The Mr. America contest is a bodybuilding competition started by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). It was first held on July 4, 1939, and the winner was named America's Best Built Man; from 1940 the title became what is now known as the Mr. America contest. In the mid-1940s Joe and Ben Weider started the IFBB as an alternative to the AAU and held an opposing IFBB Mr. America in 1949 and then from 1959 through 1977. The AAU discontinued holding the contests in 1999, and the rights to the Mr. America name have since been sold several times.
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1. Mr. America (contest) (Wikipedia)
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It was first held on July 4, 1939
Dennis Tinerino (Wikipedia)
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Mr. America in 1978
Frank Zane (Wikipedia)
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He previously reigned as Mr. Universe in 1965, 1968, 1970, 1971 and 1972, and Mr. America in 1966, 1967 and 1968.
Ed Corney (Wikipedia)
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the 1972 IFBB Mr. America
Casey Viator (Wikipedia)
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Viator won the Teen Age Mr. America championship, Jr. Mister America championship, and the title of Mr. America.
Danny Padilla (bodybuilder) (Wikipedia)
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the Junior Mr. America and the Mr. America contests
Bob Gajda (Wikipedia)
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He held the title of AAU Mr. America, which he won in 1966, after defeating his training partner and friend, Sergio Oliva for the title.
Ray Mentzer (Wikipedia)
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the 1979 Mr. America competition
Robby Robinson (bodybuilder) (Wikipedia)
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he won the IFBB Mr America, Mr World and Mr Universe titles
Armand Tanny (Wikipedia)
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He placed first in both the 1949 Professional Mr. America and the 1950 Mr. USA competitions.
George Eiferman (Wikipedia)
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the AAU Mr. America competition in 1948
Scott Wilson (bodybuilder) (Wikipedia)
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who won Mr. America and Mr. International titles in the 1970s and 1980s
Jack Delinger (Wikipedia)
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He won the 1949 AAU Mr. America and the 1956 Mr. Universe
Joe Abbenda (Wikipedia)
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AAU Mr. America and the amateur NABBA Mr. Universe competition in 1962
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