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This is a list of female professional bodybuilders. ... Michelle Jin posing at the 2022 IFBB New York Pro Women's Bodybuilding finals individual posing round on 21 ...
Prior to 1977, bodybuilding had been considered strictly a male-oriented sport. Henry McGhee, described as the "primary architect of competitive female bodybuilding", was an employee of the Downtown Canton YMCA, carried a strong belief that women should share the opportunity to display their physiques and the results of their weight training the way men had done for years.
Ernestine Shepherd (born June 16, 1936) is an American bodybuilder who is best known for being, at one point, the oldest competitive female bodybuilder in the world, as declared by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2010 and 2011; [1] as of 2023, she is 88 years old and still an active, albeit no longer competitive, bodybuilder.
Women 60 years old and over share their workout tips for building strength and muscle in the gym.
Professional Athlete since 2016 (women's bodybuilding) [3] Theresa M. Ivancik (born 2 September 1983) is an American professional bodybuilder and former professional physique and figure contestant. She is currently ranked as the 7th best professional female bodybuilder.
Ohio women Jenny Holzer and Lauren Blauvelt have joined TIME's 100 most influential people. ... She is best known for her text-based work deployed in public spaces, and her art can be found on ...
Four women were also inducted into the Women’s Wrestling Hall of Fame: Babs Wingo, Ethel Johnson, Marva Scott and Baby Doll. Sisters Wingo, Johnson and Scott are best known as some of the first ...
Bodybuilding for women began to take off during the 1970s at a time when culturally there was a tension between governmental attempts to control women's bodies, and women trying to exert control using their own physicality. Bodybuilding was seen by some women as form of recognition of their physical strength.