Marie Mahabir

Marie Laure Mahabir is a former professional bodybuilder and personal trainer from the French West Indies, known for the development of her chest, biceps and back muscles. She was born on 8 August 1962 in Le Moule, Guadeloupe, and was introduced to bodybuilding as a teenager by her stepfather. With the guidance of the WABBA champion Raymond Jollet she rose quickly through the amateur ranks, winning the Ms. Guadeloupe title in 1984 and the NABBA World Physique Championships in 1985, 1986 and 1987. She moved to Paris, where she became a sought-after personal trainer, and joined the IFBB in 1989. She competed regularly as a professional through the early 1990s, and the peak of her career came in 1994, when she placed in the top five at both the Ms. International and the Ms. Olympia, the two most prestigious contests for female professionals. She retired after placing thirteenth at the 1995 Ms. Olympia and now lives in France, where she works as a personal trainer.