Ondrea "Vickie" Victoria Gates (previously Ondrea Victoria Gates-Lewis born September 25, 1962) is a professional
female bodybuilder
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United States
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Early life and education
Ondrea Victoria Gates was born on September 9, 1962 in San Antonio, Texas
("Cradle of Freedom")
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, and raised in Lawton, Oklahoma
Lawton is a city in and the county seat of Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma
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, 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
Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New ...
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Bodybuilding career
Amateur
Vickie competed in athletics and started lifting weights in college. In 1983, she competed in her first competition in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with ...
, 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 The Ms. International female bodybuilding contest was considered to be the second-most prestigious competition for female bodybuilders (second only to the Ms. Olympia competition), from its inception in 1986 through 2013. It was first held in 1 ...
titles from 1999 to 2001. Those same years, she would also finish second at the Ms. Olympia
The IFBB Ms. Olympia is both the highest ranking professional female bodybuilding competition and the title of the winner of the competition. It was first organized in 1980, and was held as part of the Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance ...
on three occasions.
Retirement
In 2003, Gates retired from bodybuilder after coming in 7th at the 2003 Ms. Olympia.
Legacy
In 2010, Gates was inducted into the 2010 IFBB Hall of Fame.
Contest history
*1984 Tulsa Classic - 1st
*1986 USA Championships - 4th (HW)
*1989 NPC Junior USA Championships - 3rd (MW)
*1989 IFBB North American Championship – 2nd (MW)
*1990 NPC USA Championships – 10th (MW)
*1991 NPC Junior USA Championships - 3rd (HW)
*1991 IFBB North American Championship – 9th (HW)
*1992 NPC Nationals – 3rd (MW)
*1993 NPC USA Championships – 1st (MW)
*1993 NPC Nationals – 1st (MW)
*1994 IFBB Grand Prix Prague - 5th
*1994 Jan Tana Classic - 4th
*1995 Ms. International The Ms. International female bodybuilding contest was considered to be the second-most prestigious competition for female bodybuilders (second only to the Ms. Olympia competition), from its inception in 1986 through 2013. It was first held in 1 ...
- 11th
*1995 Jan Tana Classic - 8th
*1996 Ms. International The Ms. International female bodybuilding contest was considered to be the second-most prestigious competition for female bodybuilders (second only to the Ms. Olympia competition), from its inception in 1986 through 2013. It was first held in 1 ...
- 3rd
*1996 IFBB Ms. Olympia
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- 5th
*1996 Grand Prix Slovakia - 4th
*1996 Grand Prix Prague - 4th
*1997 Ms. International The Ms. International female bodybuilding contest was considered to be the second-most prestigious competition for female bodybuilders (second only to the Ms. Olympia competition), from its inception in 1986 through 2013. It was first held in 1 ...
- 2nd
*1997 IFBB Ms. Olympia
The IFBB Ms. Olympia is both the highest ranking professional female bodybuilding competition and the title of the winner of the competition. It was first organized in 1980, and was held as part of the Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance ...
- 5th
*1998 Ms. International The Ms. International female bodybuilding contest was considered to be the second-most prestigious competition for female bodybuilders (second only to the Ms. Olympia competition), from its inception in 1986 through 2013. It was first held in 1 ...
- 3rd
*1998 IFBB Ms. Olympia
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- 3rd
*1999 Ms. International The Ms. International female bodybuilding contest was considered to be the second-most prestigious competition for female bodybuilders (second only to the Ms. Olympia competition), from its inception in 1986 through 2013. It was first held in 1 ...
- 1st
*1999 IFBB Ms. Olympia
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- 2nd
*2000 Ms. International The Ms. International female bodybuilding contest was considered to be the second-most prestigious competition for female bodybuilders (second only to the Ms. Olympia competition), from its inception in 1986 through 2013. It was first held in 1 ...
- 1st (HW and Overall)
*2000 IFBB Ms. Olympia
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- 2nd (HW)
*2001 Ms. International The Ms. International female bodybuilding contest was considered to be the second-most prestigious competition for female bodybuilders (second only to the Ms. Olympia competition), from its inception in 1986 through 2013. It was first held in 1 ...
- 1st (HW and Overall)
*2001 IFBB Ms. Olympia
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- 2nd (HW)
*2002 Ms. International The Ms. International female bodybuilding contest was considered to be the second-most prestigious competition for female bodybuilders (second only to the Ms. Olympia competition), from its inception in 1986 through 2013. It was first held in 1 ...
- 3rd (HW)
*2002 IFBB Ms. Olympia
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- 3rd (HW)
*2003 Ms. International The Ms. International female bodybuilding contest was considered to be the second-most prestigious competition for female bodybuilders (second only to the Ms. Olympia competition), from its inception in 1986 through 2013. It was first held in 1 ...
- 4th (HW)
*2003 IFBB Ms. Olympia
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- 7th (HW)
Personal life
She is a Christian. Her hobbies include reading the bible and shopping. She currently lives in Arlington, Texas
Arlington is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Tarrant County. It forms part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and is a principal city of the metropolis and region. ...
with her daughter Kindra. Since September 1999, she owns a gym called Strictly Fitness in Irving, Texas
Irving is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. Located in Dallas County, it is also an inner ring suburb of Dallas. The city of Irving is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. According to a 2019 estimate from the United States Census Bureau, ...
. She is a personal trainer. She also used to work for Bally Total Fitness. She has been previously married, and at that time she used the last name Gates-Lewis. In 1992, she would meet her then boyfriend, Ronnie Coleman
Ronald "Ronnie" Dean Coleman (born May 13, 1964) is an American retired professional bodybuilder. The winner of the Mr. Olympia title for eight consecutive years, he is widely regarded as either the greatest bodybuilder of all time or one of th ...
, an IFBB pro bodybuilder who went on to become an 8-time Mr. Olympia
Mr. Olympia is the title awarded to the winner of the professional men's bodybuilding contest at Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend—an international bodybuilding competition that is held annually by the International Federation ...
and one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time, at a GNC store. She dated Ronnie Coleman for nearly seven years. She is currently single.Ronnie Coleman : Pro Bodybuilding Profile
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References
External links
Official web site
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Biography
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Living people
African-American Christians
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Oklahoma State University alumni
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People from San Antonio
People from Lawton, Oklahoma
People from Arlington, Texas
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