Stacey Bentley

Stacey Bentley, born on July 1, 1957, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died on December 31, 2019, was a registered nurse and former professional female bodybuilder of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Along with Claudia Wilbourn and Rachel McLish, she was among the first role models of bodybuilding for women and the benefits that it can bring to them. At a young age she was a very active, sports-oriented child, and in her high school days she was a diver and later continued her education at Franconia College in New Hampshire. Around 1975 she discovered weight training, which was an unusual interest for women at that time, and decided to train with the goal of achieving a healthy fit physique.