KNOW YOUR ROUTE. OWN YOUR MOMENT.

Choose your division below. Review your stage diagram, practice the steps, and follow the head judge and stage crew’s directions on show day.

BLUE Enter / pose / line upRED Line up or exitX Pose position

Check the key on your diagram. The audience is at the top; “left” and “right” in the steps refer to the diagram. Tap any diagram to open it full size and zoom in.

INDIVIDUAL WALK

Bikini & Fit Model

Bikini and Fit Model stage route with five numbered poses, a blue presentation route and red lineup route.
Blue: enter and pose. Red: follow the route to the lineup. For the night show, exit after your individual presentation when directed, then return with your group.
  1. Start at Pose 1Enter from the stairs on the right of the diagram. Follow the blue arrows to the rear-center X for your front pose.
  2. Follow Poses 2–5Move to the center X for front and back poses. Continue to the front-right X for a front/side pose, then across to the front-left X for the opposite front/side pose.
  3. Follow the red routeMove around the left side and along the back toward the lineup. Follow the stage crew’s direction for your round.
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BIKINI · NIGHT SHOW

What happens next

  1. Finish your individual walk. Complete your walk and poses, then exit the stage when directed.
  2. Return with your group. Line up on the middle line for comparisons and ½ turns.
  3. Medals & placings. Receive athlete medals on the middle line, then listen for the top-three announcements.

For an overall round, return as a group to the middle line for ½ turns. The overall winner receives the sword and stays for a photo.

See awards, photos & exit instructions

FIT MODEL · NIGHT SHOW

What happens next

  1. Finish your individual walk. Complete your walk and poses, then exit when directed.
  2. Return with your group. Line up on the middle line for comparisons and ½ turns.
  3. Medals & placings. Receive athlete medals on the middle line, then listen for the top-three announcements.

For an overall round, return as a group to the middle line for ½ turns. The overall winner receives the sword and stays for a photo.

See awards, photos & exit instructions

INDIVIDUAL WALK

Men’s Physique

Men’s Physique diagram showing a front pose at rear center, then front, back and front poses at front center, followed by the red lineup route.
Blue: enter and pose. Red: follow the route around the left side and back of the stage to line up. For the night show, exit after your individual presentation when directed, then return with your group.
  1. Enter & poseFollow the blue arrows from the right-side stairs to Pose 1 at rear center. Perform your front pose.
  2. Move to centerWalk forward to the next X. Perform Poses 2, 3 and 4: front, back, then front.
  3. Join the lineupFollow the red arrows to the left, around the side and across the back to the lineup.
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MEN’S PHYSIQUE · NIGHT SHOW

What happens next

  1. Finish your individual walk. Complete your walk and poses, then exit when directed.
  2. Return with your group. Line up on the middle line for comparisons and ½ turns.
  3. Follow callouts. When called, move to the front line in groups of 3–5 for comparisons and ¼ turns. Return to your original position afterward.
  4. Listen for placings. Follow the announcer’s directions for the top three, photos and your exit.

For an overall round, return as a group to the middle line for ½ turns. The overall winner receives the sword and stays for a photo.

See awards, photos & exit instructions

INDIVIDUAL WALK

Women’s Figure

Figure diagram showing five poses along the blue route and a red route to the middle lineup.
Blue: enter and pose. Red: move to the middle line for the lineup.
  1. Start at Pose 1Enter from the right-side stairs and follow the blue arrows to rear center for your front pose.
  2. Follow Poses 2–5At center, perform front and back poses. Move to the front-right X for a front/side pose, then across to the front-left X for the opposite front/side pose.
  3. Line up in the middleFollow the red arrows down the left side and across the middle line. Take the position assigned by the stage crew.
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WOMEN’S FIGURE · NIGHT SHOW

What happens next

  1. Join the lineup. After your individual walk and poses, line up on the middle line.
  2. Move forward for comparisons. Walk to the front line and perform ¼ turns as directed.
  3. Follow any additional callouts. If needed, groups of 3–5 compare and perform ¼ turns, then return to their original positions.
  4. Listen for placings. Follow the announcer’s directions for the top three, photos and your exit.

See awards, photos & exit instructions

GROUP LINEUP

Bodybuilding & Physique

Bodybuilding · Classic Physique · Women’s Physique

Group lineup diagram for Bodybuilding, Classic Physique and Women’s Physique. Blue arrows lead from the right stairs to the front line. Red arrows lead back to the stairs. Last one in is first one out.
This diagram shows the group lineup and exit route. Last one in is first one out.
  1. Enter togetherFollow the blue arrows from the right-side stairs toward the front of the stage.
  2. Take your placeContinue along the front line in the order directed. Follow the head judge’s instructions for comparisons and posing.
  3. Exit in orderThe last athlete in is the first athlete out. Follow the red arrows back toward the right-side stairs when directed.
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BODYBUILDING · NIGHT SHOW

What happens next

  1. Complete your routine. Enter individually, perform your 60-second posing routine, then exit.
  2. Return with your class. The stage crew will direct your class to the middle or front line for comparisons.
  3. Follow the judge’s cues. Perform ¼ turns to the right and the mandatory poses. Be ready for a 30-second most-muscular / best-poses round when called.
  4. Return to the middle line. Follow the announcer’s directions for medals, placings, photos and your exit.

For an overall round, return as a group to the middle line for ¼ turns to the right. The overall winner receives the sword and stays for a photo.

See awards, photos & exit instructions

CLASSIC PHYSIQUE · NIGHT SHOW

What happens next

  1. Complete your routine. Enter individually, perform your 60-second posing routine, then exit.
  2. Return with your group. Line up on the middle line for comparisons, ¼ turns and mandatory poses as directed.
  3. Medals & placings. Receive athlete medals on the middle line and follow the announcer’s directions for placings and photos.

If called back for the overall, return with the other class winners to the middle line for ¼ turns and mandatory poses. The overall winner receives the sword and stays for a photo.

See awards, photos & exit instructions

WOMEN’S PHYSIQUE · NIGHT SHOW

What happens next

  1. Finish your individual presentation. Complete your stage walk and poses, then exit when directed.
  2. Return with your group. Line up on the middle line for comparisons and ¼ turns.
  3. Medals & placings. Receive athlete medals on the middle line, then listen for the top-three announcements.

For an overall round, return as a group to the middle line for ½ turns. The overall winner receives the sword and stays for a photo; the other athletes exit when directed.

See awards, photos & exit instructions

INDIVIDUAL WALK

Transformation Challenge

Transformation Challenge diagram showing a front stance at rear center, then front, back and front stances at front center, followed by the red exit route.
Blue: enter and present. Red: follow the exit route back to the stairs.
  1. Enter & presentFollow the blue arrows from the right-side stairs to Stance 1 at rear center. Face the audience.
  2. Move to centerWalk forward to the next X. Complete Stances 2, 3 and 4: front, back, then front.
  3. Follow the exit routeFollow the red arrows left, diagonally back across the stage, then toward the right-side stairs to exit.
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TRANSFORMATION CHALLENGE · NIGHT SHOW

What happens next

  1. Finish your individual walk. Complete your stage walk, then exit.
  2. Return with the group. Line up on the middle line.
  3. Move forward when called. In groups of 3–5, walk to the front line for comparisons. Face front only—no other poses during these comparisons.
  4. Return for awards. Go back to your original position on the middle line for athlete medals and the top-three announcements.

See awards, photos & exit instructions

ALL DIVISIONS · NIGHT SHOW

Awards, photos & exit

  1. Listen for your name and number. The top three are announced in order: 3rd, 2nd, then 1st. Step to your placing when called.
  2. If you are not in the top three, exit when directed by the announcer or stage crew.
  3. Top three: stay for a photo. Stand close together and smile toward the photographer.
  4. 2nd and 3rd place exit when directed. The winner stays for an individual photo, then exits.

If you are called back for an overall round, return with the other class winners and follow your division’s comparison instructions. The overall winner remains for the award and photo; the other athletes exit when directed.