World Bodybuilding Guild (WBBG) is a bodybuilding

Bodybuilding

Bodybuilding is a form of body modification involving intensive muscle hypertrophy. An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. In competitive and professional bodybuilding, bodybuilders display their physiques to a panel of judges, who assign points based on their...

 federation first established in 1967 by Dan Lurie

Dan Lurie

Dan Lurie is a founding father of bodybuilding and a physical fitness pioneer. A world-class bodybuilder in the 1940s, by 1949 he had won the Mr...

. The federation sponsored events such as Pro. Mr. America

Pro. Mr. America

Pro. Mr. America was a bodybuilding contest that was first held between 1946 and 1954. Between 1967 and 1980 the contest was sponsored by the World Bodybuilding Guild .-Pro. Mr. America :1946  Clarence Ross...

, Mr. International

WBBG Mr. International

Mr. International was a bodybuilding competition sponsored by the World Bodybuilding Guild . The competition began in 1968, and was won that year by Warren Frederick....

, Pro. Mr. World

WBBG Pro. Mr. World

Pro. Mr. World was a bodybuilding competition held between 1971 and 1980 and was sponsored by the World Bodybuilding Guild .- List of Overall Winners :...

 and Olympus

WBBG Olympus

Olympus was a bodybuilding contest held between 1975 and 1979. It was sponsored by the World Bodybuilding Guild .-List of Overall Winners:1975  Sergio Oliva1976  Sergio Oliva1977  Serge Nubret...

. The WBBG originally lasted only until the early 1980s. However, it was re-launched around 2007, by Lurie. The World Bodybuilding Guild International Fitness Hall of Fame Awards were held on August 25, 2007 in South Portland

South Portland, Maine

South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the fourth-largest city in the state. Founded in 1895, as of the 2010 census, the city population was 25,002. Known for its working waterfront, South Portland is situated on Portland Harbor and overlooks the skyline of...

 Auditorium, Maine

Maine

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