Bikini

Bikini Info & Rules

General Information

ENTRY DEADLINE: Entries are due by 9pm on April 16th, 2025. Late entries will have a $40.00 handling fee. Visit the registration page to enter
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all NPC registered athletes 18 and older. If you are not a NPC registered athlete, you can obtain your NPC card at www.NPCNewsOnline.com. This must be done prior to entering the contest. Bodybuilding, Classic Physique, Physique, Figure, Wellness and Bikini competitions are a national qualifier and therefore open to all NPC registered individuals.
DATE, TIME & LOCATION: April 19th, 2025 at 5pm | Niagara Falls Convention Center | 101 Old Falls St, Niagara Falls, NY 14303
CHECK-IN: Friday, April 18th, 2025 at 6:30pm at Niagara Falls Convention Center. (All contestants MUST report for height and/or weight verification and NPC membership)
PRE-JUDGING:
Athlete Meeting: Saturday, April 19th, 2025 at 9:00AM
Judging: Saturday, April 19th, 2025 at 10:00AM
EVENING SHOW: Contestants are to report at 4:30 PM on Saturday, April 19th, 2025. Finals at 5:00 PM. All contestants will be presented to the audience at the finals.
MUSIC: Bodybuilding, Men’s Classic Physique and Women’s Physique: All music must be uploaded into Muscleware and should be no longer than 60 seconds. Once registered, you will be able to upload your music into the software. This must be done by 9pm April 16th, 2025. If music is deemed to have profanity, the contestant will be disqualified. Men’s Physique, Figure, Wellness and Bikini will use house music.
AWARDS: Top five in each class and overall winners will receive awards
MISC: All contestants must display good sportsmanship at all times and follow rules. Signing the registration form is consent of acceptance to financial responsibility for replacement cost of Convention Center property caused by misuse.

Criteria for Judging Competitors

Muscularity
Condition
Symmetry and Balance
Presentation (Posing)

Bikini athletes should display:

A foundation of muscle which gives shape to the female body
Full round glutes with a slight separation between the hamstring and glute area
Small amount of roundness in the delts
Conditioned Core
Overall look- hair, makeup, suit, and tan

Bikini athletes should NOT display:

Muscular density seen in a figure physique
Squared glutes
Muscle separation seen in figure competitors
Graininess
Striations anywhere

Bikini Height and Age Classes

Bikini Open Classes

Up to and including 5'2''
Over 5'2'' and up to and including 5'4''
Over 5'4'' and up to and including 5'6''
Over 5'6''

Bikini Novice Classes

Up to and including 5'4''
Over 5'4'' and up to and including 5'6''
Over 5'6''

Bikini Master Classes

Over 35

Bikini Competitors Rules

Competitors will compete in a two-piece suit. The bottom of the suit must be v-shaped. No Thongs are permitted. Competitors can compete in an off the rack suit. All swimsuits must be in good taste. Athletes will be warned about improper suits and are advised to bring two (2) suits to check in. If the fronts of the suit(s) bottoms are too low and the judges deem them so at check-in’s, then the suit must be constructed higher, otherwise the Athletes will be scored down if the suit is not up to standard.
Competitors must wear high heels.
Competitors may wear jewelry.

Bikini Check-Ins

Bikini Division competitors will be checked in and measured the same as Fitness, Figure, Wellness and Women’s Physique competitors.
All suits will be inspected at the check-in’s. Every competitor must wear their competition suit under their clothing to check-in’s for inspection. If your suit is not inspected you will not be permitted to compete. No Exceptions.
If you change your competition suit from prejudging to finals and the judges deem it not to conform to the rules you will be directed to leave the stage. No Exceptions.

Bikini Competitor Rules

1. PRESENTATION

Competitors will walk onstage alone and perform their Model Walk (personal preference)
The Model Walk consists of the following:

Walk to the center of the stage , stop and do a front stance, then a full turn and do a back stance, then turn to the front again and face the judges as directed then proceed to the side of the stage. No lewd acts are permitted. Length of time allowed is 10 seconds.
NOTE: We do not want to see the arm off to side with the elbow bent and the wrist bent upwards or downwards.

2. COMPARISON ROUND, TWO-PIECE SWIMSUIT

Competitors will be judged wearing a two-piece swimsuit and heels.
The competitors will be brought back out in a group and directed to do a full front and back stance.
Judges will have the opportunity to compare competitors against each other in half turns. (No side judging permitted, front and back only.)

3. SCORING