Months after being stripped of the 2025 World’s Strongest Woman title, Jammie Booker is still seeking answers.
Booker’s crown was stripped days after her November performance at the Official Strongman Games World Championship in Arlington, Texas, when organizers revealed she was born a biological male after competitors were sent explicit images from her past as an adult film star.
“So, can anyone actually point to the rule that I broke?” Booker wrote in a post to her Instagram Story. “I’ve been told over and over now that I’ve broken a ‘clearly stated policy’ but not a single organization has been able to show me that policy.”
“Strongman corp. IFBB. IPF. Powerlifting USA. The IOC. USS Strongman,” she added in a second post. “All have a policy on transgender participation for reference.”
In the wake of Booker’s disqualification, organizers noted the rules stipulate that athletes must compete in the category that aligns with the biological sex at birth.
Runner-up Andrea Thompson, who called Booker’s title “bulls–t” as she stormed off the podium, was named the winner with Strongman officials saying they were investigating Booker’s participation.
“Had we been aware, or had this been declared at any point before or during the competition, this athlete would not have been permitted to compete in the Women’s Open category,” they said in a statement.
Other participants were reportedly unaware of Booker’s gender at birth.
“Transgender women, people born male, should not be competing in the women’s category,” three-time champ Rebecca Roberts said in a statement prior to Booker being stripped of the title. “What happened this weekend wasn’t transparent. None of us knew. Not even the organizers knew. And when fairness is taken by surprise, trust in the sport begins to crack.”
“I was beyond mad,” Jade Dickens told Fox News Digital. “Had I known, I definitely would have done something about it… prior to the event being over. But nobody knew.”
Booker was later revealed to have performed in hardcore adult films under the moniker “Jammie Jay,” and was nominated for the Trans Erotica Awards Show in 2020 and 2022.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
