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Carla Dunlap

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The Resume

    (September 22, 1954- )
    Born in Newark, New Jersey
    Female bodybuilder and winner of the 1983 Ms Olympia competition
    First African-American woman to win the Ms Olympia contest
    Also won the NPC Nationals in 1981 & 1982 and the 1980 AAU championship
    BA from the Newark School of Fine Art and Industrial Design in Advertising Design
    1999 inductee into the IFBB Hall of Fame

Why she might be annoying:

    After winning the Ms Olympia, she never again placed higher than 4th.
    She wore a variety of really ugly wigs when she competed.
    She was never able to use her status as a top African American female athlete to make money through advertising.
    Bodybuilding has advanced so far since her days as a competitor that she wouldn't even be able to enter the Ms. Olympia today.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was remarkably feminine for a top notch female bodybuilder.
    She missed winning the 1982 Ms Olympia contest by only two points.
    She came in 5th (out of 45) in her first bodybuilding contest without ever having trained as a bodybuilder.
    A lifelong natural athlete, she competed in gymnastics and swimming growing up and since retiring has become a professional trainer and owns her own gym.
    She has an excellent personal website.
    She is the only woman to have competed as a professional bodybuilder in the 70's, 80's and 90's.
    She was well liked and respected by her competitors.
    After retiring from bodybuilding, she launched a very successful career as a sports reporter/fitness show host.

Credit: tom_jeffords


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 21 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 64 Votes: 45.31% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 18.18% Annoying