Erika Geisen Explained

Erika Giesen
Birth Place:	Germany
Firstproshow:	IFBB Ms. International, 1986
Bestwin:	IFBB Ms. International champion, 1986
Predecessor:	None
Successor:	Cathey Palyo
Yesorretiredyear:	Retired 1988

Erika Giesen is a professional bodybuilder from Australia.

Bodybuilding career

Amateur

• 1983: South Pacific - first place
• 1983: Miss Asia - first place
• 1984: Australian - first place
• 1986: Australasia - first place

Professional

Giesen's greatest success was winning the first Ms. International contest in 1986.^[1]

Retirement

Giesen runs now a cattle station with her husband in Queensland Australia.

Legacy

Giesen was the first bodybuilder to win the Ms. International. She is currently the most successful Australian bodybuilder of all time.

Contest history

• 1984 World Amateur Championship - 2nd (LW)
• 1985 IFBB World Games - 4th (LW)
• 1986 Ms. International - 1st
• 1986 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 11th
• 1988 Ms. International - 6th

References

| colspan = 3 align = center | Ms. International|-| width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
-| width = 40% align = center | First (1986)| width = 30% align = center | Succeeded by:
Cathey Palyo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Biography: Erika Giesen . Australia Bodybuilding . 24 February 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080409165642/http://www.australia-bodybuilding.com/erikageisen.htm . 9 April 2008 .