This was the 10th year of this contest.

Place	Name	Points
1	Ruscha Kouril	17.40
2	Erica White	18.75
3	Julie Shipley	27.25
4	Cynthia Hill	31.70
5	Ildiko Szekeres	34.35
6	Katie Uter	33.30
7	Melissa Hall	36.00
8	Amy Van Hook	38.25
9	Erin Gannon	43.65
10	Robin Schaefer	50.40
11	Gabrielle Resnick	54.45
12	Miho Araki	55.35
13	Sherlyn Roy	55.35
14	Kimberly Lyons	57.15
14	Kristina Marosherizi	57.15
16	Joanne Tull	57.60
17	Carolyn Evans	67.05
18	Lori Colognesi	68.85
19	Obi Linda Okwor	69.30
20	Suhalia Madison	74.25

This was the 9th year of this contest. For the first time in the decade-plus history of women's fitness pageants, a mother has won a major fitness title, marking a precedent in the tradition of this exciting sport. It was the largest Fitness America Pageant - ESPN National Championships ever, and the largest fitness competition of any kind. Nearly 120 of the best fitness women from the United States, Canada, even as far away as Japan and Hungary came to Redondo Beach to compete. This, despite a tightening of qualifying standards for the 1998 season. A sold-out audience of 1,500 was on hand to watch what America now recognizes as the top fitness contest.

Place	Name
1	Tanya Carlson-Merryman
2	Erika White
3	Cathy Miller
4	Kari Hohman
5	Julie Shipley
6	Kelly Gignilliat
7	Miho Araki
8	Amy Van Hook
8	Melissa Hall
10	Heather Martin
11	Katie Uter
12	Susanne Honda
12	Erika Meyer
14	Wendy Rivers
15	Mary Mota
16	Lisa Graham
17	Stephanie Hilton
18	Leslie Garabedian
19	Linda Okwor
19	Anna Merchan

This was the 8th year of this contest, complete with a sold out 1,500 fans at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. There were more than 100 competitors for this event. Judging for this event, which will be televised on ESPIN, were Los Angeles Laker Girl choreographer Lisa Estrada, KSA Sports Talent Agent Michael Daly; "Pumping Iron" producer Jerome Gary; KLSX radio personality The Nasty Man; Director of Sports Management for the Bobby Ball Agency Matt Terry, and Andrea Ambados, producer of "Crunch Fitness" on ESPN 2 as well as the best-selling video series, "Buns of Steel."

Place	Name
1	Tsianina Joelson
2	Lisa Uzzle
3	Cynthia Hill
4	Thais Cregan
5	Erika White
6	Kari Hohman
7	Kelly Gignilliant
8	Pam Burkhalter
9	Amy Van Hook
10	Shanda Ferry
11	Susanne O’Sullivan-Honda
12	Mickey Taylor
13	Luciana Mendonca
14	Mary Mota
15	Jennifer Dagnan
16	Julie Shipley
17	Jennifer Herpok
18	Kristi Baxle
19	Tammie Hopkins-Leady
20	Lisa Graham