Mr. America (contest)

The Mr. America contest is a bodybuilding competition started by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU).[1] Rights to the Mr. America name have been sold several times after AAU discontinued holding the contests in 1999.[2] In 2004, the World Bodybuilding & Fitness Association (WBFA) announced they had acquired the rights to the Mr. America name and would resume running contests under that banner.In 2015, rights to Mr. America were acquired by Bruce Ebel, and the contest's annual event cycle resumed via MRA Promotions.[4] The contest resumed in 2020 (with no specific organization affiliation), promoted by Marc Tauriello of Mr America LLC.
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