Bev Francis 1986 Ms Olympia

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Bev Francis performing her posing routine and interview at the 1986 Ms Olympia Bodybuilding Competition. I really loved Bev's look here...a bit less muscular but hey, look at me, lol? Bev Francis was born February 15, 1955 in Geelong, Australia. She went to the University of Melbourne (in Australia). Her list of athletic achievements includes breaking more than 40 powerlifting records, and winning six powerlifting world championships. In 1977, she broke the Australian shot put record in Track & Field. She is best known for her career as a professional bodybuilder. In 1985 she was catapulted to fame through her role in the movie Pumping Iron II: The Women directed by George Butler, who was drawn to Bev for her reputation as "history's strongest woman." Her career is also illustrative of the struggle with engaging in the sport "for one's self" as opposed to for the satisfaction of the judges, who are required to judge women bodybuilders on a vague and constantly shifting criteria of femininity. While her 1985 debut received much attention for pushing the sport in a more extreme direction (she was clearly the largest most muscular woman in the sport's history, the fact that she placed 8th led her to spend years changing her look in a more "feminine" direction. Francis married Steve Weinberger, a New Yorker whom she met on the set of Pumping Iron II: The Women, on 9/30/84. She has two daughters, Tara (born 7/18/94) and Haley (born 11/13/95), and owns her own gym in Syosset (Long Island), NY, "Bev Francis Powerhouse Gym". She is also a judge for the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB). Bev was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame in 2000. Interestingly, after years of beautifying herself (getting a nose job, lightening her hair) and slimming down her naturally bulky physique, she still failed to win first at the major competitions — incredibly, the sport had moved on. Finally, she changed her mind back and decided to work for the body type that she wanted (one with larger, more extreme muscularity) for her final competition, the 1991 Ms. Olympia the first women's bodybuilding competition to be televised live. Prior to the contest, Bev said, "I'm gonna show what my concept of a woman bodybuilder is. I'm as muscular and as hard as possible with the best symmetry attainable. If my physique doesn't win, it doesn't matter, because... this time I'm just pleasing myself." Contest History: 1983 Caesars World Cup - 8th 1984 IFBB Grand Prix Las Vegas - 8th 1986 LA Pro Championship - 3rd 1986 Ms. International - 3rd 1986 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 10th 1987 Pro World Championship - 1st 1987 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 3rd 1988 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 3rd 1989 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 3rd 1990 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 2nd 1991 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 2nd

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