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She is currently IFBB's Athlete Representative in women's bodybuilding, where she has used her position to suggest a weight class system for the professional bodybuilders and a new division contest for women bodybuilders and fitness/figure competitors. [5] [8] [9] [10] In 2010, Betty received LifeTime Achievement Award at Europa Dallas.
From October 26, 2001 to February 28, 2003, she ranked 1st on the IFBB Women's Bodybuilding Professional Ranking List. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Bergmann has been cited as the "Grecian Ideal" wherein biceps, calf and neck measurements are similar as are waist and thigh measurements.
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.
Nikki Fuller (born January 23, 1968) is an American professional female bodybuilder.At her largest, Fuller weighed 200 lb (91 kg). In competition, her height was listed at 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) and her biceps measured 18 in (457 mm).
She followed the training plan for two years and gained 91 lb (7 st; 41 kg), including putting on 9 lb (1 st; 4 kg) of muscle with that program. [10] [7] In 1993, Joanna graduated from the Camborne Science and International Academy. By the time she was 17 years old, she was bodybuilding seriously and began "obsessive weight training".
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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 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.