Shelley Beattie

Shelley Ann Beattie, born on August 24, 1967, in Orange County, California, and died on February 16, 2008, was a professional female bodybuilder and actress. Her highest placement was the top three at the Ms. International and Ms. Olympia contests, the two most prestigious shows for female professional bodybuilders. She was one of the few deaf professional female bodybuilders in the world, making the cover of Deaf Life magazine twice in the 1990s. After her retirement from bodybuilding competitions she joined the sailing crew of Mighty Mary, as a grinder, for the 1995 Citizen Cup, losing in the final race to determine the US sailboat that would advance to the 1995 America's Cup. Her mother was a 6-foot-tall athlete and her sister played college basketball at Portland State University.