Karla Nelsen (born December 9, 1965) is a former amateur
female bodybuilder
Female bodybuilding is the female component of competitive bodybuilding. It began in the late 1970s, when women began to take part in bodybuilding competitions. (fbb) from the
United States
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.
Nelsen grew up in
Pine City, Minnesota
Pine City is a city in and the county seat of Pine County, in east central Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,130 at the 2020 census. A portion of the city is located on the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation. Founded as a railway town, ...
. That is where she became involved in the fledgling sport of
women's bodybuilding. She won the
AAU Ms. America title in 1993 and the
NABBA Ms. USA title in 1994.
At a height of and an off-season peak weight of , Karla was well known for her mixed wrestling videos which featured her in videos where she wrestled much smaller men most of the time in her own videos that she sold. But she also did work for Bill Wick, Premier Productions, Builtmore Productions, Flexible Productions, Leather & Lace, AnnDees Amazons (former Montenegro Videos ) and Mass Muscle where the men were not that small. She also wrestled women (competitive, semi-competitive, and submission style) where she was undefeated until her confrontation against
Nicole Bass
Nicole Fuchs (''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 F ...
, renowned to be "the world's largest fbb" ( and ), who was the only one to dominate her in a competitive match produced by Mass Muscle.
Karla is married to
Al Blake. Al Blake is a retired American professional wrestler known as Vladimir Petrov.
Contest history
*1990
NPC Junior USA - 5th (HW)
*1992 NPC USA Championship - 10th (HW)
*1993 AAU Ms America - 1st (tall & overall)
*1994 NABBA Ms. USA Nationals - 1st
*1994 NABBA Ms. Universe - 4th (Tall)
References
Brainy MediaMuscle Memory (contest results)
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1965 births
Living people
American female bodybuilders
People from Pine City, Minnesota
21st-century American women
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