Yvette Bova

Yvette Bova
Websitewww.clubyvette.com

Yvette Bova is an American female bodybuilder.

Early life

Bova grew up in Denver, Colorado. At 18 she joined the U.S. Air Force where she served for 13 and a half years.

Bodybuilding career

Yvette Bova began training in bodybuilding four years prior to her first competition, which was in 1996. She retired from competitive bodybuilding in 2006, following the National Physique Committee Nationals.[1]

Contest background

Yvette has won several bodybuilding titles in Seoul, Korea.

  • Ms. Far East (a title she has won 2 years in a row)
  • She has also won the Best Poser award, both times in Okinawa, Japan
  • 2nd place - Women's Lightweight Division at Guam's National Bodybuilding Championship
  • 1st place - Women's Lightweight Division in the 1997 Marjo Selin's Muscle Classic in Maui, Hawaii
  • 2nd place in the Mixed Pairs Division in the 1997 Marjo Selin's Muscle Classic in Maui, Hawaii
  • 1997 Hawaii Armed Forces Lightweight Division and Overall Winner also Best Poser on Oahu, Hawaii
  • 1999 Designer Body Muscle & Physique State Championship; Women's Open Bodybuilding Division, Overall Winner
  • 3rd place in the Women's Middle Weight at the 1999 Paradise Cup on Oahu, Hawaii
  • Guest posed at the 2000 Hawaii Armed Forces Bodybuilding Championship

Contest history
  • 1996 Guam's National Bodybuilding Championship - 2nd (LW)[2]
  • 1997 Marjo Selin's Muscle Classic - 1st (LW), 2nd (Mixed Pairs)
  • 1997 Hawaii Armed Forces Championship - 1st (LW), Best Poser (Overall)
  • 1999 Designer Body Muscle & Physique State Championship - 1st (LW and Overall)
  • 1999 Women's Open - 1st (Overall)
  • 1999 Paradise Cup - 3rd (MW)
  • 2002 NPC USA Championships - 16th (Middleweight)
  • 2003 NPC USA Championships - 8th (Middleweight)
  • 2003 NPC National Championships - 10th (Middleweight)
  • 2004 NPC USA Championships - 2nd (Middleweight)
  • 2004 NPC National Championships - 7th (Middleweight)
  • 2005 NPC USA Championships - 12th (Light-Heavyweight )
  • 2005 NPC National Championships - 6th (Middleweight)
  • 2006 NPC USA Championships - 6th (Middleweight)
  • 2006 NPC National Championships - 11th (Middleweight))[3]

Personal life

Bova is the youngest of five children. She has three brothers and one sister. Her youngest brother is since deceased. Bova's husband and mother also passed away in 2008 and 2009, respectively.[4]

Yvette Bova is a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada.[5]

References
  1. "Club Yvette". 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  2. Competition history from Iron Man Magazine
  3. Competitor Overview: Yvette Bova
  4. "Club Yvette, official site of Yvette Bova, female bodybuilder". clubyvette.com.
  5. "Club Yvette, official site of Yvette Bova, female bodybuilder". clubyvette.com.
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