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Sunday, June 21, 2009

Happy Birthday to Rachel McLish

Inside Bodybuilding sends out huge Birthday Wishes today to IFBB Pro Female Bodybuilder and Bodybuilding Legend Rachel McLish.

Born Raquel Livia Elizondo on June 21st, 1955 (making her a young and never more beautiful 54 today) in Harlingen, Texas, Rachel made bodybuilding - and female bodybuilding - history by becoming the very first IFBB Ms. Olympia in 1980 and was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame in 1999.

Rachel's Contest History:
1980 US Bodybuilding Championship - 1st
1980 Frank Zane Invitational - 2nd
1980 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 1st
1981 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 2nd
1982 Pro World Championship - 1st
1982 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 1st
1983 Caesars World Cup - 3rd
1984 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 2nd

Rachel went on to star in the 1985 documentary Pumping Iron II: The Women as well as a number of action films including Aces: Iron Eagle III(1992) and Raven Hawk (1996).







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