Betty Carmichael Pariso is an American professional female bodybuilder.
14 Facts About Betty Pariso
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Betty Pariso is the oldest professional female bodybuilder to win the overall of an International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness Professional League contest at the age of 53 years old.
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Betty Pariso has two sisters, Kay and Ann, and a brother, Terry.
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Betty Pariso grew up on a farm, enjoying a healthy and athletic lifestyle that included much volleyball and track.
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Betty Pariso grew up without television, but often visited her grandmother to enjoy her programs as a child.
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Betty Pariso became a part-time model and a minister's wife in her earlier years.
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Betty Pariso started attending a women's gym and a male came up to her and asked if she was interested in bodybuilding and took her to a "real gym".
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Betty Pariso became one of the most successful competitors in professional female bodybuilding by reaching the top six in almost every competition she has entered.
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Betty Pariso's coaches was professional bodybuilders George Farah, Dexter Jackson and Branch Warren, along with his wife, Trish Warren.
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In October 1996, Betty Pariso won the NPC Nationals and became the first woman in history at age 40 to earn her IFBB professional status.
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In 2010, Betty Pariso received LifeTime Achievement Award at Europa Dallas.
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Betty Pariso was the world's oldest active female bodybuilder while competing.
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Betty Pariso has been remarried to Ed Pariso since the early 1990s.
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Betty Pariso has a daughter named Lacye Carmichael, and a son named Justin Carmichael, from her first marriage.