Rachel McLish - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

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Rachel McLish Biography

Rachel McLish is one of the most popular and richest Bodybuilder who was born on June 21, 1955 in Harlingen, Texas, United States. She was featured in She appeared in Herb Alpert‘s music video for the song Red Hot.’s music video for Red Hot.

Rachel Livia Elizondo McLish (born June 21, 1955) is an American female bodybuilding champion, actress, and author.

McLish is a Christian and describes herself as a compassionate conservative. She has a sister named Sandra Lopez, and Leah Elizondo Yakub, M.D., Ph.D. is her niece. While attending Pan American University, she met John P. McLish, whom she married on February 3, 1979. They would later divorce. In 1990, she married film producer Ron Samuels. She and her husband lived in Rancho Mirage, California in 1996. In 2008, she sold her house for $3 million to Boston Red Sox player Coco Crisp.

John McLish, her college boyfriend, was her first husband. Ron Samuels was her second husband.

She began her bodybuilding career and started writing books about female training. Her books were a New York Times bestseller.

McLish was born as Raquel Livia Elizondo in 1955 in Harlingen, Texas, the second-youngest daughter born. Her father Rafael was of Mexican ancestry and her mother is named Raquel Elizondo. She attended the Harlingen High School, where she was a cheerleader and twice-named Cardinal’s Football Sweetheart. She graduated from high school in 1973. In 1978, she graduated from the University of Texas-Pan American with a degree in physiology and health and nutrition.

Rachel McLish Net Worth

Rachel is one of the richest Bodybuilder from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rachel McLish's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

She attended Pan American University where she discovered her passion for bodybuilding.

After finishing second at the 1984 IFBB Ms. Olympia, McLish retired from competitive bodybuilding.

McLish was featured in the 1985 documentary Pumping Iron II: The Women which focused on her participation in the 1983 Caesar’s World Cup. She also acted in the movies Getting Physical (1984), Aces: Iron Eagle III (1992) and Raven Hawk (1996). These involved her acting the part of a physically strong woman. She was one of the first women to take such a role. She was also a star in Herb Alpert’s ‘Red Hot’ music video. She co-starred alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in the fitness instructional video Shape Up (1982).

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In a competitive career that spanned only four years, McLish proved a resilient force, never placing lower than third in any contest she entered. In 1981, she lost her Ms. Olympia title to Kike Elomaa, because her physique was not as defined as usual. At the 1982 Ms. Olympia, she beat Carla Dunlap to reclaim her title. Both Paulick and Dunlap brought more muscle than McLish in those respective contests, but neither could match McLish’s overall appeal. Dunlap defeated her in the 1983 Caesar’s World Cup contest. She finished a controversial second behind Cory Everson in the 1984 Ms. Olympia. As quoted by several magazines covering the event, some competitors expressed surprise at McLish’s high placement because she didn’t carry the muscle mass carried by many of the top women. Though Dunlap, who finished fifth, was the defending Ms. Olympia, the cover of the March 1985 Strength Training for Beauty’s March 1985 cover declared “Cory dethrones Rachel.”

Who is Rachel McLish Dating?

According to our records, Rachel McLish married to Ron Samuels . As of January 13, 2024, Rachel McLish’s is not dating anyone.

McLish has authored two books on weight training for women that made the New York Times bestseller list – Flex Appeal, by Rachel, and Perfect Parts. She is now working on two books that focus on fitness and nutrition.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Rachel McLish height 5 ft 7 in Rachel weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

While attending college, McLish worked at a health club in McAllen, Texas. When she graduated from college, she and the health club manager formed a partnership and founded the Sport Palace Association in Harlingen. With the success of the Sport Palace Association, she opened two more facilities in Corpus Christi and Brownsville in 1980. She was inspired to compete in bodybuilding thanks to Lisa Lyon and the club manager, Javier Gutierrez, who would show her magazines of female bodybuilders and encourage her to compete. She decided to compete because the opening of her new health club would coincide with a women’s bodybuilding contest and bodybuilding would give her a platform to promote fitness to women.

McLish was the first winner of the Ms. Olympia title. She is one of bodybuilding’s most recognizable personalities. In January 1999, she was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame.

Facts & Trivia

Rachel Ranked on the list of most popular Bodybuilder. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Rachel McLish celebrates birthday on June 21 of every year.

McLish merits special historical significance in the sport of women’s bodybuilding. In 1980, she won the inaugural United States Championships, as well as beating Auby Paulick to win that year’s first-ever IFBB Ms. Olympia contest. After her 1980 Olympia win, no woman appeared on more magazine covers for the next five years. She got sponsored by Dynamics Health Equipment Manufacturing Corporation. These breakthrough victories, together with her visual appeal, brought women’s bodybuilding a further rush of media attention, which had been jump-started into action by Lisa Lyon.

Where is Rachel McLish now?

She also appeared in two more movies as the female lead, Aces Iron Eagle III in 1992 and Raven Hawk in 1996. In 1999 she was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame. Today, the 52-year-old McLish lives in Southern California with husband and movie producer Ron Samuels.

How old is Rachel McLish now?

66 years (June 21, 1955)

Did Rachel McLish do steroids?

Rachel decided to retire from bodybuilding competitions after the 1984 Ms. Olympia contest. Her entire platform while competing was that women could weight train, get fit, and still look like women. As the women in bodybuilding competitions continued to gain in muscle mass, she campaigned against steroid use.

Is Rachel McLish married?

Ron Samuels

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