Rachel McLish

Rachel McLish

Infobox bodybuilder
name = Rachel McLish
image_caption =
nickname =
birthdate = birth date and age|1955|06|21
birthplace = Harlingen, Texas, American
death_date =
death_place =
height = 5' 5" (1.65 m)
weight = 129 lb
firstproshow =
firstproshowyear = 1980
bestwin = Ms. Olympia two times
bestwinyear = 1980 and 1982
predecessor = No predecessor
successor = Kike Elomaa

Carla Dunlap
yesorretiredyear = Retired 1984

Rachel McLish (born June 21, 1955) "née" Raquel Livia Elizondo is an American female bodybuilding champion, actor and author.

Early life and education

McLish was born in 1955 in Harlingen, Texas. She attended Pan American University.

Bodybuilding career

McLish 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.

In January 1999, McLish was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame.

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

Motion picture career

She was featured in the 1985 documentary ', and acted in the movies "Getting Physical" (1984), ' (1992) and "Raven Hawk" (1996).

Author

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).

Personal life

While attending Pan American University, she met John McLish; they were married in March 1979. Rachel McLish currently lives in Rancho Mirage, California, and is now married to film producer Ron Samuels. She recently sold her house for $3.0 million to Boston Red Sox player Coco Crisp [http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/printedition/la-rew-hotpropmclish10apr10,0,5831892.story] .

References


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

External links

* [http://www.ifbb.com/halloffame/1999/mclish.htm IFBB Hall of Fame profile]
*imdb name|id=0572914|name=Rachel McLish
* [http://www.builtreport.com/mclish.html Rachel McLish Gallery]


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