Kellie Everts offbeat bodybuilding pioneer

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In the dawn of modern female bodybuilding, Kellie became a vocal advocate of the concept of female bodybuilding with appearances in print, Esquire and Playboy, and TV media. Her first major article was a six page spread in the July Esquire. Even Playboy's May 1977 decision to use photos of Kellie's bikini falling off while lifting weights helped to garner attention for the concept of female bodybuilding.

Kellie participated successfully in various events sponsored by the IFBB and WBBG in the seventies:

• Ms Nude Universe 1967, featured in Playboy Feb. 1968
• Ms Body Beautiful USA 1973 2nd Place, World Body Building Guild, New York
• Ms Body Beautiful USA 1974 1st Place , World Body Building Guild, New York
• IFBB Ms Americana 2nd place & Best Body, 1972, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York
• IFBB Ms. Americana 1973 , CA . ‘Most Voluptuous’ Trophy, Contest Promoted by Reg & Shari Lewis.
• IFBB Ms. Americana 1974, 2nd Place Trophy and Best Body Trophy, Felt Forum, New York

It is difficult to name the point at which the modern era began, but 1980 can be seen as a very important year in which the National Physique Committee(NPC) held the first women's Nationals, and the first Ms. Olympia took place. This 1980 Ms. Olympia, in which Kellie took part as a competitor, was at the same time Kellie's last public involvement with bodybuilding competition. There was recognition for Kellie for her early advocacy of female bodybuilding in the official 1980 Ms Olympia Program which stated:

She may well be called the "Herald" of women's bodybuilding as she exhibited her weightlifting prowess for national magazines and television shows as early as 1975.

Female Domination

During the 1980s Kellie was a professional dominatrix. She often appeared in S/M publications, and she produced her own videos. Kellie starred in several of the videos as a dominatrix in scenes with submissive men.

On February 2, 2007 the WBBG (World Body Building Guild) gave recognition to her role as an early advocate with the award of "Progenitor" of female Bodybuilding and in August 2007 inducted her into their Hall of Fame.