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10 most extreme female bodybuilders. number 10. brigita brezovac is a professional bodybuilderfrom slovenia. she knew that what she wanted to do at theage of 14, when she saw posters of classic female bodybuilders on the wall of her boyfriend'shome gym. in 2001 at the age of 22, she competed inher first amateur bodybuilding competition and came in fourth. her first ms. olympia was in 2010, where sheplaced tenth, but returned the next year and came in third.

though she never won the title of ms. olympia,she won multiple other competitions and finished within the top six competitors at every subsequentms. olympia she competed in. before her retirement in 2013, brigita wasnamed the fifth best female bodybuilder by the international federation of body builders(ifbb) pro league. number 9. colette guimond is a french canadian professionalifbb female bodybuilder. she started training at the age of 26 andbegan competing in amateur competitions after only two years of training. she won the montreal championship in 1989,but wasn't able to break into the professional

competitions. her career was unfortunately put on hold dueto an accident in 1997. for this reason guimond was only able competein three professional competitions over the course of her career, and she may have reachedgreater heights had she been able to stay healthy. number 8. yaxeni oriquen-garcia is one of the most decoratedprofessional bodybuilders in the sport. hailing from venezuela, oriquen started herprofessional bodybuilding career in the late 1980s.

she earned her pro card in 1993 after winningthe central american championships and moved to the united states. her most notable victories are her five ms.international titles and one ms. olympia title. at the age of 50, it's not clear when oriquenis going to hang it up. she's clearly still passionate about the sport,and trains other bodybuilders in the craft at her gym in south beach, florida. number 7. virginia sanchez is a professional bodybuilderand personal trainer from madrid, spain. she started training for competitions at theyoung age of 17, and competed in her first

amateur competition when she was only 19. she's now in her 40s but looks bigger andstronger than ever. her biceps are pushing 17 inches and her quadsare a whopping 27 inches. it's hard to imagine how hulking she'd bein person, but that's before you consider the fact that all of this muscle is packedon a 5 foot 3 inch frame. the saying "big things come in small packages"has never been more appropriate than when discussing the physical physique of virginiasanchez. number 6. iris kyle is an american bodybuilder, whois widely recognized as one of the best bodybuilders

in history. she is the most decorated bodybuilder with10 ms. olympia titles, 7 ms. international titles, and countless other professional decorations. she was inspired to get into the sport whenshe moved to orange county, california, and saw all of the fit bodies walking around. she got into the gym and the rest is history. kyle is one of the legends of the sport andranked first on the ifbb pro rankings. kyle retired from bodybuilding after her tenthms. olympia title in 2014, but announced that she would soon return to competing.

number 5. kristy hawkins shows that you don't need toditch your brains or your pretty face to become a professional bodybuilder, as she has both. her natural beauty combined with hulking musclesis something to behold, and when you consider the fact that harkins is also has a mastersin chemical engineering you begin to believe that there's truly nothing she can't do. hawkins' bodybuilding efforts came as a resultof wanting to lose weight. she was actually heavyset when she started,and even had eating disorders before she started training seriously.

working out began as a way for her to burncalories but it turned into a passion and a profession. she turned pro in 2007 and competed in fourprofessional competitions in her career. hawkins actually quit bodybuilding and transitionedinto professional powerlifting. number 4. lisa giesbrecht is a bit of an outlier comparedto the rest of the women on this list. instead of beginning training at an earlyage, this mother of two picked up bodybuilding in her thirties. she was always fit, but since she startedtaking it seriously she has had a complete

body transformation. giebecht is a true testament to what can occurwhen a fit person decides to take things to the next level. while she's likely past her prime in termsof ability to put up weight, giesbrecht is still competing and hopes to take a championshipin her still-young career. number 3. debi laszewski had a tumultuous path to herprofessional bodybuilding dream, which was almost lost at multiple times in her career. she started training at the age of 20, andby 24 she had won her first amateur competition.

in 2000, though, she was disheartened by thejudges placing her seventh, and her dedication declined as a result. she eventually stopped competing and focusedon personal training with no plans to return to the sport. in 2005, with the addition of the light heavyweightclass, laszewski returned to bodybuilding and went pro a year later. since 2009, debi has placed in the top fourof every competition she's entered, including two second place finishes in ms. internationaland one second place finish in ms. olympia. number 2.

natalia trukhina, unlike many on this list,is not an ifbb professional bodybuilder. she's competed in amateur events, but focusesmuch of her effort on powerlifting instead of just bodybuilding. at 25, though, there is still a large windowin front of her should she decide to pursue a change in scenery. right now she coaches other bodybuilders andtrains for professional powerlifting competitions. she is the current european bench press anddeadlift champion, and holds the world record for the bench (375 lbs) and the armlift. number 1.

alina popa is a romanian professional bodybuilder. she started her physical transformation atthe age of 12, when she began competing in track events in order to lose weight. at 19 she was inspired to begin weightliftingwhen she saw another woman at the gym preparing for a competition. she was weightlifting for two years recreationallybefore her trainer suggested she start competing. popa competed in the heavyweight divisionand eventually earned her ifbb pro card in 2008. she's competed in multiple ms. olympia andms. international events since her professional

debut, placing as high as second. she took a break in 2015 due to injury, butreturned to competitions in 2016, placing third in the ifbb wings of strength risingphoenix world championship. popa has been known to be one of the strongestwomen alive, with the ability to squat 400 pounds.