But in 1979, with her win at the very first International Federation of Bodybuilding (IFBB) women's bodybuilding contest - the World Pro Bodybuilding Championship - Lisa Lyon helped to provide a template for muscular, aesthetic, self-empowered women.
But in 1979, with her win at the very first International Federation of Bodybuilding (IFBB) women's bodybuilding contest - the World Pro Bodybuilding Championship - Lisa Lyon helped to provide a template for muscular, aesthetic, self-empowered women.
Lyon's striking figure also inspired comic book writer and artist Frank Miller in 1981 to create the athletic and formidable character Elektra. A native Californian and regular of bodybuilding hub Gold's Gym, Lyon eventually struck up a friendship with bodybuilding legend Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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