Natural Iowa History: 2009 2009 was the 15th anniversary of the NANBF Natural Iowa. From teen to grandmasters, there were many memories made at Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines that year!   In in the open Figure class, the overall came down between Natasha Murtha and Leanne VandeBerge. Note that VandeBerge was also the […]

Natural Iowa History: 2008 2008 was an awesome year in the history of the NANBF Natural lowa! Starting things up was the Figure class.  There was three huge classes of competitors, with Sabrina DeWispelare, Sheri Hofhuis and Kori Propst going head-to-heels for the overall title and pro card.  In the end, Kori Propst was crowned the winner […]

Natural Iowa History: 2007 Let’s travel back in time to the 2007 NANBF Natural lowa! May 12, 2007 not only marked the day before Mother’s Day, but it was also the day for the thirteenth annual Nutri-Sport Natural lowa and Central Midwest Bodybuilding, Figure and Xtreme Fit Championships. The stage was set in the elegant and […]

Natural Iowa History: 2006 Let’s take a look back at the 2006 NANBF Natural Iowa! This year, like the others, showed an amazing turnout of competitors to the historic Hoyt Sherman Place stage.     Winning the short class and taking the overall women’s Bodybuilding title from the medium and tall competitors was veteran competitor Coreen […]

Natural Iowa History: 2005 Let’s travel back to the 2005 NANBF Natural Iowa!   In another highly competitive year we saw many champions hit the stage.  For the ladies, Julie O’Waggs ended up taking the top spot in the overall female bodybuilding.  Dixie Peters certainly gave her a run for the money.  In Figure, Melissa Sinclair […]

Natural Iowa History: 2004    Time to take a look at the 2004 NANBF Natural Iowa! Not only were some great champions crowned this year but we saw the introduction of the Figure category to the sport! Speaking of, Siobhan Tewari had the honor of being the first Figure champion and natural pro winning out […]

Natural Iowa History: 2003   Let’s rewind the clock to the 2003 NANBF Natural Iowa!    In Women’s bodybuilding, Jennifer Jeffress had a great day by winning the overall title with her great combination of impressive muscle and tight definition, edging out Anna Nordeng.  Also, notably, Dawn Zaruba made her impressive debut by winning the […]

Natural Iowa History: 2002   Here is some flex Friday, going back and reviewing the 2002 NANBF Natural Iowa!   In Women’s bodybuilding, veteran competitor Dede Gaetz came back to the stage and had quite the day for herself!  She not only edged out Rose Rudin for the overall and pro card, but also tool […]