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This is a list of female fitness and figure competitors. A. Jelena Abbou; B. Alexandra Béres; Sharon Bruneau; C. Natalie Montgomery-Carroll; Jen Cassetty; Kim ...
Dayana Cadeau posing against Iris Kyle at the 2007 Olympia Press Conference on 27 September 2007. Dayana Cadeau. Nadia Capotosto. Candice Carr-Archer. Tina Chandler. Valentina Chepiga. Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls. Melissa Coates. Tazzie Colomb.
1980 – 1989. In 1980, the first Ms. Olympia (initially known as the "Miss" Olympia) was held with Rachel McLish winning and becoming the first Ms. Olympia. Rachel was dethroned by Ritva Elomaa in 1981, but regained the title in 1982. George Snyder lost the rights to the Ms. Olympia in 1982, and after this the contestants were no longer hand ...
Fitness and figure competition. Fitness and figure competition. Fitness and figure competition is a class of physique-exhibition events mainly for women but also men. While bearing a close resemblance to bodybuilding, its emphasis is on muscle definition, not size. The class was introduced when bodybuilding's popularity began to decline.
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.
IFBB Figure International, 2008. Best win. 4 times IFBB Figure Olympia Winner (2009, 2011, 2013-14) 2011. Predecessor. Jennifer Gates. Nicole Wilkins (born February 5, 1984), is an American professional figure and fitness competitor, fitness model, and fitness trainer. [1] She is a four-time winner of the IFBB Figure Olympia Competition, [2 ...
Chizevsky-Nicholls was the first female bodybuilder to win both the Ms. International and Olympia in the same year in 1996. She ranks as the best female bodybuilder in the IFBB Pro Women's Bodybuilding Ranking List until October 22, 2000. [8][9] In January 2008, Chizevsky was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame. [1][10]
She didn't see herself as having enough size and development to compete as a bodybuilder, but liked the way the figure competitors looked in the magazines. In 2008, she entered two figure competitions, placing 3rd and 4th, but she didn't feel she was on the right path. She took 8 years off from competing. [1] [8] [9]