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Jul 15, 2022 · At 85, Ernestine is the oldest female competitive bodybuilder in the world. “Ripley’s calls me ‘Granny Six-packs,’” she says, noting that “age is nothing but a number.”
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Jun 20, 2016 · One of the world’s oldest female body builders, Ernestine Shepherd, just gained another year in what she’s called her “long happy journey” of life. Now 80, the fitness trainer, model,...
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- Kerry Justich
Jan 16, 2024 · When many her age were settling into retirement, Ernestine Shepherd embarked on an incredible journey, becoming the oldest competitive female bodybuilder in the world. Her story isn't just...
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Jun 27, 2016 · Shepherd celebrated her 80th birthday on June 16, but the nine-time bodybuilding competitor, author and coach isn't slowing down anytime soon.
Jun 27, 2016 · Shepherd celebrated her 80th birthday on June 16, but the nine-time bodybuilding competitor, author and coach isn't slowing down anytime soon. It was only at 56 that her sister convinced the once...
So begins the day for the now 85-year-old Ernestine Shepherd, the world's oldest female bodybuilder. This year, on her 85th birthday, the world-famous bodybuilder took to her social media and shared this heartfelt message:
Ernestine Shepherd (born June 16, 1936) is an American bodybuilder who is best known for being, at one point, the oldest competitive female bodybuilder in the world, as declared by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2010 and 2011; [ 1] as of 2023, she is 88 years old and still an active, albeit no longer competitive, bodybuilder. [ 2] Life.
