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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.
This is a list of female professional bodybuilders. All people listed here have an IFBB pro card. This list is incomplete; you can ...
Becca Swanson started out in 1996 with the desire to be a bodybuilder, but ended up powerlifting. According to her, the larger and more muscular women had fallen out of favor in bodybuilding after a few shows. She was told that she was just too big for bodybuilding, which motivated her to take up powerlifting.
Charlene Rink (born February 11, 1972) is a former professional fitness competitor, wrestler and competitive female bodybuilder. In 1999, she won first place in the Fitness tall class at the National Physique Committee Fitness USA Championships.
When she won that show then went to the IFBB World Amateur Championship and took a silver medal, she figured she should get serious in bodybuilding. [3] [15] These wins sent Aukland to compete in the IFBB World Amateur Championships representing the United States women's heavyweight division. She brought home a silver medal from Australia in 1999.
Iris Floyd Kyle (born Mildred Carter; [25] August 22, 1974) is an African-Indian American professional female bodybuilder. [26] [27] She is currently the most successful, female or male, professional bodybuilder ever.
Shaw began attending the gym on her own, and her mother's training partner, a female bodybuilder, began advising her on muscle building. She said she had no desire at 17 to be a bodybuilder, instead wanting to be a fashion model, but she was not tall enough. [5] [6] [9] [10] [11]
She is the most successful female Venezuelan bodybuilder to date, the only one to win the Ms. Olympia title. She is the winner of five Ms. International titles, in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, and 2012. [ 2 ] [ 11 ] [ 13 ] In 2011, she ranked as the second-best female bodybuilder in the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness Pro Women ...