IronMan, Vol 12, No 3, Page 30 October 1952 MR. UNIVERSE FOR 1952-53 WE ARE PLEASED to carry a brief report of the "Mr. Universe" contest held in London July 12. This event, which is now held regularly in London every year, has been divided into a professional contest and an amateur contest. This year the professional title was won by Juan Ferrero of France. As you can see from photos in this issue Juan has a marvelous physique and we are sure he well deserved the honor bestowed upon him. In the amateur class the title was awarded to Mohamed Nasr about whom we know very little. He is an Egyptian bodybuilder. Each group was divided into height classes. There were no Americans represented in this event. Following are the listings of how the men placed in each class and divisions. PROFESSIONALS Class 1 Winner Corrie Pretorius S. Africa 24* 2nd Arnold Dyson England 24 3rd Roger Novarro Belgium 15 4th George Williams England 7 Class 2 Winner Juan Ferrero Spain 33 2nd Charly Klejniak Poland 28 3rd Paul Newington Jersey 23 4th Ted Aston England 12 5th George Harris England 9 Class 3 Winner Monohar Aich India 19 2nd Jack Ollerton England 12 3rd James Harris England 11 *Pretorius elected winner over Dyson by 4 votes to 3. Professional Mr. Universe: JUAN FERRERO AMATEUR Class 1 Winner Mohamed Nasr Egypt 37 2nd John Lees England 33 3rd Dennis Stallard Wales 30 4th Ted White England 18 5th Henry Downs England 17 6th Norman Elias England 12 Class 2 Winner Mervyn Cotter N. Ireland 35 2nd Jim Saunders England 32 3rd Tony Weller England 25 4th Joao Baptista Brazil 22 5th Ernest Martinson England 17 6th Eric Eastham England 16 Class 3 Winner Mark Lewis England 36 2nd Dennis Winn England 28 3rd Myrddin Palmer Wales 26 4th Gerard Zappa Belgium 23 5th Ron Eland S. Africa 22 6th Than Tun Burma 12 Amateur Mr. Universe: MOHAMAD NASR, Egypt PHOTO CAPTIONS - Photo at upper left shows the stage and part of audience. Second photo is of MERVYN COTTER, MOHAMED NASR (Amateur Mr. Universe) and MARK LEWIS. Bottom is another photo of same men in a different pose. Photo directly below is of CHARLY KLEJNIAK. - Photo in upper left is of the power physique of little 4'11" MONOHAR AICH of India. At upper right is another photo of MOHAMAD NASR of Egypt, the new "Mr. Universe" in the amateur competition. He is married, has one child, and is a graduate of Fouad El Awai University and an inspector of the Egyptian Ministry of Social Affairs. He is 6' tall with a 17" neck, 50" chest and 17¾" arms. At lower right is a photo of MONOHAR AICH, JUAN FERRERO (Professional Mr. Universe) and CORRIER PRETORIUS of South Africa. Photo in lower left shows Reg Park making a 435 bench press. It is said that he has made 465 in training. He was the sensation of the show with his great posing.