Valentyna Chepiha

Valentyna Chepiha, also spelled Valentina Chepiga, born on April 27, 1962, is a professional female bodybuilder from Ukraine. She graduated from the Kharkiv National University of Construction and Architecture and worked as a technician and then an engineer from 1979 to 1992. She began bodybuilding in 1988, became a personal trainer in 1992, won the European and World Amateur title in 1997 and earned her IFBB pro card. She made her professional debut at the 1998 Ms. Olympia, finishing 12th, and won the heavyweight class at the 2000 Ms. Olympia, the first time that class was held, sharing the show with lightweight winner Andrulla Blanchette. She is described as the most successful Ukrainian bodybuilder in the world and the only Ukrainian to win the Ms. Olympia.