{"id":30633,"date":"2026-10-02T06:14:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T06:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30633"},"modified":"2026-10-02T06:14:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T06:14:50","slug":"diabolical-bodybuilder-sparks-global-fury-over-wild-stage-pose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30633","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Diabolical\u2019: Bodybuilder sparks global fury over wild stage pose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-primary\" data-area=\"story-primary\" style=\"grid-area:story-primary\">\n<div class=\"description g_font-long-format\">\n<p>A bodybuilder has faced backlash after her performance on the prestigious Ms Olympia stage went viral online, with thousands weighing in on her controversial poses. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Brazilian bodybuilder Zama Benta, who recently competed at the world\u2019s premier physique event in Las Vegas, found herself at the centre of online debate following her latest appearance.<\/p>\n<p><i><b>Obsessed with viral internet news? Download our new <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/wpmth9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">app<\/a> and never miss a headline<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p>While the event showcases elite physical conditioning and athleticism in professional bodybuilding, a specific section of Benta\u2019s routine has divided viewers, with critics branding one of her moves \u201cunacceptable\u201d while others jumped to her defence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"vms module op-player\" id=\"video-container-5348771529001-6406071449112\" vms-page-type=\"article\" vms-embedcode=\"5348771529001-6406071449112\" vms-title=\"Female physique competitor stuns\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"poster-img\" src=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/d642a91ea59021bc51594e7f777d3808\" data-sctrack=\"op-poster-img\" alt=\"Female physique competitor stuns\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<p>During the competition, Benta, who has won four pro titles between 2021 and 2026, performed a routine designed to highlight her muscles and extreme lower-body conditioning.<\/p>\n<p>Photos and footage showed the athlete dropping to her knees on stage, bending forward with her back turned directly to the audience and cameras for her opening pose. <\/p>\n<p>Benta is seen wearing a shimmering purple, high-cut bikini with a tiny G-string back.<\/p>\n<p>While the pose fully exposed her glutes and lower-back, the ultra-revealing cut of the swimsuit left little to the imagination, prompting a massive wave of shock and backlash across X and Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLmao, that is diabolical,\u201d one user wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer whole labia majora is literally outside of the swimsuit,\u201d another user posted. <\/p>\n<p>Others questioned whether the move was even part of standard bodybuilding criteria, asking if judges were now inspecting parts of the body that are usually kept covered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo they judge your butthole in these competitions?\u201d one confused viewer chimed in, while another joked that they must have to \u201cjudge the sphincter as well!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t see where it\u2019s necessary, or why any competitor would want to push out their private parts for strangers to compare,\u201d another wrote. <\/p>\n<p>Another observer noted that the move was likely part of her individual routine rather than a mandatory requirement, writing: \u201cThis is on her and WTF was she thinking? That has nothing to do with the mandatory poses. This is her routine where the competitor creates an individual routine to perform to music while displaying their physique.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, some fitness enthusiasts and defenders quickly stepped in to push back against the judgement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not the whole thing, just the border,\u201d one user pointed out in defence of the outfit.<\/p>\n<p>Another spectator declared: \u201cWhy don\u2019t all you just mind your own business?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is seriously impressive, why are y\u2019all hating?\u201d a third wrote. <\/p>\n<p>The controversy comes amid ongoing debate within the fitness world over stage attire, posing, and presentation standards.<\/p>\n<p>Official division criteria require judges to evaluate athletes based on a delicate balance of muscularity, low body fat, symmetry, and overall stage presentation.<\/p>\n<p>While competitors are judged through a series of mandatory poses \u2013 such as the front double biceps, side chest, and abdominals and thigh \u2013 individual routines allow athletes to choreograph their own moves to display their hard work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/lifestyle\/fitness\/exercise\/diabolical-bodybuilder-sparks-global-fury-over-wild-stage-pose\/news-story\/6806c72e83d263a4bbf84a731ccdc7de\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bodybuilder has faced backlash after her performance on the prestigious Ms Olympia stage went viral online, with thousands weighing in on her controversial poses. Brazilian bodybuilder Zama Benta, who recently competed at the world\u2019s premier physique event in Las Vegas, found herself at the centre of online debate following her latest appearance. Obsessed with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":30634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2018Diabolical\u2019: Bodybuilder sparks global fury over wild stage pose - World Bodybuilding News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30633\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018Diabolical\u2019: Bodybuilder sparks global fury over wild stage pose - World Bodybuilding News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A bodybuilder has faced backlash after her performance on the prestigious Ms Olympia stage went viral online, with thousands weighing in on her controversial poses. Brazilian bodybuilder Zama Benta, who recently competed at the world\u2019s premier physique event in Las Vegas, found herself at the centre of online debate following her latest appearance. Obsessed with [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30633\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"World Bodybuilding News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-10-02T06:14:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/d642a91ea59021bc51594e7f777d3808\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"World Bodybuilding News\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"World Bodybuilding News\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=30633#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=30633\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"World Bodybuilding News\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d84bf475351cac13351c44d62b00dcd2\"},\"headline\":\"\u2018Diabolical\u2019: Bodybuilder sparks global fury over wild stage pose\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-02T06:14:50+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=30633\"},\"wordCount\":504,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=30633#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/e14a48aff4d2e5993b00f15ef84b45f7.avif\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=30633#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=30633\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=30633\",\"name\":\"\u2018Diabolical\u2019: Bodybuilder sparks global fury over wild stage pose - World Bodybuilding News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=30633#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=30633#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/e14a48aff4d2e5993b00f15ef84b45f7.avif\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-02T06:14:50+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d84bf475351cac13351c44d62b00dcd2\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=30633#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=30633\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=30633#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/e14a48aff4d2e5993b00f15ef84b45f7.avif\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/e14a48aff4d2e5993b00f15ef84b45f7.avif\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=30633#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"\u2018Diabolical\u2019: Bodybuilder sparks global fury over wild stage pose\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"World Bodybuilding News\",\"description\":\"Data, Rankings, Results.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d84bf475351cac13351c44d62b00dcd2\",\"name\":\"World Bodybuilding News\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f3a97dc2b632583ef0db5105000be61b101080263520a02b1a9096e649f18e5e?s=96&d=initials&r=g&initials=wo\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f3a97dc2b632583ef0db5105000be61b101080263520a02b1a9096e649f18e5e?s=96&d=initials&r=g&initials=wo\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f3a97dc2b632583ef0db5105000be61b101080263520a02b1a9096e649f18e5e?s=96&d=initials&r=g&initials=wo\",\"caption\":\"World Bodybuilding News\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?author=3\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"\u2018Diabolical\u2019: Bodybuilder sparks global fury over wild stage pose - World Bodybuilding News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30633","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"\u2018Diabolical\u2019: Bodybuilder sparks global fury over wild stage pose - World Bodybuilding News","og_description":"A bodybuilder has faced backlash after her performance on the prestigious Ms Olympia stage went viral online, with thousands weighing in on her controversial poses. Brazilian bodybuilder Zama Benta, who recently competed at the world\u2019s premier physique event in Las Vegas, found herself at the centre of online debate following her latest appearance. Obsessed with [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30633","og_site_name":"World Bodybuilding News","article_published_time":"2026-10-02T06:14:50+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/d642a91ea59021bc51594e7f777d3808","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"World Bodybuilding News","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"World Bodybuilding News","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30633#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30633"},"author":{"name":"World Bodybuilding News","@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d84bf475351cac13351c44d62b00dcd2"},"headline":"\u2018Diabolical\u2019: Bodybuilder sparks global fury over wild stage pose","datePublished":"2026-10-02T06:14:50+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30633"},"wordCount":504,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30633#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e14a48aff4d2e5993b00f15ef84b45f7.avif","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30633#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30633","url":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30633","name":"\u2018Diabolical\u2019: Bodybuilder sparks global fury over wild stage pose - World Bodybuilding News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30633#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30633#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e14a48aff4d2e5993b00f15ef84b45f7.avif","datePublished":"2026-10-02T06:14:50+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d84bf475351cac13351c44d62b00dcd2"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30633#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30633"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30633#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e14a48aff4d2e5993b00f15ef84b45f7.avif","contentUrl":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e14a48aff4d2e5993b00f15ef84b45f7.avif","width":1280,"height":720},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30633#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"\u2018Diabolical\u2019: Bodybuilder sparks global fury over wild stage pose"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/","name":"World Bodybuilding News","description":"Data, Rankings, Results.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d84bf475351cac13351c44d62b00dcd2","name":"World Bodybuilding News","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f3a97dc2b632583ef0db5105000be61b101080263520a02b1a9096e649f18e5e?s=96&d=initials&r=g&initials=wo","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f3a97dc2b632583ef0db5105000be61b101080263520a02b1a9096e649f18e5e?s=96&d=initials&r=g&initials=wo","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f3a97dc2b632583ef0db5105000be61b101080263520a02b1a9096e649f18e5e?s=96&d=initials&r=g&initials=wo","caption":"World Bodybuilding News"},"url":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?author=3"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}