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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.
Nicole Fuchs [3] (née Bass; August 10, 1964 – February 17, 2017) was an American bodybuilder, actress, professional wrestler, and professional wrestling valet.She worked for companies such as Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation and XPW.
Nataliya Kuznetsova, also spelled Natalia (née Trukhina; born July 1, 1991), is a Russian professional female bodybuilder and powerlifter. Kuznetsova began powerlifting at fourteen years of age in an attempt to gain muscle mass. [2] [3]
Her professional bodybuilding career was brief, and ended shortly after finishing 2nd in the Ms. Olympia contest in 1993. Her sudden retirement shocked the sport, as she was seen as an easy contender for the Ms. Olympia in 1994. [2]
Iris Floyd Kyle (born Mildred Carter; [25] August 22, 1974) is an American professional female bodybuilder. [26] [27] She is currently the most successful, female or male, professional bodybuilder ever.
Everson began to train seriously as a bodybuilder after her graduation, and made rapid progress. In the early years, she and her husband trained at Ernie's Gym on Sherman Avenue in Madison. She won the Ms. Olympia bodybuilding contest at her first participation and remained undefeated from 1984 to 1989 when she retired from competition. [5]
At her gym, a lot of men and one female were entering bodybuilding competitions. They talked her into entering the Miss London Championships with only a week’s notice. She learned some poses the day before and won. While there was 15 women in it who trained for several years, she had more muscle.
Soon after, she began taking performance-enhancing drugs, going from 120 lb (54 kg) to 180 lb (82 kg) in a few months. At the 2016 NPC Nationals, she placed 1st in the heavyweight category, earning her IFBB Pro card.