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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.
Dayana Cadeau posing against Iris Kyle at the 2007 Olympia Press Conference on 27 September 2007. Dayana Cadeau. Candice Carr-Archer. Tina Chandler. Valentina Chepiga. Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls. Melissa Coates. Tazzie Colomb. Laura Combes.
Carla Dunlap. Successor. Lenda Murray. Active. Retired 1989. Corinna "Cory" Everson, née Kneuer, (born January 4, 1958) is an American female bodybuilding champion and actress. Everson won the Ms. Olympia contest six years in a row from 1984 to 1989. [1]
Active. Since 2021. Angela C. Yeo (née Wortman; born July 23, 1984) is an American professional bodybuilder, along with a former professional figure, powerlifter and women's physique contestant. She is currently the second highest ranking professional female bodybuilder. [citation needed]
This eventually led her into bodybuilding. [2] Lyon entered and won the first International Federation of BodyBuilders Women's World Pro Bodybuilding Championship in Los Angeles on June 16, 1979. This was the only bodybuilding competition of her career. She appeared in many magazines and on television talk shows, promoting bodybuilding for women.
Iris Kyle. Iris Kyle doing an abdominals and thighs pose during the finals individual mandatory posing during the 2008 Ms. Olympia. Iris Floyd Kyle (born Mildred Carter; [11] August 22, 1974) is an African - Indian American professional female bodybuilder. [12][13] She is currently the most successful, female or male, professional bodybuilder ever.
In 2010, participated in the very first Women's Physique show, which was the 2011 Junior USAs in Charleston, South Carolina. She won overall, received her IFBB pro card, and became the first women's physique professional in the NPC/IFBB. She is currently on hiatus from the Olympia competition, focusing on the gym she owns with her husband.
2019 Chicago Pro. 1st. 2020 Omaha Pro. Andrea Shaw (born December 18, 1983) is an American professional bodybuilder. [1] She holds five Ms. Olympia title wins and four Ms. Rising Phoenix title wins. [1][7]