Lisa Lyon

Biography

Lisa Lyon was a pioneering female bodybuilder and model who studied art at the University of California at Los Angeles before discovering her passion for weight training. She won the first International Federation of Bodybuilders Women's World Pro Bodybuilding Championship in 1979, which remains her only competition. Her work with photographers Helmut Newton and Robert Mapplethorpe cemented her status as a model and bodybuilder, while also challenging traditional notions of femininity and strength.