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Marilyn Monroe
A beautiful woman and also a size 16. This is what was the perfect body type for this time period. -
The slimmer the better
In the 1960s the ideal body image was very slim because the female model Twiggy was very popular during this time. -
Slim and toned
The body image of the 1970s was slim and toned. Women still wanted to be skinny but also a little bit of muscle definition. -
Where it all started
In 1979 Womens bodybuilding had just started to become popular with competeitions such as IFBB pro, NPC, and Ms.olympia. Where as for men bodybuilding had started in about 1953. Bodybuilding for women came popular a lot later because the body image for women was normally thought to be thin, not muscular. -
First NPC competition
First NPC bodybuilding competition won by Kay Baxter -
The fitness outbreak
Cosmopolitan featuring real women sporting the athletic look on the front cover of the magazine. -
Women's ideal body image for 1980's
The ideal body image for the 1980's was slender but toned with a little bit of muscle. The athletic look became popular in this time period. -
First Ms.Olympia competition
Rachel McLish won the first ever Ms.Olympia competition -
Women's eating disorders
Singer Karen Carpenter passed away from an eating disorder. This death was tragic however it made women aware of what can happen when left untreated and how severe anorexia can be. -
Womens body builder winner for 6 years in a row
Cory everson was the first lady to win Ms.Olympia 6 years in a row from 1984-1989 -
Bodybuilding vs.Playboy
IFBB pro bodybuilder Antia Gandol posed for playboy and as a result got a one year suspension from bodybuilding competitions -
Plus size models
The idea of plus size models became more popular and started to make its debute. -
"perfect" body image
The thorught to be perfect body image of the 1990's was thin waist and large breast. -
Competition canceled
Ms.Olympia was canceled due to insufficient funds and not enough people buying tickets for it. -
Changes in competition
Ms.Olympia competition became a full weekend competition held in vegas vs. a day competition in whatever correspoding city. -
Rule changes
Women bodybuilders needed to have 20% muscle to compete in whichever weight class -
Plus size models
First plus size model to shot in vogue. Robyn Lawley, it's a shame they call her plus sized because she is not at all. (crazy the world we live in) -
Best female body
The best female body for 2013 was Katy Perry. Now katy perry is thin and toned. But I believe what made her the best female body was her curves and confidence.
