Howlett. Other well-known women at the time included Christine Homan, Melany Webb, Sherma Dillard, Lorie Kimes, Kim Hartt and many others. Lots of physique comparisons and incredible fitness posing routines. Running time 4 hours. |
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WPW-405 Kathy Johansson |
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WPW freelance videographer Tony Duffy met Kathy in the audience of a show and was taken by her impressive size- 5'9" 160 pounds, and shape. He then set up the video session with her just before her own contest in 2000, so she was in near contest shape. Lots of repwork in the gym to get her pumped up for her posing scenes in several swimsuits and dress items, followed by her interview. She was not ripped and not fully off-season, but a perfect 'inbetween' look with pleasant muscle size and shapes. |
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Sha-ri was a top Olympian athlete in track and was on the Gladiator show as well. She gained notoriety for her developed physique by way of features in top sport magazines and actually did compete in one bodybuilding contest years ago. WPW fans asked for a video with her, but we could never set it up. However, Tony Duffy was a 'name' photographer who shot for Sports Illustrated and befriended Sha-ri, taking 'amateur style' footage of her almost yearly from about 1987 through 1999. None of this footage was ever intended for commercial release, and a camcorder was used for some of the earliest scenes, but you will see picture quality improve quickly as Tony started using pro equipment. Scenes include bodybuilding style posing, running/sprinting at the track, her stage routine at her only show and some very impressive gymwork, where she was very strong for bench presses and squats in particular. The video starts with her earliest footage and you can see her physique improvement over this 12 year time period, as all sessions are dated by year. Running time 2 hours. |
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WPW-408 2000 Atlantic City Pro Fitness |
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This was the first year for this new Atlantic City Pro Fitness contest, and the promoter made sure to invite some of the best pro women of the era, including Melissa Frabbiele, D.J. (Julie) Wallis, Lovena Tuly, Laura Mak, Charlene Rink, Shannon Meteraud, Shena Forkner, Cynthia Bridges, Min Kim, Stacy Simons and Timea Marjorova. Newer pros invited included Pam Hellman, Adelina Friedmansky, Marietta Zigalova, Darlene Kirzoncic, Amanda Doerrer, Analisa Potz, Klaudia Kinska and Natasha Vavilova. The entire prejuding and finals are included- all lineups and quarter turns in bikinis and one-pieces, and each woman does their evening routine. |
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WPW-429 1998 NABBA Universe |
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We offer a total of seven NABBA Worlds/Universe DVDs- #429, 430 and 570-576. NABBA is the largest bodybuilding governing body in Europe and each contest generally features two 'figure classes' and a bodybuilding event, which they call 'physique'. We did not attend these contests and do not have guide photos, but most of the figure women are very impressive in terms of shape and lean definition. For this contest, all three events are shown- the women pose and are compared in thong bikinis/high heels and nearly all the women are from Europe. A few women fans may know include: American Julie "DJ" Walllis and Simone Moura, who was representing Brazil at the time. Ten women competed in the physique/bodybuilding event, including Jackie Young, Vera Bendel, Julia Abel, Heather Adams, Hayley Brown and Anja Timmer. Prejudging, finals and awards are included for each event. |
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WPW-430 1999 NABBA Universe |
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This year's NABBA Universe featured many very impressive foreign women in the two figure classes and many of them even hit bodybuilding poses. They pose and do quarter-turns in thong bikinis with high heels. The physique/bodybuilding event again featured very muscular European women, though Vera Bendel might be the only one known to fans in the US. Prejudging, finals and awards are included for each event. |
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WPW-464 2001 Jan Tana/Extravaganza Fitness/Figure |
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The Jan Tana Contest is famous for their pro fitness/figure and bodybuilding events, and the Extravaganza for their women's strength contest. But, in addition, those contests run amateur events each year as well, and we have the amateur fitness/figure events for the 2001 contests here. Despite being local/regional events, fans will recognize some of the women participating- Viviana Requena, Shana Martin, Simone Moura, Susan Stivalo, Marlene Harden, Christine Roth, Gamble Byron, Debbie Auer, Dina Al-Sabah and early Karen Zaremba as a blonde ! In addition, Extravaganza co-promoter (with Bob Bonham) Ken Kassel held a Beauti-Fit Fashion Show, where six figure/bodybuilding women modeled in a line of bikinis and dresswear. "Models" included Tatiana Butler, Shana Martin, Shannon Rabon, Cynthia Bridges, Christine Roth and Karen Zaremba. |
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WPW-500 2002 Jan Tana Amateur Bodybuilding/Figure/Fitness |
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In addition to running the pro fitness/figure and bodybuilding events at her contests, Jan Tana also runs amateur versions each year. This 2002 version features local/regional competitors for each event, though many should know national women Holly Geerson, Lauren Powers, Debra Dunn and Grace Rivera. The entire prejudging and finals are included for all three events. |
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WPW-549 2003 Jan Tana Amateur Bodybuilding/Figure/Fitness |
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Jan Tana was best known for her Pro Bodybuilding and Pro Fitness/Figure contests, but amateur events were also held at her shows. The prejudging and finals for the three 2003 events are included here - fitness, figure and bodybuilding. Women are mostly local and regional competitors- you will know figure competitor Abby Eyre and bodybuilder Lisa James, and certainly Trudi Ireland and Colette Guimond who were in the heavyweight bodybuilding class. |
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WPW 570-576: NABBA UNIVERSE AND NABBA WORLD'S CONTESTS
The NPC (amateur) and IFBB (pro) are the two main governing bodies for contests in the U.S., and we have many of those contests on our Online Store, mainly from the mid-80's to the early 2000s. In Europe, there are two governing bodies- the IFBB and the NABBA organization. We did not attend any of the NABBA shows, and do not have any guide photos to post here, but for the most part, the women are in great shape-the figure women are almost as muscular as regional quality bodybuilders. The GMV Video Company professionally taped these contests, and we have been able to distribute 9 of them. We released the 1998 NABBA Universe on WPW 429, and the 1999 Universe on WPW 430. The following 7 titles- WPW 570-567- are the others.
Each show features two 'figure' classes and they call the bodybuilding event, 'Physique'. The figure women are generally more muscular and much more defined than the American figure competitors, and they are allowed to wear thong bikinis and heels onstage. The physique women are similar to our national caliber bodybuilders. Nearly all of the women competing are from Europe and are unknown to fans in the US, though a few exceptions might be Simone Moura, Giovanna Rosa, Anja Timmer, Desiree Dumpel, Claudia Bianchi and Maryse Manios. A few of the contests have a very small Fitness event, also. The entire prejudging and finals are included for all of the contests.
Regarding the number of women competing, that ranges from about 50, down to about 20, and that information and the video running time for each is listed below. |
WPW-570 2000 NABBA Universe
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Features about 35 women, and the video running time is about 1 1/2 hours. |
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WPW-571 2001 NABBA Worlds
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Features about 20 women, and the video running time is about 100 minutes. |
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WPW-572 2001 NABBA Universe
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Features almost 50 women, the largest field here, and the video running time is about 2 hours. |
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WPW-573 2002 NABBA Worlds
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Features about 20 women, and the video running time is about 2 1/2 hours. |
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WPW-574 2002 NABBA Universe
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Features about 40 women, the second largest field, and the video running time is about 2 hours. |
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WPW-575 2003 NABBA Worlds
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Features about 20 women, and the video running time is about 100 minutes. |
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WPW-576 2003 NABBA Universe
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Features about 20 women, and the video running time is about 100 minutes. |
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WPW-599 Barbara Moran & "Allysa" |
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This was one of the titles we purchased from the defunct Threshold Video company, for which Ralph DeHaan did the professional video work. Barbara was one of the top fitness women on the east coast during the 90's and we did our own session with her on WPW DVD 300, when she was more muscular. Here, she was in smoother/smaller off season shape- sort of a combination of today's bikini/figure women. "Alyssa", the second model here, had a similar physique look. Both women do light workouts and pose in several swimsuit items and are interviewed. |
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