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


 

Rachel McLish merits special historical significance in the sport of women’s bodybuilding.
This honor comes by virtue of winning the inaugural United States Championships in 1980, as well as that year’s first-ever IFBB Ms. Olympia contest.
These breakthrough victories, together with Rachel’s visual appeal, brought women’s bodybuilding a further rush of media attention, which had been jump-started into action by Lisa Lyon. In a competitive career that spanned only four years, McLish proved a resilient force, winning two IFBB Ms. Olympia crowns (the second in 1982) and never placing lower than third in any contest she entered.

(Excerpt from the IFBB hall of Fame)


1980
Olympia - IFBB, Winner 

USA Championships - SPA, Winner

1981
Olympia - IFBB, 2nd

1982
Olympia - IFBB, Winner 

World Pro Championships - IFBB, Winner

1983
Grand Prix Las Vegas - IFBB, 3rd

1984
Grand Prix Las Vegas - IFBB, 3rd

Olympia - IFBB, 2nd


Several posts to follow, with link to zip file with the last one.

OdoHerr

Ok so here's my contribution. Let me say right up front that there is too many pics in OdoHerr's post
for me to try and go trough and find possible duplicates in mine so there's bound to be some and I apologize for that.
With that, here you go:


 

I would say the same.

On this pic we would have the top 5 of the 1980 MsO (fm left to right):

Corinne Machado-Ching (4th), Lynn Conkwright (3rd), Rachel McLish (1st), Auby Paulick (?) (2nd), Stacey Bentley (5th).
(I'm not sure for Auby Paulick)

OdoHerr

Thank you for these phoos !!!!!
Here are some from my collection.

Yes, you are right !!!!
This photo

is a fake from these photos


But it is not bad, or ?
Sorry, but you are really an expert !!!
         

Odo, your fake-o-meter is working wonderfully...

This was a tough call, It's easier with morphs or photoshopped pics, but this one needs an expert!

Hats off!

some swimsuit photos from the late 80's.

more Rachel !

some more