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2003 Ms. Olympia
The 2003 Ms. Olympia contest is an International Federation of BodyBuilders, IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and part of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2003 was held on October 24, 2003, at the Mandalay Bay Arena in Paradise, Nevada. It was the 24th Ms. Olympia competition held. Other events at the exhibition include the 2003 Mr. Olympia, Mr. Olympia, 2003 Fitness Olympia, Fitness Olympia, and 2003 Figure Olympia, Figure Olympia contests. Prize money *Overall - $10,000 * 1st (Lightweight (LW)) - $10,000 * 1st (Heavyweight (HW)) - $10,000 * 2nd (LW) - $6,000 * 2nd (HW) - $6,000 * 3rd (LW) - $4,000 * 3rd (HW) - $4,000 Total: $50,000 Weight-in Heavyweights over : *Betty Pariso - *Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia - *Betty Viana-Adkins - *Helle Trevino - *Iris Kyle - *Vickie Gates - *Lenda Murray - Lightweights up to : *Cathy LeFrançois - *Kim Harris - *Rosemary Jennings - *Juliette Bergmann - *Angela Debatin - *Dayana Cadeau - *Denise Masino - * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Federation Of BodyBuilders
The International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness (IFBB), headquartered in Las Rozas (Madrid), is an international professional sports governing body for bodybuilding and fitness that oversees many of the sport's major international events, notably the World and Continental Championships.IFBB.com About The IFBB"About The IFBB" Retrieved on 20 November 2015.IFBB Constitution "IFBB Constitution March 2015" Retrieved on 20 November 2015. History In 1946, the IFBB was founded by brothers Ben and Joe Weider in Montreal, Canada under the name "International Federation of Bodybuilders". The two founding countries were Canada and the United States. Ben Weider was the first IFBB President. In 1965 the first IFBB Mr. Olympia was held; the IFBB's first contest. From 1966 to 1970, the Federation experienced rapid growth as Joe and Ben Weider promoted the organization globally. By 1970, the IFBB had directors in more than 50 countries worldwide and the IFBB had its footprint in Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliette Bergmann
Juliette Bergmann (previously Meijer) (born November 30, 1958) is a Dutch female bodybuilding champion. Early years and education Bergmann (born Juliette Maria Suzanna Bergmann) was born in Vlaardingen, Netherlands, from a Dutch mother and an Indonesian father. She is one of five children, with one older brother, two younger brothers and one younger sister (three brothers and one sister). Her younger sister is a bodybuilder much like herself. During her childhood she lost two brothers, causing much grief to her mother, who laid a larger responsibility on Juliette, the oldest living child. That period in her life, she believes, made her a disciplined and responsible person. After finishing school she went on to study financial management, journalism and fitness training. She got married (married name – Meijer) in 1975, but divorced in 1985. Bodybuilding career Amateur career She began training in bodybuilding to lose weight in 1981 with her ex-husband after attending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Roberts
Bethan Roberts (born 14 May 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for FA WSL club Reading. Club career Roberts joined Reading's academy at age nine. She made her senior debut for the club on 6 December 2020, coming on in the 80th minute in a FA WSL game against Bristol City. On 6 July 2021, Roberts signed her first professional contract with Reading, keeping her at the club until the summer of 2023. International career Roberts was called up to the Wales women's national football team The Wales national women's football team ( cy, Tîm pêl-droed merched cenedlaethol Cymru) represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales (FAW), the governing body for football in Wales and the th ... for the first time in April 2021. Career statistics Club References External links Bethan RobertsReading profile * 2003 births Living people Reading F.C. Women players English women's footballers W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susanne Niederhauser
Susanne Niederhauser (born 13 August 1970) is a professional IFBB female bodybuilder from Wels, Austria. Niederhauser began bodybuilding when she was 17 years old, and has competed as a professional since 2002. Her inspiration is Cory Everson. Profile * Height: 5'6" (168 cm) * Competition weight: 125 lbs * Off-season weight: 132 - 140 lbs * Arms: 15 inches * Waist: 25.2 inches * Quads: 22 inches * Calves: 15 inches Contest history * 1995 Upper Austrian Championship - 1st * 1995 Austrian Championship - 2nd * 1996 Upper Austrian Championship - 1st overall * 1996 Austrian Championship - 1st * 1997 Austrian Championship - 2nd * 1997 IFBB European Championship (Minsk) - 8th * 1998 Austria Cup (International) - 1st overall * 1998 IFBB World Championship (Alicante, Spain) - 4th * 1999 IFBB World Championship (Sydney, Australia) - 1st * 2000 Austria Cup - 1st * 2000 IFBB World Championship (Warsaw, Poland) - 5th * 2001 World Games (Akita, Japan) - 2nd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Lewis
Nancy Lewis is a professional female bodybuilder from the United States. She earned her pro card by winning the overall title at the 1991 NPC USA Championship. She competed in a number of professional contests from 1992 to 1998 with a series of solid placings, but no titles. Then after a four-year retirement, she returned to competition in 2002, winning the overall title at the Jan Tana Classic. Contest history *1985 NPC Nationals - 8th (MW) *1987 NPC USA Championship - 5th (LHW) *1988 NPC California Championship - 1st (HW) *1990 NPC Nationals - 2nd (MW) *1991 NPC USA Championship - 1st (MW & overall) *1992 Ms. International - 5th *1992 Jan Tana Classic - 2nd *1992 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 14th *1993 Jan Tana Classic - 2nd *1993 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 13th *1995 Jan Tana Classic - 3rd *1995 Grand Prix Prague - 4th *1995 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 10th *1996 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 6th *1996 Ms. International - 8th *1997 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 10th *1997 Ms. International - 8th *1998 Ms. Interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Duquette
Sophie is a version of the female given name Sophia, meaning "wise". People with the name Born in the Middle Ages * Sophie, Countess of Bar (c. 1004 or 1018–1093), sovereign Countess of Bar and lady of Mousson * Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess of Brabant (1224–1275), second wife and only Duchess consort of Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Lothier Born in 1600s and 1700s * Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst (1729–1796), later Empress Catherine II of Russia * Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1628–1685), Queen consort of Denmark-Norway * Sophie Blanchard (1778–1819), French balloonist * Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg (1759–1828), second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia * Sophie Dawes, Baronne de Feuchères ( 1795–1840), English baroness * Sophie Germain (1776–1831), French mathematician * Sophie Piper (1757–1816), Swedish countess * Sophie Schröder (1781–1868), German actress * Sophie von La Roche (1730–1807), German author Born 1790–1918 * Sophie, Duchess of Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Creavalle
Laura Cordelia Creavalle is a Guyanese-born Canadian/American professional female bodybuilder. Early life and education Laura Creavalle was born in 1959 in British Guiana. She migrated to Canada at the age of 13. She attended both Industrial High School and Mercy College. Bodybuilding career Amateur During a 1982 trip to Kingston, Jamaica, Creavalle happened upon a women’s bodybuilding contest and was impressed that the competitor who placed third had a body type similar to hers – a lower body proportionally larger than the upper body. Upon returning to her home in Toronto, Ontario, she began training to become a bodybuilder. Six months later, she entered her first contest, the Novice Ontario Championships, and won the lightweight title. In 1983, she and training partner Tony Melville joined poses and took second place at the Canadian Couples Championships. A trip to California further stimulated her interest, which resulted in her relocating. In 1986, she won the NPC US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina Chepiga
Valentina Chepiga, more precisely Valentyna Chepiha ( uk, Валентина Чепіга; born April 27, 1962) is a professional female bodybuilder. Background Valentina graduated from the Kharkiv National University of Construction and Architecture with a degree in Gas Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning. Between 1979 and 1992 she worked first as a technician, and then was promoted to engineer. Bodybuilding career Amateur Valentina began bodybuilding in 1988, and in 1992 she changed careers and became a personal trainer. Valentina won the European and World Amateur title in 1997 and won her IFBB pro card. Professional She then made her professional debut at the 1998 Ms. Olympia contest, finishing in 12th place. Her greatest success as a professional has been winning the heavyweight class at the 2000 Ms. Olympia the first time that class was introduced to the Ms. Olympia. No overall winner was named for that show, so she was essentially co-Ms. Olympia with lightweight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vickie Gates
Ondrea "Vickie" Victoria Gates (previously Ondrea Victoria Gates-Lewis born September 25, 1962) is a professional female bodybuilder from the United States. Early life and education Ondrea Victoria Gates was born on September 9, 1962 in San Antonio, Texas, and raised in Lawton, Oklahoma, one of six children (four sisters, one brother). She was the middle child. In 1980, she graduated from Eisenhower High School. From 1982-1984, she attended Oklahoma State University. Bodybuilding career Amateur Vickie competed in athletics and started lifting weights in college. In 1983, she competed in her first competition in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which she won. She worked her way up through the amateur ranks, eventually earning her pro card in 1993 by winning the middleweight class at the NPC Nationals. Professional Vickie's long string of high placings as a professional includes three consecutive Ms. International titles from 1999 to 2001. Those same years, she would also finish second at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Pariso
Betty Carmichael Pariso (née Slade; born January 29, 1956) is an American professional female bodybuilder. She was the world's oldest active professional female bodybuilder while competing. Biography Betty Pariso (born Betty Slade) was born in 1956 in Cynthiana, Kentucky to Harold Coleman Slade and Dorothy Florence Slade. She has two sisters, Kay and Ann, and a brother, Terry. She grew up on a farm, enjoying a healthy and athletic lifestyle that included much volleyball and track. Her athletic prowess in the field even attracted the attention of university scouts. Ping-pong was also a fixture of her childhood. She grew up without television, but often visited her grandmother to enjoy her programs as a child. She became a part-time model and a minister's wife in her earlier years. Bodybuilding career Amateur Betty started weight training in her early 30s to stay fit and add weight to what she thought was too much of a "stick figure" type of body. In 1988, she began competing i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris Kyle
Iris Floyd Kyle (born August 22, 1974) is an African-Indian American professional female bodybuilder. She is currently the most successful female professional bodybuilder ever with seventeen titles including ten overall Ms. Olympia wins (the most Mr. or Ms. Olympia wins of anyone) and seven overall Ms. International wins. In 2013, she was ranked as the best female bodybuilder in the IFBB Pro Women's Bodybuilding Ranking List. Early life Iris Floyd Kyle was born on August 22, 1974 in Benton Harbor, Michigan, the fifth of six children. Her early athletic endeavors included running cross country, basketball (point guard), softball (shortstop) and volleyball. She was an All-American in basketball, and received a number of athletic scholarship offers. Kyle attended Benton Harbor High School and continued her education at Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi, on a basketball scholarship, majoring in business administration and minoring in accounting. Bodybuilding career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Viana-Adkins
Betty Viana-Adkins (born October 9, 1971) is a Venezuelan professional female bodybuilder. Early life and education Betty Viana-Adkins (born Betty Viana) was born in 1971 in Caracas, Venezuela. From 1983 to 1988, she attended high school at Liceo José Manuel Nuñez Ponte in Caracas, Venezuela. In 1993, she graduated from the University Institute of Technology of Venezuela (IUTV) in Caracas, Venezuela. She has a MD in business administration and computer analyst. Bodybuilding career Amateur In 1986, at the age of 15, Betty and her high school best friend started lifting weights and tried to get in shape like a model. She also did jazz dancing, artistic activities, and fitness. Her husband was a trainer in a gym and he helped her compete in regional contests in Venezuela as an amateur. In 1997, she won the Central American Championship and earned her IFBB pro card. Professional In 2002, Betty Viana-Adkins won her first professional competition, the South West Pro Cup in Texas. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |