RACHEL MCLISH

'Rachel McLish' (born 'Raquel Livia Elizondo' on June 21, 1955 in Harlingen, Texas) is an American female bodybuilder. She was winner of the inaugural Ms. Olympia competition in 1980, was sponsored by Dynamics Health Equipment Manufacturing Corporation and was also the Ms. Olympia winner in 1982. She was featured in the 1985 documentary '', and acted in the movies ''Getting Physical'' (1984), '' (1992) and ''Raven Hawk'' (1996).
Rachel attended Pan American University. There, she met John McLish; they were married in March 1979. Rachel currently lives in Rancho Mirage, California, and is now married to film producer Ron Samuels. In January 1999, Rachel was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame.
McLish has authored two books on weight training for women that made the ''New York Times'' bestseller list - ''Flex Appeal, by Rachel'' (1984, ISBN 0-446-38105-5), and ''Perfect Parts'' (1987, hardcover ISBN 0-446-77815-X, softcover ISBN 0-446-38534-4). She will also be releasing a book in 2007 titled ''Tighter and Leaner to the Core'', which will cover the topics of physical and spiritual health.

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Contest history

References

External links

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

References

★ Todd, Jan, "Rachel McLish", ''St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture'', Gale Group, 1999

External links

★ IFBB Hall of Fame profile

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★ Rachel McLish Gallery
| colspan = 3 align = center | 'Ms. Olympia'
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| width = 40% align = center | First (1980)
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'Kike Elomaa'
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'Kike Elomaa'
| width = 40% align = center | Second (1982)
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'Carla Dunlap'